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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 | 288,091 | 396,375 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 285,697 | 392,426 | 442,445 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 134,713 | 182,582 | 196,731 | 9,001 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 100,637 | 143,430 | 165,429 | 7,317 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.07 |
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 | 100,637 | 100.0 | 143,430 | 100.0 | 1,447 | 165,429 | 100.0 | 7,317 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 76,891 | 76.4 | 108,040 | 75.3 | 1,341 | 123,441 | 74.6 | 5,838 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 10,865 | 10.8 | 16,055 | 11.2 | 594 | 18,911 | 11.4 | 3,561 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,246 | 1.2 | 3,020 | 2.1 | 262 | 3,810 | 2.3 | 1,391 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 633 | 0.6 | 1,620 | 1.1 | 192 | 1,550 | 0.9 | 682 | No |
| Public Transportation | 604 | 0.6 | 1,670 | 1.2 | 195 | 2,815 | 1.7 | 1,412 | No |
| Walked | 3,361 | 3.3 | 3,695 | 2.6 | 289 | 4,147 | 2.5 | 1,792 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,394 | 3.4 | 3,745 | 2.6 | 291 | 3,433 | 2.1 | 1,044 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,643 | 3.6 | 5,590 | 3.9 | 355 | 7,322 | 4.4 | 1,928 | 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) | 96,994 | 100.0 | 137,840 | 100.0 | 1,434 | 158,107 | 100.0 | 7,461 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 17,755 | 18.3 | 18,215 | 13.2 | 630 | 20,495 | 13.0 | 3,009 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 20,387 | 21.0 | 23,455 | 17.0 | 710 | 23,103 | 14.6 | 2,834 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 19,041 | 19.6 | 25,770 | 18.7 | 742 | 28,284 | 17.9 | 3,223 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 15,341 | 15.8 | 23,650 | 17.2 | 713 | 22,920 | 14.5 | 2,865 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 4,886 | 5.0 | 8,095 | 5.9 | 426 | 10,182 | 6.4 | 1,604 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 9,853 | 10.2 | 18,665 | 13.5 | 638 | 26,790 | 16.9 | 4,217 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 3,099 | 3.2 | 6,580 | 4.8 | 385 | 7,643 | 4.8 | 1,544 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,698 | 3.8 | 7,055 | 5.1 | 398 | 10,596 | 6.7 | 1,892 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 2,934 | 3.0 | 6,360 | 4.6 | 378 | 8,094 | 5.1 | 1,920 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.7 | (X) | 22.2 | (X) | NA | 23.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 96,994 | 100.0 | 137,840 | 100.0 | 1,434 | 158,107 | 100.0 | 7,461 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 7,315 | 7.5 | 13,485 | 9.8 | 546 | 17,723 | 11.2 | 2,538 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 6,414 | 6.6 | 9,785 | 7.1 | 467 | 10,969 | 6.9 | 2,473 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 10,791 | 11.1 | 13,760 | 10.0 | 551 | 15,264 | 9.7 | 1,848 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 12,066 | 12.4 | 16,625 | 12.1 | 603 | 17,618 | 11.1 | 2,706 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 14,168 | 14.6 | 19,350 | 14.0 | 649 | 19,824 | 12.5 | 2,575 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 10,893 | 11.2 | 14,955 | 10.8 | 574 | 16,549 | 10.5 | 2,275 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 5,592 | 5.8 | 6,835 | 5.0 | 392 | 9,441 | 6.0 | 1,378 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 26,849 | 27.7 | 36,450 | 26.4 | 870 | 41,858 | 26.5 | 3,726 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,906 | 3.0 | 5,505 | 4.0 | 352 | 8,861 | 5.6 | 1,538 | Yes |
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.
