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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 | 4,866,692 | 5,894,121 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 4,746,161 | 5,757,739 | 6,146,338 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 2,302,666 | 2,785,479 | 2,912,575 | 16,144 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 2,271,276 | 2,739,790 | 2,861,021 | 18,188 |
| 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 | 2,271,276 | 100.0 | 2,739,790 | 100.0 | NA | 2,861,021 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Drove alone | 1,678,922 | 73.9 | 2,007,655 | 73.3 | 0.1 | 2,125,637 | 74.3 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 221,325 | 9.7 | 278,090 | 10.2 | 0.1 | 266,938 | 9.3 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 34,182 | 1.5 | 44,160 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 41,110 | 1.4 | 0.1 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 23,347 | 1.0 | 29,875 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 30,880 | 1.1 | 0.1 | No |
| Public Transportation | 101,956 | 4.5 | 132,805 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 134,034 | 4.7 | 0.2 | No |
| Walked | 89,974 | 4.0 | 88,460 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 81,817 | 2.9 | 0.2 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 35,193 | 1.5 | 37,910 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 47,626 | 1.7 | 0.1 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 86,377 | 3.8 | 120,830 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 132,979 | 4.6 | 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) | 2,184,899 | 100.0 | 2,618,960 | 100.0 | NA | 2,728,042 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| Less than 10 minutes | 356,700 | 16.3 | 375,615 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 401,269 | 14.7 | 0.4 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 351,663 | 16.1 | 388,550 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 398,206 | 14.6 | 0.4 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 373,018 | 17.1 | 413,915 | 15.8 | 0.1 | 429,489 | 15.7 | 0.4 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 330,347 | 15.1 | 387,890 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 407,666 | 14.9 | 0.4 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 130,023 | 6.0 | 159,180 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 158,623 | 5.8 | 0.3 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 268,161 | 12.3 | 339,385 | 13.0 | 0.1 | 350,728 | 12.9 | 0.4 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 127,203 | 5.8 | 164,190 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 180,693 | 6.6 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 135,907 | 6.2 | 189,175 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 201,667 | 7.4 | 0.3 | No |
| 60 or more | 111,877 | 5.1 | 201,055 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 199,701 | 7.3 | 0.3 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.0 | (X) | 25.3 | (X) | NA | 23.4 | (X) | 0.0 | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,184,899 | 100.0 | 2,618,960 | 100.0 | NA | 2,728,042 | 100.0 | NA | NA |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 127,294 | 5.8 | 174,250 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 197,808 | 7.3 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 146,159 | 6.7 | 169,370 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 191,416 | 7.0 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 244,910 | 11.2 | 273,795 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 284,762 | 10.4 | 0.3 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 301,054 | 13.8 | 324,390 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 327,802 | 12.0 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 368,810 | 16.9 | 408,770 | 15.6 | 0.1 | 393,437 | 14.4 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 264,668 | 12.1 | 314,220 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 305,067 | 11.2 | 0.4 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 151,809 | 6.9 | 174,310 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 210,513 | 7.7 | 0.3 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 531,000 | 24.3 | 680,770 | 26.0 | 0.1 | 722,740 | 26.5 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 49,195 | 2.3 | 79,565 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 94,497 | 3.5 | 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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