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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 | 3,485,398 | 3,694,820 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 3,412,586 | 3,612,223 | 3,731,437 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 1,629,096 | 1,494,895 | 1,662,238 | 28,414 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 1,844,336 | 1,624,540 | 1,804,395 | 26,648 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.04 |
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 | 1,844,336 | 100.0 | 1,624,540 | 100.0 | 4,562 | 1,804,395 | 100.0 | 26,648 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 1,242,777 | 67.4 | 1,098,625 | 67.6 | 4,201 | 1,246,352 | 69.1 | 18,132 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 217,877 | 11.8 | 177,915 | 11.0 | 1,968 | 154,294 | 8.6 | 9,896 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 42,668 | 2.3 | 34,275 | 2.1 | 881 | 28,768 | 1.6 | 3,290 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 27,791 | 1.5 | 22,825 | 1.4 | 720 | 20,662 | 1.1 | 3,526 | No |
| Public Transportation | 166,094 | 9.0 | 151,505 | 9.3 | 1,823 | 183,256 | 10.2 | 11,283 | Yes |
| Walked | 63,953 | 3.5 | 51,935 | 3.2 | 1,082 | 52,535 | 2.9 | 5,933 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 32,713 | 1.8 | 25,770 | 1.6 | 765 | 40,146 | 2.2 | 5,283 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 50,463 | 2.7 | 61,695 | 3.8 | 1,178 | 78,382 | 4.3 | 6,236 | 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) | 1,793,873 | 100.0 | 1,562,845 | 100.0 | 4,541 | 1,726,013 | 100.0 | 26,679 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 133,501 | 7.4 | 107,600 | 6.9 | 1,546 | 124,132 | 7.2 | 6,731 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 190,113 | 10.6 | 153,340 | 9.8 | 1,833 | 153,135 | 8.9 | 7,844 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 240,792 | 13.4 | 198,940 | 12.7 | 2,075 | 204,677 | 11.9 | 9,510 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 247,344 | 13.8 | 211,225 | 13.5 | 2,134 | 223,685 | 13.0 | 9,798 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 101,951 | 5.7 | 88,510 | 5.7 | 1,405 | 98,820 | 5.7 | 7,747 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 331,563 | 18.5 | 278,275 | 17.8 | 2,426 | 320,339 | 18.6 | 9,913 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 141,482 | 7.9 | 126,365 | 8.1 | 1,671 | 144,073 | 8.3 | 7,758 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 190,133 | 10.6 | 173,160 | 11.1 | 1,943 | 179,954 | 10.4 | 9,117 | No |
| 60 or more | 216,994 | 12.1 | 225,435 | 14.4 | 2,200 | 277,198 | 16.1 | 11,803 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 29.7 | (X) | 32.7 | (X) | NA | 31.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,793,873 | 100.0 | 1,562,845 | 100.0 | 4,541 | 1,726,013 | 100.0 | 26,679 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 95,114 | 5.3 | 82,325 | 5.3 | 1,357 | 114,167 | 6.6 | 7,390 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 101,359 | 5.7 | 81,820 | 5.2 | 1,353 | 102,592 | 5.9 | 7,291 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 171,826 | 9.6 | 127,725 | 8.2 | 1,679 | 146,263 | 8.5 | 8,306 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 217,718 | 12.1 | 172,110 | 11.0 | 1,937 | 193,439 | 11.2 | 9,051 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 264,407 | 14.7 | 225,650 | 14.4 | 2,201 | 212,857 | 12.3 | 8,343 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 251,930 | 14.0 | 213,460 | 13.7 | 2,145 | 211,894 | 12.3 | 8,613 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 178,803 | 10.0 | 141,585 | 9.1 | 1,764 | 175,285 | 10.2 | 10,130 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 470,914 | 26.3 | 459,795 | 29.4 | 3,034 | 517,844 | 30.0 | 15,220 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 41,802 | 2.3 | 42,910 | 2.7 | 985 | 51,672 | 3.0 | 4,367 | 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.
