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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 | 2,498,016 | 2,813,833 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 2,389,651 | 2,716,820 | 2,824,259 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 1,230,446 | 1,299,503 | 1,297,344 | 11,031 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 1,215,758 | 1,293,940 | 1,327,957 | 10,926 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 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 | 1,215,758 | 100.0 | 1,293,940 | 100.0 | NA | 1,327,957 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 861,861 | 70.9 | 960,130 | 74.2 | 0.2 | 1,038,358 | 78.2 | 0.7 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 134,478 | 11.1 | 133,195 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 114,223 | 8.6 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 21,121 | 1.7 | 22,795 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 22,253 | 1.7 | 0.3 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 10,697 | 0.9 | 12,605 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11,118 | 0.8 | 0.2 | No |
| Public Transportation | 38,693 | 3.2 | 42,090 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 37,497 | 2.8 | 0.3 | Yes |
| Walked | 56,861 | 4.7 | 42,570 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 24,797 | 1.9 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 30,762 | 2.5 | 23,370 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 21,817 | 1.6 | 0.2 | No |
| Worked at home | 61,285 | 5.0 | 57,180 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 57,894 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 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) | 1,154,473 | 100.0 | 1,236,760 | 100.0 | NA | 1,270,063 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 149,764 | 13.0 | 134,125 | 10.8 | 0.1 | 127,050 | 10.0 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 174,254 | 15.1 | 169,015 | 13.7 | 0.1 | 165,152 | 13.0 | 0.6 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 209,110 | 18.1 | 210,520 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 204,072 | 16.1 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 199,814 | 17.3 | 206,285 | 16.7 | 0.2 | 211,838 | 16.7 | 0.6 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 80,583 | 7.0 | 85,555 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 98,729 | 7.8 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 171,303 | 14.8 | 188,075 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 187,291 | 14.7 | 0.6 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 64,811 | 5.6 | 78,340 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 84,404 | 6.6 | 0.4 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 60,961 | 5.3 | 84,640 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 88,930 | 7.0 | 0.5 | No |
| 60 or more | 43,873 | 3.8 | 80,210 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 102,597 | 8.1 | 0.5 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.9 | (X) | 25.3 | (X) | NA | 25.0 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,154,473 | 100.0 | 1,236,760 | 100.0 | NA | 1,270,063 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 71,320 | 6.2 | 84,405 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 93,381 | 7.4 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 86,735 | 7.5 | 92,195 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 99,610 | 7.8 | 0.4 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 145,851 | 12.6 | 138,600 | 11.2 | 0.1 | 135,799 | 10.7 | 0.5 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 169,693 | 14.7 | 166,200 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 168,150 | 13.2 | 0.6 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 175,726 | 15.2 | 179,450 | 14.5 | 0.2 | 164,950 | 13.0 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 141,048 | 12.2 | 149,890 | 12.1 | 0.1 | 151,769 | 11.9 | 0.5 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 80,476 | 7.0 | 81,495 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 98,969 | 7.8 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 258,004 | 22.3 | 301,130 | 24.3 | 0.2 | 322,387 | 25.4 | 0.7 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 25,620 | 2.2 | 31,870 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 35,048 | 2.8 | 0.3 | No |
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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