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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 | 433,203 | 510,916 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 426,852 | 503,025 | 550,447 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 178,966 | 209,328 | 226,058 | 4,947 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 122,844 | 140,380 | 156,671 | 6,400 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 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 | 122,844 | 100.0 | 140,380 | 100.0 | 1,408 | 156,671 | 100.0 | 6,400 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 98,517 | 80.2 | 114,280 | 81.4 | 1,315 | 123,398 | 78.8 | 5,707 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 11,784 | 9.6 | 11,270 | 8.0 | 463 | 12,176 | 7.8 | 2,450 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,692 | 1.4 | 2,175 | 1.5 | 205 | 1,607 | 1.0 | 582 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 936 | 0.8 | 1,250 | 0.9 | 156 | 3,358 | 2.1 | 1,466 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 620 | 0.5 | 1,390 | 1.0 | 164 | 1,311 | 0.8 | 699 | No |
| Walked | 3,943 | 3.2 | 3,055 | 2.2 | 243 | 4,185 | 2.7 | 1,385 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,657 | 1.3 | 1,665 | 1.2 | 180 | 2,744 | 1.8 | 871 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 3,695 | 3.0 | 5,290 | 3.8 | 319 | 7,892 | 5.0 | 1,337 | 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) | 119,149 | 100.0 | 135,090 | 100.0 | 1,391 | 148,779 | 100.0 | 6,376 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 24,974 | 21.0 | 25,865 | 19.1 | 692 | 32,785 | 22.0 | 3,115 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 23,960 | 20.1 | 25,075 | 18.6 | 682 | 27,008 | 18.2 | 2,815 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 22,013 | 18.5 | 23,315 | 17.3 | 658 | 23,469 | 15.8 | 2,605 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 17,590 | 14.8 | 19,795 | 14.7 | 609 | 20,662 | 13.9 | 2,442 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 5,684 | 4.8 | 7,190 | 5.3 | 372 | 7,480 | 5.0 | 1,591 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 11,892 | 10.0 | 14,100 | 10.4 | 517 | 15,697 | 10.6 | 1,840 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 4,383 | 3.7 | 5,815 | 4.3 | 335 | 5,403 | 3.6 | 1,131 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 4,434 | 3.7 | 5,700 | 4.2 | 331 | 8,694 | 5.8 | 1,803 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 4,219 | 3.5 | 8,230 | 6.1 | 397 | 7,581 | 5.1 | 1,471 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.5 | (X) | 21.6 | (X) | NA | 19.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 119,149 | 100.0 | 135,090 | 100.0 | 1,391 | 148,779 | 100.0 | 6,376 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,713 | 2.3 | 4,090 | 3.0 | 281 | 5,383 | 3.6 | 1,295 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,373 | 3.7 | 5,520 | 4.1 | 326 | 6,646 | 4.5 | 1,276 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 10,600 | 8.9 | 12,480 | 9.2 | 487 | 14,745 | 9.9 | 2,194 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 14,006 | 11.8 | 15,040 | 11.1 | 533 | 17,383 | 11.7 | 2,402 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 18,064 | 15.2 | 20,200 | 15.0 | 615 | 17,658 | 11.9 | 2,263 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 18,283 | 15.3 | 19,505 | 14.4 | 605 | 20,312 | 13.7 | 2,055 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 13,966 | 11.7 | 13,910 | 10.3 | 513 | 16,924 | 11.4 | 2,289 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 35,518 | 29.8 | 40,495 | 30.0 | 852 | 47,776 | 32.1 | 3,571 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,626 | 1.4 | 2,660 | 2.0 | 227 | 1,952 | 1.3 | 784 | 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.
