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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 3,262,236 | 4,463,033 | 5,152,472 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,232,151 | 1,662,711 | 1,897,436 | +/-11,086 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.65 | 2.68 | 2.72 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 3,317,380 | 4,548,344 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,734,125 | 2,295,119 | 2,589,464 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,703,876 | 2,253,382 | 2,517,592 | +/-15,164 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,703,876 | 100.0 | 2,253,382 | 100.0 | 2,517,592 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,322,394 | 77.6 | 1,735,884 | 77.0 | 1,996,659 | 79.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 2-person carpool | 182,924 | 10.7 | 226,833 | 10.1 | 202,916 | 8.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 30,584 | 1.8 | 49,114 | 2.2 | 41,709 | 1.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 10,580 | 0.6 | 20,845 | 0.9 | 10,329 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 4,249 | 0.2 | 12,270 | 0.5 | 9,812 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 3,154 | 0.2 | 5,265 | 0.2 | 7,442 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 52,684 | 3.1 | 49,162 | 2.2 | 62,449 | 2.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 469 | 0.0 | 662 | 0.0 | 816 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 14,655 | 0.9 | 19,972 | 0.9 | 15,040 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 850 | 0.0 | 1,714 | 0.1 | 1,512 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 72 | 0.0 | 219 | 0.0 | 95 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,439 | 0.1 | 2,084 | 0.1 | 2,708 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 25,762 | 1.5 | 28,489 | 1.3 | 24,988 | 1.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Taxicab | 2,560 | 0.2 | 5,114 | 0.2 | 5,157 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 1,937 | 0.1 | 1,679 | 0.1 | 3,084 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 12,512 | 0.7 | 18,016 | 0.8 | 23,082 | 0.9 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 37,051 | 2.2 | 76,060 | 3.4 | 109,794 | 4.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,666,825 | 100.0 | 2,177,322 | 100.0 | 2,407,798 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 36,507 | 2.2 | 36,738 | 1.7 | 56,997 | 2.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 133,031 | 8.0 | 145,518 | 6.7 | 164,661 | 6.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 206,871 | 12.4 | 236,011 | 10.8 | 246,625 | 10.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 15 to 19 | 255,618 | 15.3 | 291,133 | 13.4 | 300,108 | 12.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 347,571 | 20.9 | 419,024 | 19.2 | 469,034 | 19.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 30 to 44 | 404,778 | 24.3 | 532,389 | 24.5 | 598,475 | 24.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 45 to 59 | 174,571 | 10.5 | 262,639 | 12.1 | 276,861 | 11.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 107,878 | 6.5 | 253,870 | 11.7 | 295,037 | 12.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.6 | (X) | 30.9 | (X) | 30.7 | (X) | +/- 0.49 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,666,825 | 100.0 | 2,177,322 | 100.0 | 2,407,798 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 80,257 | 4.8 | 141,017 | 6.5 | 177,280 | 7.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 336,318 | 20.2 | 458,951 | 21.1 | 478,218 | 19.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 571,711 | 34.3 | 695,790 | 32.0 | 687,001 | 28.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 301,813 | 18.1 | 362,095 | 16.6 | 428,920 | 17.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 122,147 | 7.3 | 187,777 | 8.6 | 246,131 | 10.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 116,718 | 7.0 | 142,227 | 6.5 | 168,456 | 7.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 137,861 | 8.3 | 189,465 | 8.7 | 221,792 | 9.2 | +/- 0.4 |
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. ***** Cannot be calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, 2005 ACS.
