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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 | 1,630,672 | 1,953,631 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,606,878 | 1,920,375 | 1,941,430 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 772,957 | 841,686 | 875,252 | 16,909 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 1,133,393 | 1,245,985 | 1,381,602 | 16,956 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.58 | 0.05 |
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 | 1,133,393 | 100.0 | 1,245,985 | 100.0 | 3,212 | 1,381,602 | 100.0 | 16,956 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 849,304 | 74.9 | 946,450 | 76.0 | 3,340 | 1,073,735 | 77.7 | 15,332 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 131,000 | 11.6 | 133,400 | 10.7 | 1,686 | 129,755 | 9.4 | 7,649 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 21,346 | 1.9 | 25,085 | 2.0 | 752 | 25,364 | 1.8 | 3,234 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 15,852 | 1.4 | 20,895 | 1.7 | 688 | 23,344 | 1.7 | 3,854 | No |
| Public Transportation | 61,526 | 5.4 | 61,785 | 5.0 | 1,170 | 60,646 | 4.4 | 5,666 | No |
| Walked | 24,223 | 2.1 | 19,455 | 1.6 | 664 | 17,380 | 1.3 | 2,287 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 14,706 | 1.3 | 19,215 | 1.5 | 660 | 27,436 | 2.0 | 3,944 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 15,436 | 1.4 | 19,705 | 1.6 | 668 | 23,942 | 1.7 | 3,128 | 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) | 1,117,957 | 100.0 | 1,226,280 | 100.0 | 3,231 | 1,357,660 | 100.0 | 16,939 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 85,054 | 7.6 | 82,765 | 6.7 | 1,346 | 87,741 | 6.5 | 5,628 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 110,567 | 9.9 | 112,055 | 9.1 | 1,554 | 118,754 | 8.7 | 5,830 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 157,073 | 14.1 | 155,200 | 12.7 | 1,807 | 167,761 | 12.4 | 8,419 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 166,622 | 14.9 | 168,280 | 13.7 | 1,875 | 191,815 | 14.1 | 8,628 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 68,655 | 6.1 | 72,890 | 5.9 | 1,267 | 88,294 | 6.5 | 6,293 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 217,417 | 19.4 | 235,685 | 19.2 | 2,177 | 250,048 | 18.4 | 9,368 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 88,772 | 7.9 | 107,380 | 8.8 | 1,523 | 123,662 | 9.1 | 6,566 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 129,043 | 11.5 | 156,125 | 12.7 | 1,812 | 167,839 | 12.4 | 8,334 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 94,754 | 8.5 | 135,890 | 11.1 | 1,700 | 161,746 | 11.9 | 8,305 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 28.2 | (X) | 31.6 | (X) | NA | 30.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,117,957 | 100.0 | 1,226,280 | 100.0 | 3,231 | 1,357,660 | 100.0 | 16,939 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 42,605 | 3.8 | 61,905 | 5.0 | 1,171 | 81,582 | 6.0 | 5,382 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 63,738 | 5.7 | 76,135 | 6.2 | 1,293 | 97,070 | 7.1 | 6,916 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 127,869 | 11.4 | 133,395 | 10.9 | 1,686 | 148,365 | 10.9 | 8,240 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 167,609 | 15.0 | 174,150 | 14.2 | 1,905 | 187,471 | 13.8 | 8,695 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 210,084 | 18.8 | 211,120 | 17.2 | 2,075 | 210,913 | 15.5 | 7,951 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 160,725 | 14.4 | 171,665 | 14.0 | 1,892 | 174,083 | 12.8 | 7,985 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 90,258 | 8.1 | 78,715 | 6.4 | 1,314 | 105,113 | 7.7 | 6,262 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 236,005 | 21.1 | 271,395 | 22.1 | 2,312 | 314,086 | 23.1 | 10,261 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 19,064 | 1.7 | 26,550 | 2.2 | 774 | 38,977 | 2.9 | 4,767 | 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.
