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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 | 1,487,536 | 1,537,195 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,428,973 | 1,477,358 | 1,529,774 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 754,148 | 753,114 | 780,503 | 9,590 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 2,071,019 | 2,089,920 | 2,165,851 | 25,436 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 2.75 | 2.78 | 2.77 | 0.05 |
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 | 2,071,019 | 100.0 | 2,089,920 | 100.0 | X | 2,165,851 | 100.0 | 25,436 | NA |
| Drove alone | 227,436 | 11.0 | 266,830 | 12.8 | 2,245 | 229,379 | 10.6 | 9,043 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 76,120 | 3.7 | 70,755 | 3.4 | 1,242 | 50,775 | 2.3 | 4,413 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 16,837 | 0.8 | 15,305 | 0.7 | 589 | 11,223 | 0.5 | 2,493 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 17,866 | 0.9 | 12,875 | 0.6 | 540 | 10,241 | 0.5 | 2,003 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 1,461,675 | 70.6 | 1,457,120 | 69.7 | 1,317 | 1,599,061 | 73.8 | 22,874 | Yes |
| Walked | 177,783 | 8.6 | 167,665 | 8.0 | 1,848 | 159,624 | 7.4 | 7,502 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 52,200 | 2.5 | 55,530 | 2.7 | 1,106 | 59,042 | 2.7 | 4,318 | No |
| Worked at home | 41,102 | 2.0 | 43,855 | 2.1 | 987 | 46,506 | 2.1 | 4,346 | 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) | 2,029,917 | 100.0 | 2,046,065 | 100.0 | X | 2,119,345 | 100.0 | 25,807 | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 60,973 | 3.0 | 53,925 | 2.6 | 1,091 | 51,923 | 2.4 | 4,405 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 116,260 | 5.7 | 64,550 | 3.2 | 1,189 | 63,843 | 3.0 | 5,347 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 105,857 | 5.2 | 100,100 | 4.9 | 1,463 | 97,979 | 4.6 | 7,730 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 132,092 | 6.5 | 140,815 | 6.9 | 1,710 | 142,359 | 6.7 | 7,484 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 56,884 | 2.8 | 64,195 | 3.1 | 1,186 | 69,573 | 3.3 | 5,102 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 276,967 | 13.6 | 281,925 | 13.8 | 2,294 | 286,786 | 13.5 | 11,161 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 172,110 | 8.5 | 186,070 | 9.1 | 1,934 | 217,483 | 10.3 | 9,857 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 362,687 | 17.9 | 361,335 | 17.7 | 2,514 | 377,579 | 17.8 | 13,766 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 746,087 | 36.8 | 793,160 | 38.8 | 2,963 | 811,820 | 38.3 | 17,907 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 45.3 | (X) | 50.2 | (X) | NA | 47.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,029,917 | 100.0 | 2,046,065 | 100.0 | X | 2,119,345 | 100.0 | 25,807 | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 31,682 | 1.6 | 33,950 | 1.7 | 871 | 44,130 | 2.1 | 3,898 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 44,526 | 2.2 | 43,865 | 2.1 | 987 | 56,058 | 2.6 | 5,328 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 90,173 | 4.4 | 88,065 | 4.3 | 1,378 | 96,653 | 4.6 | 6,093 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 149,819 | 7.4 | 141,445 | 6.9 | 1,714 | 149,589 | 7.1 | 6,805 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 253,821 | 12.5 | 235,145 | 11.5 | 2,134 | 251,219 | 11.9 | 9,312 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 347,415 | 17.1 | 330,715 | 16.2 | 2,436 | 325,539 | 15.4 | 11,682 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 420,241 | 20.7 | 372,900 | 18.2 | 2,541 | 383,094 | 18.1 | 11,164 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 673,556 | 33.2 | 759,820 | 37.1 | 2,964 | 790,894 | 37.3 | 18,049 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 18,684 | 0.9 | 23,665 | 1.2 | 730 | 22,169 | 1.0 | 3,400 | 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.
