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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 | 396,685 | 348,189 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 385,916 | 337,557 | 333,730 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 158,499 | 140,747 | 142,191 | 4,273 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 316,926 | 262,980 | 264,447 | 8,183 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 2.00 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 0.08 |
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 | 316,926 | 100.0 | 262,980 | 100.0 | 1,120 | 264,447 | 100.0 | 8,183 | No |
| Drove alone | 230,698 | 72.8 | 202,160 | 76.9 | 1,285 | 209,586 | 79.3 | 7,823 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 38,582 | 12.2 | 27,025 | 10.3 | 697 | 21,923 | 8.3 | 3,128 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 6,072 | 1.9 | 3,625 | 1.4 | 264 | 2,928 | 1.1 | 856 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 4,733 | 1.5 | 2,210 | 0.8 | 207 | 1,609 | 0.6 | 549 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 22,355 | 7.1 | 17,220 | 6.5 | 565 | 17,108 | 6.5 | 2,156 | No |
| Walked | 8,770 | 2.8 | 5,625 | 2.1 | 328 | 4,442 | 1.7 | 1,129 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,002 | 0.9 | 2,660 | 1.0 | 227 | 3,209 | 1.2 | 965 | No |
| Worked at home | 2,714 | 0.9 | 2,455 | 0.9 | 218 | 3,642 | 1.4 | 1,195 | 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) | 314,212 | 100.0 | 260,525 | 100.0 | 1,130 | 260,805 | 100.0 | 8,193 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 21,257 | 6.8 | 15,425 | 5.9 | 536 | 16,193 | 6.2 | 2,291 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 29,790 | 9.5 | 23,885 | 9.2 | 658 | 22,018 | 8.4 | 2,457 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 45,448 | 14.5 | 34,585 | 13.3 | 779 | 33,341 | 12.8 | 3,258 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 53,749 | 17.1 | 41,990 | 16.1 | 848 | 43,447 | 16.7 | 3,857 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 26,542 | 8.4 | 20,495 | 7.9 | 613 | 22,299 | 8.6 | 2,568 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 61,241 | 19.5 | 50,020 | 19.2 | 914 | 48,552 | 18.6 | 3,920 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 27,790 | 8.8 | 25,085 | 9.6 | 673 | 24,864 | 9.5 | 2,908 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 29,199 | 9.3 | 27,625 | 10.6 | 704 | 29,609 | 11.4 | 3,810 | No |
| 60 or more | 19,196 | 6.1 | 21,410 | 8.2 | 626 | 20,482 | 7.9 | 2,479 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 26.9 | (X) | 30.0 | (X) | NA | 29.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 314,212 | 100.0 | 260,525 | 100.0 | 1,130 | 260,805 | 100.0 | 8,193 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 12,801 | 4.1 | 14,500 | 5.6 | 520 | 11,824 | 4.5 | 1,788 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 21,341 | 6.8 | 16,920 | 6.5 | 560 | 22,155 | 8.5 | 2,157 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 39,321 | 12.5 | 31,095 | 11.9 | 743 | 33,659 | 12.9 | 3,295 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 47,669 | 15.2 | 35,580 | 13.7 | 789 | 29,943 | 11.5 | 2,754 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 59,497 | 18.9 | 46,220 | 17.7 | 884 | 38,304 | 14.7 | 3,358 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 39,208 | 12.5 | 32,930 | 12.6 | 762 | 32,511 | 12.5 | 3,058 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 21,429 | 6.8 | 14,190 | 5.4 | 515 | 21,467 | 8.2 | 2,944 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 67,391 | 21.4 | 57,935 | 22.2 | 970 | 65,098 | 25.0 | 4,226 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 5,555 | 1.8 | 6,055 | 2.3 | 340 | 5,844 | 2.2 | 1,485 | 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.
