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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 | 6,187,358 | 7,078,515 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 5,978,058 | 6,847,117 | 7,332,608 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 3,146,858 | 3,481,820 | 3,603,317 | 15,202 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 3,049,999 | 3,388,770 | 3,533,270 | 19,125 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.97 | 0.97 | 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 | 3,049,999 | 100.0 | 3,388,770 | 100.0 | 5,867 | 3,533,270 | 100.0 | 19,125 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 2,251,805 | 73.8 | 2,661,960 | 78.6 | 5,689 | 2,818,333 | 79.8 | 19,041 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 355,275 | 11.6 | 319,585 | 9.4 | 2,438 | 299,008 | 8.5 | 9,242 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 66,819 | 2.2 | 60,785 | 1.8 | 1,084 | 56,639 | 1.6 | 4,559 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 48,692 | 1.6 | 36,095 | 1.1 | 836 | 35,919 | 1.0 | 3,995 | No |
| Public Transportation | 85,144 | 2.8 | 80,510 | 2.4 | 1,245 | 88,912 | 2.5 | 5,308 | Yes |
| Walked | 98,090 | 3.2 | 79,255 | 2.3 | 1,236 | 62,744 | 1.8 | 4,971 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 40,756 | 1.3 | 40,515 | 1.2 | 886 | 45,714 | 1.3 | 3,705 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 103,418 | 3.4 | 110,065 | 3.2 | 1,453 | 126,001 | 3.6 | 6,623 | 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) | 2,946,581 | 100.0 | 3,278,705 | 100.0 | 5,856 | 3,407,269 | 100.0 | 20,138 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 393,425 | 13.4 | 380,445 | 11.6 | 2,648 | 403,910 | 11.9 | 11,151 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 436,042 | 14.8 | 445,450 | 13.6 | 2,852 | 437,550 | 12.8 | 11,045 | No |
| 15 to 19 | 503,793 | 17.1 | 524,055 | 16.0 | 3,075 | 532,842 | 15.6 | 14,101 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 445,105 | 15.1 | 501,705 | 15.3 | 3,014 | 503,224 | 14.8 | 13,363 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 176,378 | 6.0 | 208,400 | 6.4 | 1,985 | 220,160 | 6.5 | 7,566 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 406,558 | 13.8 | 456,545 | 13.9 | 2,885 | 463,904 | 13.6 | 11,662 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 171,369 | 5.8 | 214,040 | 6.5 | 2,011 | 245,453 | 7.2 | 8,640 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 222,338 | 7.5 | 269,265 | 8.2 | 2,246 | 285,421 | 8.4 | 9,613 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 191,573 | 6.5 | 278,800 | 8.5 | 2,284 | 314,805 | 9.2 | 9,140 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.6 | (X) | 26.8 | (X) | NA | 26.0 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,946,581 | 100.0 | 3,278,705 | 100.0 | 5,856 | 3,407,269 | 100.0 | 20,138 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 133,201 | 4.5 | 166,945 | 5.1 | 1,782 | 206,573 | 6.1 | 8,040 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 186,688 | 6.3 | 199,085 | 6.1 | 1,942 | 216,477 | 6.4 | 8,073 | Yes |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 360,798 | 12.2 | 354,915 | 10.8 | 2,563 | 366,780 | 10.8 | 11,775 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 394,364 | 13.4 | 401,575 | 12.2 | 2,717 | 422,487 | 12.4 | 9,708 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 491,643 | 16.7 | 539,605 | 16.5 | 3,116 | 516,479 | 15.2 | 10,162 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 419,349 | 14.2 | 462,480 | 14.1 | 2,902 | 444,704 | 13.1 | 10,313 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 244,255 | 8.3 | 235,705 | 7.2 | 2,107 | 298,283 | 8.8 | 7,600 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 659,236 | 22.4 | 794,390 | 24.2 | 3,707 | 848,867 | 24.9 | 16,098 | Yes |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 57,047 | 1.9 | 74,100 | 2.3 | 1,195 | 86,619 | 2.5 | 4,982 | 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.
