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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 | 1,083,592 | 1,194,156 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,072,264 | 1,180,408 | 1,200,531 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 546,636 | 603,761 | 582,698 | 6,197 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 601,791 | 719,335 | 698,138 | 9,247 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 0.03 |
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 | 601,791 | 100.0 | 719,335 | 100.0 | 2,361 | 698,138 | 100.0 | 9,247 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 518,201 | 86.1 | 626,380 | 87.1 | 2,409 | 607,864 | 87.1 | 8,952 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 46,947 | 7.8 | 47,525 | 6.6 | 943 | 39,899 | 5.7 | 3,716 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 5,529 | 0.9 | 6,765 | 0.9 | 362 | 7,805 | 1.1 | 1,931 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,094 | 0.5 | 4,390 | 0.6 | 292 | 2,968 | 0.4 | 772 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 5,369 | 0.9 | 5,905 | 0.8 | 338 | 6,875 | 1.0 | 2,352 | No |
| Walked | 7,657 | 1.3 | 6,810 | 0.9 | 363 | 6,302 | 0.9 | 1,223 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,211 | 0.5 | 4,220 | 0.6 | 286 | 5,674 | 0.8 | 1,272 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 11,783 | 2.0 | 17,340 | 2.4 | 577 | 20,751 | 3.0 | 2,551 | 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) | 590,008 | 100.0 | 701,995 | 100.0 | 2,374 | 677,387 | 100.0 | 9,045 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 60,855 | 10.3 | 59,845 | 8.5 | 1,052 | 59,340 | 8.8 | 3,575 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 74,116 | 12.6 | 77,305 | 11.0 | 1,187 | 72,838 | 10.8 | 4,705 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 91,094 | 15.4 | 92,735 | 13.2 | 1,291 | 87,557 | 12.9 | 4,930 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 97,768 | 16.6 | 104,690 | 14.9 | 1,364 | 103,871 | 15.3 | 5,455 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 45,991 | 7.8 | 50,855 | 7.2 | 974 | 46,458 | 6.9 | 3,777 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 93,791 | 15.9 | 116,050 | 16.5 | 1,429 | 106,148 | 15.7 | 5,155 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 47,732 | 8.1 | 65,470 | 9.3 | 1,098 | 66,491 | 9.8 | 3,951 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 48,436 | 8.2 | 78,750 | 11.2 | 1,197 | 78,926 | 11.7 | 4,492 | No |
| 60 or more | 30,225 | 5.1 | 56,295 | 8.0 | 1,022 | 55,758 | 8.2 | 3,978 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.7 | (X) | 28.8 | (X) | NA | 27.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 590,008 | 100.0 | 701,995 | 100.0 | 2,374 | 677,387 | 100.0 | 9,045 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 25,885 | 4.4 | 33,365 | 4.8 | 795 | 33,553 | 5.0 | 2,911 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 25,395 | 4.3 | 33,810 | 4.8 | 800 | 32,825 | 4.8 | 2,845 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 52,679 | 8.9 | 63,585 | 9.1 | 1,083 | 66,104 | 9.8 | 3,975 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 66,609 | 11.3 | 82,480 | 11.7 | 1,223 | 74,195 | 11.0 | 3,627 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 99,791 | 16.9 | 114,510 | 16.3 | 1,420 | 96,520 | 14.2 | 4,881 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 95,253 | 16.1 | 108,205 | 15.4 | 1,385 | 101,162 | 14.9 | 5,303 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 61,685 | 10.5 | 57,990 | 8.3 | 1,037 | 70,008 | 10.3 | 4,018 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 154,310 | 26.2 | 181,175 | 25.8 | 1,730 | 190,146 | 28.1 | 7,718 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 8,401 | 1.4 | 13,175 | 1.9 | 504 | 12,874 | 1.9 | 1,890 | 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.
