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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Includes GQ Pop | Does not include GQ Pop | |||
| Total Persons | 616,087 | 650,308 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 599,027 | 632,876 | 636,632 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 322,784 | 331,653 | 314,320 | 5,560 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 302,063 | 323,375 | 321,333 | 9,768 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.94 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.05 |
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 | 302,063 | 100.0 | 323,375 | 100.0 | NA | 321,333 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 238,944 | 79.1 | 261,730 | 80.9 | 0.3 | 261,563 | 81.4 | 1.1 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 25,239 | 8.4 | 22,780 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 20,524 | 6.4 | 0.8 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 3,005 | 1.0 | 2,830 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3,815 | 1.2 | 0.4 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,137 | 0.7 | 1,815 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1,832 | 0.6 | 0.2 | No |
| Public Transportation | 10,469 | 3.5 | 10,900 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 11,387 | 3.5 | 0.5 | No |
| Walked | 11,236 | 3.7 | 9,120 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 7,483 | 2.3 | 0.5 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,702 | 0.9 | 2,225 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3,098 | 1.0 | 0.3 | No |
| Worked at home | 8,331 | 2.8 | 11,980 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 11,631 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 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) | 293,732 | 100.0 | 311,395 | 100.0 | NA | 309,702 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 41,727 | 14.2 | 34,475 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 33,266 | 10.7 | 1.1 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 42,998 | 14.6 | 37,945 | 12.2 | 0.3 | 33,880 | 10.9 | 1.1 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 42,222 | 14.4 | 38,610 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 32,542 | 10.5 | 0.9 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 41,748 | 14.2 | 40,735 | 13.1 | 0.3 | 39,400 | 12.7 | 1.2 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 18,512 | 6.3 | 19,325 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 19,781 | 6.4 | 0.8 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 43,340 | 14.8 | 47,320 | 15.2 | 0.3 | 46,969 | 15.2 | 1.2 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 20,975 | 7.1 | 27,820 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 29,853 | 9.6 | 1.0 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 23,839 | 8.1 | 33,905 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 35,061 | 11.3 | 1.0 | No |
| 60 or more | 18,371 | 6.3 | 31,260 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 38,950 | 12.6 | 1.1 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.9 | (X) | 28.8 | (X) | NA | 29.1 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 293,732 | 100.0 | 311,395 | 100.0 | NA | 309,702 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 7,324 | 2.5 | 10,445 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 13,768 | 4.4 | 0.6 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 11,659 | 4.0 | 15,435 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 17,707 | 5.7 | 0.7 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 26,825 | 9.1 | 28,030 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 27,299 | 8.8 | 0.9 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 35,854 | 12.2 | 36,820 | 11.8 | 0.3 | 39,318 | 12.7 | 1.1 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 48,551 | 16.5 | 49,860 | 16.0 | 0.3 | 45,498 | 14.7 | 1.0 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 51,712 | 17.6 | 50,650 | 16.3 | 0.3 | 47,095 | 15.2 | 1.2 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 34,426 | 11.7 | 29,365 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 32,934 | 10.6 | 0.9 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 73,341 | 25.0 | 79,225 | 25.4 | 0.3 | 80,383 | 26.0 | 1.6 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 4,040 | 1.4 | 5,165 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 5,700 | 1.8 | 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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