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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 4,096,467 | 5,289,446 | 5,948,666 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,554,776 | 1,963,816 | 2,126,003 | +/-9,723 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.63 | 2.69 | 2.80 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 4,162,814 | 5,377,361 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 2,134,318 | 2,646,557 | 2,931,016 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 2,089,067 | 2,595,150 | 2,854,656 | +/-17,917 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 2,089,067 | 100.0 | 2,595,150 | 100.0 | 2,854,656 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,641,547 | 78.6 | 2,043,309 | 78.7 | 2,290,854 | 80.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 231,798 | 11.1 | 267,959 | 10.3 | 251,215 | 8.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 38,366 | 1.8 | 54,872 | 2.1 | 53,782 | 1.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 12,705 | 0.6 | 23,083 | 0.9 | 16,742 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 5,095 | 0.2 | 12,106 | 0.5 | 9,143 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 4,111 | 0.2 | 5,068 | 0.2 | 5,024 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 44,384 | 2.1 | 40,321 | 1.6 | 30,052 | 1.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 244 | 0.0 | 483 | 0.0 | 344 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 147 | 0.0 | 1,605 | 0.1 | 4,663 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 32 | 0.0 | 1,773 | 0.1 | 6,720 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 44 | 0.0 | 146 | 0.0 | 394 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 2,736 | 0.1 | 3,520 | 0.1 | 3,673 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 39,333 | 1.9 | 38,433 | 1.5 | 35,596 | 1.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Taxicab | 1,884 | 0.1 | 1,700 | 0.1 | 2,254 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 4,010 | 0.2 | 2,618 | 0.1 | 5,700 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 14,038 | 0.7 | 20,432 | 0.8 | 29,156 | 1.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 48,593 | 2.3 | 77,722 | 3.0 | 109,344 | 3.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,040,474 | 100.0 | 2,517,428 | 100.0 | 2,745,312 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 48,570 | 2.4 | 52,075 | 2.1 | 67,214 | 2.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 190,468 | 9.3 | 206,683 | 8.2 | 235,820 | 8.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 272,089 | 13.3 | 313,735 | 12.5 | 338,010 | 12.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 15 to 19 | 339,459 | 16.6 | 372,933 | 14.8 | 401,166 | 14.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 448,950 | 22.0 | 522,732 | 20.8 | 573,653 | 20.9 | +/- 0.5 |
| 30 to 44 | 464,221 | 22.8 | 599,380 | 23.8 | 663,868 | 24.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 45 to 59 | 165,910 | 8.1 | 249,493 | 9.9 | 261,221 | 9.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 110,807 | 5.4 | 200,397 | 8.0 | 204,360 | 7.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.1 | (X) | 27.5 | (X) | 26.5 | (X) | +/- 0.33 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,040,474 | 100.0 | 2,517,428 | 100.0 | 2,745,312 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 107,635 | 5.3 | 179,824 | 7.1 | 235,944 | 8.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 412,494 | 20.2 | 511,078 | 20.3 | 557,664 | 20.3 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 726,142 | 35.6 | 840,014 | 33.4 | 801,301 | 29.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 336,714 | 16.5 | 406,218 | 16.1 | 461,373 | 16.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 141,958 | 7.0 | 194,373 | 7.7 | 234,606 | 8.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 143,591 | 7.0 | 163,164 | 6.5 | 196,957 | 7.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 171,940 | 8.4 | 222,757 | 8.8 | 257,467 | 9.4 | +/- 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 | 27.5 | 2,517,430 | 258,745 | 686,670 | 522,730 | 599,370 | 249,488 | 200,400 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 2,745,312 | 303,034 | 739,176 | 573,653 | 663,868 | 261,221 | 204,360 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.33 | +/-17,948 | +/-10,347 | +/-15,944 | +/-13,356 | +/-17,287 | +/-9,052 | +/-7,714 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.8 | 2,043,310 | 199,345 | 567,235 | 442,175 | 489,600 | 203,912 | 141,040 |
