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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 | 1,287,348 | 1,334,544 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,266,740 | 1,312,886 | 1,310,076 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 650,947 | 619,586 | 608,423 | 8,073 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 578,021 | 554,490 | 537,347 | 11,697 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 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 | 578,021 | 100.0 | 554,490 | 100.0 | 2,303 | 537,347 | 100.0 | 11,697 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 440,543 | 76.2 | 417,355 | 75.3 | 2,167 | 406,968 | 75.7 | 9,832 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 46,476 | 8.0 | 41,635 | 7.5 | 813 | 41,145 | 7.7 | 4,830 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 5,898 | 1.0 | 6,215 | 1.1 | 318 | 5,387 | 1.0 | 1,748 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 4,482 | 0.8 | 5,070 | 0.9 | 288 | 3,321 | 0.6 | 1,054 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 35,206 | 6.1 | 41,090 | 7.4 | 807 | 40,424 | 7.5 | 4,058 | No |
| Walked | 22,335 | 3.9 | 18,040 | 3.3 | 540 | 14,692 | 2.7 | 2,609 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 6,698 | 1.2 | 6,700 | 1.2 | 330 | 7,768 | 1.4 | 2,122 | No |
| Worked at home | 16,383 | 2.8 | 18,390 | 3.3 | 545 | 17,642 | 3.3 | 2,533 | 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) | 561,638 | 100.0 | 536,100 | 100.0 | 2,292 | 519,705 | 100.0 | 11,950 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 71,400 | 12.7 | 61,355 | 11.4 | 979 | 66,680 | 12.8 | 5,004 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 81,662 | 14.5 | 70,590 | 13.2 | 1,046 | 66,454 | 12.8 | 3,933 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 86,387 | 15.4 | 74,450 | 13.9 | 1,073 | 64,881 | 12.5 | 4,269 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 80,708 | 14.4 | 73,675 | 13.7 | 1,068 | 72,983 | 14.0 | 5,173 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 30,376 | 5.4 | 28,855 | 5.4 | 680 | 28,874 | 5.6 | 2,736 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 83,433 | 14.9 | 80,355 | 15.0 | 1,112 | 74,762 | 14.4 | 5,155 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 37,340 | 6.6 | 37,750 | 7.0 | 775 | 39,907 | 7.7 | 3,568 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 42,476 | 7.6 | 47,730 | 8.9 | 868 | 44,169 | 8.5 | 4,027 | No |
| 60 or more | 47,856 | 8.5 | 61,340 | 11.4 | 979 | 60,995 | 11.7 | 5,063 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.2 | (X) | 28.9 | (X) | NA | 27.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 561,638 | 100.0 | 536,100 | 100.0 | 2,292 | 519,705 | 100.0 | 11,950 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 11,191 | 2.0 | 12,580 | 2.3 | 452 | 12,874 | 2.5 | 2,078 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 16,773 | 3.0 | 17,280 | 3.2 | 528 | 19,543 | 3.8 | 2,230 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 35,437 | 6.3 | 34,785 | 6.5 | 745 | 35,196 | 6.8 | 3,203 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 57,030 | 10.2 | 51,275 | 9.6 | 898 | 57,125 | 11.0 | 4,213 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 79,787 | 14.2 | 77,590 | 14.5 | 1,094 | 64,465 | 12.4 | 3,945 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 92,858 | 16.5 | 83,270 | 15.5 | 1,131 | 82,966 | 16.0 | 5,683 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 90,450 | 16.1 | 72,080 | 13.4 | 1,057 | 75,844 | 14.6 | 4,260 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 171,504 | 30.5 | 171,365 | 32.0 | 1,564 | 164,223 | 31.6 | 7,334 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 6,608 | 1.2 | 8,480 | 1.6 | 371 | 7,469 | 1.4 | 1,818 | 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.
