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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 8,221,222 | 9,131,574 | 9,479,874 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 3,020,953 | 3,359,287 | 3,441,604 | +/-9,778 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.72 | 2.72 | 2.75 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 8,385,397 | 9,312,255 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 4,069,267 | 4,374,925 | 4,523,766 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 3,986,564 | 4,288,700 | 4,393,044 | +/-20,393 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 3,986,564 | 100.0 | 4,288,700 | 100.0 | 4,393,044 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 2,702,255 | 67.8 | 3,031,399 | 70.7 | 3,188,936 | 72.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 376,320 | 9.4 | 359,007 | 8.4 | 331,210 | 7.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 3-person carpool | 61,285 | 1.5 | 64,821 | 1.5 | 50,275 | 1.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 22,765 | 0.6 | 25,174 | 0.6 | 19,501 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 10,568 | 0.3 | 12,714 | 0.3 | 8,152 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 5,951 | 0.1 | 8,481 | 0.2 | 6,110 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 259,594 | 6.5 | 192,502 | 4.5 | 201,456 | 4.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 3,442 | 0.1 | 2,712 | 0.1 | 3,463 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 117,745 | 3.0 | 137,801 | 3.2 | 127,752 | 2.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Railroad | 135,161 | 3.4 | 139,282 | 3.2 | 133,887 | 3.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 178 | 0.0 | 388 | 0.0 | 153 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 8,623 | 0.2 | 13,284 | 0.3 | 16,794 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 161,582 | 4.1 | 133,505 | 3.1 | 113,337 | 2.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 10,504 | 0.3 | 12,713 | 0.3 | 11,014 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 2,202 | 0.1 | 1,459 | 0.0 | 3,816 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 22,861 | 0.6 | 29,792 | 0.7 | 32,703 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 85,528 | 2.1 | 123,666 | 2.9 | 144,485 | 3.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,901,036 | 100.0 | 4,165,034 | 100.0 | 4,248,559 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 97,621 | 2.5 | 92,845 | 2.2 | 101,238 | 2.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5 to 9 | 360,969 | 9.3 | 336,068 | 8.1 | 334,553 | 7.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 10 to 14 | 479,498 | 12.3 | 471,837 | 11.3 | 468,871 | 11.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| 15 to 19 | 511,959 | 13.1 | 511,261 | 12.3 | 503,534 | 11.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 20 to 29 | 718,945 | 18.4 | 749,520 | 18.0 | 772,095 | 18.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 30 to 44 | 895,650 | 23.0 | 971,644 | 23.3 | 1,018,037 | 24.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 45 to 59 | 417,801 | 10.7 | 486,342 | 11.7 | 482,933 | 11.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 418,593 | 10.7 | 545,517 | 13.1 | 567,298 | 13.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.8 | (X) | 30.9 | (X) | 30.8 | (X) | +/- 0.39 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,901,036 | 100.0 | 4,165,034 | 100.0 | 4,248,559 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 292,614 | 7.5 | 368,208 | 8.8 | 406,162 | 9.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 855,276 | 21.9 | 848,506 | 20.4 | 864,654 | 20.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 1,136,902 | 29.1 | 1,186,000 | 28.5 | 1,074,430 | 25.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 649,486 | 16.6 | 669,286 | 16.1 | 682,724 | 16.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 263,450 | 6.8 | 310,278 | 7.4 | 367,666 | 8.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 340,597 | 8.7 | 352,072 | 8.5 | 388,081 | 9.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 362,711 | 9.3 | 430,684 | 10.3 | 464,842 | 10.9 | +/- 0.3 |
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 | 4,165,025 | 428,925 | 983,090 | 749,520 | 971,630 | 486,340 | 545,500 |
