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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 | 2,111,687 | 2,061,162 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 2,085,260 | 2,028,544 | 1,966,909 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 822,620 | 827,311 | 762,097 | 7,776 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 857,148 | 852,165 | 802,272 | 12,055 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 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 | 857,148 | 100.0 | 852,165 | 100.0 | 3,121 | 802,272 | 100.0 | 12,055 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 688,695 | 80.3 | 698,675 | 82.0 | 3,000 | 684,541 | 85.3 | 11,776 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 80,174 | 9.4 | 71,095 | 8.3 | 1,156 | 52,164 | 6.5 | 3,312 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 10,229 | 1.2 | 11,665 | 1.4 | 475 | 8,325 | 1.0 | 1,281 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 5,413 | 0.6 | 6,885 | 0.8 | 366 | 5,064 | 0.6 | 1,432 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 35,458 | 4.1 | 24,460 | 2.9 | 686 | 17,885 | 2.2 | 2,760 | Yes |
| Walked | 18,677 | 2.2 | 15,080 | 1.8 | 540 | 11,703 | 1.5 | 2,153 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 8,529 | 1.0 | 9,700 | 1.1 | 434 | 7,615 | 0.9 | 1,296 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 9,973 | 1.2 | 14,605 | 1.7 | 532 | 14,975 | 1.9 | 1,733 | 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) | 847,175 | 100.0 | 837,560 | 100.0 | 3,112 | 787,297 | 100.0 | 12,059 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 88,384 | 10.4 | 81,510 | 9.7 | 1,235 | 80,395 | 10.2 | 5,354 | No |
| 10 to 14 | 108,765 | 12.8 | 103,320 | 12.3 | 1,383 | 87,127 | 11.1 | 4,858 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 136,093 | 16.1 | 123,590 | 14.8 | 1,505 | 114,031 | 14.5 | 6,535 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 142,471 | 16.8 | 136,520 | 16.3 | 1,576 | 115,887 | 14.7 | 6,059 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 63,384 | 7.5 | 60,615 | 7.2 | 1,071 | 65,033 | 8.3 | 5,311 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 133,599 | 15.8 | 130,725 | 15.6 | 1,544 | 124,939 | 15.9 | 6,340 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 63,344 | 7.5 | 65,880 | 7.9 | 1,115 | 69,766 | 8.9 | 4,319 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 64,654 | 7.6 | 71,115 | 8.5 | 1,157 | 70,306 | 8.9 | 4,272 | No |
| 60 or more | 46,481 | 5.5 | 64,290 | 7.7 | 1,102 | 59,813 | 7.6 | 5,150 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.6 | (X) | 27.6 | (X) | NA | 26.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 847,175 | 100.0 | 837,560 | 100.0 | 3,112 | 787,297 | 100.0 | 12,059 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 45,176 | 5.3 | 50,600 | 6.0 | 981 | 51,027 | 6.5 | 4,301 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 42,593 | 5.0 | 45,595 | 5.4 | 932 | 44,971 | 5.7 | 3,787 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 86,716 | 10.2 | 79,005 | 9.4 | 1,217 | 72,549 | 9.2 | 4,206 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 97,441 | 11.5 | 93,130 | 11.1 | 1,316 | 91,760 | 11.7 | 5,595 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 133,385 | 15.7 | 128,765 | 15.4 | 1,534 | 108,753 | 13.8 | 6,459 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 110,717 | 13.1 | 105,160 | 12.6 | 1,394 | 92,091 | 11.7 | 4,259 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 72,584 | 8.6 | 54,530 | 6.5 | 1,017 | 62,673 | 8.0 | 3,822 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 239,456 | 28.3 | 242,740 | 29.0 | 2,043 | 238,197 | 30.3 | 8,112 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 19,107 | 2.3 | 25,390 | 3.0 | 699 | 25,276 | 3.2 | 3,512 | 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.
