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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 | 1,793,477 | 1,808,344 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 1,756,566 | 1,765,197 | 1,771,750 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 659,136 | 718,106 | 723,507 | 8,325 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 649,886 | 693,410 | 692,130 | 9,528 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 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 | 649,886 | 100.0 | 693,410 | 100.0 | 2,405 | 692,130 | 100.0 | 9,528 | No |
| Drove alone | 491,177 | 75.6 | 562,590 | 81.1 | 2,290 | 571,792 | 82.6 | 9,658 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 81,547 | 12.5 | 67,990 | 9.8 | 941 | 56,758 | 8.2 | 4,559 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 13,585 | 2.1 | 9,710 | 1.4 | 361 | 8,150 | 1.2 | 1,368 | Yes |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 5,579 | 0.9 | 4,020 | 0.6 | 233 | 4,466 | 0.6 | 1,147 | No |
| Public Transportation | 5,770 | 0.9 | 4,430 | 0.6 | 245 | 4,085 | 0.6 | 1,050 | No |
| Walked | 29,272 | 4.5 | 20,870 | 3.0 | 528 | 17,987 | 2.6 | 2,113 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 6,504 | 1.0 | 6,390 | 0.9 | 294 | 8,170 | 1.2 | 1,444 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 16,452 | 2.5 | 17,425 | 2.5 | 483 | 20,722 | 3.0 | 2,853 | 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) | 633,434 | 100.0 | 222,120 | 100.0 | 1,624 | 671,408 | 100.0 | 9,678 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 120,064 | 19.0 | 79,315 | 35.7 | 1,013 | 126,520 | 18.8 | 6,105 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 112,776 | 17.8 | 54,765 | 24.7 | 848 | 102,788 | 15.3 | 5,886 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 113,233 | 17.9 | 35,605 | 16.0 | 687 | 106,515 | 15.9 | 6,138 | Yes |
| 20 to 24 | 91,052 | 14.4 | 16,530 | 7.4 | 471 | 94,855 | 14.1 | 4,369 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 33,072 | 5.2 | 4,535 | 2.0 | 247 | 42,512 | 6.3 | 3,739 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 70,727 | 11.2 | 12,810 | 5.8 | 415 | 74,992 | 11.2 | 4,313 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 27,058 | 4.3 | 5,100 | 2.3 | 262 | 35,763 | 5.3 | 3,183 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 35,085 | 5.5 | 7,705 | 3.5 | 322 | 43,422 | 6.5 | 3,347 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 30,367 | 4.8 | 12,885 | 5.8 | 416 | 44,041 | 6.6 | 3,528 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.5 | (X) | 24.4 | (X) | NA | 22.4 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 633,434 | 100.0 | 222,120 | 100.0 | 1,624 | 671,408 | 100.0 | 9,678 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 27,406 | 4.3 | 34,795 | 5.1 | 680 | 38,991 | 5.8 | 3,223 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 34,868 | 5.5 | 39,235 | 5.8 | 721 | 38,963 | 5.8 | 3,159 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 71,092 | 11.2 | 74,230 | 11.0 | 981 | 73,834 | 11.0 | 5,221 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 82,361 | 13.0 | 81,715 | 12.1 | 1,027 | 85,830 | 12.8 | 4,580 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 116,134 | 18.3 | 118,065 | 17.5 | 1,222 | 103,193 | 15.4 | 4,566 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 83,445 | 13.2 | 85,820 | 12.7 | 1,052 | 79,726 | 11.9 | 3,961 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 43,087 | 6.8 | 40,745 | 6.0 | 734 | 45,986 | 6.8 | 3,737 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 161,005 | 25.4 | 177,835 | 26.3 | 1,473 | 184,623 | 27.5 | 6,824 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 14,036 | 2.2 | 17,065 | 2.5 | 478 | 20,262 | 3.0 | 2,132 | 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.
