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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 | 1,398,468 | 1,465,396 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,345,520 | 1,412,506 | 1,405,511 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 747,096 | 763,636 | 722,796 | 8,310 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 796,579 | 829,255 | 782,991 | 11,589 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 0.03 |
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 | 796,579 | 100.0 | 829,255 | 100.0 | 2,648 | 782,991 | 100.0 | 11,589 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 603,070 | 75.7 | 637,240 | 76.8 | 2,649 | 614,420 | 78.5 | 12,023 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 69,062 | 8.7 | 58,735 | 7.1 | 1,048 | 49,402 | 6.3 | 4,425 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 8,529 | 1.1 | 7,205 | 0.9 | 374 | 10,023 | 1.3 | 2,476 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 5,635 | 0.7 | 4,540 | 0.5 | 297 | 3,561 | 0.5 | 1,115 | No |
| Public Transportation | 41,803 | 5.2 | 47,035 | 5.7 | 942 | 38,557 | 4.9 | 3,774 | Yes |
| Walked | 40,206 | 5.0 | 36,260 | 4.4 | 830 | 28,129 | 3.6 | 3,062 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 8,911 | 1.1 | 10,525 | 1.3 | 451 | 12,925 | 1.7 | 2,252 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 19,363 | 2.4 | 27,725 | 3.3 | 728 | 25,974 | 3.3 | 2,377 | 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) | 777,216 | 100.0 | 801,530 | 100.0 | 2,660 | 757,017 | 100.0 | 11,510 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 101,289 | 13.0 | 80,740 | 10.1 | 1,219 | 70,221 | 9.3 | 3,964 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 109,579 | 14.1 | 94,070 | 11.7 | 1,310 | 91,350 | 12.1 | 5,630 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 112,215 | 14.4 | 98,570 | 12.3 | 1,338 | 94,006 | 12.4 | 5,632 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 103,448 | 13.3 | 101,165 | 12.6 | 1,355 | 95,691 | 12.6 | 5,947 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 46,197 | 5.9 | 46,880 | 5.8 | 940 | 43,655 | 5.8 | 3,917 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 113,653 | 14.6 | 122,970 | 15.3 | 1,481 | 113,473 | 15.0 | 5,427 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 63,479 | 8.2 | 74,720 | 9.3 | 1,175 | 69,922 | 9.2 | 5,155 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 72,853 | 9.4 | 92,790 | 11.6 | 1,301 | 90,527 | 12.0 | 4,791 | No |
| 60 or more | 54,503 | 7.0 | 89,615 | 11.2 | 1,280 | 88,172 | 11.6 | 5,102 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.0 | (X) | 30.0 | (X) | NA | 28.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 777,216 | 100.0 | 801,530 | 100.0 | 2,660 | 757,017 | 100.0 | 11,510 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 19,935 | 2.6 | 25,055 | 3.1 | 693 | 27,162 | 3.6 | 3,318 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 30,724 | 4.0 | 35,230 | 4.4 | 818 | 34,447 | 4.6 | 3,540 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 72,918 | 9.4 | 69,030 | 8.6 | 1,132 | 69,560 | 9.2 | 4,972 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 97,100 | 12.5 | 92,515 | 11.5 | 1,300 | 95,179 | 12.6 | 5,996 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 129,818 | 16.7 | 123,030 | 15.3 | 1,482 | 113,137 | 14.9 | 5,075 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 134,117 | 17.3 | 129,880 | 16.2 | 1,519 | 113,384 | 15.0 | 6,079 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 96,185 | 12.4 | 84,570 | 10.6 | 1,246 | 95,353 | 12.6 | 5,123 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 187,717 | 24.2 | 212,345 | 26.5 | 1,881 | 196,666 | 26.0 | 6,872 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 8,702 | 1.1 | 11,790 | 1.5 | 477 | 12,129 | 1.6 | 1,924 | 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.
