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 | 3,214,922 | 4,198,306 | 4,562,244 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,282,489 | 1,658,238 | 1,819,037 | +/-8,199 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.51 | 2.53 | 2.51 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 3,294,394 | 4,301,261 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,671,669 | 2,232,638 | 2,347,732 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,637,440 | 2,191,626 | 2,280,261 | +/-12,569 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,637,440 | 100.0 | 2,191,626 | 100.0 | 2,280,261 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,216,639 | 74.3 | 1,646,454 | 75.1 | 1,741,595 | 76.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 2-person carpool | 172,457 | 10.5 | 210,761 | 9.6 | 182,508 | 8.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 24,940 | 1.5 | 37,987 | 1.7 | 29,208 | 1.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 7,519 | 0.5 | 12,167 | 0.6 | 9,479 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 2,759 | 0.2 | 5,172 | 0.2 | 5,147 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 2,599 | 0.2 | 2,081 | 0.1 | 2,676 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 45,853 | 2.8 | 66,179 | 3.0 | 57,019 | 2.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 128 | 0.0 | 780 | 0.0 | 512 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 139 | 0.0 | 738 | 0.0 | 2,577 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 64 | 0.0 | 407 | 0.0 | 1,507 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 56 | 0.0 | 157 | 0.0 | 269 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 13,140 | 0.8 | 16,905 | 0.8 | 21,344 | 0.9 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 69,041 | 4.2 | 65,668 | 3.0 | 66,273 | 2.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 743 | 0.0 | 1,254 | 0.1 | 805 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 3,825 | 0.2 | 2,582 | 0.1 | 6,853 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 10,349 | 0.6 | 14,202 | 0.6 | 15,458 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 67,189 | 4.1 | 108,132 | 4.9 | 137,031 | 6.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,570,251 | 100.0 | 2,083,494 | 100.0 | 2,143,230 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 67,605 | 4.3 | 72,206 | 3.5 | 90,652 | 4.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 212,504 | 13.5 | 235,913 | 11.3 | 240,302 | 11.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 10 to 14 | 263,404 | 16.8 | 318,642 | 15.3 | 312,332 | 14.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 15 to 19 | 275,810 | 17.6 | 333,306 | 16.0 | 336,317 | 15.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 341,621 | 21.8 | 439,088 | 21.1 | 462,446 | 21.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 30 to 44 | 267,702 | 17.0 | 410,067 | 19.7 | 426,300 | 19.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 45 to 59 | 79,103 | 5.0 | 145,592 | 7.0 | 158,431 | 7.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 62,502 | 4.0 | 128,680 | 6.2 | 116,450 | 5.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.7 | (X) | 24.3 | (X) | 23.5 | (X) | +/- 0.28 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,570,251 | 100.0 | 2,083,494 | 100.0 | 2,143,230 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 100,172 | 6.4 | 157,977 | 7.6 | 171,000 | 8.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 336,237 | 21.4 | 444,070 | 21.3 | 443,402 | 20.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 527,876 | 33.6 | 665,868 | 32.0 | 626,626 | 29.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 239,819 | 15.3 | 325,018 | 15.6 | 370,224 | 17.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 111,552 | 7.1 | 163,818 | 7.9 | 191,693 | 8.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 119,630 | 7.6 | 144,243 | 6.9 | 146,521 | 6.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 134,965 | 8.6 | 182,500 | 8.8 | 193,764 | 9.0 | +/- 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 | 24.3 | 2,083,495 | 308,120 | 651,945 | 439,090 | 410,070 | 145,590 | 128,680 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 2,143,230 | 330,954 | 648,649 | 462,446 | 426,300 | 158,431 | 116,450 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.28 | +/-11,983 | +/-9,943 | +/-12,774 | +/-11,550 | +/-12,344 | +/-6,533 | +/-6,605 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 23.2 | 1,646,455 | 233,635 | 534,885 | 367,785 | 324,195 | 106,560 | 79,395 |
