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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 | 7,322,564 | 8,008,278 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 7,154,691 | 7,825,848 | 7,956,113 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 3,183,088 | 3,192,070 | 3,429,194 | 21,286 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 3,726,776 | 3,755,130 | 3,985,771 | 28,344 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.16 | 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 | 3,726,776 | 100.0 | 3,755,130 | 100.0 | 6,753 | 3,985,771 | 100.0 | 28,344 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 925,626 | 24.8 | 973,125 | 25.9 | 4,421 | 962,212 | 24.1 | 17,583 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 227,128 | 6.1 | 208,055 | 5.5 | 2,153 | 175,287 | 4.4 | 10,150 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 47,791 | 1.3 | 43,800 | 1.2 | 998 | 31,844 | 0.8 | 4,032 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 40,489 | 1.1 | 34,425 | 0.9 | 885 | 26,068 | 0.7 | 3,293 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 1,986,393 | 53.3 | 1,984,085 | 52.8 | 5,842 | 2,242,972 | 56.3 | 24,978 | Yes |
| Walked | 340,282 | 9.1 | 329,390 | 8.8 | 2,687 | 325,993 | 8.2 | 12,318 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 82,248 | 2.2 | 90,095 | 2.4 | 1,427 | 97,756 | 2.5 | 5,969 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 76,819 | 2.1 | 92,150 | 2.5 | 1,443 | 123,639 | 3.1 | 7,408 | 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) | 3,649,957 | 100.0 | 3,662,980 | 100.0 | 6,741 | 3,862,132 | 100.0 | 27,630 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 176,384 | 4.8 | 155,580 | 4.2 | 1,868 | 165,719 | 4.3 | 7,930 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 283,455 | 7.8 | 206,260 | 5.6 | 2,144 | 209,884 | 5.4 | 10,058 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 303,760 | 8.3 | 274,580 | 7.5 | 2,462 | 279,089 | 7.2 | 11,226 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 317,207 | 8.7 | 322,485 | 8.8 | 2,660 | 345,230 | 8.9 | 12,980 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 121,491 | 3.3 | 127,350 | 3.5 | 1,693 | 139,900 | 3.6 | 7,851 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 551,808 | 15.1 | 544,665 | 14.9 | 3,407 | 584,752 | 15.1 | 15,820 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 293,351 | 8.0 | 305,370 | 8.3 | 2,592 | 345,369 | 8.9 | 11,086 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 558,544 | 15.3 | 569,890 | 15.6 | 3,479 | 588,317 | 15.2 | 15,632 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 1,043,957 | 28.6 | 1,156,795 | 31.6 | 4,757 | 1,203,872 | 31.2 | 21,275 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 39.8 | (X) | 44.9 | (X) | NA | 42.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,649,957 | 100.0 | 3,662,980 | 100.0 | 6,741 | 3,862,132 | 100.0 | 27,630 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 80,746 | 2.2 | 89,670 | 2.4 | 1,424 | 107,243 | 2.8 | 5,611 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 108,354 | 3.0 | 107,180 | 2.9 | 1,555 | 140,734 | 3.6 | 7,828 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 206,453 | 5.7 | 196,040 | 5.4 | 2,091 | 225,634 | 5.8 | 10,142 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 314,720 | 8.6 | 290,035 | 7.9 | 2,528 | 320,818 | 8.3 | 10,796 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 487,071 | 13.3 | 455,705 | 12.4 | 3,135 | 486,071 | 12.6 | 14,329 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 603,813 | 16.5 | 574,640 | 15.7 | 3,492 | 572,561 | 14.8 | 15,454 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 639,545 | 17.5 | 559,265 | 15.3 | 3,449 | 597,179 | 15.5 | 13,705 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 1,160,726 | 31.8 | 1,294,550 | 35.3 | 4,982 | 1,353,797 | 35.1 | 22,375 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 48,529 | 1.3 | 58,650 | 1.6 | 1,154 | 58,095 | 1.5 | 4,440 | 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.
