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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 | 17,990,455 | 18,976,457 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 17,445,190 | 18,395,996 | 18,655,275 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 8,220,613 | 8,211,916 | 8,423,129 | 30,948 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 8,447,756 | 8,460,460 | 8,693,739 | 33,267 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.03 | 1.03 | 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 | 8,447,756 | 100.0 | 8,460,460 | 100.0 | 10,354 | 8,693,739 | 100.0 | 33,267 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 4,494,878 | 53.2 | 4,661,720 | 55.1 | 8,967 | 4,708,597 | 54.2 | 28,252 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 694,516 | 8.2 | 600,725 | 7.1 | 3,647 | 532,992 | 6.1 | 15,299 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 107,462 | 1.3 | 98,130 | 1.2 | 1,494 | 77,874 | 0.9 | 5,750 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 74,286 | 0.9 | 67,050 | 0.8 | 1,236 | 56,268 | 0.6 | 4,488 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 2,155,612 | 25.5 | 2,136,590 | 25.3 | 6,584 | 2,389,375 | 27.5 | 26,000 | Yes |
| Walked | 574,379 | 6.8 | 509,870 | 6.0 | 3,368 | 471,640 | 5.4 | 14,337 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 133,401 | 1.6 | 138,500 | 1.6 | 1,773 | 165,192 | 1.9 | 8,778 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 213,222 | 2.5 | 247,870 | 2.9 | 2,365 | 291,801 | 3.4 | 11,018 | 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) | 8,234,534 | 100.0 | 8,212,590 | 100.0 | 10,321 | 8,401,938 | 100.0 | 33,908 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 987,263 | 12.0 | 897,685 | 10.9 | 4,422 | 916,451 | 10.9 | 16,139 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 1,074,965 | 13.1 | 954,565 | 11.6 | 4,553 | 924,509 | 11.0 | 17,375 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 1,102,193 | 13.4 | 1,019,970 | 12.4 | 4,698 | 1,018,306 | 12.1 | 20,675 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 1,010,698 | 12.3 | 1,015,780 | 12.4 | 4,689 | 1,033,367 | 12.3 | 19,523 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 385,709 | 4.7 | 402,080 | 4.9 | 3,000 | 436,837 | 5.2 | 10,891 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 1,085,430 | 13.2 | 1,074,500 | 13.1 | 4,814 | 1,112,070 | 13.2 | 20,973 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 524,080 | 6.4 | 558,620 | 6.8 | 3,521 | 605,722 | 7.2 | 11,559 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 805,664 | 9.8 | 841,880 | 10.3 | 4,289 | 867,575 | 10.3 | 19,218 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 1,258,532 | 15.3 | 1,447,515 | 17.6 | 5,529 | 1,487,101 | 17.7 | 23,672 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 29.3 | (X) | 33.0 | (X) | NA | 31.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 8,234,534 | 100.0 | 8,212,590 | 100.0 | 10,321 | 8,401,938 | 100.0 | 33,908 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 219,772 | 2.7 | 268,500 | 3.3 | 2,460 | 304,722 | 3.6 | 9,212 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 298,222 | 3.6 | 311,295 | 3.8 | 2,646 | 352,220 | 4.2 | 10,790 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 648,772 | 7.9 | 615,360 | 7.5 | 3,690 | 666,314 | 7.9 | 15,450 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 862,632 | 10.5 | 811,080 | 9.9 | 4,213 | 865,014 | 10.3 | 15,525 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 1,259,108 | 15.3 | 1,207,505 | 14.7 | 5,085 | 1,189,726 | 14.2 | 18,114 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 1,301,547 | 15.8 | 1,236,145 | 15.1 | 5,140 | 1,204,976 | 14.3 | 18,856 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 1,132,248 | 13.7 | 963,475 | 11.7 | 4,573 | 1,051,658 | 12.5 | 17,132 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 2,394,991 | 29.1 | 2,551,240 | 31.1 | 7,106 | 2,609,536 | 31.1 | 28,093 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 117,242 | 1.4 | 153,130 | 1.9 | 1,864 | 157,772 | 1.9 | 6,870 | No |
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.
