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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 | 435,276 | 472,822 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 423,934 | 461,098 | 481,100 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 211,145 | 231,671 | 241,956 | 4,082 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 156,064 | 165,480 | 179,987 | 6,058 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 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 | 156,064 | 100.0 | 165,480 | 100.0 | 1,448 | 179,987 | 100.0 | 6,058 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 126,301 | 80.9 | 137,300 | 83.0 | 1,378 | 144,644 | 80.4 | 5,874 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 13,305 | 8.5 | 13,080 | 7.9 | 498 | 15,233 | 8.5 | 3,004 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,561 | 1.0 | 1,715 | 1.0 | 182 | 1,716 | 1.0 | 1,000 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,155 | 0.7 | 1,070 | 0.6 | 144 | 1,186 | 0.7 | 763 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,139 | 1.4 | 1,920 | 1.2 | 193 | 2,171 | 1.2 | 897 | No |
| Walked | 4,508 | 2.9 | 3,135 | 1.9 | 246 | 3,885 | 2.2 | 980 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,672 | 1.1 | 1,235 | 0.7 | 155 | 1,273 | 0.7 | 534 | No |
| Worked at home | 5,423 | 3.5 | 6,020 | 3.6 | 340 | 9,879 | 5.5 | 1,635 | 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) | 150,641 | 100.0 | 159,460 | 100.0 | 1,435 | 170,108 | 100.0 | 6,070 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 29,115 | 19.3 | 25,315 | 15.9 | 683 | 24,731 | 14.5 | 2,605 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 27,897 | 18.5 | 26,870 | 16.9 | 703 | 29,923 | 17.6 | 3,472 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 24,458 | 16.2 | 24,495 | 15.4 | 673 | 24,754 | 14.6 | 2,377 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 21,136 | 14.0 | 23,330 | 14.6 | 657 | 22,747 | 13.4 | 2,619 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 7,749 | 5.1 | 10,300 | 6.5 | 443 | 10,404 | 6.1 | 2,059 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 17,638 | 11.7 | 18,615 | 11.7 | 590 | 24,792 | 14.6 | 3,027 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 7,894 | 5.2 | 10,345 | 6.5 | 444 | 11,625 | 6.8 | 2,373 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 8,395 | 5.6 | 10,310 | 6.5 | 443 | 11,442 | 6.7 | 1,331 | No |
| 60 or more | 6,359 | 4.2 | 9,880 | 6.2 | 434 | 9,690 | 5.7 | 1,555 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.3 | (X) | 23.6 | (X) | NA | 22.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 150,641 | 100.0 | 159,460 | 100.0 | 1,435 | 170,108 | 100.0 | 6,070 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,611 | 3.1 | 6,630 | 4.2 | 357 | 7,071 | 4.2 | 1,683 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 6,211 | 4.1 | 7,855 | 4.9 | 388 | 7,898 | 4.6 | 1,274 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 15,057 | 10.0 | 16,260 | 10.2 | 553 | 20,064 | 11.8 | 2,575 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 19,607 | 13.0 | 20,325 | 12.7 | 616 | 22,887 | 13.5 | 2,592 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 23,959 | 15.9 | 24,870 | 15.6 | 678 | 27,540 | 16.2 | 2,653 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 22,803 | 15.1 | 23,080 | 14.5 | 654 | 19,664 | 11.6 | 2,520 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 15,456 | 10.3 | 12,705 | 8.0 | 491 | 16,477 | 9.7 | 2,190 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 40,644 | 27.0 | 42,320 | 26.5 | 866 | 44,267 | 26.0 | 3,331 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,293 | 1.5 | 3,345 | 2.1 | 254 | 4,240 | 2.5 | 1,289 | 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.
