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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 | 11,881,643 | 12,281,054 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 11,533,219 | 11,847,753 | 11,979,147 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 5,348,132 | 5,556,311 | 5,538,754 | 24,169 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 5,298,737 | 5,503,835 | 5,455,635 | 25,275 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 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 | 5,298,737 | 100.0 | 5,503,835 | 100.0 | 6,410 | 5,455,635 | 100.0 | 25,275 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 3,772,163 | 71.2 | 4,192,895 | 76.2 | 6,112 | 4,212,524 | 77.2 | 24,848 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 546,954 | 10.3 | 464,305 | 8.4 | 2,459 | 418,164 | 7.7 | 10,431 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 84,077 | 1.6 | 66,725 | 1.2 | 948 | 63,572 | 1.2 | 4,019 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 46,478 | 0.9 | 38,535 | 0.7 | 721 | 44,458 | 0.8 | 5,483 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 350,829 | 6.6 | 295,075 | 5.4 | 1,974 | 284,815 | 5.2 | 9,914 | Yes |
| Walked | 302,860 | 5.7 | 229,215 | 4.2 | 1,745 | 200,322 | 3.7 | 8,218 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 50,825 | 1.0 | 52,430 | 1.0 | 840 | 59,979 | 1.1 | 4,683 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 144,551 | 2.7 | 164,645 | 3.0 | 1,482 | 171,801 | 3.1 | 6,570 | 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) | 5,154,186 | 100.0 | 5,339,190 | 100.0 | 6,390 | 5,283,834 | 100.0 | 24,601 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 869,424 | 16.9 | 810,875 | 15.2 | 3,201 | 817,982 | 15.5 | 14,925 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 864,332 | 16.8 | 823,405 | 15.4 | 3,224 | 780,135 | 14.8 | 15,760 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 866,413 | 16.8 | 830,445 | 15.6 | 3,237 | 807,048 | 15.3 | 14,446 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 754,330 | 14.6 | 776,295 | 14.5 | 3,137 | 768,619 | 14.5 | 13,203 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 302,464 | 5.9 | 323,080 | 6.1 | 2,063 | 341,253 | 6.5 | 9,343 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 615,495 | 11.9 | 650,555 | 12.2 | 2,887 | 642,753 | 12.2 | 12,363 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 286,362 | 5.6 | 333,115 | 6.2 | 2,094 | 342,223 | 6.5 | 8,427 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 348,025 | 6.8 | 404,110 | 7.6 | 2,300 | 413,677 | 7.8 | 8,724 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 247,341 | 4.8 | 387,310 | 7.3 | 2,253 | 370,144 | 7.0 | 9,118 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.5 | (X) | 24.8 | (X) | NA | 23.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 5,154,186 | 100.0 | 5,339,190 | 100.0 | 6,390 | 5,283,834 | 100.0 | 24,601 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 201,040 | 3.9 | 268,140 | 5.0 | 1,884 | 313,471 | 5.9 | 8,673 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 263,610 | 5.1 | 292,295 | 5.5 | 1,965 | 303,013 | 5.7 | 9,593 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 615,103 | 11.9 | 580,475 | 10.9 | 2,735 | 594,722 | 11.3 | 10,937 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 624,918 | 12.1 | 611,565 | 11.5 | 2,804 | 606,563 | 11.5 | 10,170 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 866,499 | 16.8 | 870,020 | 16.3 | 3,307 | 766,901 | 14.5 | 12,899 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 723,748 | 14.0 | 714,835 | 13.4 | 3,018 | 686,163 | 13.0 | 12,633 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 450,968 | 8.7 | 374,950 | 7.0 | 2,218 | 447,572 | 8.5 | 10,557 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 1,313,311 | 25.5 | 1,412,965 | 26.5 | 4,113 | 1,426,060 | 27.0 | 14,799 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 94,989 | 1.8 | 131,805 | 2.5 | 1,328 | 139,369 | 2.6 | 5,519 | 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.
