Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (HEP)
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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 5,170,460 | 5,531,649 | 5,623,982 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,987,206 | 2,182,343 | 2,192,172 | +/-8,932 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.60 | 2.53 | 2.57 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 5,348,894 | 5,715,698 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 2,773,163 | 2,913,334 | 2,908,472 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 2,716,207 | 2,855,816 | 2,823,169 | +/-17,183 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 2,716,207 | 100.0 | 2,855,816 | 100.0 | 2,823,169 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,951,079 | 71.8 | 2,106,099 | 73.7 | 2,112,735 | 74.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 2-person carpool | 242,255 | 8.9 | 209,546 | 7.3 | 182,864 | 6.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 3-person carpool | 29,985 | 1.1 | 27,029 | 0.9 | 30,308 | 1.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 9,153 | 0.3 | 8,091 | 0.3 | 9,144 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 5,059 | 0.2 | 4,328 | 0.2 | 3,770 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 5,852 | 0.2 | 3,436 | 0.1 | 4,422 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 92,974 | 3.4 | 80,613 | 2.8 | 77,672 | 2.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 17,293 | 0.6 | 12,220 | 0.4 | 11,015 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 90,213 | 3.3 | 113,300 | 4.0 | 101,085 | 3.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Railroad | 26,262 | 1.0 | 43,200 | 1.5 | 44,232 | 1.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 1,823 | 0.1 | 2,982 | 0.1 | 2,113 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 10,299 | 0.4 | 10,929 | 0.4 | 10,766 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 141,608 | 5.2 | 118,553 | 4.2 | 106,268 | 3.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 5,607 | 0.2 | 5,929 | 0.2 | 4,061 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 2,081 | 0.1 | 1,474 | 0.1 | 3,163 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 14,291 | 0.5 | 15,191 | 0.5 | 18,196 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 70,373 | 2.6 | 92,896 | 3.3 | 101,355 | 3.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,645,834 | 100.0 | 2,762,920 | 100.0 | 2,721,814 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 87,181 | 3.3 | 72,740 | 2.6 | 72,021 | 2.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 308,930 | 11.7 | 262,248 | 9.5 | 236,478 | 8.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 402,220 | 15.2 | 368,661 | 13.3 | 354,897 | 13.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| 15 to 19 | 402,609 | 15.2 | 372,317 | 13.5 | 362,964 | 13.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 510,367 | 19.3 | 530,377 | 19.2 | 520,438 | 19.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 30 to 44 | 548,206 | 20.7 | 612,913 | 22.2 | 615,249 | 22.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 45 to 59 | 216,735 | 8.2 | 273,396 | 9.9 | 276,371 | 10.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 169,586 | 6.4 | 270,268 | 9.8 | 283,396 | 10.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.7 | (X) | 27.8 | (X) | 27.9 | (X) | +/- 0.36 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,645,834 | 100.0 | 2,762,920 | 100.0 | 2,721,814 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 125,155 | 4.7 | 172,543 | 6.2 | 188,239 | 6.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 501,930 | 19.0 | 515,536 | 18.7 | 537,916 | 19.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 828,312 | 31.3 | 847,710 | 30.7 | 793,018 | 29.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 579,331 | 21.9 | 571,150 | 20.7 | 547,574 | 20.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 197,240 | 7.5 | 225,535 | 8.2 | 239,105 | 8.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 211,139 | 8.0 | 211,772 | 7.7 | 209,297 | 7.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 202,727 | 7.7 | 218,674 | 7.9 | 206,665 | 7.6 | +/- 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 | 27.8 | 2,762,930 | 334,990 | 740,965 | 530,375 | 612,920 | 273,400 | 270,265 |
