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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 | 254,667 | 339,486 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 249,056 | 334,076 | 384,462 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 137,952 | 168,922 | 192,859 | 3,971 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 142,494 | 175,530 | 193,240 | 5,113 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 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 | 142,494 | 100.0 | 175,530 | 100.0 | 1,392 | 193,240 | 100.0 | 5,113 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 106,191 | 74.5 | 132,935 | 75.7 | 1,360 | 147,371 | 76.3 | 5,569 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 16,300 | 11.4 | 19,590 | 11.2 | 650 | 17,957 | 9.3 | 3,101 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 2,286 | 1.6 | 3,105 | 1.8 | 265 | 2,468 | 1.3 | 964 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 778 | 0.5 | 1,480 | 0.8 | 184 | 1,163 | 0.6 | 541 | No |
| Public Transportation | 4,714 | 3.3 | 5,145 | 2.9 | 340 | 5,865 | 3.0 | 1,353 | No |
| Walked | 5,962 | 4.2 | 5,350 | 3.0 | 347 | 5,266 | 2.7 | 1,277 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 2,942 | 2.1 | 2,995 | 1.7 | 261 | 4,122 | 2.1 | 1,313 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,321 | 2.3 | 4,935 | 2.8 | 333 | 9,028 | 4.7 | 1,925 | 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) | 139,173 | 100.0 | 170,595 | 100.0 | 1,393 | 184,212 | 100.0 | 5,516 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 23,017 | 16.5 | 23,245 | 13.6 | 704 | 25,651 | 13.9 | 3,319 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 33,594 | 24.1 | 34,810 | 20.4 | 845 | 28,577 | 15.5 | 3,176 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 35,065 | 25.2 | 42,385 | 24.8 | 921 | 35,878 | 19.5 | 2,924 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 21,199 | 15.2 | 29,910 | 17.5 | 790 | 40,187 | 21.8 | 3,295 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 4,842 | 3.5 | 8,905 | 5.2 | 445 | 9,949 | 5.4 | 1,543 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 8,661 | 6.2 | 13,120 | 7.7 | 537 | 19,558 | 10.6 | 2,952 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 3,182 | 2.3 | 4,540 | 2.7 | 320 | 6,633 | 3.6 | 1,651 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 4,869 | 3.5 | 6,460 | 3.8 | 381 | 9,624 | 5.2 | 1,635 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 4,744 | 3.4 | 7,225 | 4.2 | 402 | 8,155 | 4.4 | 2,074 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.9 | (X) | 20.2 | (X) | NA | 20.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 139,173 | 100.0 | 170,595 | 100.0 | 1,393 | 184,212 | 100.0 | 5,516 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 6,276 | 4.5 | 9,485 | 5.6 | 459 | 14,719 | 8.0 | 2,990 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 7,254 | 5.2 | 10,285 | 6.0 | 478 | 11,390 | 6.2 | 1,858 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 12,397 | 8.9 | 17,455 | 10.2 | 615 | 18,685 | 10.1 | 2,390 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 17,513 | 12.6 | 20,105 | 11.8 | 658 | 22,404 | 12.2 | 2,548 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 23,712 | 17.0 | 29,145 | 17.1 | 781 | 28,431 | 15.4 | 2,820 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 17,661 | 12.7 | 20,110 | 11.8 | 658 | 17,723 | 9.6 | 2,105 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 9,266 | 6.7 | 10,055 | 5.9 | 472 | 12,058 | 6.5 | 1,905 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 40,505 | 29.1 | 47,315 | 27.7 | 965 | 48,644 | 26.4 | 4,058 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 4,589 | 3.3 | 6,040 | 3.5 | 368 | 10,158 | 5.5 | 2,373 | Yes |
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.
