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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 | 586,203 | 700,820 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 563,045 | 679,310 | 731,598 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 270,589 | 324,285 | 332,038 | 5,799 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 233,197 | 271,820 | 291,240 | 8,056 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.04 |
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 | 233,197 | 100.0 | 271,820 | 100.0 | 1,951 | 291,240 | 100.0 | 8,056 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 178,396 | 76.5 | 210,580 | 77.5 | 1,835 | 232,662 | 79.9 | 8,145 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 22,516 | 9.7 | 26,445 | 9.7 | 763 | 26,151 | 9.0 | 3,389 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 3,211 | 1.4 | 3,825 | 1.4 | 295 | 4,452 | 1.5 | 1,715 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,566 | 0.7 | 2,420 | 0.9 | 235 | 2,925 | 1.0 | 1,424 | No |
| Public Transportation | 3,935 | 1.7 | 5,405 | 2.0 | 350 | 5,726 | 2.0 | 1,694 | No |
| Walked | 11,553 | 5.0 | 8,695 | 3.2 | 443 | 5,537 | 1.9 | 1,098 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,210 | 1.4 | 2,880 | 1.1 | 256 | 3,157 | 1.1 | 966 | No |
| Worked at home | 8,810 | 3.8 | 11,565 | 4.3 | 510 | 10,630 | 3.6 | 1,734 | 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) | 224,387 | 100.0 | 260,255 | 100.0 | 1,934 | 280,610 | 100.0 | 7,871 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 36,446 | 16.2 | 35,995 | 13.8 | 884 | 32,974 | 11.8 | 3,109 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 35,960 | 16.0 | 39,460 | 15.2 | 923 | 38,519 | 13.7 | 3,734 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 41,371 | 18.4 | 43,505 | 16.7 | 966 | 44,945 | 16.0 | 3,903 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 38,513 | 17.2 | 42,205 | 16.2 | 952 | 49,216 | 17.5 | 4,414 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 14,933 | 6.7 | 17,065 | 6.6 | 617 | 17,291 | 6.2 | 2,289 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 27,662 | 12.3 | 33,010 | 12.7 | 848 | 41,178 | 14.7 | 4,687 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 11,413 | 5.1 | 15,560 | 6.0 | 590 | 17,335 | 6.2 | 1,944 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 10,511 | 4.7 | 16,760 | 6.4 | 612 | 21,666 | 7.7 | 2,833 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 7,578 | 3.4 | 16,690 | 6.4 | 610 | 17,486 | 6.2 | 2,597 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.5 | (X) | 24.2 | (X) | NA | 23.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 224,387 | 100.0 | 260,255 | 100.0 | 1,934 | 280,610 | 100.0 | 7,871 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 16,036 | 7.1 | 20,070 | 7.7 | 668 | 24,627 | 8.8 | 2,739 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 18,424 | 8.2 | 19,550 | 7.5 | 659 | 25,359 | 9.0 | 3,851 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 23,139 | 10.3 | 27,200 | 10.5 | 773 | 29,188 | 10.4 | 2,906 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 30,377 | 13.5 | 31,430 | 12.1 | 829 | 32,053 | 11.4 | 3,169 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 35,003 | 15.6 | 37,990 | 14.6 | 906 | 37,353 | 13.3 | 3,213 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 24,830 | 11.1 | 27,835 | 10.7 | 782 | 29,151 | 10.4 | 3,292 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 14,566 | 6.5 | 16,890 | 6.5 | 614 | 20,383 | 7.3 | 3,821 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 57,141 | 25.5 | 69,475 | 26.7 | 1,196 | 71,608 | 25.5 | 4,681 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 4,871 | 2.2 | 8,030 | 3.1 | 426 | 10,888 | 3.9 | 1,725 | 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.
