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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 | 1,497,577 | 1,682,585 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,463,219 | 1,652,871 | 1,669,890 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 796,605 | 828,927 | 777,259 | 9,437 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 861,825 | 946,755 | 869,026 | 13,818 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 0.03 |
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 | 861,825 | 100.0 | 946,755 | 100.0 | 3,077 | 869,026 | 100.0 | 13,818 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 670,660 | 77.8 | 730,350 | 77.1 | 3,074 | 681,256 | 78.4 | 12,904 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 92,207 | 10.7 | 97,935 | 10.3 | 1,452 | 73,812 | 8.5 | 7,532 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 13,594 | 1.6 | 17,660 | 1.9 | 632 | 12,512 | 1.4 | 2,861 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 6,428 | 0.7 | 7,835 | 0.8 | 422 | 6,738 | 0.8 | 1,428 | No |
| Public Transportation | 22,388 | 2.6 | 32,285 | 3.4 | 851 | 27,433 | 3.2 | 3,609 | Yes |
| Walked | 16,188 | 1.9 | 15,355 | 1.6 | 590 | 17,139 | 2.0 | 2,795 | No |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 20,374 | 2.4 | 19,460 | 2.1 | 663 | 18,641 | 2.1 | 2,439 | No |
| Worked at home | 19,986 | 2.3 | 25,870 | 2.7 | 763 | 31,495 | 3.6 | 2,888 | 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) | 841,839 | 100.0 | 920,885 | 100.0 | 3,087 | 837,531 | 100.0 | 14,115 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 83,647 | 9.9 | 68,615 | 7.5 | 1,227 | 78,578 | 9.4 | 5,821 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 108,057 | 12.8 | 105,020 | 11.4 | 1,500 | 107,688 | 12.9 | 5,980 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 140,421 | 16.7 | 133,320 | 14.5 | 1,675 | 138,079 | 16.5 | 7,082 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 141,339 | 16.8 | 142,675 | 15.5 | 1,728 | 141,973 | 17.0 | 7,034 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 54,432 | 6.5 | 58,685 | 6.4 | 1,138 | 53,537 | 6.4 | 4,229 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 130,024 | 15.4 | 141,950 | 15.4 | 1,724 | 122,579 | 14.6 | 6,645 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 55,450 | 6.6 | 67,145 | 7.3 | 1,214 | 55,401 | 6.6 | 4,659 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 67,975 | 8.1 | 88,000 | 9.6 | 1,381 | 61,115 | 7.3 | 3,843 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 60,494 | 7.2 | 115,470 | 12.5 | 1,568 | 78,581 | 9.4 | 5,843 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.4 | (X) | 30.7 | (X) | NA | 26.1 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 841,839 | 100.0 | 920,885 | 100.0 | 3,087 | 837,531 | 100.0 | 14,115 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 39,851 | 4.7 | 45,550 | 4.9 | 1,007 | 42,977 | 5.1 | 3,743 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 48,083 | 5.7 | 48,615 | 5.3 | 1,039 | 43,159 | 5.2 | 4,318 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 80,889 | 9.6 | 69,795 | 7.6 | 1,237 | 63,798 | 7.6 | 6,125 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 103,895 | 12.3 | 95,425 | 10.4 | 1,435 | 85,362 | 10.2 | 6,489 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 137,505 | 16.3 | 130,355 | 14.2 | 1,658 | 103,943 | 12.4 | 5,774 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 130,667 | 15.5 | 138,145 | 15.0 | 1,703 | 121,543 | 14.5 | 5,751 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 81,152 | 9.6 | 90,490 | 9.8 | 1,399 | 95,678 | 11.4 | 5,823 | No |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 204,228 | 24.3 | 273,020 | 29.6 | 2,287 | 263,281 | 31.4 | 7,753 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 15,569 | 1.8 | 19,695 | 2.1 | 667 | 17,790 | 2.1 | 2,697 | 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.
