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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Includes GQ Pop | Does not include GQ Pop | |||
| Total Persons | 959,275 | 940,164 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 933,426 | 916,054 | 897,972 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 439,449 | 427,620 | 392,601 | 6,906 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 483,594 | 463,915 | 438,226 | 8,759 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 0.03 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. In Percents2000-2005 | ||||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | ||
| Total Workers | 483,594 | 100.0 | 463,915 | 100.0 | NA | 438,226 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 358,521 | 74.1 | 357,685 | 77.1 | 0.3 | 350,703 | 80.0 | 0.6 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 48,721 | 10.1 | 40,090 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 31,091 | 7.1 | 0.8 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 5,674 | 1.2 | 6,180 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 4,108 | 0.9 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,766 | 0.6 | 3,280 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3,681 | 0.8 | 0.3 | No |
| Public Transportation | 34,334 | 7.1 | 27,880 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 19,707 | 4.5 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Walked | 21,231 | 4.4 | 15,730 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 11,630 | 2.7 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 4,216 | 0.9 | 4,105 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6,432 | 1.5 | 0.3 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 8,131 | 1.7 | 8,955 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 10,874 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 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) | 475,463 | 100.0 | 454,960 | 100.0 | NA | 427,352 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 59,320 | 12.5 | 52,465 | 11.5 | 0.2 | 50,557 | 11.8 | 0.8 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 75,919 | 16.0 | 69,880 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 60,706 | 14.2 | 0.9 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 92,324 | 19.4 | 82,105 | 18.0 | 0.3 | 76,573 | 17.9 | 1.1 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 91,665 | 19.3 | 82,785 | 18.2 | 0.3 | 78,102 | 18.3 | 1.2 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 35,712 | 7.5 | 35,560 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 32,551 | 7.6 | 0.6 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 59,967 | 12.6 | 59,515 | 13.1 | 0.2 | 57,750 | 13.5 | 1.0 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 23,238 | 4.9 | 26,710 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 29,142 | 6.8 | 0.6 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 21,773 | 4.6 | 25,245 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 23,964 | 5.6 | 0.5 | No |
| 60 or more | 15,545 | 3.3 | 20,695 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 18,007 | 4.2 | 0.5 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.1 | (X) | 23.4 | (X) | NA | 22.4 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 475,463 | 100.0 | 454,960 | 100.0 | NA | 427,352 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 25,478 | 5.4 | 27,880 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 30,834 | 7.2 | 0.7 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 30,479 | 6.4 | 28,880 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 24,925 | 5.8 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 56,479 | 11.9 | 48,315 | 10.6 | 0.2 | 46,969 | 11.0 | 0.8 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 62,435 | 13.1 | 58,175 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 54,378 | 12.7 | 0.7 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 81,324 | 17.1 | 77,525 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 66,202 | 15.5 | 1.0 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 55,495 | 11.7 | 55,900 | 12.3 | 0.2 | 47,993 | 11.2 | 0.8 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 30,124 | 6.3 | 23,785 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 31,431 | 7.4 | 0.7 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 125,007 | 26.3 | 117,185 | 25.8 | 0.3 | 112,497 | 26.3 | 1.3 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 8,642 | 1.8 | 12,055 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 12,123 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 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.
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