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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 | 29,760,021 | 33,871,648 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 29,008,161 | 33,051,894 | 35,278,768 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 13,940,250 | 14,525,322 | 15,547,334 | 38,729 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 13,939,031 | 14,506,500 | 15,547,355 | 39,306 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.01 |
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 | 13,939,031 | 100.0 | 14,506,500 | 100.0 | 13,771 | 15,547,355 | 100.0 | 39,306 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 9,982,661 | 71.6 | 10,425,215 | 71.9 | 12,846 | 11,508,503 | 74.0 | 41,760 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 1,548,032 | 11.1 | 1,562,975 | 10.8 | 5,839 | 1,458,859 | 9.4 | 25,545 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 292,220 | 2.1 | 330,250 | 2.3 | 2,735 | 297,172 | 1.9 | 11,539 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 196,543 | 1.4 | 216,720 | 1.5 | 2,219 | 193,478 | 1.2 | 11,847 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 677,008 | 4.9 | 723,615 | 5.0 | 4,024 | 733,206 | 4.7 | 18,253 | No |
| Walked | 470,692 | 3.4 | 412,640 | 2.8 | 3,053 | 383,022 | 2.5 | 11,896 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 319,008 | 2.3 | 278,045 | 1.9 | 2,511 | 310,602 | 2.0 | 13,093 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 452,867 | 3.2 | 557,035 | 3.8 | 3,539 | 662,513 | 4.3 | 13,426 | 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) | 13,486,164 | 100.0 | 13,949,465 | 100.0 | 13,697 | 14,884,842 | 100.0 | 39,442 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 1,771,329 | 13.1 | 1,603,335 | 11.5 | 5,910 | 1,798,855 | 12.1 | 27,422 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 2,002,717 | 14.9 | 1,926,590 | 13.8 | 6,446 | 2,007,054 | 13.5 | 27,075 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 2,216,854 | 16.4 | 2,154,990 | 15.4 | 6,793 | 2,263,378 | 15.2 | 26,366 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 1,948,989 | 14.5 | 2,001,915 | 14.4 | 6,563 | 2,125,995 | 14.3 | 23,563 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 744,611 | 5.5 | 781,995 | 5.6 | 4,179 | 867,889 | 5.8 | 20,522 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 1,929,117 | 14.3 | 2,023,410 | 14.5 | 6,596 | 2,159,073 | 14.5 | 30,573 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 802,308 | 5.9 | 893,110 | 6.4 | 4,459 | 979,237 | 6.6 | 20,082 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 1,010,690 | 7.5 | 1,150,150 | 8.2 | 5,040 | 1,166,590 | 7.8 | 23,235 | No |
| 60 or more | 1,059,549 | 7.9 | 1,413,965 | 10.1 | 5,566 | 1,516,771 | 10.2 | 21,272 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.6 | (X) | 27.7 | (X) | NA | 25.8 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 13,486,164 | 100.0 | 13,949,465 | 100.0 | 13,697 | 14,884,842 | 100.0 | 39,442 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 774,866 | 5.7 | 859,860 | 6.2 | 4,377 | 1,042,105 | 7.0 | 22,241 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 842,911 | 6.3 | 830,560 | 6.0 | 4,304 | 979,019 | 6.6 | 20,203 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 1,430,955 | 10.6 | 1,271,995 | 9.1 | 5,291 | 1,359,561 | 9.1 | 19,196 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 1,747,650 | 13.0 | 1,629,225 | 11.7 | 5,955 | 1,749,161 | 11.8 | 25,571 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 2,153,654 | 16.0 | 2,144,115 | 15.4 | 6,777 | 2,011,988 | 13.5 | 27,959 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 1,866,764 | 13.8 | 1,883,215 | 13.5 | 6,377 | 1,917,212 | 12.9 | 29,368 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,090,056 | 8.1 | 1,050,360 | 7.5 | 4,824 | 1,255,839 | 8.4 | 22,930 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 3,253,101 | 24.1 | 3,730,365 | 26.7 | 8,712 | 4,053,467 | 27.2 | 34,523 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 326,207 | 2.4 | 424,145 | 3.0 | 3,095 | 516,490 | 3.5 | 14,378 | 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.
