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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 | 1,507,319 | 1,737,034 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,476,807 | 1,699,415 | 1,755,818 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 805,782 | 911,677 | 910,217 | 9,352 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 912,610 | 1,073,735 | 1,063,655 | 13,014 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 0.02 |
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 | 912,610 | 100.0 | 1,073,735 | 100.0 | 3,062 | 1,063,655 | 100.0 | 13,014 | No |
| Drove alone | 652,709 | 71.5 | 738,505 | 68.8 | 3,116 | 734,979 | 69.1 | 12,053 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 89,530 | 9.8 | 112,120 | 10.4 | 1,549 | 100,199 | 9.4 | 6,066 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 12,859 | 1.4 | 16,010 | 1.5 | 602 | 14,399 | 1.4 | 1,809 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 7,787 | 0.9 | 11,660 | 1.1 | 515 | 9,134 | 0.9 | 1,456 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 79,127 | 8.7 | 104,815 | 9.8 | 1,501 | 105,864 | 10.0 | 5,455 | No |
| Walked | 29,672 | 3.3 | 33,485 | 3.1 | 867 | 31,181 | 2.9 | 3,212 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 13,202 | 1.4 | 16,720 | 1.6 | 615 | 21,519 | 2.0 | 2,641 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 27,724 | 3.0 | 40,415 | 3.8 | 950 | 46,380 | 4.4 | 3,796 | 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) | 884,886 | 100.0 | 1,033,320 | 100.0 | 3,094 | 1,017,275 | 100.0 | 13,817 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 83,660 | 9.5 | 85,450 | 8.3 | 1,363 | 85,025 | 8.4 | 5,550 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 105,842 | 12.0 | 107,055 | 10.4 | 1,516 | 107,268 | 10.5 | 5,581 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 131,477 | 14.9 | 135,675 | 13.1 | 1,691 | 134,863 | 13.3 | 5,891 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 138,768 | 15.7 | 152,395 | 14.7 | 1,783 | 149,960 | 14.7 | 7,142 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 61,701 | 7.0 | 70,045 | 6.8 | 1,240 | 67,762 | 6.7 | 4,206 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 138,786 | 15.7 | 168,935 | 16.3 | 1,867 | 157,030 | 15.4 | 6,895 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 76,738 | 8.7 | 91,225 | 8.8 | 1,406 | 94,664 | 9.3 | 5,211 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 83,087 | 9.4 | 108,670 | 10.5 | 1,526 | 108,258 | 10.6 | 6,256 | No |
| 60 or more | 64,827 | 7.3 | 113,865 | 11.0 | 1,560 | 112,445 | 11.1 | 5,825 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 26.4 | (X) | 30.4 | (X) | NA | 28.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 884,886 | 100.0 | 1,033,320 | 100.0 | 3,094 | 1,017,275 | 100.0 | 13,817 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 50,410 | 5.7 | 65,630 | 6.4 | 1,202 | 65,729 | 6.5 | 4,632 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 61,324 | 6.9 | 65,315 | 6.3 | 1,199 | 65,725 | 6.5 | 4,843 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 100,857 | 11.4 | 100,485 | 9.7 | 1,471 | 99,163 | 9.7 | 5,864 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 118,411 | 13.4 | 122,575 | 11.9 | 1,614 | 113,997 | 11.2 | 5,761 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 144,249 | 16.3 | 150,605 | 14.6 | 1,773 | 139,654 | 13.7 | 6,732 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 112,070 | 12.7 | 134,690 | 13.0 | 1,686 | 124,371 | 12.2 | 6,603 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 69,110 | 7.8 | 79,350 | 7.7 | 1,316 | 95,856 | 9.4 | 5,178 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 209,658 | 23.7 | 275,085 | 26.6 | 2,301 | 278,970 | 27.4 | 8,832 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 18,797 | 2.1 | 29,360 | 2.8 | 812 | 33,810 | 3.3 | 3,400 | 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.
