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 | 1,241,860 | 1,215,821 | 1,190,755 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 492,259 | 500,742 | 503,488 | +/-4,087 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.52 | 2.43 | 2.37 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,273,522 | 1,254,066 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 579,916 | 570,536 | 555,510 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 566,413 | 557,291 | 537,883 | +/-6,835 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 566,413 | 100.0 | 557,291 | 100.0 | 537,883 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 434,380 | 76.7 | 453,359 | 81.4 | 444,553 | 82.6 | +/- 0.9 |
| 2-person carpool | 55,372 | 9.8 | 45,629 | 8.2 | 37,636 | 7.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 6,594 | 1.2 | 5,471 | 1.0 | 2,330 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 1,632 | 0.3 | 1,545 | 0.3 | 1,280 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 712 | 0.1 | 698 | 0.1 | 641 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 535 | 0.1 | 328 | 0.1 | 263 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 21,714 | 3.8 | 16,162 | 2.9 | 14,380 | 2.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 151 | 0.0 | 103 | 0.0 | 109 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 2,045 | 0.4 | 1,255 | 0.2 | 741 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 41 | 0.0 | 70 | 0.0 | 70 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,237 | 0.2 | 1,182 | 0.2 | 2,383 | 0.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Walked | 26,009 | 4.6 | 16,159 | 2.9 | 13,733 | 2.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| Taxicab | 1,353 | 0.2 | 941 | 0.2 | 1,116 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 335 | 0.1 | 228 | 0.0 | 872 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 3,001 | 0.5 | 1,995 | 0.4 | 3,735 | 0.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| Worked at home | 11,294 | 2.0 | 12,163 | 2.2 | 14,041 | 2.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 555,119 | 100.0 | 545,128 | 100.0 | 523,842 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 21,240 | 3.8 | 20,126 | 3.7 | 20,688 | 3.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 74,936 | 13.5 | 66,605 | 12.2 | 66,022 | 12.6 | +/- 0.7 |
| 10 to 14 | 98,294 | 17.7 | 95,192 | 17.5 | 87,429 | 16.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 15 to 19 | 100,066 | 18.0 | 96,612 | 17.7 | 89,875 | 17.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| 20 to 29 | 136,376 | 24.6 | 136,434 | 25.0 | 135,303 | 25.8 | +/- 1.2 |
| 30 to 44 | 90,392 | 16.3 | 89,996 | 16.5 | 86,156 | 16.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 45 to 59 | 19,831 | 3.6 | 21,261 | 3.9 | 23,656 | 4.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 60 or more | 13,984 | 2.5 | 18,902 | 3.5 | 14,713 | 2.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.3 | (X) | 21.1 | (X) | 20.3 | (X) | +/- 0.48 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 555,119 | 100.0 | 545,128 | 100.0 | 523,842 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 24,736 | 4.5 | 29,583 | 5.4 | 32,651 | 6.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 95,806 | 17.3 | 96,096 | 17.6 | 91,530 | 17.5 | +/- 0.9 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 167,361 | 30.1 | 167,608 | 30.7 | 151,025 | 28.8 | +/- 1.0 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 110,181 | 19.8 | 100,523 | 18.4 | 91,977 | 17.6 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 42,494 | 7.7 | 40,643 | 7.5 | 42,465 | 8.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 56,051 | 10.1 | 53,540 | 9.8 | 59,048 | 11.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 58,490 | 10.5 | 57,135 | 10.5 | 55,146 | 10.5 | +/- 0.7 |
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 | 21.1 | 545,125 | 86,730 | 191,805 | 136,435 | 90,000 | 21,255 | 18,905 |
| 2005 | 20.3 | 523,842 | 86,710 | 177,304 | 135,303 | 86,156 | 23,656 | 14,713 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.48 | +/-6,864 | +/-4,334 | +/-6,060 | +/-6,545 | +/-4,044 | +/-3,220 | +/-1,762 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 20.7 | 453,360 | 69,600 | 162,500 | 118,445 | 74,340 | 15,555 | 12,920 |
| 2005 | 19.8 | 444,553 | 73,401 | 151,501 | 118,153 | 73,847 | 18,339 | 9,312 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.57 | +/-7,577 | +/-3,980 | +/-6,074 | +/-5,840 | +/-3,864 | +/-2,927 | +/-1,189 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 21.5 | 45,630 | 6,690 | 17,420 | 10,745 | 7,020 | 1,950 | 1,805 |
| 2005 | 20.6 | 37,636 | 5,091 | 14,112 | 9,758 | 5,546 | 2,245 | 884 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3 | +/-3,410 | +/-1,028 | +/-2,057 | +/-2,269 | +/-1,180 | +/-843 | +/-539 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 26.1 | 8,040 | 973 | 2,449 | 1,680 | 1,659 | 647 | 619 |
| 2005 | 24.2 | 4,514 | 554 | 1,362 | 993 | 812 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.14 | +/-1,174 | +/-307 | +/-610 | +/-507 | +/-428 | SSS | SSS | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 37.4 | 16,160 | 244 | 2,444 | 3,180 | 5,072 | 2,544 | 2,684 |
| 2005 | 35.3 | 14,380 | SSS | 2,315 | 3,328 | 4,134 | 1,967 | 2,332 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.94 | +/-2,150 | SSS | +/-1,224 | +/-1,121 | +/-1,041 | +/-680 | +/-900 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 35.1 | 1,424 | 0 | 189 | 374 | 583 | 140 | 145 |
| 2005 | 38.0 | 920 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-27.15 | +/-420 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.0 | 20,500 | 9,230 | 6,800 | 2,004 | 1,309 | 429 | 739 |
| 2005 | 18.9 | 21,839 | 7,317 | 8,014 | 2,944 | 1,464 | SSS | 1,724 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.61 | +/-2,693 | +/-1,433 | +/-1,973 | +/-904 | +/-1,046 | SSS | +/-1,058 |
(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 | 21.1 | 100.0 | 15.9 | 35.2 | 25.0 | 16.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | 20.3 | 100.0 | 16.6 | 33.8 | 25.8 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 2.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.48 | ***** | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 20.7 | 100.0 | 15.4 | 35.8 | 26.1 | 16.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 19.8 | 100.0 | 16.5 | 34.1 | 26.6 | 16.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.57 | ***** | +/-1.7 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 21.5 | 100.0 | 14.7 | 38.2 | 23.5 | 15.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | 20.6 | 100.0 | 13.5 | 37.5 | 25.9 | 14.7 | 6.0 | 2.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3 | ***** | +/-9.1 | +/-8.8 | +/-8.9 | +/-9.0 | +/-9.1 | +/-9.1 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 26.1 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 30.5 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| 2005 | 24.2 | 100.0 | 12.3 | 30.2 | 22.0 | 18.0 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.14 | ***** | +/-26.0 | +/-25.7 | +/-25.9 | +/-26.0 | SSS | SSS | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 37.4 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 15.1 | 19.7 | 31.4 | 15.7 | 16.6 |
| 2005 | 35.3 | 100.0 | SSS | 16.1 | 23.1 | 28.7 | 13.7 | 16.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.94 | ***** | SSS | +/-14.9 | +/-14.8 | +/-14.8 | +/-14.9 | +/-14.9 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 35.1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 26.3 | 40.9 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| 2005 | 38.0 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-27.15 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.0 | 100.0 | 45.0 | 33.2 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | 18.9 | 100.0 | 33.5 | 36.7 | 13.5 | 6.7 | SSS | 7.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.61 | ***** | +/-12.1 | +/-11.9 | +/-12.3 | +/-12.3 | SSS | +/-12.3 |
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.