| 2005 | 25.9 | 2,290,854 | 244,600 | 630,444 | 497,720 | 553,033 | 217,109 | 147,948 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.4 | +/-18,973 | +/-10,046 | +/-14,945 | +/-13,125 | +/-14,717 | +/-8,418 | +/-6,242 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.4 | 267,955 | 26,537 | 73,930 | 52,075 | 64,073 | 26,374 | 24,984 |
| 2005 | 27.8 | 251,215 | 23,438 | 65,803 | 49,046 | 65,836 | 26,047 | 21,045 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.93 | +/-10,635 | +/-2,588 | +/-5,009 | +/-4,226 | +/-5,973 | +/-3,891 | +/-2,776 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.1 | 95,115 | 7,473 | 21,581 | 16,442 | 26,638 | 10,189 | 12,771 |
| 2005 | 34.2 | 84,691 | 4,579 | 20,478 | 14,367 | 21,737 | 8,528 | 15,002 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.06 | +/-8,952 | +/-1,044 | +/-6,901 | +/-2,787 | +/-3,548 | +/-2,238 | +/-2,803 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 50.2 | 40,322 | 777 | 4,220 | 4,532 | 10,141 | 6,336 | 14,324 |
| 2005 | 48.7 | 30,052 | SSS | 3,349 | 3,995 | 6,775 | 4,709 | 10,812 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.25 | +/-3,564 | SSS | +/-1,498 | +/-1,185 | +/-1,427 | +/-1,484 | +/-2,059 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 45.7 | 4,012 | 69 | 284 | 643 | 1,401 | 708 | 890 |
| 2005 | 50.1 | 12,121 | SSS | SSS | 623 | 3,775 | 2,520 | 4,729 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-10.46 | +/-1,715 | SSS | SSS | +/-411 | +/-1,004 | +/-713 | +/-1,068 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 24.7 | 66,710 | 24,538 | 19,392 | 6,868 | 7,537 | 1,981 | 6,409 |
| 2005 | 20.3 | 76,379 | 29,871 | 18,762 | 7,902 | 12,712 | 2,308 | 4,824 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.64 | +/-5,640 | +/-3,115 | +/-2,906 | +/-1,870 | +/-2,802 | +/-969 | +/-1,098 |
(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 | 27.5 | 100.0 | 10.3 | 27.3 | 20.8 | 23.8 | 9.9 | 8.0 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 26.9 | 20.9 | 24.2 | 9.5 | 7.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.33 | ***** | +/-0.7 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.8 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 27.8 | 21.6 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 25.9 | 100.0 | 10.7 | 27.5 | 21.7 | 24.1 | 9.5 | 6.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.4 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.4 | 100.0 | 9.9 | 27.6 | 19.4 | 23.9 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| 2005 | 27.8 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 26.2 | 19.5 | 26.2 | 10.4 | 8.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.93 | ***** | +/-4.2 | +/-4.2 | +/-4.2 | +/-4.2 | +/-4.2 | +/-4.2 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.1 | 100.0 | 7.9 | 22.7 | 17.3 | 28.0 | 10.7 | 13.4 |
| 2005 | 34.2 | 100.0 | 5.4 | 24.2 | 17.0 | 25.7 | 10.1 | 17.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.06 | ***** | +/-10.6 | +/-10.4 | +/-10.6 | +/-10.5 | +/-10.6 | +/-10.6 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 50.2 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 25.2 | 15.7 | 35.5 |
| 2005 | 48.7 | 100.0 | SSS | 11.1 | 13.3 | 22.5 | 15.7 | 36.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.25 | ***** | SSS | +/-11.8 | +/-11.8 | +/-11.8 | +/-11.8 | +/-11.6 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 45.7 | 100.0 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 16.0 | 34.9 | 17.6 | 22.2 |
| 2005 | 50.1 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | 5.1 | 31.1 | 20.8 | 39.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-10.46 | ***** | SSS | SSS | +/-14.2 | +/-13.9 | +/-14.1 | +/-13.7 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 24.7 | 100.0 | 36.8 | 29.1 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 9.6 |
| 2005 | 20.3 | 100.0 | 39.1 | 24.6 | 10.3 | 16.6 | 3.0 | 6.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.64 | ***** | +/-7.2 | +/-7.3 | +/-7.4 | +/-7.4 | +/-7.4 | +/-7.4 |
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.
