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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 | 11,430,602 | 12,419,293 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 11,143,646 | 12,097,512 | 12,440,351 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 5,351,411 | 5,745,731 | 5,794,059 | 21,993 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 5,348,671 | 5,743,055 | 5,777,753 | 24,231 |
| 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 | 5,348,671 | 100.0 | 5,743,055 | 100.0 | 7,109 | 5,777,753 | 100.0 | 24,231 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 3,739,517 | 69.9 | 4,199,140 | 73.1 | 6,746 | 4,324,440 | 74.8 | 27,526 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 511,891 | 9.6 | 482,995 | 8.4 | 2,757 | 433,887 | 7.5 | 13,105 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 82,664 | 1.5 | 83,310 | 1.5 | 1,164 | 67,045 | 1.2 | 5,279 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 53,806 | 1.0 | 56,450 | 1.0 | 959 | 42,324 | 0.7 | 4,898 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 529,359 | 9.9 | 487,665 | 8.5 | 2,770 | 479,584 | 8.3 | 13,143 | No |
| Walked | 225,533 | 4.2 | 180,395 | 3.1 | 1,706 | 150,557 | 2.6 | 8,548 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 61,656 | 1.2 | 76,610 | 1.3 | 1,116 | 85,086 | 1.5 | 5,437 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 144,245 | 2.7 | 176,490 | 3.1 | 1,688 | 194,830 | 3.4 | 7,714 | 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) | 5,204,426 | 100.0 | 5,566,565 | 100.0 | 7,091 | 5,582,923 | 100.0 | 24,596 | No |
| Less than 10 minutes | 808,684 | 15.5 | 771,245 | 13.9 | 3,441 | 765,496 | 13.7 | 12,189 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 748,217 | 14.4 | 743,885 | 13.4 | 3,384 | 712,280 | 12.8 | 14,953 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 742,106 | 14.3 | 747,175 | 13.4 | 3,391 | 718,184 | 12.9 | 16,360 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 665,089 | 12.8 | 701,235 | 12.6 | 3,291 | 723,547 | 13.0 | 13,393 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 270,791 | 5.2 | 296,680 | 5.3 | 2,177 | 303,364 | 5.4 | 8,776 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 686,434 | 13.2 | 735,385 | 13.2 | 3,365 | 746,500 | 13.4 | 15,377 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 350,812 | 6.7 | 405,975 | 7.3 | 2,536 | 435,510 | 7.8 | 11,346 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 465,090 | 8.9 | 546,885 | 9.8 | 2,926 | 546,690 | 9.8 | 12,935 | No |
| 60 or more | 467,203 | 9.0 | 618,105 | 11.1 | 3,101 | 631,352 | 11.3 | 17,367 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.2 | (X) | 28.3 | (X) | NA | 27.3 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 5,204,426 | 100.0 | 5,566,565 | 100.0 | 7,091 | 5,582,923 | 100.0 | 24,596 | No |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 240,292 | 4.6 | 318,135 | 5.7 | 2,253 | 347,100 | 6.2 | 10,895 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 291,740 | 5.6 | 315,905 | 5.7 | 2,245 | 343,893 | 6.2 | 10,880 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 595,530 | 11.4 | 580,350 | 10.4 | 3,010 | 595,547 | 10.7 | 14,067 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 640,706 | 12.3 | 642,380 | 11.5 | 3,158 | 636,511 | 11.4 | 15,145 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 883,908 | 17.0 | 902,800 | 16.2 | 3,702 | 812,023 | 14.5 | 14,177 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 721,073 | 13.9 | 751,650 | 13.5 | 3,400 | 684,258 | 12.3 | 13,790 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 436,624 | 8.4 | 372,085 | 6.7 | 2,431 | 466,940 | 8.4 | 11,894 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 1,291,775 | 24.8 | 1,439,995 | 25.9 | 4,565 | 1,527,403 | 27.4 | 21,646 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 102,778 | 2.0 | 152,890 | 2.7 | 1,572 | 169,248 | 3.0 | 9,010 | 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.
