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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 | 2,573,216 | 2,844,658 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 2,503,499 | 2,749,244 | 2,824,156 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 1,028,014 | 1,164,118 | 1,182,086 | 11,632 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 998,890 | 1,131,870 | 1,143,315 | 11,454 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 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 | 998,890 | 100.0 | 1,131,870 | 100.0 | 3,037 | 1,143,315 | 100.0 | 11,454 | No |
| Drove alone | 755,472 | 75.6 | 896,780 | 79.2 | 2,882 | 943,957 | 82.6 | 11,774 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 128,455 | 12.9 | 128,600 | 11.4 | 1,289 | 103,936 | 9.1 | 5,796 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 28,731 | 2.9 | 26,190 | 2.3 | 593 | 21,633 | 1.9 | 2,611 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 20,746 | 2.1 | 17,970 | 1.6 | 492 | 13,699 | 1.2 | 2,369 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 5,905 | 0.6 | 5,580 | 0.5 | 274 | 5,074 | 0.4 | 1,476 | No |
| Walked | 27,287 | 2.7 | 21,805 | 1.9 | 541 | 15,537 | 1.4 | 2,216 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 13,674 | 1.4 | 12,350 | 1.1 | 408 | 17,437 | 1.5 | 2,729 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 18,620 | 1.9 | 22,600 | 2.0 | 551 | 22,042 | 1.9 | 2,747 | No |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 980,270 | 100.0 | 1,109,270 | 100.0 | 3,026 | 1,121,273 | 100.0 | 11,465 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 195,431 | 19.9 | 185,260 | 16.7 | 1,531 | 198,434 | 17.7 | 8,225 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 177,101 | 18.1 | 188,075 | 17.0 | 1,542 | 184,737 | 16.5 | 6,711 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 190,265 | 19.4 | 195,290 | 17.6 | 1,569 | 192,829 | 17.2 | 7,117 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 135,194 | 13.8 | 159,210 | 14.4 | 1,426 | 157,687 | 14.1 | 6,739 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 46,370 | 4.7 | 58,895 | 5.3 | 883 | 61,594 | 5.5 | 4,271 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 117,189 | 12.0 | 140,745 | 12.7 | 1,345 | 135,605 | 12.1 | 6,195 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 32,547 | 3.3 | 48,225 | 4.3 | 801 | 60,062 | 5.4 | 3,968 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 43,487 | 4.4 | 65,380 | 5.9 | 930 | 67,214 | 6.0 | 5,200 | No |
| 60 or more | 42,686 | 4.4 | 68,195 | 6.1 | 949 | 63,111 | 5.6 | 4,785 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.8 | (X) | 23.6 | (X) | NA | 22.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 980,270 | 100.0 | 1,109,270 | 100.0 | 3,026 | 1,121,273 | 100.0 | 11,465 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 47,491 | 4.8 | 70,450 | 6.4 | 964 | 80,338 | 7.2 | 4,935 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 66,802 | 6.8 | 78,245 | 7.1 | 1,015 | 90,577 | 8.1 | 5,732 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 172,521 | 17.6 | 164,400 | 14.8 | 1,448 | 155,709 | 13.9 | 6,338 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 156,102 | 15.9 | 163,390 | 14.7 | 1,444 | 161,481 | 14.4 | 6,106 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 183,493 | 18.7 | 197,030 | 17.8 | 1,575 | 188,543 | 16.8 | 7,462 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 109,074 | 11.1 | 117,355 | 10.6 | 1,234 | 111,678 | 10.0 | 6,009 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 40,133 | 4.1 | 40,405 | 3.6 | 734 | 49,613 | 4.4 | 4,317 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 184,147 | 18.8 | 238,635 | 21.5 | 1,720 | 241,594 | 21.5 | 8,561 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 20,507 | 2.1 | 34,450 | 3.1 | 679 | 41,740 | 3.7 | 4,014 | 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.
