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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 | 4,891,769 | 5,363,675 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 4,758,171 | 5,207,717 | 5,375,751 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 2,349,691 | 2,690,704 | 2,715,114 | 13,500 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 2,303,913 | 2,637,145 | 2,663,113 | 15,298 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 0.98 | 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 | 2,303,913 | 100.0 | 2,637,145 | 100.0 | 4,685 | 2,663,113 | 100.0 | 15,298 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 1,718,714 | 74.6 | 2,094,800 | 79.4 | 4,572 | 2,158,814 | 81.1 | 16,546 | Yes |
| 2-person carpool | 212,679 | 9.2 | 211,210 | 8.0 | 1,823 | 189,888 | 7.1 | 6,990 | Yes |
| 3-person carpool | 29,972 | 1.3 | 31,210 | 1.2 | 713 | 28,807 | 1.1 | 2,873 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 16,351 | 0.7 | 16,590 | 0.6 | 520 | 19,230 | 0.7 | 2,123 | Yes |
| Public Transportation | 54,678 | 2.4 | 49,885 | 1.9 | 899 | 39,682 | 1.5 | 3,232 | Yes |
| Walked | 129,705 | 5.6 | 100,040 | 3.8 | 1,268 | 79,191 | 3.0 | 4,760 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 27,647 | 1.2 | 28,010 | 1.1 | 675 | 43,464 | 1.6 | 2,827 | Yes |
| Worked at home | 114,167 | 5.0 | 105,395 | 4.0 | 1,301 | 104,037 | 3.9 | 3,853 | 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) | 2,189,746 | 100.0 | 2,531,750 | 100.0 | 4,678 | 2,559,076 | 100.0 | 15,969 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 515,833 | 23.6 | 533,645 | 21.1 | 2,805 | 522,416 | 20.4 | 10,001 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 437,540 | 20.0 | 475,465 | 18.8 | 2,663 | 449,686 | 17.6 | 8,877 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 395,343 | 18.1 | 437,985 | 17.3 | 2,566 | 435,970 | 17.0 | 10,009 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 316,168 | 14.4 | 367,910 | 14.5 | 2,369 | 388,027 | 15.2 | 8,180 | Yes |
| 25 to 29 | 119,564 | 5.5 | 155,760 | 6.2 | 1,574 | 164,349 | 6.4 | 6,161 | Yes |
| 30 to 34 | 191,421 | 8.7 | 240,735 | 9.5 | 1,940 | 260,044 | 10.2 | 7,715 | Yes |
| 35 to 44 | 76,978 | 3.5 | 111,895 | 4.4 | 1,339 | 126,781 | 5.0 | 4,948 | Yes |
| 45 to 59 | 74,848 | 3.4 | 107,920 | 4.3 | 1,316 | 116,230 | 4.5 | 4,963 | Yes |
| 60 or more | 62,051 | 2.8 | 100,440 | 4.0 | 1,270 | 95,573 | 3.7 | 3,962 | Yes |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.8 | (X) | 20.3 | (X) | NA | 19.5 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,189,746 | 100.0 | 2,531,750 | 100.0 | 4,678 | 2,559,076 | 100.0 | 15,969 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 135,123 | 6.2 | 195,050 | 7.7 | 1,754 | 216,060 | 8.4 | 6,820 | Yes |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 137,761 | 6.3 | 161,785 | 6.4 | 1,603 | 160,180 | 6.3 | 4,992 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 292,563 | 13.4 | 294,100 | 11.6 | 2,133 | 304,096 | 11.9 | 7,503 | Yes |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 280,493 | 12.8 | 314,510 | 12.4 | 2,202 | 323,064 | 12.6 | 8,040 | Yes |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 381,844 | 17.4 | 438,970 | 17.3 | 2,569 | 406,145 | 15.9 | 8,169 | Yes |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 237,206 | 10.8 | 269,040 | 10.6 | 2,045 | 262,902 | 10.3 | 6,001 | No |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 113,145 | 5.2 | 111,505 | 4.4 | 1,337 | 138,987 | 5.4 | 5,439 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 560,975 | 25.6 | 644,520 | 25.5 | 3,047 | 648,175 | 25.3 | 11,788 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 50,636 | 2.3 | 85,960 | 3.4 | 1,177 | 99,467 | 3.9 | 4,136 | 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.
