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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 | 826,330 | 897,472 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 803,085 | 878,475 | 889,955 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 379,633 | 402,560 | 403,100 | 6,901 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 425,319 | 463,960 | 479,557 | 8,236 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.19 | 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 | 425,319 | 100.0 | 463,960 | 100.0 | 2,264 | 479,557 | 100.0 | 8,236 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 331,645 | 78.0 | 376,025 | 81.0 | 2,235 | 400,652 | 83.5 | 8,535 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 47,139 | 11.1 | 45,200 | 9.7 | 991 | 41,273 | 8.6 | 3,746 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 7,490 | 1.8 | 9,080 | 2.0 | 453 | 4,511 | 0.9 | 1,386 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,762 | 0.9 | 5,385 | 1.2 | 350 | 3,968 | 0.8 | 1,418 | No |
| Public Transportation | 12,266 | 2.9 | 8,060 | 1.7 | 427 | 7,214 | 1.5 | 1,526 | No |
| Walked | 12,751 | 3.0 | 5,870 | 1.3 | 365 | 6,310 | 1.3 | 2,104 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 4,659 | 1.1 | 5,430 | 1.2 | 351 | 7,520 | 1.6 | 1,288 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 5,607 | 1.3 | 8,910 | 1.9 | 449 | 8,109 | 1.7 | 1,424 | 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) | 419,712 | 100.0 | 455,050 | 100.0 | 2,265 | 471,448 | 100.0 | 8,405 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 42,238 | 10.1 | 40,125 | 8.8 | 936 | 45,736 | 9.7 | 4,173 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 54,772 | 13.0 | 54,185 | 11.9 | 1,079 | 54,031 | 11.5 | 4,095 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 78,416 | 18.7 | 77,685 | 17.1 | 1,274 | 81,974 | 17.4 | 6,105 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 80,447 | 19.2 | 84,165 | 18.5 | 1,321 | 86,758 | 18.4 | 5,758 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 32,212 | 7.7 | 34,965 | 7.7 | 877 | 36,842 | 7.8 | 3,168 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 72,062 | 17.2 | 82,615 | 18.2 | 1,310 | 74,743 | 15.9 | 5,200 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 19,380 | 4.6 | 24,865 | 5.5 | 744 | 31,593 | 6.7 | 3,502 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 21,525 | 5.1 | 29,650 | 6.5 | 810 | 33,115 | 7.0 | 3,065 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 18,660 | 4.4 | 26,785 | 5.9 | 771 | 26,656 | 5.7 | 3,212 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.0 | (X) | 26.1 | (X) | NA | 24.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 419,712 | 100.0 | 455,050 | 100.0 | 2,265 | 471,448 | 100.0 | 8,405 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 16,396 | 3.9 | 20,970 | 4.6 | 684 | 27,015 | 5.7 | 3,314 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 20,429 | 4.9 | 25,365 | 5.6 | 751 | 24,720 | 5.2 | 3,149 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 48,344 | 11.5 | 50,155 | 11.0 | 1,041 | 52,379 | 11.1 | 4,008 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 60,644 | 14.4 | 62,720 | 13.8 | 1,155 | 65,360 | 13.9 | 4,785 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 78,629 | 18.7 | 81,970 | 18.0 | 1,305 | 73,231 | 15.5 | 5,321 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 56,635 | 13.5 | 59,460 | 13.1 | 1,127 | 59,976 | 12.7 | 3,828 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 27,250 | 6.5 | 22,670 | 5.0 | 711 | 31,451 | 6.7 | 2,732 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 101,396 | 24.2 | 112,045 | 24.6 | 1,497 | 121,952 | 25.9 | 6,784 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 9,989 | 2.4 | 12,870 | 2.8 | 539 | 15,364 | 3.3 | 2,078 | Yes |
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.
