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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 | 405,382 | 483,924 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 395,256 | 471,378 | 530,126 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 168,297 | 202,341 | 227,493 | 5,023 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 163,466 | 188,240 | 208,656 | 5,553 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.03 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 163,466 | 100.0 | 188,240 | 100.0 | 1,622 | 208,656 | 100.0 | 5,553 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 130,963 | 80.1 | 152,055 | 80.8 | 1,544 | 173,072 | 82.9 | 6,016 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 17,405 | 10.6 | 18,410 | 9.8 | 636 | 16,884 | 8.1 | 2,346 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,701 | 1.7 | 3,460 | 1.8 | 280 | 3,702 | 1.8 | 1,330 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,317 | 0.8 | 2,915 | 1.5 | 257 | 2,344 | 1.1 | 1,411 | No |
| Public Transportation | 818 | 0.5 | 1,378 | 0.7 | 177 | 395 | 0.2 | 250 | Yes |
| Walked | 3,894 | 2.4 | 2,845 | 1.5 | 254 | 3,151 | 1.5 | 1,056 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,892 | 1.8 | 2,975 | 1.6 | 260 | 2,900 | 1.4 | 875 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,476 | 2.1 | 4,205 | 2.2 | 309 | 6,208 | 3.0 | 1,327 | 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) | 159,990 | 100.0 | 184,035 | 100.0 | 1,615 | 202,448 | 100.0 | 5,755 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 27,429 | 17.1 | 25,135 | 13.7 | 738 | 31,230 | 15.4 | 4,024 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 28,817 | 18.0 | 29,330 | 15.9 | 794 | 27,136 | 13.4 | 3,029 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 32,825 | 20.5 | 33,820 | 18.4 | 848 | 33,564 | 16.6 | 3,387 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 24,065 | 15.0 | 29,580 | 16.1 | 797 | 38,351 | 18.9 | 3,736 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 7,929 | 5.0 | 10,835 | 5.9 | 492 | 12,653 | 6.3 | 2,154 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 20,977 | 13.1 | 25,055 | 13.6 | 737 | 25,604 | 12.6 | 2,823 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 5,875 | 3.7 | 8,300 | 4.5 | 432 | 9,925 | 4.9 | 1,846 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 6,932 | 4.3 | 11,200 | 6.1 | 500 | 14,347 | 7.1 | 2,023 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 5,141 | 3.2 | 10,775 | 5.9 | 491 | 9,638 | 4.8 | 2,226 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.5 | (X) | 23.9 | (X) | NA | 22.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 159,990 | 100.0 | 184,035 | 100.0 | 1,615 | 202,448 | 100.0 | 5,755 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,925 | 4.3 | 10,965 | 6.0 | 495 | 15,061 | 7.4 | 2,009 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 8,524 | 5.3 | 12,235 | 6.6 | 522 | 14,152 | 7.0 | 3,111 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 21,470 | 13.4 | 22,625 | 12.3 | 702 | 24,302 | 12.0 | 2,815 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 22,668 | 14.2 | 24,905 | 13.5 | 735 | 28,808 | 14.2 | 3,159 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 29,834 | 18.6 | 34,190 | 18.6 | 852 | 34,038 | 16.8 | 3,451 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 22,117 | 13.8 | 22,720 | 12.3 | 704 | 23,174 | 11.4 | 3,026 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 10,037 | 6.3 | 8,580 | 4.7 | 439 | 11,355 | 5.6 | 1,836 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 34,474 | 21.5 | 39,510 | 21.5 | 911 | 44,456 | 22.0 | 3,703 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,941 | 2.5 | 6,160 | 3.3 | 373 | 7,102 | 3.5 | 1,458 | 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.
