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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 | 441,946 | 500,265 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 427,879 | 482,751 | 505,271 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 227,644 | 245,134 | 252,255 | 4,261 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 246,552 | 269,265 | 272,326 | 6,167 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 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 | 246,552 | 100.0 | 269,265 | 100.0 | 1,686 | 272,326 | 100.0 | 6,167 | No |
| Drove alone | 191,081 | 77.5 | 216,025 | 80.2 | 1,675 | 221,597 | 81.4 | 5,668 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 25,653 | 10.4 | 23,795 | 8.8 | 720 | 22,970 | 8.4 | 2,825 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 4,060 | 1.6 | 3,740 | 1.4 | 291 | 3,611 | 1.3 | 885 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,170 | 0.9 | 1,830 | 0.7 | 204 | 2,026 | 0.7 | 1,069 | No |
| Public Transportation | 6,701 | 2.7 | 8,429 | 3.1 | 435 | 6,057 | 2.2 | 1,272 | Yes |
| Walked | 9,821 | 4.0 | 6,755 | 2.5 | 390 | 4,917 | 1.8 | 1,406 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,753 | 1.1 | 2,265 | 0.8 | 227 | 2,989 | 1.1 | 982 | No |
| Worked at home | 4,313 | 1.7 | 6,430 | 2.4 | 381 | 8,159 | 3.0 | 1,514 | 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) | 242,239 | 100.0 | 262,835 | 100.0 | 1,689 | 264,167 | 100.0 | 6,178 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 28,715 | 11.9 | 25,320 | 9.6 | 741 | 29,110 | 11.0 | 2,639 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 39,405 | 16.3 | 36,910 | 14.0 | 884 | 36,748 | 13.9 | 3,078 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 48,345 | 20.0 | 46,070 | 17.5 | 978 | 45,500 | 17.2 | 3,173 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 44,879 | 18.5 | 46,805 | 17.8 | 985 | 46,502 | 17.6 | 3,408 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 16,941 | 7.0 | 19,570 | 7.4 | 656 | 19,528 | 7.4 | 2,181 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 30,965 | 12.8 | 36,725 | 14.0 | 882 | 32,293 | 12.2 | 2,776 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 12,189 | 5.0 | 16,160 | 6.1 | 598 | 19,389 | 7.3 | 2,324 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 12,283 | 5.1 | 17,990 | 6.8 | 630 | 18,499 | 7.0 | 2,268 | No |
| 60 or more | 8,517 | 3.5 | 17,290 | 6.6 | 618 | 16,598 | 6.3 | 2,081 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.2 | (X) | 25.4 | (X) | NA | 24.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 242,239 | 100.0 | 262,835 | 100.0 | 1,689 | 264,167 | 100.0 | 6,178 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 8,310 | 3.4 | 11,695 | 4.4 | 511 | 15,548 | 5.9 | 2,212 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 10,816 | 4.5 | 12,830 | 4.9 | 535 | 13,571 | 5.1 | 1,834 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 23,338 | 9.6 | 27,240 | 10.4 | 767 | 28,572 | 10.8 | 2,670 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 36,165 | 14.9 | 35,055 | 13.3 | 863 | 35,022 | 13.3 | 3,118 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 49,947 | 20.6 | 48,060 | 18.3 | 997 | 49,340 | 18.7 | 3,501 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 36,647 | 15.1 | 38,255 | 14.6 | 899 | 33,772 | 12.8 | 2,600 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 19,016 | 7.9 | 16,780 | 6.4 | 609 | 23,063 | 8.7 | 2,182 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 54,047 | 22.3 | 62,595 | 23.8 | 1,119 | 60,899 | 23.1 | 3,691 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,953 | 1.6 | 5,170 | 2.0 | 342 | 4,380 | 1.7 | 1,011 | 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.