| 2005 | 30.8 | 4,248,559 | 435,791 | 972,405 | 772,095 | 1,018,037 | 482,933 | 567,298 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.39 | +/-21,615 | +/-11,365 | +/-20,244 | +/-14,438 | +/-18,284 | +/-11,235 | +/-16,946 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 28.5 | 3,031,400 | 317,855 | 777,565 | 596,380 | 714,205 | 332,185 | 293,220 |
| 2005 | 28.6 | 3,188,936 | 332,164 | 790,045 | 630,194 | 761,693 | 344,378 | 330,462 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.42 | +/-24,539 | +/-11,127 | +/-17,904 | +/-14,107 | +/-16,591 | +/-9,613 | +/-11,987 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 30.1 | 359,010 | 32,060 | 92,385 | 65,065 | 86,235 | 40,630 | 42,643 |
| 2005 | 30.2 | 331,210 | 28,442 | 81,405 | 57,327 | 92,939 | 33,967 | 37,130 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.24 | +/-12,316 | +/-3,274 | +/-6,686 | +/-5,027 | +/-6,772 | +/-3,650 | +/-4,985 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 35.9 | 111,175 | 6,486 | 21,533 | 17,687 | 29,517 | 15,994 | 19,971 |
| 2005 | 34.3 | 84,038 | 6,145 | 15,363 | 12,973 | 22,759 | 12,343 | 14,455 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.29 | +/-6,107 | +/-1,838 | +/-2,512 | +/-2,165 | +/-3,091 | +/-2,811 | +/-3,065 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 45.8 | 192,504 | 2,781 | 16,749 | 25,552 | 56,712 | 33,581 | 57,116 |
| 2005 | 45.5 | 201,456 | 3,833 | 19,118 | 25,428 | 58,261 | 32,857 | 61,959 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.83 | +/-8,441 | +/-1,129 | +/-2,749 | +/-3,398 | +/-5,298 | +/-3,299 | +/-4,501 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 53.8 | 280,188 | 826 | 7,211 | 22,091 | 68,662 | 59,104 | 122,287 |
| 2005 | 53.3 | 265,255 | 1,300 | 6,444 | 21,685 | 67,914 | 54,636 | 113,276 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.75 | +/-9,300 | +/-646 | +/-1,536 | +/-3,208 | +/-5,417 | +/-4,269 | +/-5,908 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.2 | 190,765 | 68,885 | 67,675 | 22,756 | 16,322 | 4,810 | 10,276 |
| 2005 | 18.8 | 177,664 | 63,907 | 60,030 | 24,488 | 14,471 | 4,752 | 10,016 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.02 | +/-8,830 | +/-5,500 | +/-4,703 | +/-3,176 | +/-2,093 | +/-1,485 | +/-2,039 |
(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 | 10.3 | 23.6 | 18.0 | 23.3 | 11.7 | 13.1 |
| 2005 | 30.8 | 100.0 | 10.3 | 22.9 | 18.2 | 24.0 | 11.4 | 13.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.39 | ***** | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 28.5 | 100.0 | 10.5 | 25.7 | 19.7 | 23.6 | 11.0 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 10.4 | 24.8 | 19.8 | 23.9 | 10.8 | 10.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.42 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 30.1 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 25.7 | 18.1 | 24.0 | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| 2005 | 30.2 | 100.0 | 8.6 | 24.6 | 17.3 | 28.1 | 10.3 | 11.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.24 | ***** | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 35.9 | 100.0 | 5.8 | 19.4 | 15.9 | 26.6 | 14.4 | 18.0 |
| 2005 | 34.3 | 100.0 | 7.3 | 18.3 | 15.4 | 27.1 | 14.7 | 17.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.29 | ***** | +/-7.3 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.3 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.3 | +/-7.2 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 45.8 | 100.0 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 13.3 | 29.5 | 17.4 | 29.7 |
| 2005 | 45.5 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 28.9 | 16.3 | 30.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.83 | ***** | +/-4.2 | +/-4.2 | +/-4.2 | +/-4.1 | +/-4.2 | +/-4.1 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 53.8 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 24.5 | 21.1 | 43.6 |
| 2005 | 53.3 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 25.6 | 20.6 | 42.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.75 | ***** | +/-3.5 | +/-3.5 | +/-3.5 | +/-3.5 | +/-3.5 | +/-3.4 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.2 | 100.0 | 36.1 | 35.5 | 11.9 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 18.8 | 100.0 | 36.0 | 33.8 | 13.8 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 5.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.02 | ***** | +/-4.8 | +/-4.9 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 |
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.