| 2005 | 22.7 | 1,741,595 | 253,701 | 546,935 | 395,412 | 347,459 | 124,496 | 73,592 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.36 | +/-15,152 | +/-8,275 | +/-11,576 | +/-11,217 | +/-10,781 | +/-5,994 | +/-5,291 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.0 | 210,760 | 24,735 | 61,255 | 42,445 | 46,575 | 17,875 | 17,870 |
| 2005 | 26.4 | 182,508 | 24,779 | 47,516 | 37,382 | 43,625 | 14,657 | 14,549 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.96 | +/-8,757 | +/-3,207 | +/-3,810 | +/-3,834 | +/-4,156 | +/-2,424 | +/-2,322 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 31.6 | 57,405 | 5,355 | 14,045 | 10,010 | 13,750 | 6,405 | 7,845 |
| 2005 | 30.2 | 46,510 | 4,428 | 11,084 | 8,713 | 10,682 | 5,786 | 5,817 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.26 | +/-4,289 | +/-1,171 | +/-1,971 | +/-1,672 | +/-2,328 | +/-1,529 | +/-1,200 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 42.0 | 66,180 | 1,490 | 9,000 | 8,880 | 17,300 | 12,800 | 16,705 |
| 2005 | 42.6 | 57,019 | 1,579 | 5,735 | 7,215 | 15,703 | 10,039 | 16,748 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.58 | +/-4,725 | +/-769 | +/-1,429 | +/-1,432 | +/-2,181 | +/-1,947 | +/-2,884 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 39.0 | 2,085 | 85 | 325 | 300 | 570 | 420 | 375 |
| 2005 | 43.1 | 4,865 | SSS | SSS | 690 | 1,179 | 1,539 | 1,129 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.27 | +/-953 | SSS | SSS | +/-330 | +/-504 | +/-600 | +/-422 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 20.1 | 100,615 | 42,810 | 32,440 | 9,680 | 7,675 | 1,525 | 6,480 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 110,733 | 46,409 | 37,109 | 13,034 | 7,652 | 1,914 | 4,615 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.78 | +/-5,192 | +/-3,564 | +/-3,594 | +/-1,750 | +/-1,440 | +/-634 | +/-974 |
(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 | 24.3 | 100.0 | 14.8 | 31.3 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 7.0 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 15.4 | 30.3 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 7.4 | 5.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.28 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 23.2 | 100.0 | 14.2 | 32.5 | 22.3 | 19.7 | 6.5 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 22.7 | 100.0 | 14.6 | 31.4 | 22.7 | 20.0 | 7.1 | 4.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.36 | ***** | +/-0.9 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.0 | 100.0 | 11.7 | 29.1 | 20.1 | 22.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| 2005 | 26.4 | 100.0 | 13.6 | 26.0 | 20.5 | 23.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.96 | ***** | +/-4.8 | +/-4.8 | +/-4.8 | +/-4.8 | +/-4.8 | +/-4.8 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 31.6 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 24.5 | 17.4 | 24.0 | 11.2 | 13.7 |
| 2005 | 30.2 | 100.0 | 9.5 | 23.8 | 18.7 | 23.0 | 12.4 | 12.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.26 | ***** | +/-9.2 | +/-9.2 | +/-9.2 | +/-9.1 | +/-9.2 | +/-9.2 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 42.0 | 100.0 | 2.3 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 26.1 | 19.3 | 25.2 |
| 2005 | 42.6 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 10.1 | 12.7 | 27.5 | 17.6 | 29.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.58 | ***** | +/-8.3 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.2 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 39.0 | 100.0 | 4.1 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 27.3 | 20.1 | 18.0 |
| 2005 | 43.1 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | 14.2 | 24.2 | 31.6 | 23.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.27 | ***** | SSS | SSS | +/-19.6 | +/-19.4 | +/-19.2 | +/-19.5 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 20.1 | 100.0 | 42.5 | 32.2 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 6.4 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 100.0 | 41.9 | 33.5 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 4.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.78 | ***** | +/-4.5 | +/-4.6 | +/-4.7 | +/-4.7 | +/-4.7 | +/-4.7 |
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.
