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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 | 291,145 | 313,645 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 286,653 | 307,884 | 313,465 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 121,392 | 132,006 | 138,135 | 3,929 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 127,750 | 140,285 | 150,822 | 4,870 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 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 | 127,750 | 100.0 | 140,285 | 100.0 | 1,332 | 150,822 | 100.0 | 4,870 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 96,712 | 75.7 | 107,635 | 76.7 | 1,271 | 117,596 | 78.0 | 4,826 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 17,217 | 13.5 | 17,175 | 12.2 | 609 | 17,753 | 11.8 | 2,975 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 3,161 | 2.5 | 3,230 | 2.3 | 270 | 3,834 | 2.5 | 1,516 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,877 | 1.5 | 2,085 | 1.5 | 218 | 2,583 | 1.7 | 1,348 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,036 | 1.6 | 2,405 | 1.7 | 234 | 2,209 | 1.5 | 730 | No |
| Walked | 2,347 | 1.8 | 2,485 | 1.8 | 237 | 1,678 | 1.1 | 637 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,041 | 1.6 | 2,230 | 1.6 | 225 | 1,626 | 1.1 | 694 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,359 | 1.8 | 3,035 | 2.2 | 262 | 3,543 | 2.3 | 1,103 | 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) | 125,391 | 100.0 | 137,250 | 100.0 | 1,329 | 147,279 | 100.0 | 4,926 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 18,914 | 15.1 | 19,950 | 14.5 | 654 | 23,198 | 15.8 | 3,379 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 22,427 | 17.9 | 26,355 | 19.2 | 743 | 24,998 | 17.0 | 2,931 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 30,070 | 24.0 | 31,075 | 22.6 | 800 | 30,148 | 20.5 | 2,897 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 21,776 | 17.4 | 23,670 | 17.2 | 707 | 27,366 | 18.6 | 3,089 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 5,979 | 4.8 | 6,910 | 5.0 | 393 | 8,225 | 5.6 | 1,356 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 13,192 | 10.5 | 14,090 | 10.3 | 555 | 14,165 | 9.6 | 2,000 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 3,802 | 3.0 | 3,885 | 2.8 | 296 | 4,438 | 3.0 | 1,221 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 4,333 | 3.5 | 5,590 | 4.1 | 354 | 6,707 | 4.6 | 1,524 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,898 | 3.9 | 5,725 | 4.2 | 358 | 8,034 | 5.5 | 1,632 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.8 | (X) | 21.2 | (X) | NA | 21.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 125,391 | 100.0 | 137,250 | 100.0 | 1,329 | 147,279 | 100.0 | 4,926 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,747 | 3.8 | 6,445 | 4.7 | 380 | 8,508 | 5.8 | 1,434 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 7,438 | 5.9 | 7,665 | 5.6 | 414 | 9,150 | 6.2 | 1,845 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 12,684 | 10.1 | 12,455 | 9.1 | 523 | 14,667 | 10.0 | 2,024 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 17,807 | 14.2 | 17,780 | 13.0 | 619 | 19,424 | 13.2 | 2,767 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 26,662 | 21.3 | 28,975 | 21.1 | 775 | 26,112 | 17.7 | 3,103 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 17,149 | 13.7 | 19,550 | 14.2 | 647 | 20,009 | 13.6 | 2,754 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 7,258 | 5.8 | 7,700 | 5.6 | 414 | 7,733 | 5.3 | 1,500 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 29,144 | 23.2 | 32,745 | 23.9 | 819 | 37,528 | 25.5 | 3,854 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,502 | 2.0 | 3,390 | 2.5 | 277 | 4,148 | 2.8 | 1,584 | 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.
