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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 | 3,287,116 | 3,405,565 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 3,185,949 | 3,297,626 | 3,394,751 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 1,673,442 | 1,640,823 | 1,657,342 | 13,617 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 1,668,645 | 1,642,090 | 1,648,283 | 15,093 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.02 |
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 | 1,668,645 | 100.0 | 1,642,090 | 100.0 | NA | 1,648,283 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 1,313,826 | 78.7 | 1,331,260 | 81.1 | 0.1 | 1,357,015 | 82.3 | 0.7 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 153,279 | 9.2 | 125,745 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 110,050 | 6.7 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 19,983 | 1.2 | 18,160 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 14,497 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 18,588 | 1.1 | 13,575 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 13,031 | 0.8 | 0.2 | No |
| Public Transportation | 43,455 | 2.6 | 44,640 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 48,737 | 3.0 | 0.3 | No |
| Walked | 60,088 | 3.6 | 44,160 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 32,626 | 2.0 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 14,306 | 0.9 | 13,135 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 18,144 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 45,120 | 2.7 | 51,420 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 54,183 | 3.3 | 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) | 1,623,525 | 100.0 | 1,590,670 | 100.0 | NA | 1,594,100 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 257,026 | 15.8 | 224,590 | 14.1 | 0.1 | 216,482 | 13.6 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 288,378 | 17.8 | 265,920 | 16.7 | 0.1 | 248,204 | 15.6 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 297,653 | 18.3 | 271,575 | 17.1 | 0.1 | 266,593 | 16.7 | 0.6 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 248,418 | 15.3 | 246,185 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 242,461 | 15.2 | 0.5 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 98,142 | 6.0 | 100,255 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 112,228 | 7.0 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 189,177 | 11.7 | 189,475 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 201,202 | 12.6 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 90,601 | 5.6 | 96,080 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 102,201 | 6.4 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 92,391 | 5.7 | 99,800 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 103,735 | 6.5 | 0.3 | No |
| 60 or more | 61,739 | 3.8 | 96,800 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 100,994 | 6.3 | 0.3 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.8 | (X) | 23.7 | (X) | NA | 23.1 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,623,525 | 100.0 | 1,590,670 | 100.0 | NA | 1,594,100 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 49,653 | 3.1 | 62,260 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 67,042 | 4.2 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 76,931 | 4.7 | 76,265 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 83,179 | 5.2 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 183,456 | 11.3 | 155,225 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 162,348 | 10.2 | 0.5 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 211,857 | 13.0 | 198,690 | 12.5 | 0.1 | 204,201 | 12.8 | 0.5 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 279,088 | 17.2 | 272,595 | 17.1 | 0.1 | 250,881 | 15.7 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 264,934 | 16.3 | 247,735 | 15.6 | 0.1 | 230,923 | 14.5 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 161,940 | 10.0 | 132,260 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 161,320 | 10.1 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 372,775 | 23.0 | 386,040 | 24.3 | 0.2 | 399,844 | 25.1 | 0.6 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 22,891 | 1.4 | 30,480 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 34,362 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 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.
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