| 2005 | 27.9 | 2,721,814 | 308,499 | 717,861 | 520,438 | 615,249 | 276,371 | 283,396 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.36 | +/-17,350 | +/-9,833 | +/-14,252 | +/-12,513 | +/-13,471 | +/-9,135 | +/-9,298 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.5 | 2,106,100 | 249,575 | 595,105 | 430,365 | 465,435 | 195,585 | 170,015 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 2,112,735 | 236,691 | 581,200 | 430,633 | 480,046 | 201,390 | 182,775 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.38 | +/-18,374 | +/-8,534 | +/-13,195 | +/-11,736 | +/-12,498 | +/-7,689 | +/-7,240 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.3 | 209,550 | 23,955 | 62,540 | 39,560 | 44,480 | 18,979 | 20,050 |
| 2005 | 27.9 | 182,864 | 18,507 | 52,195 | 32,869 | 40,880 | 18,658 | 19,755 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.29 | +/-9,418 | +/-2,522 | +/-3,859 | +/-3,606 | +/-3,738 | +/-2,958 | +/-2,815 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.4 | 42,885 | 3,777 | 10,517 | 7,519 | 9,677 | 4,614 | 6,748 |
| 2005 | 32.1 | 47,644 | 4,255 | 11,382 | 6,565 | 13,391 | 4,012 | 8,039 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.85 | +/-4,664 | +/-1,166 | +/-2,609 | +/-1,412 | +/-2,502 | +/-1,102 | +/-2,123 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 39.7 | 80,610 | 1,232 | 10,024 | 13,119 | 26,118 | 13,275 | 16,850 |
| 2005 | 38.9 | 77,672 | 1,469 | 11,343 | 11,587 | 24,537 | 12,147 | 16,589 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.17 | +/-5,685 | +/-564 | +/-2,304 | +/-2,655 | +/-3,324 | +/-1,919 | +/-2,439 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 46.2 | 171,708 | 645 | 7,577 | 20,061 | 55,164 | 38,360 | 49,882 |
| 2005 | 48.1 | 158,445 | SSS | 5,473 | 18,003 | 46,685 | 35,929 | 51,972 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.46 | +/-7,181 | SSS | +/-1,331 | +/-2,779 | +/-3,683 | +/-3,317 | +/-4,078 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.6 | 152,070 | 55,790 | 55,230 | 19,744 | 12,032 | 2,562 | 6,689 |
| 2005 | 15.9 | 142,454 | 47,194 | 56,268 | 20,781 | 9,710 | 4,235 | 4,266 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.65 | +/-8,460 | +/-3,917 | +/-5,925 | +/-2,911 | +/-1,599 | +/-1,287 | +/-1,181 |
(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 | 27.8 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 26.8 | 19.2 | 22.2 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
| 2005 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 11.3 | 26.4 | 19.1 | 22.6 | 10.2 | 10.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.36 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.5 | 100.0 | 11.9 | 28.3 | 20.4 | 22.1 | 9.3 | 8.1 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 27.5 | 20.4 | 22.7 | 9.5 | 8.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.38 | ***** | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.3 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 29.8 | 18.9 | 21.2 | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| 2005 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 28.5 | 18.0 | 22.4 | 10.2 | 10.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.29 | ***** | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.4 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 24.5 | 17.5 | 22.6 | 10.8 | 15.7 |
| 2005 | 32.1 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 23.9 | 13.8 | 28.1 | 8.4 | 16.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.85 | ***** | +/-9.8 | +/-9.7 | +/-9.8 | +/-9.7 | +/-9.8 | +/-9.8 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 39.7 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 12.4 | 16.3 | 32.4 | 16.5 | 20.9 |
| 2005 | 38.9 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 21.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.17 | ***** | +/-7.3 | +/-7.3 | +/-7.3 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.3 | +/-7.3 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 46.2 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 11.7 | 32.1 | 22.3 | 29.1 |
| 2005 | 48.1 | 100.0 | SSS | 3.5 | 11.4 | 29.5 | 22.7 | 32.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.46 | ***** | SSS | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.6 | 100.0 | 36.7 | 36.3 | 13.0 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 15.9 | 100.0 | 33.1 | 39.5 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.65 | ***** | +/-5.9 | +/-5.7 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 |
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.
