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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 | 709,705 | 750,963 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 682,326 | 725,791 | 759,409 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 340,843 | 360,343 | 371,485 | 5,563 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 309,193 | 320,970 | 322,277 | 9,022 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 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 | 309,193 | 100.0 | 320,970 | 100.0 | 1,892 | 322,277 | 100.0 | 9,022 | No |
| Drove alone | 243,299 | 78.7 | 262,400 | 81.8 | 1,824 | 273,644 | 84.9 | 9,054 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 29,284 | 9.5 | 25,525 | 8.0 | 693 | 19,006 | 5.9 | 2,216 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 3,641 | 1.2 | 3,095 | 1.0 | 245 | 3,473 | 1.1 | 1,147 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 1,780 | 0.6 | 1,870 | 0.6 | 191 | 1,778 | 0.6 | 662 | No |
| Public Transportation | 4,781 | 1.5 | 4,224 | 1.3 | 286 | 3,260 | 1.0 | 1,307 | No |
| Walked | 15,434 | 5.0 | 10,840 | 3.4 | 456 | 6,661 | 2.1 | 1,618 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 3,004 | 1.0 | 3,205 | 1.0 | 249 | 2,360 | 0.7 | 697 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 7,970 | 2.6 | 9,820 | 3.1 | 435 | 12,095 | 3.8 | 2,297 | 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) | 301,223 | 100.0 | 311,150 | 100.0 | 1,884 | 310,182 | 100.0 | 9,180 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 62,075 | 20.6 | 51,300 | 16.5 | 965 | 46,050 | 14.8 | 3,284 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 55,871 | 18.5 | 53,770 | 17.3 | 986 | 47,279 | 15.2 | 3,549 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 52,772 | 17.5 | 49,565 | 15.9 | 950 | 51,389 | 16.6 | 4,241 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 41,651 | 13.8 | 44,635 | 14.3 | 904 | 47,986 | 15.5 | 4,030 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 17,066 | 5.7 | 18,670 | 6.0 | 596 | 18,894 | 6.1 | 2,551 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 30,866 | 10.2 | 35,455 | 11.4 | 811 | 34,926 | 11.3 | 3,281 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 14,339 | 4.8 | 18,495 | 5.9 | 593 | 20,619 | 6.6 | 2,455 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 14,708 | 4.9 | 21,180 | 6.8 | 633 | 22,927 | 7.4 | 2,539 | No |
| 60 or more | 11,875 | 3.9 | 18,075 | 5.8 | 586 | 20,112 | 6.5 | 2,745 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.6 | (X) | 23.1 | (X) | NA | 22.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 301,223 | 100.0 | 311,150 | 100.0 | 1,884 | 310,182 | 100.0 | 9,180 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 12,781 | 4.2 | 15,500 | 5.0 | 544 | 17,484 | 5.6 | 2,232 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 15,566 | 5.2 | 16,900 | 5.4 | 567 | 16,310 | 5.3 | 2,249 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 36,938 | 12.3 | 34,660 | 11.1 | 803 | 35,219 | 11.4 | 3,860 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 37,775 | 12.5 | 40,055 | 12.9 | 860 | 43,331 | 14.0 | 3,937 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 49,814 | 16.5 | 50,185 | 16.1 | 955 | 45,876 | 14.8 | 3,793 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 45,281 | 15.0 | 43,170 | 13.9 | 890 | 37,991 | 12.2 | 2,861 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 26,325 | 8.7 | 21,120 | 6.8 | 632 | 29,343 | 9.5 | 3,381 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 71,759 | 23.8 | 77,810 | 25.0 | 1,166 | 78,635 | 25.4 | 4,897 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 4,984 | 1.7 | 7,130 | 2.3 | 371 | 5,993 | 1.9 | 1,281 | 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.
