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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 | 370,321 | 369,993 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 363,844 | 361,497 | 358,687 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 156,108 | 165,205 | 166,769 | 3,071 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 124,308 | 139,360 | 137,393 | 4,340 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.03 |
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 | 124,308 | 100.0 | 139,360 | 100.0 | 1,084 | 137,393 | 100.0 | 4,340 | No |
| Drove alone | 98,955 | 79.6 | 117,850 | 84.6 | 1,042 | 114,659 | 83.5 | 4,297 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 11,999 | 9.7 | 9,945 | 7.1 | 362 | 10,174 | 7.4 | 1,533 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,421 | 1.1 | 1,185 | 0.9 | 126 | 1,326 | 1.0 | 612 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 855 | 0.7 | 560 | 0.4 | 87 | 695 | 0.5 | 482 | No |
| Public Transportation | 475 | 0.4 | 430 | 0.3 | 76 | 592 | 0.4 | 345 | No |
| Walked | 5,854 | 4.7 | 4,785 | 3.4 | 253 | 3,903 | 2.8 | 1,385 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,074 | 0.9 | 945 | 0.7 | 113 | 1,134 | 0.8 | 474 | No |
| Worked at home | 3,675 | 3.0 | 3,660 | 2.6 | 221 | 4,910 | 3.6 | 1,185 | 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) | 120,633 | 100.0 | 135,700 | 100.0 | 1,078 | 132,483 | 100.0 | 4,424 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 26,157 | 21.7 | 26,835 | 19.8 | 580 | 25,034 | 18.9 | 2,432 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 25,158 | 20.9 | 23,840 | 17.6 | 549 | 24,203 | 18.3 | 2,422 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 22,162 | 18.4 | 22,525 | 16.6 | 535 | 22,833 | 17.2 | 1,862 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 17,276 | 14.3 | 20,190 | 14.9 | 508 | 18,114 | 13.7 | 2,168 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 6,165 | 5.1 | 8,180 | 6.0 | 329 | 7,954 | 6.0 | 1,298 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 10,514 | 8.7 | 12,995 | 9.6 | 412 | 12,754 | 9.6 | 1,513 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 4,520 | 3.7 | 6,445 | 4.7 | 293 | 6,419 | 4.8 | 1,235 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 5,329 | 4.4 | 7,685 | 5.7 | 319 | 8,750 | 6.6 | 1,812 | No |
| 60 or more | 3,352 | 2.8 | 7,005 | 5.2 | 305 | 6,422 | 4.8 | 1,375 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.1 | (X) | 21.7 | (X) | NA | 20.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 120,633 | 100.0 | 135,700 | 100.0 | 1,078 | 132,483 | 100.0 | 4,424 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 4,475 | 3.7 | 7,685 | 5.7 | 319 | 9,002 | 6.8 | 1,548 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 5,694 | 4.7 | 7,945 | 5.9 | 324 | 7,162 | 5.4 | 1,190 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 14,214 | 11.8 | 15,570 | 11.5 | 449 | 16,007 | 12.1 | 2,395 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 13,864 | 11.5 | 14,565 | 10.7 | 435 | 14,855 | 11.2 | 1,996 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 19,613 | 16.3 | 20,860 | 15.4 | 516 | 19,003 | 14.3 | 1,902 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 15,522 | 12.9 | 16,345 | 12.0 | 460 | 14,142 | 10.7 | 1,559 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 9,199 | 7.6 | 9,425 | 6.9 | 353 | 8,872 | 6.7 | 1,266 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 35,835 | 29.7 | 38,425 | 28.3 | 683 | 39,381 | 29.7 | 2,872 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 2,217 | 1.8 | 3,670 | 2.7 | 222 | 4,059 | 3.1 | 795 | 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.
