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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE3 |
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| Includes GQ Pop | Does not include GQ Pop | |||
| Total Persons | 325,824 | 350,761 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 309,804 | 329,669 | 345,118 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 162,920 | 163,257 | 167,386 | 3,932 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 204,826 | 200,225 | 221,086 | 7,725 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.32 | 0.08 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 204,826 | 100.0 | 200,225 | 100.0 | 1,294 | 221,086 | 100.0 | 7,725 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 156,134 | 76.2 | 158,850 | 79.3 | 1,301 | 179,629 | 81.2 | 6,773 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 21,809 | 10.6 | 16,260 | 8.1 | 550 | 14,332 | 6.5 | 2,226 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 3,194 | 1.6 | 2,560 | 1.3 | 223 | 2,415 | 1.1 | 880 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,208 | 1.1 | 2,500 | 1.2 | 220 | 1,692 | 0.8 | 970 | No |
| Public Transportation | 5,782 | 2.8 | 5,409 | 2.7 | 322 | 9,490 | 4.3 | 2,189 | Yes |
| Walked | 9,587 | 4.7 | 7,350 | 3.7 | 374 | 5,289 | 2.4 | 1,534 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,071 | 1.0 | 2,135 | 1.1 | 203 | 2,923 | 1.3 | 1,002 | No |
| Worked at home | 4,041 | 2.0 | 5,160 | 2.6 | 315 | 5,316 | 2.4 | 1,053 | No |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 200,785 | 100.0 | 195,065 | 100.0 | 1,299 | 215,770 | 100.0 | 7,455 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 25,213 | 12.6 | 21,240 | 10.9 | 624 | 20,978 | 9.7 | 2,631 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 30,906 | 15.4 | 25,865 | 13.3 | 683 | 26,722 | 12.4 | 3,561 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 34,725 | 17.3 | 31,095 | 15.9 | 743 | 30,391 | 14.1 | 3,048 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 29,957 | 14.9 | 29,165 | 15.0 | 722 | 35,181 | 16.3 | 3,025 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 12,665 | 6.3 | 12,655 | 6.5 | 488 | 12,559 | 5.8 | 1,621 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 24,664 | 12.3 | 24,285 | 12.4 | 664 | 27,637 | 12.8 | 2,869 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 12,820 | 6.4 | 13,490 | 6.9 | 503 | 18,303 | 8.5 | 2,333 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 15,902 | 7.9 | 17,465 | 9.0 | 569 | 20,867 | 9.7 | 2,302 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 13,933 | 6.9 | 19,810 | 10.2 | 603 | 23,132 | 10.7 | 2,652 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.9 | (X) | 27.6 | (X) | NA | 27.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 200,785 | 100.0 | 195,065 | 100.0 | 1,299 | 215,770 | 100.0 | 7,455 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,857 | 2.4 | 5,150 | 2.6 | 314 | 5,241 | 2.4 | 1,224 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 6,165 | 3.1 | 6,785 | 3.5 | 360 | 7,530 | 3.5 | 1,646 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 15,032 | 7.5 | 14,760 | 7.6 | 525 | 15,750 | 7.3 | 2,211 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 22,163 | 11.0 | 20,920 | 10.7 | 619 | 23,531 | 10.9 | 2,436 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 35,849 | 17.9 | 33,705 | 17.3 | 770 | 36,826 | 17.1 | 3,551 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 41,512 | 20.7 | 35,740 | 18.3 | 791 | 40,216 | 18.6 | 3,217 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 27,277 | 13.6 | 22,260 | 11.4 | 637 | 28,742 | 13.3 | 3,008 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 45,858 | 22.8 | 48,615 | 24.9 | 903 | 54,409 | 25.2 | 4,237 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,072 | 1.0 | 2,770 | 1.4 | 231 | 3,525 | 1.6 | 1,020 | No |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.cfm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. x: Cannot be calculated. NA: Not calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 1990 CTPP, 2000 CTPP, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, and 2005 ACS.
