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Where Cambridge Residents Work: 1970 to 2000
| 19701 | 19802 | 19903 | 20003,4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Residents Reporting Place of Work |
40,984 | 47,818 | 52,588 | 54,959 |
| Cambridge Residents Employed in Cambridge |
22,074 | 25,512 | 25,730 | 25,554 |
| As % of Employed Residents | 53.9% | 53.4% | 48.9% | 46.5% |
| Cambridge Residents Working Elsewhere |
18,910 | 22,306 | 26,858 | 29,405 |
| As % of Employed Residents | 46.1% | 46.6% | 51.1% | 53.5% |
| All Persons Reporting Place of Work in Cambridge5 |
76,112 | 88,594 | 109,490 | 114,133 |
| Cambridge Residents As % of All Persons Working In Cambridge | 29.0% | 28.8% | 23.5% | 22.4% |
| 1. Figures for workers 16+. Figures reported elsewhere may include workers 14+. Employed persons not reporting place or work not included in table. In 1970, 4,873 employed Cambridge residents did not report a place of work. | ||||
| 2. Figures for workers 16+. Reflects Cambridge residents employed only in New England states. Nonreporters allocated by Census Bureau Journey to Work branch rather than by 1980 Census operations. | ||||
| 3. Figures for workers 16+. Allocation of nonreporters by Census Bureau as part of 1990 and 2000 census data processing. | ||||
| 4. Data from 2000 SF3 data file for Massachusetts. | ||||
| 5. This figure consists of all persons reporting a workplace in Cambridge, regardless of place of residence. These figures are reported by the U. S. Census, and they do not match either the labor force figures generated by the Census Bureau or the annual employment figures generated by the Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development. | ||||
| Sources: U. S. Census, Journey to Work Subject Report, 1970; U. S. Census, Urban Transportation Planning Package for Massachusetts, Pt. VI, 1980; U. S. Census, Statewide Element of Census Transportation Planning Package, 1990; U. S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census, Summary File 3, 2000; Census Transportation Planning Package, Part 2, 2000. | ||||
For More Information
For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.
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