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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 | 369,879 | 334,563 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 349,041 | 311,749 | 284,366 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 150,956 | 141,844 | 128,161 | 5,790 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 305,351 | 281,445 | 271,613 | 8,509 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 2.02 | 1.98 | 2.12 | 0.11 |
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 | 305,351 | 100.0 | 281,445 | 100.0 | 933 | 271,613 | 100.0 | 8,509 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 167,953 | 55.0 | 177,565 | 63.1 | 1,274 | 178,568 | 65.7 | 6,184 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 36,668 | 12.0 | 27,465 | 9.8 | 701 | 23,361 | 8.6 | 2,764 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 6,212 | 2.0 | 3,730 | 1.3 | 268 | 3,394 | 1.2 | 877 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,483 | 1.1 | 2,015 | 0.7 | 198 | 1,129 | 0.4 | 390 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 65,644 | 21.5 | 51,185 | 18.2 | 919 | 47,020 | 17.3 | 3,082 | Yes |
| Walked | 20,169 | 6.6 | 13,715 | 4.9 | 506 | 11,862 | 4.4 | 3,125 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,536 | 0.8 | 2,410 | 0.9 | 216 | 3,462 | 1.3 | 948 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 2,686 | 0.9 | 3,360 | 1.2 | 255 | 2,817 | 1.0 | 771 | 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) | 302,665 | 100.0 | 278,085 | 100.0 | 956 | 268,796 | 100.0 | 8,488 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 21,418 | 7.1 | 18,605 | 6.7 | 585 | 18,509 | 6.9 | 2,812 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 28,417 | 9.4 | 25,840 | 9.3 | 682 | 26,978 | 10.0 | 3,844 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 39,684 | 13.1 | 34,615 | 12.4 | 778 | 32,518 | 12.1 | 2,967 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 47,874 | 15.8 | 41,065 | 14.8 | 838 | 40,140 | 14.9 | 3,603 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 21,813 | 7.2 | 18,720 | 6.7 | 587 | 18,996 | 7.1 | 1,870 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 54,959 | 18.2 | 48,330 | 17.4 | 898 | 44,857 | 16.7 | 4,314 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 28,761 | 9.5 | 27,345 | 9.8 | 699 | 26,738 | 9.9 | 2,601 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 35,831 | 11.8 | 34,430 | 12.4 | 776 | 34,111 | 12.7 | 3,202 | No |
| 60 or more | 23,908 | 7.9 | 29,140 | 10.5 | 720 | 25,949 | 9.7 | 2,432 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 28.1 | (X) | 30.8 | (X) | NA | 29.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 302,665 | 100.0 | 278,085 | 100.0 | 956 | 268,796 | 100.0 | 8,488 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 9,169 | 3.0 | 9,985 | 3.6 | 434 | 12,157 | 4.5 | 1,414 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 14,622 | 4.8 | 14,350 | 5.2 | 517 | 13,417 | 5.0 | 1,924 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 30,172 | 10.0 | 27,795 | 10.0 | 705 | 27,162 | 10.1 | 3,199 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 39,605 | 13.1 | 33,950 | 12.2 | 771 | 31,612 | 11.8 | 3,548 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 53,720 | 17.7 | 48,040 | 17.3 | 895 | 42,104 | 15.7 | 2,726 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 48,480 | 16.0 | 42,040 | 15.1 | 846 | 38,540 | 14.3 | 3,249 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 29,935 | 9.9 | 21,260 | 7.6 | 623 | 25,747 | 9.6 | 2,350 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 73,175 | 24.2 | 69,525 | 25.0 | 1,036 | 73,525 | 27.4 | 4,889 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,787 | 1.3 | 4,555 | 1.6 | 296 | 4,532 | 1.7 | 1,195 | 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.
