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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 | 8,863,164 | 9,519,338 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 8,691,099 | 9,344,086 | 9,758,886 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 4,115,248 | 3,858,750 | 4,246,088 | 22,515 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 4,344,614 | 4,016,280 | 4,368,327 | 27,498 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 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 | 4,344,614 | 100.0 | 4,016,280 | 100.0 | 7,286 | 4,368,327 | 100.0 | 27,498 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 3,073,023 | 70.7 | 2,846,955 | 70.9 | 6,755 | 3,189,146 | 73.0 | 29,008 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 513,381 | 11.8 | 452,705 | 11.3 | 3,140 | 404,763 | 9.3 | 15,324 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 97,218 | 2.2 | 90,680 | 2.3 | 1,433 | 70,056 | 1.6 | 4,802 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 66,159 | 1.5 | 57,785 | 1.4 | 1,146 | 50,602 | 1.2 | 5,794 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 265,033 | 6.1 | 256,920 | 6.4 | 2,391 | 286,077 | 6.5 | 13,353 | Yes |
| Walked | 134,558 | 3.1 | 112,360 | 2.8 | 1,593 | 108,456 | 2.5 | 7,056 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 82,445 | 1.9 | 64,230 | 1.6 | 1,208 | 90,743 | 2.1 | 7,318 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 112,797 | 2.6 | 134,645 | 3.4 | 1,742 | 168,484 | 3.9 | 8,763 | 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) | 4,231,817 | 100.0 | 3,881,635 | 100.0 | 7,250 | 4,199,843 | 100.0 | 26,877 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 390,739 | 9.2 | 323,640 | 8.3 | 2,674 | 366,654 | 8.7 | 12,446 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 519,585 | 12.3 | 448,780 | 11.6 | 3,127 | 451,926 | 10.8 | 13,749 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 624,702 | 14.8 | 550,220 | 14.2 | 3,443 | 583,947 | 13.9 | 15,674 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 594,608 | 14.1 | 538,320 | 13.9 | 3,408 | 577,917 | 13.8 | 11,713 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 236,198 | 5.6 | 215,775 | 5.6 | 2,196 | 242,776 | 5.8 | 10,180 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 705,094 | 16.7 | 640,620 | 16.5 | 3,696 | 697,354 | 16.6 | 16,171 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 302,209 | 7.1 | 287,000 | 7.4 | 2,523 | 322,794 | 7.7 | 12,623 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 403,239 | 9.5 | 386,475 | 10.0 | 2,912 | 389,810 | 9.3 | 12,876 | No |
| 60 or more | 455,443 | 10.8 | 490,805 | 12.6 | 3,263 | 566,665 | 13.5 | 15,120 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.9 | (X) | 30.7 | (X) | NA | 29.2 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 4,231,817 | 100.0 | 3,881,635 | 100.0 | 7,250 | 4,199,843 | 100.0 | 26,877 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 262,156 | 6.2 | 232,580 | 6.0 | 2,278 | 300,609 | 7.2 | 11,527 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 260,041 | 6.1 | 214,150 | 5.5 | 2,188 | 257,353 | 6.1 | 11,652 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 442,439 | 10.5 | 333,345 | 8.6 | 2,712 | 361,200 | 8.6 | 12,320 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 526,614 | 12.4 | 434,415 | 11.2 | 3,079 | 473,506 | 11.3 | 13,703 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 627,150 | 14.8 | 565,325 | 14.6 | 3,487 | 532,415 | 12.7 | 13,277 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 571,540 | 13.5 | 514,480 | 13.3 | 3,336 | 520,490 | 12.4 | 15,526 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 371,439 | 8.8 | 323,100 | 8.3 | 2,672 | 382,505 | 9.1 | 12,306 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 1,060,415 | 25.1 | 1,108,995 | 28.6 | 4,733 | 1,228,105 | 29.2 | 24,565 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 110,023 | 2.6 | 121,715 | 3.1 | 1,658 | 143,660 | 3.4 | 7,824 | 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.
