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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 1,472,455 | 1,855,324 | 2,080,211 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 567,784 | 727,184 | 822,150 | +/-6,941 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.59 | 2.55 | 2.53 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,501,663 | 1,897,034 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 783,953 | 953,179 | 1,019,342 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 770,766 | 934,987 | 988,543 | +/-9,696 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 770,766 | 100.0 | 934,987 | 100.0 | 988,543 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 603,243 | 78.3 | 756,844 | 80.9 | 798,831 | 80.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 2-person carpool | 92,647 | 12.0 | 91,725 | 9.8 | 83,571 | 8.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 16,680 | 2.2 | 18,138 | 1.9 | 17,679 | 1.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 5,466 | 0.7 | 7,228 | 0.8 | 7,083 | 0.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 2,152 | 0.3 | 4,184 | 0.4 | 5,399 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,397 | 0.2 | 1,902 | 0.2 | 2,143 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 10,403 | 1.3 | 9,639 | 1.0 | 12,077 | 1.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 65 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.0 | 118 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 38 | 0.0 | 97 | 0.0 | 43 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 8 | 0.0 | 107 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 42 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 903 | 0.1 | 1,050 | 0.1 | 1,178 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 15,797 | 2.0 | 11,349 | 1.2 | 11,685 | 1.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 1,064 | 0.1 | 926 | 0.1 | 1,230 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 704 | 0.1 | 737 | 0.1 | 1,254 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 5,864 | 0.8 | 6,075 | 0.6 | 12,498 | 1.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 14,293 | 1.9 | 24,889 | 2.7 | 33,754 | 3.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 756,473 | 100.0 | 910,098 | 100.0 | 954,789 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 21,265 | 2.8 | 21,526 | 2.4 | 27,604 | 2.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 82,647 | 10.9 | 78,412 | 8.6 | 92,868 | 9.7 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 123,683 | 16.3 | 129,243 | 14.2 | 130,584 | 13.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 15 to 19 | 141,403 | 18.7 | 148,366 | 16.3 | 149,200 | 15.6 | +/- 0.7 |
| 20 to 29 | 168,022 | 22.2 | 198,909 | 21.9 | 209,460 | 21.9 | +/- 0.7 |
| 30 to 44 | 144,670 | 19.1 | 197,772 | 21.7 | 206,748 | 21.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 45 to 59 | 47,614 | 6.3 | 77,077 | 8.5 | 80,420 | 8.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 27,169 | 3.6 | 58,793 | 6.5 | 57,905 | 6.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.4 | (X) | 25.9 | (X) | 24.9 | (X) | +/- 0.54 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 756,473 | 100.0 | 910,098 | 100.0 | 954,789 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 41,089 | 5.4 | 59,514 | 6.5 | 70,212 | 7.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 174,923 | 23.1 | 201,592 | 22.2 | 212,448 | 22.3 | +/- 0.9 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 247,086 | 32.7 | 303,970 | 33.4 | 283,930 | 29.7 | +/- 0.8 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 116,196 | 15.4 | 134,263 | 14.8 | 150,181 | 15.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 41,706 | 5.5 | 56,264 | 6.2 | 70,167 | 7.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 62,033 | 8.2 | 65,553 | 7.2 | 68,581 | 7.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 73,440 | 9.7 | 88,942 | 9.8 | 99,270 | 10.4 | +/- 0.6 |
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 | 25.9 | 910,100 | 99,935 | 277,610 | 198,900 | 197,780 | 77,070 | 58,810 |
| 2005 | 24.9 | 954,789 | 120,472 | 279,784 | 209,460 | 206,748 | 80,420 | 57,905 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.54 | +/-9,597 | +/-6,875 | +/-9,372 | +/-7,414 | +/-8,725 | +/-4,988 | +/-4,582 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.3 | 756,850 | 80,530 | 234,005 | 171,875 | 164,585 | 63,305 | 42,525 |
| 2005 | 24.3 | 798,831 | 99,832 | 237,378 | 179,946 | 174,587 | 66,388 | 40,700 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.55 | +/-10,242 | +/-6,479 | +/-8,167 | +/-6,733 | +/-7,077 | +/-4,673 | +/-3,236 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.2 | 91,725 | 9,255 | 28,225 | 18,270 | 20,585 | 8,269 | 7,080 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 83,571 | 9,658 | 26,097 | 17,513 | 17,636 | 7,138 | 5,529 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.78 | +/-5,739 | +/-2,498 | +/-3,204 | +/-2,748 | +/-3,453 | +/-1,415 | +/-1,263 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.1 | 31,455 | 2,332 | 7,840 | 5,468 | 8,026 | 3,655 | 4,162 |
| 2005 | 35.6 | 32,304 | 1,331 | 6,348 | 6,444 | 8,323 | 3,986 | 5,872 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.36 | +/-4,312 | +/-597 | +/-1,635 | +/-1,526 | +/-2,227 | +/-1,416 | +/-2,076 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.1 | 9,654 | 217 | 1,055 | 1,329 | 2,552 | 1,353 | 3,125 |
| 2005 | 41.6 | 12,077 | SSS | 1,311 | 1,749 | 3,336 | 1,996 | 3,459 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.7 | +/-1,956 | SSS | +/-718 | +/-794 | +/-1,196 | +/-771 | +/-1,030 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 42.4 | 300 | 14 | 40 | 22 | 99 | 60 | 75 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 23.8 | 20,135 | 7,598 | 6,433 | 1,921 | 1,946 | 438 | 1,802 |
| 2005 | 22.2 | 27,845 | 9,425 | 8,581 | 3,765 | 2,817 | 912 | 2,345 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.12 | +/-3,081 | +/-1,708 | +/-1,775 | +/-1,262 | +/-1,227 | +/-439 | +/-961 |
(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 | 25.9 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 30.5 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 24.9 | 100.0 | 12.6 | 29.3 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 8.4 | 6.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.54 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.3 | 100.0 | 10.6 | 30.9 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 8.4 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | 24.3 | 100.0 | 12.5 | 29.7 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 8.3 | 5.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.55 | ***** | +/-1.3 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.2 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 30.8 | 19.9 | 22.4 | 9.0 | 7.7 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 100.0 | 11.6 | 31.2 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 8.5 | 6.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.78 | ***** | +/-6.9 | +/-6.8 | +/-6.8 | +/-6.8 | +/-6.9 | +/-6.9 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.1 | 100.0 | 7.4 | 24.9 | 17.4 | 25.5 | 11.6 | 13.2 |
| 2005 | 35.6 | 100.0 | 4.1 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 25.8 | 12.3 | 18.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.36 | ***** | +/-13.3 | +/-13.3 | +/-13.3 | +/-13.2 | +/-13.3 | +/-13.3 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.1 | 100.0 | 2.2 | 10.9 | 13.8 | 26.4 | 14.0 | 32.4 |
| 2005 | 41.6 | 100.0 | SSS | 10.9 | 14.5 | 27.6 | 16.5 | 28.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.7 | ***** | SSS | +/-16.2 | +/-16.2 | +/-16.0 | +/-16.2 | +/-16.0 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 42.4 | 100.0 | 4.7 | 13.3 | 7.3 | 33.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 23.8 | 100.0 | 37.7 | 31.9 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 8.9 |
| 2005 | 22.2 | 100.0 | 33.8 | 30.8 | 13.5 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 8.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.12 | ***** | +/-10.9 | +/-10.9 | +/-11.0 | +/-11.1 | +/-11.1 | +/-11.1 |
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.