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
| Mean travel time (mins.) |
Total | Less than 10 minutes |
10 to 19 minutes |
20 to 29 minutes |
30 to 44 minutes |
45 to 59 minutes |
60/more minutes |
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| Total | 2000 | 30.9 | 2,177,310 | 182,260 | 527,145 | 419,040 | 532,350 | 262,630 | 253,875 |
| 2005 | 30.7 | 2,407,798 | 221,658 | 546,733 | 469,034 | 598,475 | 276,861 | 295,037 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.49 | +/-15,080 | +/-10,642 | +/-14,108 | +/-13,800 | +/-15,541 | +/-10,736 | +/-11,712 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 29.8 | 1,735,885 | 140,485 | 429,725 | 351,515 | 428,945 | 210,383 | 174,875 |
| 2005 | 29.7 | 1,996,659 | 176,678 | 466,158 | 405,544 | 503,732 | 230,787 | 213,760 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.47 | +/-14,186 | +/-9,464 | +/-12,885 | +/-12,708 | +/-13,784 | +/-9,220 | +/-8,367 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 31.0 | 226,835 | 18,605 | 57,335 | 40,730 | 55,329 | 26,681 | 28,188 |
| 2005 | 32.9 | 202,916 | 17,863 | 44,134 | 39,040 | 45,247 | 24,604 | 32,028 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.62 | +/-9,142 | +/-2,544 | +/-4,104 | +/-4,123 | +/-4,275 | +/-3,392 | +/-5,178 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 36.4 | 87,480 | 5,287 | 16,499 | 13,669 | 24,448 | 11,055 | 16,593 |
| 2005 | 37.1 | 69,292 | 4,579 | 12,380 | 10,243 | 20,447 | 8,070 | 13,573 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.57 | +/-7,434 | +/-1,603 | +/-2,247 | +/-2,242 | +/-4,021 | +/-2,202 | +/-3,905 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 53.2 | 49,154 | 1,172 | 4,820 | 4,604 | 11,156 | 7,399 | 19,965 |
| 2005 | 49.0 | 62,449 | 2,037 | 7,664 | 5,663 | 16,514 | 8,093 | 22,478 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7 | +/-6,076 | +/-927 | +/-2,553 | +/-1,669 | +/-3,684 | +/-2,077 | +/-3,400 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 49.1 | 22,574 | 171 | 1,172 | 2,597 | 6,158 | 5,088 | 7,383 |
| 2005 | 44.9 | 17,463 | 589 | 669 | 2,077 | 5,159 | 4,095 | 4,874 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.86 | +/-2,440 | +/-625 | +/-616 | +/-1,007 | +/-1,258 | +/-1,219 | +/-1,180 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 28.4 | 55,365 | 16,553 | 17,574 | 5,987 | 6,376 | 2,038 | 6,840 |
| 2005 | 27.7 | 59,019 | 19,912 | 15,728 | 6,467 | 7,376 | 1,212 | 8,324 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.85 | +/-5,118 | +/-2,539 | +/-2,673 | +/-1,645 | +/-1,493 | +/-625 | +/-2,135 |
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
| Percent of Workers | Mean travel time (mins.) |
Total | Less than 10 minutes |
10 to 19 minutes |
20 to 29 minutes |
30 to 44 minutes |
45 to 59 minutes |
60/more minutes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2000 | 30.9 | 100.0 | 8.4 | 24.2 | 19.2 | 24.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| 2005 | 30.7 | 100.0 | 9.2 | 22.7 | 19.5 | 24.9 | 11.5 | 12.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.49 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 29.8 | 100.0 | 8.1 | 24.8 | 20.2 | 24.7 | 12.1 | 10.1 |
| 2005 | 29.7 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 23.3 | 20.3 | 25.2 | 11.6 | 10.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.47 | ***** | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 31.0 | 100.0 | 8.2 | 25.3 | 18.0 | 24.4 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| 2005 | 32.9 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 21.7 | 19.2 | 22.3 | 12.1 | 15.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.62 | ***** | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 36.4 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 18.9 | 15.6 | 27.9 | 12.6 | 19.0 |
| 2005 | 37.1 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 17.9 | 14.8 | 29.5 | 11.6 | 19.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.57 | ***** | +/-10.7 | +/-10.7 | +/-10.7 | +/-10.6 | +/-10.7 | +/-10.7 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 53.2 | 100.0 | 2.4 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 22.7 | 15.1 | 40.6 |
| 2005 | 49.0 | 100.0 | 3.3 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 26.4 | 13.0 | 36.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7 | ***** | +/-9.7 | +/-9.7 | +/-9.7 | +/-9.6 | +/-9.7 | +/-9.5 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 49.1 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 27.3 | 22.5 | 32.7 |
| 2005 | 44.9 | 100.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 11.9 | 29.5 | 23.4 | 27.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.86 | ***** | +/-14.0 | +/-14.0 | +/-14.0 | +/-13.8 | +/-13.9 | +/-13.8 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 28.4 | 100.0 | 29.9 | 31.7 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 12.4 |
| 2005 | 27.7 | 100.0 | 33.7 | 26.6 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 14.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.85 | ***** | +/-8.5 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. ACS did not include group quarter population. For more information, Please read notes.cfm
3. Includes streetcar/trolley car, subway/elevated, railroad, and ferryboat.
4. Includes bicycle, walk, motorcycle, taxicab, or other means.
SSS: Not shown because weighted total by mode is less than 500.
***** Cannot be calculated.
