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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 | 437,398 | 529,121 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 425,830 | 514,129 | 513,627 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 214,270 | 270,996 | 257,510 | 6,611 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 337,701 | 390,930 | 391,023 | 7,855 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.58 | 1.44 | 1.52 | 0.06 |
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 | 337,701 | 100.0 | 390,930 | 100.0 | 1,528 | 391,023 | 100.0 | 7,855 | No |
| Drove alone | 235,013 | 69.6 | 264,390 | 67.6 | 1,739 | 257,813 | 65.9 | 7,665 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 37,706 | 11.2 | 39,095 | 10.0 | 910 | 40,281 | 10.3 | 4,453 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 5,114 | 1.5 | 5,330 | 1.4 | 347 | 4,967 | 1.3 | 1,338 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,178 | 0.6 | 2,140 | 0.5 | 221 | 2,251 | 0.6 | 792 | No |
| Public Transportation | 32,540 | 9.6 | 45,659 | 11.7 | 977 | 47,356 | 12.1 | 3,466 | No |
| Walked | 12,169 | 3.6 | 14,110 | 3.6 | 560 | 12,247 | 3.1 | 1,844 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 5,738 | 1.7 | 8,430 | 2.2 | 436 | 12,409 | 3.2 | 1,566 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 7,243 | 2.1 | 11,780 | 3.0 | 513 | 13,699 | 3.5 | 1,756 | 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) | 330,458 | 100.0 | 379,150 | 100.0 | 1,568 | 377,324 | 100.0 | 8,017 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 29,563 | 8.9 | 29,250 | 7.7 | 795 | 27,537 | 7.3 | 3,458 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 40,690 | 12.3 | 42,240 | 11.1 | 943 | 38,913 | 10.3 | 3,039 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 56,213 | 17.0 | 57,660 | 15.2 | 1,084 | 55,683 | 14.8 | 3,577 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 62,968 | 19.1 | 66,630 | 17.6 | 1,154 | 60,846 | 16.1 | 4,063 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 28,073 | 8.5 | 29,260 | 7.7 | 795 | 30,409 | 8.1 | 2,866 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 53,301 | 16.1 | 63,395 | 16.7 | 1,130 | 67,118 | 17.8 | 4,670 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 21,977 | 6.7 | 30,595 | 8.1 | 812 | 34,173 | 9.1 | 2,826 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 22,484 | 6.8 | 33,350 | 8.8 | 845 | 36,236 | 9.6 | 2,842 | No |
| 60 or more | 15,189 | 4.6 | 26,770 | 7.1 | 762 | 26,409 | 7.0 | 2,670 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.1 | (X) | 27.3 | (X) | NA | 26.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 330,458 | 100.0 | 379,150 | 100.0 | 1,568 | 377,324 | 100.0 | 8,017 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 14,479 | 4.4 | 20,990 | 5.5 | 679 | 22,449 | 5.9 | 2,394 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 18,085 | 5.5 | 22,570 | 6.0 | 703 | 24,010 | 6.4 | 2,867 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 35,871 | 10.9 | 36,380 | 9.6 | 880 | 37,664 | 10.0 | 3,261 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 45,459 | 13.8 | 45,225 | 11.9 | 972 | 44,829 | 11.9 | 3,326 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 62,691 | 19.0 | 62,880 | 16.6 | 1,126 | 55,151 | 14.6 | 4,210 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 46,181 | 14.0 | 51,010 | 13.5 | 1,027 | 45,703 | 12.1 | 3,647 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 24,380 | 7.4 | 24,980 | 6.6 | 738 | 32,629 | 8.6 | 3,174 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 76,204 | 23.1 | 98,250 | 25.9 | 1,353 | 101,454 | 26.9 | 5,160 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 7,108 | 2.2 | 11,185 | 3.0 | 500 | 13,435 | 3.6 | 1,933 | 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.
