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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 | 16,986,510 | 20,851,820 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 16,593,063 | 20,290,711 | 22,270,165 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 7,610,487 | 9,157,875 | 9,969,293 | 33,003 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 7,612,824 | 9,156,730 | 9,943,499 | 32,950 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.01 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. In Percents2000-2005 | ||||||
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| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | ||
| Total Workers | 7,612,824 | 100.0 | 9,156,730 | 100.0 | NA | 9,943,499 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 5,824,565 | 76.5 | 7,119,580 | 77.8 | 0.1 | 7,889,896 | 79.3 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 877,707 | 11.5 | 982,830 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 926,915 | 9.3 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 156,365 | 2.1 | 201,250 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 181,368 | 1.8 | 0.1 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 100,585 | 1.3 | 140,435 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 132,574 | 1.3 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 161,542 | 2.1 | 163,130 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 164,999 | 1.7 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Walked | 202,089 | 2.7 | 173,265 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 146,042 | 1.5 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 104,591 | 1.4 | 124,210 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 170,149 | 1.7 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 185,380 | 2.4 | 252,025 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 331,556 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 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) | 7,427,444 | 100.0 | 8,904,705 | 100.0 | NA | 9,611,943 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 1,180,889 | 15.9 | 1,220,015 | 13.7 | 0.1 | 1,402,585 | 14.6 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 1,166,531 | 15.7 | 1,316,855 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 1,357,040 | 14.1 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 1,336,622 | 18.0 | 1,468,350 | 16.5 | 0.1 | 1,541,727 | 16.0 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 1,081,198 | 14.6 | 1,276,635 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 1,395,235 | 14.5 | 0.2 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 393,625 | 5.3 | 483,220 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 550,503 | 5.7 | 0.1 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 1,042,279 | 14.0 | 1,308,025 | 14.7 | 0.1 | 1,354,780 | 14.1 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 355,018 | 4.8 | 500,635 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 597,816 | 6.2 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 477,308 | 6.4 | 691,725 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 749,018 | 7.8 | 0.2 | No |
| 60 or more | 393,974 | 5.3 | 639,245 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 663,239 | 6.9 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.2 | (X) | 25.4 | (X) | NA | 23.8 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 7,427,444 | 100.0 | 8,904,705 | 100.0 | NA | 9,611,943 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 306,643 | 4.1 | 460,190 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 589,934 | 6.1 | 0.1 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 390,327 | 5.3 | 510,720 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 597,629 | 6.2 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 782,042 | 10.5 | 893,785 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 977,519 | 10.2 | 0.2 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 1,064,095 | 14.3 | 1,199,725 | 13.5 | 0.1 | 1,277,933 | 13.3 | 0.2 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 1,513,995 | 20.4 | 1,711,355 | 19.2 | 0.1 | 1,648,868 | 17.2 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 1,078,965 | 14.5 | 1,236,795 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 1,243,984 | 12.9 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 501,989 | 6.8 | 525,955 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 675,567 | 7.0 | 0.2 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 1,650,318 | 22.2 | 2,060,310 | 23.1 | 0.1 | 2,329,567 | 24.2 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 139,070 | 1.9 | 212,285 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 270,942 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 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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