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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 | 663,906 | 689,807 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 629,687 | 653,214 | 620,053 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 324,109 | 320,979 | 297,885 | 6,764 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 526,219 | 545,570 | 526,223 | 12,086 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.62 | 1.70 | 1.77 | 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 | 526,219 | 100.0 | 545,570 | 100.0 | 1,491 | 526,223 | 100.0 | 12,086 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 242,798 | 46.1 | 253,560 | 46.5 | 1,768 | 249,054 | 47.3 | 8,666 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 45,122 | 8.6 | 38,860 | 7.1 | 845 | 31,202 | 5.9 | 3,072 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 6,563 | 1.2 | 5,770 | 1.1 | 334 | 5,125 | 1.0 | 1,171 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 5,789 | 1.1 | 3,550 | 0.7 | 262 | 2,388 | 0.5 | 669 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 168,243 | 32.0 | 189,745 | 34.8 | 1,637 | 184,367 | 35.0 | 7,744 | No |
| Walked | 43,231 | 8.2 | 38,375 | 7.0 | 840 | 37,670 | 7.2 | 5,064 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 7,542 | 1.4 | 8,395 | 1.5 | 402 | 8,650 | 1.6 | 1,923 | No |
| Worked at home | 6,931 | 1.3 | 7,315 | 1.3 | 376 | 7,767 | 1.5 | 1,647 | 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) | 519,288 | 100.0 | 538,255 | 100.0 | 1,518 | 518,456 | 100.0 | 12,275 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 34,560 | 6.7 | 28,080 | 5.2 | 724 | 18,705 | 3.6 | 2,095 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 43,129 | 8.3 | 32,830 | 6.1 | 781 | 37,502 | 7.2 | 4,417 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 58,023 | 11.2 | 45,440 | 8.4 | 909 | 46,632 | 9.0 | 4,145 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 66,158 | 12.7 | 58,340 | 10.8 | 1,020 | 54,125 | 10.4 | 4,603 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 27,038 | 5.2 | 25,850 | 4.8 | 696 | 25,249 | 4.9 | 3,233 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 96,574 | 18.6 | 95,265 | 17.7 | 1,265 | 87,873 | 16.9 | 5,478 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 48,878 | 9.4 | 55,930 | 10.4 | 1,001 | 50,822 | 9.8 | 3,842 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 73,864 | 14.2 | 85,295 | 15.8 | 1,207 | 77,717 | 15.0 | 4,963 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 71,064 | 13.7 | 111,230 | 20.7 | 1,348 | 119,831 | 23.1 | 5,740 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 31.8 | (X) | 38.1 | (X) | NA | 38.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 519,288 | 100.0 | 538,255 | 100.0 | 1,518 | 518,456 | 100.0 | 12,275 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 15,649 | 3.0 | 19,265 | 3.6 | 604 | 20,631 | 4.0 | 2,898 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 20,677 | 4.0 | 23,725 | 4.4 | 668 | 23,277 | 4.5 | 2,819 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 40,948 | 7.9 | 42,820 | 8.0 | 885 | 37,652 | 7.3 | 3,452 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 55,180 | 10.6 | 55,750 | 10.4 | 999 | 55,023 | 10.6 | 4,520 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 78,833 | 15.2 | 77,240 | 14.4 | 1,156 | 74,835 | 14.4 | 5,485 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 88,871 | 17.1 | 88,090 | 16.4 | 1,224 | 82,712 | 16.0 | 5,835 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 75,856 | 14.6 | 63,085 | 11.7 | 1,057 | 70,050 | 13.5 | 4,467 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 136,169 | 26.2 | 144,145 | 26.8 | 1,490 | 145,970 | 28.2 | 7,291 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 7,105 | 1.4 | 9,605 | 1.8 | 430 | 8,306 | 1.6 | 1,533 | 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.
