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Biggest Commuter Cities - Where Does Yours Rank?

Les Christie, CNN/Money staff writer, reports on the latest Census 2000 data release:

Ever notice that on weekends you have a lot more elbow room? Maybe you live in one of those cities where the daytime population is a lot higher than at night and on weekends. 

The U.S. Census Bureau has released its first ever report highlighting the differences between the residential populations of various towns and the numbers of people present during the work day. "The concept of the daytime population," says the report, "refers to the number of people, including workers, who are present in an area during normal business hours, in contrast to the resident population present during the evening and nighttime hours."

According to these data, the wee City of Sacramento CA, grows by over 100,000 people during day (about 25%), due to commuting workers. Where does your city rank? [via]

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