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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 | 516,259 | 563,374 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 495,060 | 536,719 | 536,946 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 279,784 | 316,493 | 301,704 | 8,477 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 439,265 | 477,225 | 457,095 | 9,949 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.57 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 0.07 |
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 | 439,265 | 100.0 | 477,225 | 100.0 | 1,292 | 457,095 | 100.0 | 9,949 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 271,817 | 61.9 | 278,645 | 58.4 | 1,794 | 265,807 | 58.2 | 9,014 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 45,826 | 10.4 | 50,475 | 10.6 | 1,025 | 45,017 | 9.8 | 4,681 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 7,016 | 1.6 | 6,895 | 1.4 | 395 | 6,397 | 1.4 | 1,267 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 4,271 | 1.0 | 4,470 | 0.9 | 318 | 3,818 | 0.8 | 1,037 | No |
| Public Transportation | 70,299 | 16.0 | 88,970 | 18.6 | 1,309 | 87,070 | 19.0 | 4,574 | No |
| Walked | 20,674 | 4.7 | 22,765 | 4.8 | 707 | 20,667 | 4.5 | 2,693 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 8,628 | 2.0 | 10,405 | 2.2 | 483 | 12,916 | 2.8 | 1,920 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 10,734 | 2.4 | 14,615 | 3.1 | 571 | 15,403 | 3.4 | 2,410 | 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) | 428,531 | 100.0 | 462,610 | 100.0 | 1,375 | 441,692 | 100.0 | 10,330 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 32,307 | 7.5 | 31,820 | 6.9 | 829 | 27,815 | 6.3 | 2,824 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 46,399 | 10.8 | 43,080 | 9.3 | 954 | 42,320 | 9.6 | 3,912 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 61,478 | 14.3 | 59,685 | 12.9 | 1,105 | 61,647 | 14.0 | 4,331 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 66,671 | 15.6 | 69,255 | 15.0 | 1,179 | 64,610 | 14.6 | 5,182 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 28,751 | 6.7 | 30,750 | 6.6 | 815 | 29,273 | 6.6 | 3,035 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 69,579 | 16.2 | 77,215 | 16.7 | 1,234 | 68,721 | 15.6 | 4,424 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 38,493 | 9.0 | 40,945 | 8.9 | 932 | 39,760 | 9.0 | 3,323 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 45,713 | 10.7 | 50,495 | 10.9 | 1,025 | 51,393 | 11.6 | 4,317 | No |
| 60 or more | 39,140 | 9.1 | 59,365 | 12.8 | 1,102 | 56,153 | 12.7 | 4,172 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 28.2 | (X) | 32.0 | (X) | NA | 30.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 428,531 | 100.0 | 462,610 | 100.0 | 1,375 | 441,692 | 100.0 | 10,330 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 21,589 | 5.0 | 24,330 | 5.3 | 730 | 24,981 | 5.7 | 3,241 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 27,797 | 6.5 | 26,950 | 5.8 | 766 | 26,955 | 6.1 | 2,949 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 47,420 | 11.1 | 43,655 | 9.4 | 960 | 43,865 | 9.9 | 4,299 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 56,653 | 13.2 | 56,345 | 12.2 | 1,077 | 50,136 | 11.4 | 3,841 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 71,763 | 16.7 | 69,590 | 15.0 | 1,181 | 61,834 | 14.0 | 4,487 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 58,319 | 13.6 | 65,735 | 14.2 | 1,152 | 58,553 | 13.3 | 4,191 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 35,397 | 8.3 | 37,325 | 8.1 | 893 | 47,786 | 10.8 | 4,061 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 101,278 | 23.6 | 121,395 | 26.2 | 1,476 | 116,990 | 26.5 | 5,457 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 8,315 | 1.9 | 10,515 | 2.3 | 486 | 10,592 | 2.4 | 1,773 | 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.
