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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 | 3,486,703 | 4,012,012 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 3,370,160 | 3,876,975 | 4,113,961 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 1,636,356 | 1,822,969 | 1,853,237 | 14,390 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 1,617,237 | 1,790,570 | 1,822,503 | 17,056 |
| 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 Number 2000-2005 |
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| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 1,617,237 | 100.0 | 1,790,570 | 100.0 | 4,761 | 1,822,503 | 100.0 | 17,056 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 1,216,653 | 75.2 | 1,419,495 | 79.3 | 4,580 | 1,497,530 | 82.2 | 17,501 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 203,149 | 12.6 | 184,510 | 10.3 | 2,006 | 159,138 | 8.7 | 7,858 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 43,683 | 2.7 | 39,805 | 2.2 | 949 | 31,397 | 1.7 | 3,239 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 29,415 | 1.8 | 27,995 | 1.6 | 797 | 23,160 | 1.3 | 3,644 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 15,064 | 0.9 | 11,730 | 0.7 | 517 | 12,164 | 0.7 | 2,225 | No |
| Walked | 51,221 | 3.2 | 42,885 | 2.4 | 985 | 27,514 | 1.5 | 3,115 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 26,687 | 1.7 | 25,920 | 1.4 | 767 | 27,023 | 1.5 | 3,132 | No |
| Worked at home | 31,365 | 1.9 | 38,235 | 2.1 | 931 | 44,577 | 2.4 | 3,365 | 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) | 1,585,872 | 100.0 | 1,752,335 | 100.0 | 4,751 | 1,777,926 | 100.0 | 16,766 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 261,459 | 16.5 | 246,960 | 14.1 | 2,302 | 240,137 | 13.5 | 8,909 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 277,427 | 17.5 | 282,480 | 16.1 | 2,450 | 279,805 | 15.7 | 8,083 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 304,499 | 19.2 | 308,000 | 17.6 | 2,550 | 306,850 | 17.3 | 11,244 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 241,568 | 15.2 | 269,200 | 15.4 | 2,396 | 287,206 | 16.2 | 11,535 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 83,272 | 5.3 | 105,245 | 6.0 | 1,531 | 113,565 | 6.4 | 7,014 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 205,566 | 13.0 | 238,905 | 13.6 | 2,267 | 235,024 | 13.2 | 9,349 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 67,010 | 4.2 | 88,465 | 5.0 | 1,406 | 99,188 | 5.6 | 5,419 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 84,321 | 5.3 | 111,210 | 6.3 | 1,572 | 117,982 | 6.6 | 6,245 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 60,750 | 3.8 | 101,870 | 5.8 | 1,507 | 98,169 | 5.5 | 6,204 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.4 | (X) | 24.1 | (X) | NA | 22.9 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,585,872 | 100.0 | 1,752,335 | 100.0 | 4,751 | 1,777,926 | 100.0 | 16,766 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 54,892 | 3.5 | 76,115 | 4.3 | 1,307 | 89,070 | 5.0 | 4,875 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 74,273 | 4.7 | 87,855 | 5.0 | 1,402 | 97,154 | 5.5 | 5,672 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 192,391 | 12.1 | 199,645 | 11.4 | 2,083 | 210,077 | 11.8 | 7,988 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 224,506 | 14.2 | 230,780 | 13.2 | 2,230 | 236,063 | 13.3 | 8,190 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 310,534 | 19.6 | 328,325 | 18.7 | 2,625 | 305,643 | 17.2 | 8,666 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 225,204 | 14.2 | 244,145 | 13.9 | 2,290 | 229,029 | 12.9 | 7,847 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 109,571 | 6.9 | 98,190 | 5.6 | 1,480 | 127,142 | 7.2 | 4,736 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 359,937 | 22.7 | 420,300 | 24.0 | 2,933 | 438,992 | 24.7 | 12,330 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 34,564 | 2.2 | 41,215 | 2.4 | 966 | 44,756 | 2.5 | 3,960 | 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.
