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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 | 372,242 | 399,484 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 364,371 | 392,309 | 373,910 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 160,160 | 170,503 | 164,169 | 7,816 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 177,810 | 181,760 | 191,826 | 8,265 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 0.09 |
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 | 177,810 | 100.0 | 181,760 | 100.0 | 1,505 | 191,826 | 100.0 | 8,265 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 115,123 | 64.7 | 116,050 | 63.8 | 1,372 | 129,760 | 67.6 | 6,588 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 18,330 | 10.3 | 17,975 | 9.9 | 627 | 15,634 | 8.2 | 2,515 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 3,307 | 1.9 | 3,990 | 2.2 | 301 | 2,955 | 1.5 | 1,201 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,811 | 1.0 | 2,765 | 1.5 | 251 | 1,595 | 0.8 | 653 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 22,519 | 12.7 | 24,070 | 13.2 | 719 | 26,388 | 13.8 | 3,367 | No |
| Walked | 7,647 | 4.3 | 5,875 | 3.2 | 364 | 4,749 | 2.5 | 1,310 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,231 | 1.8 | 4,090 | 2.3 | 304 | 3,852 | 2.0 | 1,126 | No |
| Worked at home | 5,842 | 3.3 | 6,940 | 3.8 | 395 | 6,893 | 3.6 | 1,803 | 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) | 171,968 | 100.0 | 174,820 | 100.0 | 1,499 | 184,933 | 100.0 | 7,824 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 13,728 | 8.0 | 11,475 | 6.6 | 505 | 10,674 | 5.8 | 1,929 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 21,439 | 12.5 | 20,025 | 11.5 | 659 | 19,902 | 10.8 | 2,956 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 27,479 | 16.0 | 24,030 | 13.7 | 719 | 29,730 | 16.1 | 3,240 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 25,181 | 14.6 | 24,235 | 13.9 | 721 | 27,106 | 14.7 | 2,551 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 9,531 | 5.5 | 9,360 | 5.4 | 457 | 9,341 | 5.1 | 1,574 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 27,844 | 16.2 | 27,685 | 15.8 | 768 | 29,659 | 16.0 | 3,331 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 13,985 | 8.1 | 14,865 | 8.5 | 572 | 14,882 | 8.0 | 2,265 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 17,098 | 9.9 | 18,935 | 10.8 | 642 | 19,683 | 10.6 | 2,446 | No |
| 60 or more | 15,683 | 9.1 | 24,215 | 13.9 | 721 | 23,956 | 13.0 | 3,199 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.3 | (X) | 32.1 | (X) | NA | 29.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 171,968 | 100.0 | 174,820 | 100.0 | 1,499 | 184,933 | 100.0 | 7,824 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 7,352 | 4.3 | 8,700 | 5.0 | 441 | 13,394 | 7.2 | 2,615 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 8,509 | 4.9 | 8,110 | 4.6 | 426 | 10,545 | 5.7 | 2,137 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 15,967 | 9.3 | 13,270 | 7.6 | 542 | 14,086 | 7.6 | 2,155 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 19,394 | 11.3 | 17,795 | 10.2 | 624 | 20,506 | 11.1 | 2,306 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 26,920 | 15.7 | 26,370 | 15.1 | 750 | 23,145 | 12.5 | 2,361 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 28,465 | 16.6 | 28,415 | 16.3 | 777 | 28,676 | 15.5 | 3,570 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 17,276 | 10.0 | 14,610 | 8.4 | 567 | 19,112 | 10.3 | 2,318 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 44,168 | 25.7 | 47,995 | 27.5 | 983 | 49,820 | 26.9 | 4,818 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,917 | 2.3 | 5,565 | 3.2 | 354 | 5,649 | 3.1 | 1,290 | 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.
