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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 | 493,819 | 522,541 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 487,238 | 514,733 | 523,649 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 247,205 | 238,606 | 241,001 | 5,055 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 238,179 | 229,085 | 221,895 | 7,168 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.05 |
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 | 238,179 | 100.0 | 229,085 | 100.0 | 1,583 | 221,895 | 100.0 | 7,168 | No |
| Drove alone | 183,176 | 76.9 | 175,680 | 76.7 | 1,507 | 168,124 | 75.8 | 7,761 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 22,910 | 9.6 | 19,035 | 8.3 | 598 | 18,828 | 8.5 | 2,630 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 3,500 | 1.5 | 3,905 | 1.7 | 275 | 1,961 | 0.9 | 818 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,295 | 1.4 | 3,420 | 1.5 | 257 | 3,538 | 1.6 | 1,295 | No |
| Public Transportation | 8,630 | 3.6 | 10,700 | 4.7 | 452 | 13,444 | 6.1 | 3,170 | No |
| Walked | 9,248 | 3.9 | 7,895 | 3.4 | 389 | 6,813 | 3.1 | 1,779 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,764 | 1.2 | 2,765 | 1.2 | 231 | 3,606 | 1.6 | 1,087 | No |
| Worked at home | 4,656 | 2.0 | 5,690 | 2.5 | 331 | 5,581 | 2.5 | 1,280 | 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) | 233,523 | 100.0 | 223,395 | 100.0 | 1,579 | 216,314 | 100.0 | 7,275 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 32,884 | 14.1 | 26,835 | 12.0 | 704 | 23,485 | 10.9 | 2,483 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 35,971 | 15.4 | 30,745 | 13.8 | 751 | 28,939 | 13.4 | 3,142 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 37,466 | 16.0 | 31,680 | 14.2 | 761 | 35,217 | 16.3 | 3,017 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 33,993 | 14.6 | 28,190 | 12.6 | 721 | 31,088 | 14.4 | 3,320 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 12,810 | 5.5 | 12,110 | 5.4 | 480 | 11,231 | 5.2 | 2,010 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 29,965 | 12.8 | 30,585 | 13.7 | 749 | 27,563 | 12.7 | 2,886 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 14,947 | 6.4 | 16,045 | 7.2 | 550 | 15,706 | 7.3 | 1,972 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 17,974 | 7.7 | 22,305 | 10.0 | 645 | 18,596 | 8.6 | 2,039 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 17,513 | 7.5 | 24,900 | 11.1 | 680 | 24,489 | 11.3 | 2,931 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.0 | (X) | 28.5 | (X) | NA | 26.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 233,523 | 100.0 | 223,395 | 100.0 | 1,579 | 216,314 | 100.0 | 7,275 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,674 | 2.9 | 8,695 | 3.9 | 408 | 9,133 | 4.2 | 1,589 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 10,393 | 4.5 | 10,035 | 4.5 | 438 | 9,455 | 4.4 | 1,989 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 20,805 | 8.9 | 21,100 | 9.4 | 628 | 21,406 | 9.9 | 2,537 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 28,844 | 12.4 | 25,425 | 11.4 | 686 | 26,386 | 12.2 | 2,885 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 40,146 | 17.2 | 34,570 | 15.5 | 793 | 33,051 | 15.3 | 2,735 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 40,725 | 17.4 | 35,180 | 15.7 | 800 | 32,471 | 15.0 | 2,681 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 28,832 | 12.3 | 21,655 | 9.7 | 636 | 25,608 | 11.8 | 3,003 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 53,698 | 23.0 | 58,185 | 26.0 | 1,004 | 53,372 | 24.7 | 4,214 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,406 | 1.5 | 4,235 | 1.9 | 286 | 5,432 | 2.5 | 1,475 | 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.
