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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 | 1,003,464 | 1,048,319 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 964,869 | 1,009,503 | 1,032,662 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 481,230 | 490,905 | 500,588 | 6,338 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 457,743 | 458,535 | 471,613 | 8,269 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.03 |
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 | 457,743 | 100.0 | 458,535 | 100.0 | 2,429 | 471,613 | 100.0 | 8,269 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 358,235 | 78.3 | 369,865 | 80.7 | 2,340 | 387,778 | 82.2 | 8,468 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 44,367 | 9.7 | 37,350 | 8.1 | 908 | 34,361 | 7.3 | 3,976 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 6,146 | 1.3 | 5,075 | 1.1 | 340 | 4,142 | 0.9 | 1,464 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,152 | 0.7 | 3,155 | 0.7 | 268 | 2,671 | 0.6 | 845 | No |
| Public Transportation | 10,386 | 2.3 | 9,025 | 2.0 | 452 | 10,139 | 2.1 | 2,075 | No |
| Walked | 21,024 | 4.6 | 18,510 | 4.0 | 645 | 12,435 | 2.6 | 3,085 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 4,267 | 0.9 | 4,560 | 1.0 | 322 | 6,163 | 1.3 | 1,556 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 10,166 | 2.2 | 10,995 | 2.4 | 499 | 13,924 | 3.0 | 1,815 | 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) | 447,577 | 100.0 | 447,540 | 100.0 | 2,422 | 457,689 | 100.0 | 8,654 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 88,811 | 19.8 | 74,755 | 16.7 | 1,260 | 77,950 | 17.0 | 4,615 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 87,984 | 19.7 | 83,700 | 18.7 | 1,327 | 73,583 | 16.1 | 4,281 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 89,104 | 19.9 | 81,155 | 18.1 | 1,308 | 84,029 | 18.4 | 5,068 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 69,627 | 15.6 | 72,470 | 16.2 | 1,242 | 71,391 | 15.6 | 4,560 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 25,696 | 5.7 | 28,360 | 6.3 | 794 | 26,657 | 5.8 | 2,675 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 43,489 | 9.7 | 48,085 | 10.7 | 1,024 | 52,272 | 11.4 | 4,042 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 17,191 | 3.8 | 21,330 | 4.8 | 691 | 29,558 | 6.5 | 3,205 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 15,302 | 3.4 | 20,325 | 4.5 | 675 | 26,666 | 5.8 | 2,990 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 10,373 | 2.3 | 17,355 | 3.9 | 625 | 15,583 | 3.4 | 1,687 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.1 | (X) | 21.0 | (X) | NA | 20.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 447,577 | 100.0 | 447,540 | 100.0 | 2,422 | 457,689 | 100.0 | 8,654 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 12,226 | 2.7 | 16,500 | 3.7 | 609 | 17,548 | 3.8 | 2,147 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 20,420 | 4.6 | 20,245 | 4.5 | 674 | 21,691 | 4.7 | 2,757 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 54,873 | 12.3 | 47,965 | 10.7 | 1,023 | 54,050 | 11.8 | 3,999 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 58,653 | 13.1 | 54,560 | 12.2 | 1,087 | 55,781 | 12.2 | 4,138 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 75,424 | 16.9 | 73,320 | 16.4 | 1,249 | 71,963 | 15.7 | 4,118 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 71,891 | 16.1 | 68,895 | 15.4 | 1,213 | 64,887 | 14.2 | 4,402 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 39,094 | 8.7 | 34,065 | 7.6 | 868 | 39,819 | 8.7 | 2,970 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 108,972 | 24.3 | 116,570 | 26.0 | 1,539 | 123,793 | 27.0 | 5,633 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 6,024 | 1.3 | 8,620 | 1.9 | 442 | 8,157 | 1.8 | 1,662 | 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.
