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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 | 863,518 | 1,131,184 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 847,780 | 1,111,856 | 1,247,908 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 380,260 | 475,572 | 532,021 | 7,729 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 394,207 | 499,270 | 548,527 | 9,925 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 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 | 394,207 | 100.0 | 499,270 | 100.0 | 2,525 | 548,527 | 100.0 | 9,925 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 311,076 | 78.9 | 397,070 | 79.5 | 2,427 | 443,012 | 80.8 | 10,644 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 42,229 | 10.7 | 47,090 | 9.4 | 1,016 | 42,410 | 7.7 | 4,252 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 6,306 | 1.6 | 8,625 | 1.7 | 442 | 7,456 | 1.4 | 2,133 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 4,749 | 1.2 | 6,755 | 1.4 | 392 | 7,523 | 1.4 | 2,309 | No |
| Public Transportation | 4,654 | 1.2 | 5,890 | 1.2 | 366 | 8,408 | 1.5 | 2,529 | No |
| Walked | 7,546 | 1.9 | 6,395 | 1.3 | 381 | 6,549 | 1.2 | 1,451 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 7,477 | 1.9 | 7,980 | 1.6 | 426 | 8,890 | 1.6 | 2,049 | No |
| Worked at home | 10,170 | 2.6 | 19,455 | 3.9 | 661 | 24,279 | 4.4 | 2,755 | 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) | 384,037 | 100.0 | 479,815 | 100.0 | 2,513 | 524,248 | 100.0 | 10,146 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 50,866 | 13.2 | 49,190 | 10.3 | 1,037 | 57,913 | 11.0 | 4,426 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 62,874 | 16.4 | 66,315 | 13.8 | 1,195 | 66,819 | 12.7 | 4,911 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 72,393 | 18.9 | 78,890 | 16.4 | 1,295 | 77,607 | 14.8 | 6,219 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 63,918 | 16.6 | 75,960 | 15.8 | 1,273 | 77,563 | 14.8 | 4,598 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 22,619 | 5.9 | 30,130 | 6.3 | 819 | 32,111 | 6.1 | 3,448 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 58,135 | 15.1 | 77,990 | 16.3 | 1,289 | 91,882 | 17.5 | 6,369 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 18,790 | 4.9 | 31,740 | 6.6 | 840 | 34,820 | 6.6 | 3,095 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 20,836 | 5.4 | 36,825 | 7.7 | 903 | 44,281 | 8.4 | 4,293 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 13,606 | 3.5 | 32,785 | 6.8 | 853 | 41,252 | 7.9 | 4,460 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.3 | (X) | 26.2 | (X) | NA | 25.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 384,037 | 100.0 | 479,815 | 100.0 | 2,513 | 524,248 | 100.0 | 10,146 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 10,137 | 2.6 | 15,070 | 3.1 | 583 | 17,303 | 3.3 | 3,060 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 15,769 | 4.1 | 19,945 | 4.2 | 669 | 22,960 | 4.4 | 3,367 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 36,335 | 9.5 | 39,070 | 8.1 | 929 | 48,838 | 9.3 | 4,526 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 52,978 | 13.8 | 58,945 | 12.3 | 1,130 | 63,791 | 12.2 | 4,642 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 64,875 | 16.9 | 82,605 | 17.2 | 1,323 | 83,908 | 16.0 | 5,576 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 65,715 | 17.1 | 80,080 | 16.7 | 1,304 | 83,851 | 16.0 | 5,403 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 40,224 | 10.5 | 42,125 | 8.8 | 963 | 53,951 | 10.3 | 4,897 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 91,894 | 23.9 | 123,590 | 25.8 | 1,587 | 137,053 | 26.1 | 6,755 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 6,110 | 1.6 | 8,455 | 1.8 | 438 | 12,593 | 2.4 | 2,055 | Yes |
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.
