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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 | 757,027 | 873,341 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 749,257 | 863,910 | 918,046 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 429,700 | 455,331 | 468,728 | 6,560 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 392,158 | 420,875 | 440,243 | 10,242 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.04 |
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 | 392,158 | 100.0 | 420,875 | 100.0 | 2,233 | 440,243 | 100.0 | 10,242 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 278,887 | 71.1 | 308,215 | 73.2 | 2,136 | 314,085 | 71.3 | 9,640 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 41,275 | 10.5 | 37,280 | 8.9 | 903 | 35,060 | 8.0 | 3,812 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 6,867 | 1.8 | 6,745 | 1.6 | 391 | 7,209 | 1.6 | 1,751 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 5,821 | 1.5 | 4,145 | 1.0 | 307 | 4,606 | 1.0 | 1,475 | No |
| Public Transportation | 29,530 | 7.5 | 30,105 | 7.2 | 815 | 41,201 | 9.4 | 4,481 | Yes |
| Walked | 9,158 | 2.3 | 8,880 | 2.1 | 448 | 10,222 | 2.3 | 1,998 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,579 | 0.9 | 3,570 | 0.8 | 285 | 5,044 | 1.1 | 1,237 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 17,041 | 4.3 | 21,935 | 5.2 | 699 | 22,816 | 5.2 | 2,503 | 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) | 375,117 | 100.0 | 398,940 | 100.0 | 2,226 | 417,427 | 100.0 | 10,242 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 29,952 | 8.0 | 25,290 | 6.3 | 749 | 28,048 | 6.7 | 2,479 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 40,642 | 10.8 | 37,190 | 9.3 | 902 | 35,903 | 8.6 | 3,414 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 49,554 | 13.2 | 48,160 | 12.1 | 1,020 | 49,382 | 11.8 | 4,295 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 51,826 | 13.8 | 50,590 | 12.7 | 1,044 | 51,625 | 12.4 | 3,532 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 24,174 | 6.4 | 23,810 | 6.0 | 728 | 21,547 | 5.2 | 2,211 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 60,248 | 16.1 | 62,900 | 15.8 | 1,155 | 69,114 | 16.6 | 4,695 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 33,475 | 8.9 | 38,290 | 9.6 | 915 | 36,594 | 8.8 | 3,495 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 46,417 | 12.4 | 54,225 | 13.6 | 1,078 | 53,287 | 12.8 | 3,784 | No |
| 60 or more | 38,829 | 10.4 | 58,485 | 14.7 | 1,117 | 71,927 | 17.2 | 4,450 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 28.9 | (X) | 33.4 | (X) | NA | 32.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 375,117 | 100.0 | 398,940 | 100.0 | 2,226 | 417,427 | 100.0 | 10,242 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 13,036 | 3.5 | 15,185 | 3.8 | 584 | 22,297 | 5.3 | 3,030 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 18,761 | 5.0 | 20,260 | 5.1 | 673 | 22,889 | 5.5 | 3,173 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 34,531 | 9.2 | 32,530 | 8.2 | 846 | 36,065 | 8.6 | 3,513 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 47,907 | 12.8 | 43,005 | 10.8 | 967 | 45,215 | 10.8 | 3,962 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 58,666 | 15.6 | 57,435 | 14.4 | 1,108 | 53,372 | 12.8 | 3,632 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 63,993 | 17.1 | 65,370 | 16.4 | 1,176 | 59,914 | 14.4 | 4,209 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 47,627 | 12.7 | 46,180 | 11.6 | 1,000 | 54,820 | 13.1 | 4,733 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 86,238 | 23.0 | 105,905 | 26.5 | 1,459 | 115,269 | 27.6 | 5,868 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 4,358 | 1.2 | 5,810 | 1.5 | 363 | 7,586 | 1.8 | 1,511 | 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.
