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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 | 596,270 | 621,602 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 572,697 | 595,148 | 610,539 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 276,405 | 276,324 | 286,026 | 5,115 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 285,397 | 280,115 | 280,705 | 7,419 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.03 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 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 | 285,397 | 100.0 | 280,115 | 100.0 | 1,876 | 280,705 | 100.0 | 7,419 | No |
| Drove alone | 220,229 | 77.2 | 223,425 | 79.8 | 1,809 | 226,776 | 80.8 | 6,392 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 29,293 | 10.3 | 23,610 | 8.4 | 721 | 22,760 | 8.1 | 3,198 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 4,297 | 1.5 | 3,345 | 1.2 | 276 | 2,721 | 1.0 | 1,271 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,780 | 0.6 | 1,880 | 0.7 | 207 | 1,751 | 0.6 | 742 | No |
| Public Transportation | 9,216 | 3.2 | 7,750 | 2.8 | 418 | 8,323 | 3.0 | 1,797 | No |
| Walked | 13,954 | 4.9 | 12,130 | 4.3 | 521 | 7,025 | 2.5 | 1,746 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,443 | 0.9 | 2,860 | 1.0 | 255 | 3,729 | 1.3 | 1,106 | No |
| Worked at home | 4,185 | 1.5 | 5,115 | 1.8 | 341 | 7,620 | 2.7 | 1,447 | 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) | 281,212 | 100.0 | 275,000 | 100.0 | 1,872 | 273,085 | 100.0 | 7,497 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 51,689 | 18.4 | 42,045 | 15.3 | 947 | 41,251 | 15.1 | 3,102 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 54,828 | 19.5 | 49,375 | 18.0 | 1,019 | 42,065 | 15.4 | 3,398 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 57,237 | 20.4 | 51,200 | 18.6 | 1,036 | 51,863 | 19.0 | 4,502 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 46,697 | 16.6 | 46,435 | 16.9 | 991 | 47,391 | 17.4 | 3,638 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 16,636 | 5.9 | 18,630 | 6.8 | 643 | 16,331 | 6.0 | 2,227 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 28,123 | 10.0 | 30,425 | 11.1 | 813 | 33,428 | 12.2 | 3,141 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 10,529 | 3.7 | 13,355 | 4.9 | 547 | 16,485 | 6.0 | 2,591 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 8,920 | 3.2 | 12,595 | 4.6 | 531 | 14,941 | 5.5 | 2,152 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 6,553 | 2.3 | 10,945 | 4.0 | 496 | 9,330 | 3.4 | 1,261 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.3 | (X) | 21.4 | (X) | NA | 20.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 281,212 | 100.0 | 275,000 | 100.0 | 1,872 | 273,085 | 100.0 | 7,497 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 7,562 | 2.7 | 9,935 | 3.6 | 473 | 10,963 | 4.0 | 1,833 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 12,551 | 4.5 | 12,795 | 4.7 | 535 | 12,707 | 4.7 | 2,176 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 34,463 | 12.3 | 30,230 | 11.0 | 811 | 30,665 | 11.2 | 2,801 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 35,551 | 12.6 | 32,575 | 11.8 | 840 | 32,452 | 11.9 | 3,451 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 48,466 | 17.2 | 45,875 | 16.7 | 986 | 42,789 | 15.7 | 3,053 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 47,736 | 17.0 | 43,075 | 15.7 | 957 | 40,327 | 14.8 | 3,401 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 25,267 | 9.0 | 20,705 | 7.5 | 677 | 24,710 | 9.0 | 2,519 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 66,033 | 23.5 | 69,390 | 25.2 | 1,187 | 73,188 | 26.8 | 4,742 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,583 | 1.3 | 5,365 | 2.0 | 349 | 5,284 | 1.9 | 1,216 | 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.
