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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 | 488,518 | 545,524 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 467,419 | 521,440 | 522,662 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 250,394 | 274,028 | 257,236 | 5,018 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 328,638 | 381,145 | 364,445 | 7,290 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.31 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 0.05 |
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 | 328,638 | 100.0 | 381,145 | 100.0 | 1,621 | 364,445 | 100.0 | 7,290 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 257,079 | 78.2 | 306,475 | 80.4 | 1,752 | 306,285 | 84.0 | 7,673 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 38,951 | 11.9 | 40,685 | 10.7 | 928 | 29,376 | 8.1 | 3,206 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 5,785 | 1.8 | 6,300 | 1.7 | 377 | 3,903 | 1.1 | 1,714 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 4,245 | 1.3 | 4,820 | 1.3 | 331 | 3,089 | 0.8 | 985 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 7,596 | 2.3 | 4,724 | 1.2 | 327 | 3,857 | 1.1 | 963 | No |
| Walked | 6,551 | 2.0 | 6,570 | 1.7 | 385 | 5,229 | 1.4 | 1,548 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,849 | 0.9 | 3,250 | 0.9 | 272 | 3,691 | 1.0 | 1,012 | No |
| Worked at home | 5,582 | 1.7 | 8,320 | 2.2 | 433 | 9,015 | 2.5 | 1,966 | 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) | 323,056 | 100.0 | 372,825 | 100.0 | 1,643 | 355,430 | 100.0 | 7,693 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 28,590 | 8.8 | 29,100 | 7.8 | 794 | 26,703 | 7.5 | 3,792 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 37,714 | 11.7 | 38,115 | 10.2 | 900 | 32,905 | 9.3 | 3,228 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 56,705 | 17.6 | 53,035 | 14.2 | 1,046 | 50,192 | 14.1 | 4,208 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 58,515 | 18.1 | 59,765 | 16.0 | 1,103 | 57,999 | 16.3 | 4,146 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 21,856 | 6.8 | 25,335 | 6.8 | 743 | 24,311 | 6.8 | 3,022 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 53,434 | 16.5 | 67,940 | 18.2 | 1,166 | 64,834 | 18.2 | 4,017 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 19,765 | 6.1 | 28,360 | 7.6 | 784 | 30,636 | 8.6 | 2,542 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 26,839 | 8.3 | 39,010 | 10.5 | 910 | 39,838 | 11.2 | 3,119 | No |
| 60 or more | 19,638 | 6.1 | 32,165 | 8.6 | 832 | 28,012 | 7.9 | 3,225 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.1 | (X) | 29.3 | (X) | NA | 27.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 323,056 | 100.0 | 372,825 | 100.0 | 1,643 | 355,430 | 100.0 | 7,693 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 14,670 | 4.5 | 19,475 | 5.2 | 655 | 19,429 | 5.5 | 2,724 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 20,020 | 6.2 | 23,345 | 6.3 | 715 | 26,579 | 7.5 | 3,235 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 41,042 | 12.7 | 43,205 | 11.6 | 954 | 39,889 | 11.2 | 3,605 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 48,225 | 14.9 | 53,005 | 14.2 | 1,046 | 48,034 | 13.5 | 3,021 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 60,425 | 18.7 | 66,210 | 17.8 | 1,153 | 58,384 | 16.4 | 4,186 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 40,834 | 12.6 | 46,935 | 12.6 | 990 | 45,481 | 12.8 | 3,420 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 20,438 | 6.3 | 20,355 | 5.5 | 669 | 27,794 | 7.8 | 2,782 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 70,855 | 21.9 | 85,040 | 22.8 | 1,281 | 80,151 | 22.6 | 4,724 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 6,547 | 2.0 | 10,215 | 2.7 | 479 | 9,689 | 2.7 | 1,934 | 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.
