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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 | 2,842,321 | 3,421,399 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 2,776,116 | 3,343,908 | 3,560,109 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 1,294,690 | 1,601,378 | 1,670,430 | 11,327 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 1,318,588 | 1,641,835 | 1,716,891 | 12,393 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.02 | 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 | 1,318,588 | 100.0 | 1,641,835 | 100.0 | 3,739 | 1,716,891 | 100.0 | 12,393 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 970,551 | 73.6 | 1,206,015 | 73.5 | 3,576 | 1,266,194 | 73.7 | 14,640 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 135,815 | 10.3 | 161,340 | 9.8 | 1,586 | 159,812 | 9.3 | 7,489 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 19,562 | 1.5 | 26,075 | 1.6 | 651 | 22,359 | 1.3 | 2,951 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 12,949 | 1.0 | 14,140 | 0.9 | 480 | 15,288 | 0.9 | 2,534 | No |
| Public Transportation | 43,742 | 3.3 | 67,845 | 4.1 | 1,043 | 70,387 | 4.1 | 4,402 | No |
| Walked | 53,354 | 4.0 | 56,710 | 3.5 | 956 | 53,890 | 3.1 | 3,978 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 26,948 | 2.0 | 29,920 | 1.8 | 697 | 43,193 | 2.5 | 3,385 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 55,667 | 4.2 | 79,785 | 4.9 | 1,129 | 85,768 | 5.0 | 4,724 | 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) | 1,262,921 | 100.0 | 1,562,050 | 100.0 | 3,728 | 1,631,123 | 100.0 | 13,778 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 254,854 | 20.2 | 272,490 | 17.4 | 2,026 | 292,439 | 17.9 | 9,559 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 228,145 | 18.1 | 264,850 | 17.0 | 2,000 | 267,970 | 16.4 | 9,191 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 223,792 | 17.7 | 262,255 | 16.8 | 1,991 | 262,804 | 16.1 | 8,215 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 186,251 | 14.7 | 229,295 | 14.7 | 1,871 | 232,649 | 14.3 | 7,529 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 72,021 | 5.7 | 90,965 | 5.8 | 1,204 | 97,048 | 5.9 | 5,079 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 137,350 | 10.9 | 185,910 | 11.9 | 1,697 | 204,003 | 12.5 | 7,207 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 53,364 | 4.2 | 81,430 | 5.2 | 1,141 | 92,670 | 5.7 | 5,497 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 57,305 | 4.5 | 91,015 | 5.8 | 1,204 | 97,817 | 6.0 | 4,818 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 49,839 | 3.9 | 83,840 | 5.4 | 1,157 | 83,723 | 5.1 | 4,717 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.8 | (X) | 22.5 | (X) | NA | 21.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,262,921 | 100.0 | 1,562,050 | 100.0 | 3,728 | 1,631,123 | 100.0 | 13,778 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 64,214 | 5.1 | 92,640 | 5.9 | 1,215 | 112,540 | 6.9 | 5,629 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 68,202 | 5.4 | 90,295 | 5.8 | 1,200 | 96,793 | 5.9 | 5,209 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 133,486 | 10.6 | 159,060 | 10.2 | 1,576 | 166,989 | 10.2 | 6,835 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 162,192 | 12.8 | 193,990 | 12.4 | 1,731 | 196,644 | 12.1 | 6,927 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 235,488 | 18.6 | 269,635 | 17.3 | 2,017 | 256,517 | 15.7 | 9,303 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 169,730 | 13.4 | 203,140 | 13.0 | 1,769 | 200,818 | 12.3 | 7,471 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 84,512 | 6.7 | 95,980 | 6.1 | 1,236 | 120,118 | 7.4 | 5,366 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 314,080 | 24.9 | 397,850 | 25.5 | 2,399 | 424,058 | 26.0 | 8,978 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 31,017 | 2.5 | 47,245 | 3.0 | 873 | 56,646 | 3.5 | 4,312 | 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.
