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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 | 465,642 | 606,024 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 460,080 | 596,912 | 646,299 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 231,967 | 299,861 | 317,419 | 5,049 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 179,864 | 234,255 | 244,258 | 6,912 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.03 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 179,864 | 100.0 | 234,255 | 100.0 | 1,813 | 244,258 | 100.0 | 6,912 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 143,154 | 79.6 | 179,805 | 76.8 | 1,700 | 191,905 | 78.6 | 6,368 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 16,786 | 9.3 | 23,455 | 10.0 | 718 | 22,587 | 9.2 | 3,475 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,307 | 1.3 | 3,945 | 1.7 | 299 | 3,109 | 1.3 | 1,015 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,322 | 0.7 | 3,020 | 1.3 | 262 | 2,942 | 1.2 | 810 | No |
| Public Transportation | 2,578 | 1.4 | 4,225 | 1.8 | 310 | 3,573 | 1.5 | 884 | No |
| Walked | 4,285 | 2.4 | 5,530 | 2.4 | 354 | 4,158 | 1.7 | 1,124 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,987 | 1.1 | 2,285 | 1.0 | 228 | 3,420 | 1.4 | 996 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 7,445 | 4.1 | 11,995 | 5.1 | 519 | 12,564 | 5.1 | 2,079 | 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) | 172,419 | 100.0 | 222,260 | 100.0 | 1,794 | 231,694 | 100.0 | 6,369 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 25,212 | 14.6 | 29,730 | 13.4 | 804 | 34,246 | 14.8 | 3,334 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 26,961 | 15.6 | 32,125 | 14.5 | 834 | 34,815 | 15.0 | 3,088 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 30,466 | 17.7 | 34,090 | 15.3 | 858 | 31,293 | 13.5 | 3,029 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 28,936 | 16.8 | 34,840 | 15.7 | 867 | 33,473 | 14.4 | 3,144 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 12,033 | 7.0 | 14,850 | 6.7 | 576 | 14,915 | 6.4 | 1,681 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 22,448 | 13.0 | 29,845 | 13.4 | 805 | 31,763 | 13.7 | 2,693 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 10,102 | 5.9 | 13,745 | 6.2 | 554 | 18,087 | 7.8 | 2,655 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 8,875 | 5.1 | 16,005 | 7.2 | 597 | 17,003 | 7.3 | 2,136 | No |
| 60 or more | 7,386 | 4.3 | 17,025 | 7.7 | 615 | 16,099 | 6.9 | 2,008 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.7 | (X) | 25.5 | (X) | NA | 23.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 172,419 | 100.0 | 222,260 | 100.0 | 1,794 | 231,694 | 100.0 | 6,369 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 13,783 | 8.0 | 20,520 | 9.2 | 673 | 20,944 | 9.0 | 2,212 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 12,115 | 7.0 | 15,575 | 7.0 | 589 | 19,210 | 8.3 | 3,040 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 19,268 | 11.2 | 23,805 | 10.7 | 723 | 24,098 | 10.4 | 3,120 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 22,086 | 12.8 | 25,230 | 11.4 | 744 | 28,582 | 12.3 | 3,304 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 26,163 | 15.2 | 30,650 | 13.8 | 816 | 28,780 | 12.4 | 2,950 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 18,594 | 10.8 | 23,005 | 10.4 | 711 | 22,138 | 9.6 | 1,870 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 11,674 | 6.8 | 13,600 | 6.1 | 551 | 15,255 | 6.6 | 2,007 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 43,961 | 25.5 | 59,025 | 26.6 | 1,104 | 63,384 | 27.4 | 3,891 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 4,775 | 2.8 | 9,370 | 4.2 | 459 | 9,303 | 4.0 | 1,471 | 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.
