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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 | 4,040,587 | 4,447,100 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 3,948,185 | 4,332,380 | 4,442,558 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 1,735,588 | 1,900,089 | 1,941,250 | 15,984 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 1,712,721 | 1,863,385 | 1,902,128 | 16,556 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.01 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. In Percents2000-2005 | ||||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | ||
| Total Workers | 1,712,721 | 100.0 | 1,863,385 | 100.0 | NA | 1,902,128 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 1,357,906 | 79.3 | 1,547,110 | 83.0 | 0.1 | 1,599,861 | 84.1 | 0.6 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 196,967 | 11.5 | 178,045 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 159,647 | 8.4 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 39,385 | 2.3 | 32,665 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 27,666 | 1.5 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 24,852 | 1.5 | 17,495 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 18,123 | 1.0 | 0.1 | No |
| Public Transportation | 11,166 | 0.7 | 7,845 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7,827 | 0.4 | 0.1 | No |
| Walked | 33,009 | 1.9 | 25,145 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 22,998 | 1.2 | 0.2 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 18,342 | 1.1 | 15,765 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 22,587 | 1.2 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 31,094 | 1.8 | 39,305 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 43,419 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 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) | 1,681,627 | 100.0 | 1,824,080 | 100.0 | NA | 1,858,709 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 262,081 | 15.6 | 253,575 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 284,897 | 15.3 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 275,107 | 16.4 | 282,295 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 286,318 | 15.4 | 0.5 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 322,775 | 19.2 | 319,325 | 17.5 | 0.1 | 312,352 | 16.8 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 257,286 | 15.3 | 280,045 | 15.4 | 0.1 | 284,667 | 15.3 | 0.5 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 90,934 | 5.4 | 107,240 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 116,261 | 6.3 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 233,495 | 13.9 | 252,665 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 249,588 | 13.4 | 0.4 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 71,966 | 4.3 | 92,660 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 106,478 | 5.7 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 96,138 | 5.7 | 123,375 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 119,082 | 6.4 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 71,845 | 4.3 | 112,900 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 99,066 | 5.3 | 0.3 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.1 | (X) | 24.5 | (X) | NA | 22.5 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,681,627 | 100.0 | 1,824,080 | 100.0 | NA | 1,858,709 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 96,096 | 5.7 | 128,405 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 158,839 | 8.5 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 120,133 | 7.1 | 130,465 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 130,392 | 7.0 | 0.3 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 262,998 | 15.6 | 234,325 | 12.8 | 0.1 | 234,914 | 12.6 | 0.5 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 263,131 | 15.6 | 270,650 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 259,702 | 14.0 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 312,633 | 18.6 | 341,000 | 18.7 | 0.1 | 311,207 | 16.7 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 179,390 | 10.7 | 201,720 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 189,286 | 10.2 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 69,358 | 4.1 | 71,090 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 88,971 | 4.8 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 334,427 | 19.9 | 378,830 | 20.8 | 0.1 | 414,117 | 22.3 | 0.6 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 43,461 | 2.6 | 55,720 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 71,281 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 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.
