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Home Location of Persons Employed in Cambridge: 1970 to 2000

	1970	1980	1990	2000
All Persons Reporting Place of Work in Cambridge¹	76,112	88,594	109,490	114,133
Reside in Cambridge and Abutting Towns	64.2%	63.2%	55.8%	52.0%
Reside in Cambridge	29.0%	28.8%	23.5%	22.4%
Reside in Abutting Towns²	35.2%	34.4%	32.3%	31.6%
Reside in Other Places	35.8%	36.8%	44.2%	46.1%

1. 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.
2. Abutting towns include Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Brookline, Somerville, and Watertown.

Sources: U. S. Census, Journey to Work Subject Report, 1970. U. S. Census, UAC Data 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, 2000 Census Transportation Planning Package 2000 Part 3, 2004.

Chart showing percentage of Cambridge workers who reside in Cambridge, in abutting towns and in other locations for the period 1970 to 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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