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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 | 7,730,188 | 8,414,350 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 7,558,820 | 8,219,529 | 8,521,427 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 3,812,684 | 3,876,433 | 3,984,819 | 21,855 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 3,622,574 | 3,659,740 | 3,784,016 | 26,690 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 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 | 3,622,574 | 100.0 | 3,659,740 | 100.0 | 6,348 | 3,784,016 | 100.0 | 26,690 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 2,719,633 | 75.1 | 2,807,315 | 76.7 | 6,037 | 2,897,729 | 76.6 | 24,824 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 357,956 | 9.9 | 301,560 | 8.2 | 2,380 | 272,547 | 7.2 | 10,424 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 56,628 | 1.6 | 53,210 | 1.5 | 1,015 | 48,237 | 1.3 | 4,784 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 45,264 | 1.2 | 48,730 | 1.3 | 972 | 43,746 | 1.2 | 4,826 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 164,927 | 4.6 | 176,520 | 4.8 | 1,835 | 218,483 | 5.8 | 10,176 | Yes |
| Walked | 154,887 | 4.3 | 120,620 | 3.3 | 1,522 | 120,952 | 3.2 | 7,433 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 42,805 | 1.2 | 45,235 | 1.2 | 936 | 61,532 | 1.6 | 5,344 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 80,474 | 2.2 | 106,555 | 2.9 | 1,432 | 120,790 | 3.2 | 5,343 | 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) | 3,542,100 | 100.0 | 3,553,185 | 100.0 | 6,324 | 3,663,226 | 100.0 | 26,263 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 512,224 | 14.5 | 446,725 | 12.6 | 2,871 | 468,521 | 12.8 | 12,598 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 546,746 | 15.4 | 483,805 | 13.6 | 2,981 | 482,410 | 13.2 | 13,423 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 570,886 | 16.1 | 511,410 | 14.4 | 3,059 | 534,011 | 14.6 | 12,153 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 514,472 | 14.5 | 495,500 | 13.9 | 3,014 | 507,489 | 13.9 | 13,261 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 198,107 | 5.6 | 208,075 | 5.9 | 1,988 | 216,030 | 5.9 | 7,842 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 457,795 | 12.9 | 474,290 | 13.3 | 2,953 | 496,256 | 13.5 | 13,557 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 219,143 | 6.2 | 247,800 | 7.0 | 2,165 | 255,677 | 7.0 | 8,120 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 265,999 | 7.5 | 314,355 | 8.8 | 2,428 | 318,906 | 8.7 | 11,982 | No |
| 60 or more | 256,728 | 7.2 | 371,230 | 10.4 | 2,629 | 383,926 | 10.5 | 10,548 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.7 | (X) | 27.8 | (X) | NA | 26.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,542,100 | 100.0 | 3,553,185 | 100.0 | 6,324 | 3,663,226 | 100.0 | 26,263 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 94,606 | 2.7 | 118,125 | 3.3 | 1,506 | 143,999 | 3.9 | 6,858 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 133,017 | 3.8 | 144,945 | 4.1 | 1,666 | 160,829 | 4.4 | 6,338 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 301,850 | 8.5 | 301,730 | 8.5 | 2,381 | 315,644 | 8.6 | 9,715 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 420,099 | 11.9 | 389,015 | 10.9 | 2,689 | 407,382 | 11.1 | 12,037 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 597,807 | 16.9 | 558,770 | 15.7 | 3,188 | 535,497 | 14.6 | 13,418 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 612,130 | 17.3 | 574,405 | 16.2 | 3,229 | 547,885 | 15.0 | 13,010 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 440,438 | 12.4 | 366,195 | 10.3 | 2,612 | 443,604 | 12.1 | 11,943 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 886,380 | 25.0 | 962,660 | 27.1 | 4,076 | 1,027,675 | 28.1 | 17,940 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 55,773 | 1.6 | 69,425 | 2.0 | 1,158 | 80,711 | 2.2 | 5,514 | 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.
