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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 | 782,225 | 894,943 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 770,745 | 884,079 | 887,330 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 400,932 | 427,984 | 402,253 | 10,702 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 334,630 | 378,155 | 376,141 | 12,104 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 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 | 334,630 | 100.0 | 378,155 | 100.0 | 2,235 | 376,141 | 100.0 | 12,104 | No |
| Drove alone | 261,865 | 78.3 | 291,075 | 77.0 | 2,119 | 292,502 | 77.8 | 10,329 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 35,580 | 10.6 | 38,945 | 10.3 | 923 | 36,065 | 9.6 | 5,290 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 5,199 | 1.6 | 7,540 | 2.0 | 413 | 6,036 | 1.6 | 1,579 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 2,165 | 0.6 | 3,385 | 0.9 | 278 | 2,631 | 0.7 | 819 | No |
| Public Transportation | 10,317 | 3.1 | 14,415 | 3.8 | 569 | 12,936 | 3.4 | 2,306 | No |
| Walked | 6,398 | 1.9 | 6,110 | 1.6 | 373 | 6,401 | 1.7 | 1,593 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 5,358 | 1.6 | 6,035 | 1.6 | 370 | 6,145 | 1.6 | 991 | No |
| Worked at home | 7,748 | 2.3 | 10,650 | 2.8 | 491 | 13,425 | 3.6 | 2,303 | 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) | 326,882 | 100.0 | 367,505 | 100.0 | 2,225 | 362,716 | 100.0 | 12,124 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 30,124 | 9.2 | 26,145 | 7.1 | 762 | 34,595 | 9.5 | 4,079 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 40,056 | 12.3 | 41,325 | 11.2 | 949 | 47,664 | 13.1 | 4,770 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 57,926 | 17.7 | 58,190 | 15.8 | 1,115 | 60,972 | 16.8 | 5,001 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 60,482 | 18.5 | 61,375 | 16.7 | 1,143 | 67,337 | 18.6 | 4,884 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 22,145 | 6.8 | 23,985 | 6.5 | 731 | 23,800 | 6.6 | 3,061 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 52,081 | 15.9 | 56,505 | 15.4 | 1,100 | 52,798 | 14.6 | 4,671 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 18,432 | 5.6 | 24,740 | 6.7 | 742 | 22,042 | 6.1 | 3,191 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 23,508 | 7.2 | 30,935 | 8.4 | 826 | 20,875 | 5.8 | 2,233 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 22,128 | 6.8 | 44,310 | 12.1 | 981 | 32,633 | 9.0 | 3,541 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.9 | (X) | 30.1 | (X) | NA | 25.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 326,882 | 100.0 | 367,505 | 100.0 | 2,225 | 362,716 | 100.0 | 12,124 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 14,396 | 4.4 | 18,625 | 5.1 | 646 | 19,998 | 5.5 | 2,762 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 17,900 | 5.5 | 20,725 | 5.6 | 680 | 22,602 | 6.2 | 2,851 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 31,256 | 9.6 | 29,080 | 7.9 | 802 | 29,264 | 8.1 | 4,209 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 41,980 | 12.8 | 40,440 | 11.0 | 940 | 41,353 | 11.4 | 5,317 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 54,821 | 16.8 | 52,875 | 14.4 | 1,067 | 44,215 | 12.2 | 4,064 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 49,597 | 15.2 | 53,945 | 14.7 | 1,077 | 51,148 | 14.1 | 4,447 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 29,744 | 9.1 | 32,795 | 8.9 | 850 | 39,925 | 11.0 | 3,890 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 80,462 | 24.6 | 105,490 | 28.7 | 1,459 | 105,961 | 29.2 | 6,356 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 6,726 | 2.1 | 8,745 | 2.4 | 445 | 8,250 | 2.3 | 1,484 | 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.
