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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 | 378,643 | 399,843 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 371,562 | 391,775 | 393,585 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 153,140 | 162,389 | 171,225 | 4,454 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 157,248 | 170,275 | 176,399 | 6,812 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.06 |
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 | 157,248 | 100.0 | 170,275 | 100.0 | 1,380 | 176,399 | 100.0 | 6,812 | No |
| Drove alone | 128,971 | 82.0 | 142,155 | 83.5 | 1,336 | 152,600 | 86.5 | 6,888 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 15,372 | 9.8 | 15,830 | 9.3 | 544 | 12,300 | 7.0 | 1,931 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 3,000 | 1.9 | 3,090 | 1.8 | 244 | 1,458 | 0.8 | 623 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,824 | 1.2 | 1,600 | 0.9 | 176 | 1,731 | 1.0 | 953 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,687 | 1.1 | 1,124 | 0.7 | 148 | 1,341 | 0.8 | 1,070 | No |
| Walked | 2,422 | 1.5 | 2,085 | 1.2 | 201 | 1,453 | 0.8 | 820 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,788 | 1.1 | 1,395 | 0.8 | 165 | 804 | 0.5 | 504 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,184 | 1.4 | 2,990 | 1.8 | 240 | 4,712 | 2.7 | 1,113 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 155,064 | 100.0 | 167,285 | 100.0 | 1,377 | 171,687 | 100.0 | 6,834 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 17,767 | 11.5 | 17,465 | 10.4 | 570 | 20,152 | 11.7 | 3,236 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 21,773 | 14.0 | 22,690 | 13.6 | 646 | 22,169 | 12.9 | 2,485 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 30,831 | 19.9 | 30,020 | 17.9 | 736 | 32,097 | 18.7 | 3,676 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 29,058 | 18.7 | 27,925 | 16.7 | 711 | 33,832 | 19.7 | 3,685 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 9,572 | 6.2 | 11,080 | 6.6 | 458 | 10,937 | 6.4 | 1,768 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 25,040 | 16.1 | 28,100 | 16.8 | 713 | 24,799 | 14.4 | 3,414 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 6,492 | 4.2 | 8,440 | 5.0 | 401 | 8,533 | 5.0 | 1,553 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 8,251 | 5.3 | 11,295 | 6.8 | 462 | 11,360 | 6.6 | 1,930 | No |
| 60 or more | 6,280 | 4.0 | 10,270 | 6.1 | 442 | 7,808 | 4.5 | 1,853 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.0 | (X) | 25.7 | (X) | NA | 22.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 155,064 | 100.0 | 167,285 | 100.0 | 1,377 | 171,687 | 100.0 | 6,834 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 7,346 | 4.7 | 10,075 | 6.0 | 437 | 15,076 | 8.8 | 2,410 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 11,007 | 7.1 | 13,110 | 7.8 | 497 | 12,027 | 7.0 | 2,075 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 20,942 | 13.5 | 21,770 | 13.0 | 633 | 24,701 | 14.4 | 2,721 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 23,885 | 15.4 | 24,590 | 14.7 | 671 | 24,534 | 14.3 | 3,083 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 29,531 | 19.0 | 30,785 | 18.4 | 744 | 29,698 | 17.3 | 3,231 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 19,148 | 12.3 | 20,435 | 12.2 | 615 | 17,801 | 10.4 | 1,747 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 7,616 | 4.9 | 6,595 | 3.9 | 355 | 9,516 | 5.5 | 1,729 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 32,159 | 20.7 | 33,835 | 20.2 | 777 | 32,892 | 19.2 | 3,187 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,430 | 2.2 | 4,465 | 2.7 | 293 | 5,442 | 3.2 | 1,316 | 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.
