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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 | 423,380 | 627,846 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 408,267 | 608,654 | 730,138 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 237,181 | 338,602 | 379,313 | 5,599 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 249,943 | 360,165 | 400,029 | 7,862 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 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 | 249,943 | 100.0 | 360,165 | 100.0 | 1,586 | 400,029 | 100.0 | 7,862 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 196,816 | 78.7 | 287,165 | 79.7 | 1,597 | 325,369 | 81.3 | 8,738 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 28,103 | 11.2 | 33,040 | 9.2 | 716 | 32,332 | 8.1 | 3,842 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 4,765 | 1.9 | 7,520 | 2.1 | 349 | 5,986 | 1.5 | 1,695 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 3,488 | 1.4 | 6,580 | 1.8 | 326 | 5,248 | 1.3 | 1,680 | No |
| Public Transportation | 3,325 | 1.3 | 3,365 | 0.9 | 234 | 2,917 | 0.7 | 1,310 | No |
| Walked | 5,197 | 2.1 | 5,915 | 1.6 | 310 | 4,041 | 1.0 | 1,165 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,915 | 1.2 | 3,845 | 1.1 | 250 | 4,877 | 1.2 | 1,364 | No |
| Worked at home | 5,334 | 2.1 | 12,735 | 3.5 | 452 | 19,259 | 4.8 | 2,130 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 244,609 | 100.0 | 347,430 | 100.0 | 1,594 | 380,770 | 100.0 | 8,219 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 31,130 | 12.7 | 34,610 | 10.0 | 732 | 39,286 | 10.3 | 3,512 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 38,336 | 15.7 | 42,965 | 12.4 | 809 | 49,340 | 13.0 | 3,885 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 47,125 | 19.3 | 53,050 | 15.3 | 892 | 57,181 | 15.0 | 4,334 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 41,831 | 17.1 | 55,055 | 15.8 | 907 | 60,230 | 15.8 | 4,550 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 16,590 | 6.8 | 23,055 | 6.6 | 603 | 30,828 | 8.1 | 3,535 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 33,179 | 13.6 | 55,955 | 16.1 | 913 | 56,271 | 14.8 | 4,053 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 12,035 | 4.9 | 24,230 | 7.0 | 618 | 29,550 | 7.8 | 3,150 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 14,698 | 6.0 | 31,220 | 9.0 | 697 | 34,064 | 8.9 | 3,950 | No |
| 60 or more | 9,685 | 4.0 | 27,290 | 7.9 | 654 | 24,020 | 6.3 | 3,120 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.7 | (X) | 27.6 | (X) | NA | 24.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 244,609 | 100.0 | 347,430 | 100.0 | 1,594 | 380,770 | 100.0 | 8,219 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,513 | 2.7 | 11,125 | 3.2 | 423 | 13,063 | 3.4 | 2,173 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 9,405 | 3.8 | 14,420 | 4.2 | 480 | 17,071 | 4.5 | 2,402 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 21,416 | 8.8 | 32,185 | 9.3 | 707 | 36,283 | 9.5 | 3,455 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 36,801 | 15.0 | 49,650 | 14.3 | 865 | 51,965 | 13.6 | 3,756 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 52,100 | 21.3 | 64,260 | 18.5 | 972 | 66,387 | 17.4 | 4,637 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 42,440 | 17.4 | 56,185 | 16.2 | 915 | 60,878 | 16.0 | 4,709 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 22,026 | 9.0 | 25,710 | 7.4 | 635 | 36,438 | 9.6 | 3,481 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 50,239 | 20.5 | 80,335 | 23.1 | 1,071 | 91,391 | 24.0 | 4,303 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,669 | 1.5 | 5,990 | 1.7 | 312 | 7,294 | 1.9 | 1,894 | 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.
