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  1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Workers who did not work at home 370,090 100 456,118 100 86,028 23.2
Less than 5 minutes 10,152 2.7 9,429 2.1 -723 -7.1
5 to 9 minutes 40,173 10.9 39,649 8.7 -524 -1.3
10 to 14 minutes 62,077 16.8 65,798 14.4 3,721 6
15 to 19 minutes 71,338 19.3 77,091 16.9 5,753 8.1
20 to 29 minutes 84,769 22.9 102,521 22.5 17,752 20.9
30 to 44 minutes 71,360 19.3 100,987 22.1 29,627 41.5
45 or more minutes 30,221 8.2 60,643 13.3 30,422 100.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 20.9 (X) 25.7 (X) 4.8 (X)

2000 Census Average Commute Time:25.7 minutes

% Longer Commute in 2000 vs 1990:23%

  1990 Census Census 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
TIME LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Workers who did not work at home 370,090 100 456,118 100 86,028 23.2
5:00 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. 76,340 20.6 97,166 21.3 20,826 27.3
7:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. 122,756 33.2 150,368 33 27,612 22.5
8:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. 85,591 23.1 98,982 21.7 13,391 15.6
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. 26,958 7.3 33,495 7.3 6,537 24.2
10:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 12,299 3.3 17,783 3.9 5,484 44.6
12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 39,591 10.7 48,590 10.7 8,999 22.7
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. 6,555 1.8 9,734 2.1 3,179 48.5
                    
 

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Palm Beach MPO
2300 North Jog Road,
4th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33411-2749
Phone: 561-684-4170
Fax: 561-233-5664
Email: mpopbc@pbcgov.com
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