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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 | 1,951,598 | 2,229,379 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,924,375 | 2,202,506 | 2,215,339 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 918,063 | 931,709 | 992,791 | 11,044 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 585,653 | 596,550 | 658,838 | 14,824 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.02 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 585,653 | 100.0 | 596,550 | 100.0 | 3,161 | 658,838 | 100.0 | 14,824 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 284,189 | 48.5 | 286,045 | 47.9 | 2,388 | 297,942 | 45.2 | 11,387 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 54,976 | 9.4 | 51,725 | 8.7 | 1,075 | 51,602 | 7.8 | 4,059 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 9,684 | 1.7 | 9,585 | 1.6 | 467 | 6,528 | 1.0 | 1,691 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 7,414 | 1.3 | 7,855 | 1.3 | 423 | 4,804 | 0.7 | 1,297 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 154,695 | 26.4 | 162,285 | 27.2 | 1,855 | 206,096 | 31.3 | 9,511 | Yes |
| Walked | 50,493 | 8.6 | 50,370 | 8.4 | 1,061 | 53,471 | 8.1 | 5,089 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 10,830 | 1.8 | 12,015 | 2.0 | 523 | 12,936 | 2.0 | 2,153 | No |
| Worked at home | 13,372 | 2.3 | 16,675 | 2.8 | 615 | 25,459 | 3.9 | 3,514 | 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) | 572,281 | 100.0 | 579,875 | 100.0 | 3,132 | 633,379 | 100.0 | 13,958 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 38,101 | 6.7 | 35,300 | 6.1 | 891 | 40,089 | 6.3 | 4,803 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 59,474 | 10.4 | 50,890 | 8.8 | 1,066 | 51,028 | 8.1 | 4,603 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 71,486 | 12.5 | 63,435 | 10.9 | 1,187 | 64,162 | 10.1 | 5,389 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 68,719 | 12.0 | 66,900 | 11.5 | 1,218 | 73,213 | 11.6 | 5,110 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 23,378 | 4.1 | 24,185 | 4.2 | 740 | 26,987 | 4.3 | 4,259 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 98,429 | 17.2 | 97,125 | 16.7 | 1,457 | 112,860 | 17.8 | 6,808 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 44,135 | 7.7 | 42,980 | 7.4 | 982 | 45,444 | 7.2 | 4,465 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 66,787 | 11.7 | 71,710 | 12.4 | 1,260 | 73,012 | 11.5 | 5,899 | No |
| 60 or more | 101,772 | 17.8 | 127,350 | 22.0 | 1,657 | 146,584 | 23.1 | 8,979 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 32.7 | (X) | 38.0 | (X) | NA | 36.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 572,281 | 100.0 | 579,875 | 100.0 | 3,132 | 633,379 | 100.0 | 13,958 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 21,237 | 3.7 | 23,390 | 4.0 | 727 | 25,576 | 4.0 | 3,108 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 25,007 | 4.4 | 25,265 | 4.4 | 756 | 31,779 | 5.0 | 3,508 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 43,664 | 7.6 | 40,810 | 7.0 | 957 | 48,846 | 7.7 | 5,210 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 58,299 | 10.2 | 52,480 | 9.1 | 1,082 | 60,652 | 9.6 | 5,108 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 76,560 | 13.4 | 74,615 | 12.9 | 1,284 | 85,182 | 13.4 | 7,046 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 85,311 | 14.9 | 83,150 | 14.3 | 1,353 | 81,175 | 12.8 | 6,175 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 73,685 | 12.9 | 60,300 | 10.4 | 1,158 | 72,522 | 11.5 | 4,611 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 176,304 | 30.8 | 197,395 | 34.0 | 2,028 | 213,337 | 33.7 | 9,290 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 12,214 | 2.1 | 14,655 | 2.5 | 577 | 14,310 | 2.3 | 1,837 | 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.
