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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 | 2,122,101 | 3,072,149 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 2,088,791 | 3,027,366 | 3,590,804 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 996,495 | 1,406,442 | 1,664,543 | 13,003 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 998,114 | 1,423,005 | 1,683,479 | 14,938 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 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 | 998,114 | 100.0 | 1,423,005 | 100.0 | 4,179 | 1,683,479 | 100.0 | 14,938 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 750,158 | 75.2 | 1,064,245 | 74.8 | 3,988 | 1,274,913 | 75.7 | 15,436 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 117,706 | 11.8 | 168,795 | 11.9 | 1,910 | 186,125 | 11.1 | 9,598 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 16,998 | 1.7 | 29,280 | 2.1 | 814 | 32,500 | 1.9 | 3,815 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 8,338 | 0.8 | 19,420 | 1.4 | 664 | 23,367 | 1.4 | 5,531 | No |
| Public Transportation | 20,048 | 2.0 | 27,890 | 2.0 | 795 | 36,711 | 2.2 | 4,301 | Yes |
| Walked | 26,027 | 2.6 | 28,925 | 2.0 | 809 | 24,981 | 1.5 | 3,360 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 29,530 | 3.0 | 32,740 | 2.3 | 861 | 34,729 | 2.1 | 4,726 | No |
| Worked at home | 29,309 | 2.9 | 51,720 | 3.6 | 1,078 | 70,153 | 4.2 | 5,422 | 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) | 968,805 | 100.0 | 1,371,285 | 100.0 | 4,167 | 1,613,326 | 100.0 | 15,738 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 119,453 | 12.3 | 142,930 | 10.4 | 1,765 | 166,974 | 10.3 | 9,003 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 138,894 | 14.3 | 174,980 | 12.8 | 1,942 | 189,735 | 11.8 | 8,469 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 160,504 | 16.6 | 204,010 | 14.9 | 2,087 | 232,146 | 14.4 | 9,315 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 159,411 | 16.5 | 214,380 | 15.6 | 2,135 | 247,847 | 15.4 | 9,053 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 66,216 | 6.8 | 93,460 | 6.8 | 1,439 | 104,986 | 6.5 | 6,410 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 153,281 | 15.8 | 227,005 | 16.6 | 2,193 | 282,377 | 17.5 | 12,656 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 63,815 | 6.6 | 106,825 | 7.8 | 1,535 | 130,419 | 8.1 | 7,145 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 66,059 | 6.8 | 121,065 | 8.8 | 1,631 | 146,400 | 9.1 | 8,426 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 41,172 | 4.2 | 86,635 | 6.3 | 1,387 | 112,442 | 7.0 | 7,093 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.1 | (X) | 26.3 | (X) | NA | 25.6 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 968,805 | 100.0 | 1,371,285 | 100.0 | 4,167 | 1,613,326 | 100.0 | 15,738 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 70,647 | 7.3 | 125,235 | 9.1 | 1,657 | 177,360 | 11.0 | 9,342 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 64,718 | 6.7 | 99,220 | 7.2 | 1,482 | 126,433 | 7.8 | 6,649 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 112,573 | 11.6 | 145,255 | 10.6 | 1,779 | 171,149 | 10.6 | 8,338 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 131,311 | 13.6 | 166,890 | 12.2 | 1,900 | 183,283 | 11.4 | 6,809 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 156,452 | 16.1 | 202,425 | 14.8 | 2,079 | 208,228 | 12.9 | 8,839 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 113,592 | 11.7 | 159,370 | 11.6 | 1,859 | 169,392 | 10.5 | 7,209 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 61,031 | 6.3 | 72,160 | 5.3 | 1,269 | 102,341 | 6.3 | 5,789 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 229,551 | 23.7 | 330,080 | 24.1 | 2,596 | 383,358 | 23.8 | 11,864 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 28,930 | 3.0 | 56,115 | 4.1 | 1,122 | 91,782 | 5.7 | 6,639 | 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.
