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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 | 6,628,637 | 8,049,313 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 6,404,167 | 7,795,432 | 8,411,041 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 3,300,481 | 3,837,773 | 3,908,122 | 20,225 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 3,313,530 | 3,857,300 | 3,907,957 | 20,742 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 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 | 3,313,530 | 100.0 | 3,857,300 | 100.0 | 5,735 | 3,907,957 | 100.0 | 20,742 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 2,539,459 | 76.6 | 3,065,930 | 79.5 | 5,575 | 3,179,452 | 81.4 | 22,238 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 409,708 | 12.4 | 403,995 | 10.5 | 2,506 | 342,969 | 8.8 | 12,269 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 76,155 | 2.3 | 81,910 | 2.1 | 1,152 | 64,638 | 1.7 | 5,922 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 46,348 | 1.4 | 56,465 | 1.5 | 958 | 55,818 | 1.4 | 5,610 | No |
| Public Transportation | 28,995 | 0.9 | 29,070 | 0.8 | 689 | 32,672 | 0.8 | 3,220 | Yes |
| Walked | 96,765 | 2.9 | 72,835 | 1.9 | 1,087 | 53,652 | 1.4 | 4,681 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 45,141 | 1.4 | 44,145 | 1.1 | 848 | 54,670 | 1.4 | 4,856 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 70,959 | 2.1 | 102,950 | 2.7 | 1,290 | 124,086 | 3.2 | 6,185 | 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) | 3,242,571 | 100.0 | 3,754,350 | 100.0 | 5,727 | 3,783,871 | 100.0 | 20,830 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 530,278 | 16.4 | 502,875 | 13.4 | 2,778 | 539,083 | 14.2 | 13,495 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 584,051 | 18.0 | 603,840 | 16.1 | 3,024 | 593,139 | 15.7 | 13,610 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 658,332 | 20.3 | 671,360 | 17.9 | 3,174 | 655,671 | 17.3 | 14,960 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 509,862 | 15.7 | 595,390 | 15.9 | 3,004 | 597,129 | 15.8 | 12,534 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 181,167 | 5.6 | 227,505 | 6.1 | 1,902 | 249,720 | 6.6 | 10,015 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 393,847 | 12.1 | 501,475 | 13.4 | 2,775 | 485,943 | 12.8 | 13,695 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 128,077 | 3.9 | 196,060 | 5.2 | 1,770 | 217,782 | 5.8 | 11,177 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 153,027 | 4.7 | 238,560 | 6.4 | 1,947 | 246,102 | 6.5 | 8,323 | No |
| 60 or more | 103,930 | 3.2 | 217,285 | 5.8 | 1,860 | 199,302 | 5.3 | 8,498 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.8 | (X) | 24.0 | (X) | NA | 22.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,242,571 | 100.0 | 3,754,350 | 100.0 | 5,727 | 3,783,871 | 100.0 | 20,830 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 134,322 | 4.1 | 179,350 | 4.8 | 1,694 | 190,231 | 5.0 | 9,203 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 189,011 | 5.8 | 221,800 | 5.9 | 1,879 | 226,056 | 6.0 | 7,267 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 456,945 | 14.1 | 448,140 | 11.9 | 2,632 | 444,262 | 11.7 | 12,041 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 440,927 | 13.6 | 494,970 | 13.2 | 2,758 | 485,881 | 12.8 | 11,866 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 608,784 | 18.8 | 702,385 | 18.7 | 3,240 | 634,059 | 16.8 | 11,738 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 441,146 | 13.6 | 513,345 | 13.7 | 2,805 | 511,554 | 13.5 | 12,929 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 210,460 | 6.5 | 207,065 | 5.5 | 1,817 | 284,940 | 7.5 | 8,042 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 701,569 | 21.6 | 855,350 | 22.8 | 3,538 | 915,642 | 24.2 | 13,957 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 59,407 | 1.8 | 80,515 | 2.1 | 1,142 | 91,246 | 2.4 | 5,511 | 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.
