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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 | 304,011 | 344,284 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 299,476 | 339,407 | 354,582 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 148,854 | 164,725 | 167,277 | 4,658 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 169,532 | 183,235 | 190,092 | 5,490 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 0.06 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 169,532 | 100.0 | 183,235 | 100.0 | 1,292 | 190,092 | 100.0 | 5,490 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 140,158 | 82.7 | 155,560 | 84.9 | 1,289 | 163,472 | 86.0 | 5,762 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 16,128 | 9.5 | 15,110 | 8.2 | 531 | 12,109 | 6.4 | 1,944 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 1,847 | 1.1 | 2,455 | 1.3 | 218 | 1,402 | 0.7 | 510 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,055 | 0.6 | 1,120 | 0.6 | 147 | 1,158 | 0.6 | 541 | No |
| Public Transportation | 1,682 | 1.0 | 1,308 | 0.7 | 159 | 939 | 0.5 | 462 | No |
| Walked | 3,356 | 2.0 | 2,320 | 1.3 | 212 | 2,778 | 1.5 | 857 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,960 | 1.2 | 1,560 | 0.9 | 174 | 2,424 | 1.3 | 776 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 3,346 | 2.0 | 3,800 | 2.1 | 271 | 5,810 | 3.1 | 1,604 | 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) | 166,186 | 100.0 | 179,435 | 100.0 | 1,294 | 184,282 | 100.0 | 5,642 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 23,041 | 13.9 | 22,455 | 12.5 | 640 | 25,678 | 13.9 | 2,440 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 30,743 | 18.5 | 32,925 | 18.3 | 762 | 35,917 | 19.5 | 2,875 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 37,446 | 22.5 | 41,305 | 23.0 | 842 | 43,455 | 23.6 | 3,470 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 32,858 | 19.8 | 36,545 | 20.4 | 798 | 36,468 | 19.8 | 2,833 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 10,157 | 6.1 | 10,655 | 5.9 | 449 | 12,011 | 6.5 | 1,319 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 18,066 | 10.9 | 19,065 | 10.6 | 592 | 15,503 | 8.4 | 2,078 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 4,871 | 2.9 | 5,310 | 3.0 | 319 | 5,476 | 3.0 | 1,016 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 4,464 | 2.7 | 5,330 | 3.0 | 320 | 4,671 | 2.5 | 949 | No |
| 60 or more | 4,540 | 2.7 | 5,845 | 3.3 | 335 | 5,103 | 2.8 | 1,289 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.2 | (X) | 20.3 | (X) | NA | 18.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 166,186 | 100.0 | 179,435 | 100.0 | 1,294 | 184,282 | 100.0 | 5,642 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 5,091 | 3.1 | 8,800 | 4.9 | 409 | 11,038 | 6.0 | 1,630 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 7,502 | 4.5 | 9,075 | 5.1 | 415 | 9,797 | 5.3 | 1,146 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 19,713 | 11.9 | 18,485 | 10.3 | 584 | 18,912 | 10.3 | 2,173 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 21,174 | 12.7 | 22,270 | 12.4 | 637 | 21,576 | 11.7 | 2,198 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 36,284 | 21.8 | 36,485 | 20.3 | 797 | 36,878 | 20.0 | 3,020 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 21,917 | 13.2 | 22,890 | 12.8 | 645 | 21,598 | 11.7 | 2,707 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 10,288 | 6.2 | 9,665 | 5.4 | 428 | 10,828 | 5.9 | 1,531 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 41,147 | 24.8 | 44,825 | 25.0 | 872 | 46,134 | 25.0 | 3,196 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 3,070 | 1.8 | 5,425 | 3.0 | 323 | 7,521 | 4.1 | 1,917 | 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.
