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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 | 369,608 | 399,347 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 353,711 | 382,730 | 383,393 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 179,258 | 179,445 | 172,379 | 3,626 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 183,655 | 188,900 | 181,786 | 4,691 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.05 |
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 | 183,655 | 100.0 | 188,900 | 100.0 | 1,509 | 181,786 | 100.0 | 4,691 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 129,453 | 70.5 | 131,675 | 69.7 | 1,421 | 125,128 | 68.8 | 5,247 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 20,311 | 11.1 | 21,055 | 11.1 | 675 | 19,727 | 10.9 | 2,996 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 4,037 | 2.2 | 4,880 | 2.6 | 332 | 5,481 | 3.0 | 1,914 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,019 | 1.6 | 4,480 | 2.4 | 318 | 4,032 | 2.2 | 1,582 | No |
| Public Transportation | 3,350 | 1.8 | 4,360 | 2.3 | 314 | 5,604 | 3.1 | 1,629 | No |
| Walked | 7,907 | 4.3 | 7,200 | 3.8 | 402 | 7,127 | 3.9 | 1,905 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 8,995 | 4.9 | 6,925 | 3.7 | 394 | 7,208 | 4.0 | 1,441 | No |
| Worked at home | 6,583 | 3.6 | 8,330 | 4.4 | 432 | 7,479 | 4.1 | 1,310 | No |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 177,072 | 100.0 | 180,570 | 100.0 | 1,504 | 174,307 | 100.0 | 4,988 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 39,618 | 22.4 | 37,345 | 20.7 | 880 | 34,171 | 19.6 | 3,288 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 40,901 | 23.1 | 42,040 | 23.3 | 927 | 39,472 | 22.6 | 3,559 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 36,976 | 20.9 | 34,250 | 19.0 | 846 | 31,812 | 18.3 | 2,906 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 20,185 | 11.4 | 20,665 | 11.4 | 669 | 20,606 | 11.8 | 2,981 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 5,203 | 2.9 | 5,525 | 3.1 | 353 | 5,272 | 3.0 | 1,141 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 13,557 | 7.7 | 15,105 | 8.4 | 576 | 13,308 | 7.6 | 2,122 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 4,731 | 2.7 | 6,180 | 3.4 | 373 | 8,264 | 4.7 | 1,841 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 7,848 | 4.4 | 9,150 | 5.1 | 452 | 8,795 | 5.0 | 1,683 | No |
| 60 or more | 8,053 | 4.5 | 10,315 | 5.7 | 479 | 12,607 | 7.2 | 2,531 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.3 | (X) | 20.6 | (X) | NA | 20.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 177,072 | 100.0 | 180,570 | 100.0 | 1,504 | 174,307 | 100.0 | 4,988 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,046 | 3.4 | 7,565 | 4.2 | 412 | 9,542 | 5.5 | 1,882 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 9,005 | 5.1 | 11,470 | 6.4 | 505 | 9,989 | 5.7 | 2,007 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 18,518 | 10.5 | 17,275 | 9.6 | 615 | 19,447 | 11.2 | 2,369 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 27,293 | 15.4 | 22,880 | 12.7 | 702 | 26,077 | 15.0 | 3,390 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 31,828 | 18.0 | 30,530 | 16.9 | 803 | 28,082 | 16.1 | 2,678 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 26,403 | 14.9 | 25,910 | 14.3 | 744 | 25,842 | 14.8 | 2,679 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 12,466 | 7.0 | 12,735 | 7.1 | 531 | 12,404 | 7.1 | 1,917 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 42,767 | 24.2 | 48,025 | 26.6 | 983 | 37,934 | 21.8 | 3,348 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,746 | 1.6 | 3,715 | 2.1 | 290 | 4,990 | 2.9 | 1,493 | 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.
