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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 1,056,787 | 1,054,267 | 1,047,331 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 411,359 | 430,998 | 434,136 | +/-3,873 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.57 | 2.45 | 2.41 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,081,021 | 1,085,094 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 508,425 | 522,986 | 492,018 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 497,678 | 512,497 | 477,363 | +/-6,616 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 497,678 | 100.0 | 512,497 | 100.0 | 477,363 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 407,554 | 81.9 | 429,827 | 83.9 | 407,855 | 85.4 | +/- 1.0 |
| 2-person carpool | 45,048 | 9.1 | 39,614 | 7.7 | 35,713 | 7.5 | +/- 0.8 |
| 3-person carpool | 5,016 | 1.0 | 4,598 | 0.9 | 3,325 | 0.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 838 | 0.2 | 1,268 | 0.2 | 1,094 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 392 | 0.1 | 590 | 0.1 | 281 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 292 | 0.1 | 413 | 0.1 | 545 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 8,821 | 1.8 | 7,812 | 1.5 | 5,884 | 1.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 112 | 0.0 | 44 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 6 | 0.0 | 74 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 13 | 0.0 | 33 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bicycle | 821 | 0.2 | 766 | 0.1 | 1,586 | 0.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Walked | 13,841 | 2.8 | 11,863 | 2.3 | 7,794 | 1.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 179 | 0.0 | 293 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 486 | 0.1 | 271 | 0.1 | 622 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 2,099 | 0.4 | 2,363 | 0.5 | 2,321 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 12,160 | 2.4 | 12,668 | 2.5 | 10,343 | 2.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 485,518 | 100.0 | 499,829 | 100.0 | 467,020 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 18,276 | 3.8 | 17,850 | 3.6 | 19,029 | 4.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 60,978 | 12.6 | 62,051 | 12.4 | 56,360 | 12.1 | +/- 0.9 |
| 10 to 14 | 83,515 | 17.2 | 86,440 | 17.3 | 73,732 | 15.8 | +/- 0.9 |
| 15 to 19 | 94,836 | 19.5 | 93,880 | 18.8 | 87,531 | 18.7 | +/- 1.0 |
| 20 to 29 | 121,723 | 25.1 | 121,793 | 24.4 | 118,706 | 25.4 | +/- 1.1 |
| 30 to 44 | 72,467 | 14.9 | 76,055 | 15.2 | 74,922 | 16.0 | +/- 0.8 |
| 45 to 59 | 18,340 | 3.8 | 21,067 | 4.2 | 19,384 | 4.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 15,383 | 3.2 | 20,693 | 4.1 | 17,356 | 3.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.9 | (X) | 21.4 | (X) | 21.0 | (X) | +/- 0.64 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 485,518 | 100.0 | 499,829 | 100.0 | 467,020 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 28,311 | 5.8 | 36,232 | 7.2 | 34,390 | 7.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 99,975 | 20.6 | 95,404 | 19.1 | 92,389 | 19.8 | +/- 1.0 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 157,382 | 32.4 | 151,248 | 30.3 | 132,162 | 28.3 | +/- 1.1 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 69,016 | 14.2 | 72,006 | 14.4 | 65,785 | 14.1 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 32,462 | 6.7 | 36,243 | 7.3 | 36,654 | 7.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 46,917 | 9.7 | 47,220 | 9.4 | 43,124 | 9.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 51,455 | 10.6 | 61,476 | 12.3 | 62,516 | 13.4 | +/- 0.9 |
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 | 21.4 | 499,830 | 79,905 | 180,320 | 121,790 | 76,045 | 21,065 | 20,690 |
| 2005 | 21.0 | 467,020 | 75,389 | 161,263 | 118,706 | 74,922 | 19,384 | 17,356 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.64 | +/-6,700 | +/-4,588 | +/-6,543 | +/-5,628 | +/-3,954 | +/-2,075 | +/-2,232 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.1 | 429,825 | 65,190 | 157,835 | 108,670 | 65,620 | 17,250 | 15,265 |
| 2005 | 20.8 | 407,855 | 64,758 | 140,950 | 105,810 | 66,393 | 16,411 | 13,533 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.68 | +/-7,258 | +/-4,372 | +/-6,020 | +/-5,120 | +/-3,528 | +/-2,089 | +/-1,896 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 22.7 | 39,620 | 5,825 | 13,930 | 9,295 | 6,485 | 1,954 | 2,129 |
| 2005 | 22.0 | 35,713 | 3,930 | 14,148 | 9,347 | 4,900 | 1,894 | 1,494 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.63 | +/-3,739 | +/-960 | +/-2,437 | +/-1,588 | +/-1,223 | +/-670 | +/-694 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.0 | 6,875 | 911 | 2,071 | 1,330 | 1,141 | 432 | 1,028 |
| 2005 | 29.4 | 5,245 | 728 | 1,158 | 1,428 | 744 | SSS | 1,051 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.2 | +/-1,072 | +/-407 | +/-518 | +/-677 | +/-395 | SSS | +/-476 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 39.5 | 7,809 | 239 | 1,405 | 1,430 | 1,901 | 1,243 | 1,597 |
| 2005 | 30.8 | 5,884 | SSS | 1,372 | 1,373 | 1,407 | 803 | 741 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-13.13 | +/-1,806 | SSS | +/-639 | +/-1,099 | +/-676 | +/-422 | +/-374 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 33.0 | 148 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 82 | 0 | 12 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.0 | 15,555 | 7,748 | 5,065 | 1,063 | 836 | 212 | 658 |
| 2005 | 17.1 | 12,323 | 5,785 | 3,635 | 748 | 1,478 | SSS | 537 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.55 | +/-1,804 | +/-1,182 | +/-1,132 | +/-358 | +/-679 | SSS | +/-364 |
(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 | 21.4 | 100.0 | 16.0 | 36.1 | 24.4 | 15.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 21.0 | 100.0 | 16.1 | 34.5 | 25.4 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.64 | ***** | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.1 | 100.0 | 15.2 | 36.7 | 25.3 | 15.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | 20.8 | 100.0 | 15.9 | 34.6 | 25.9 | 16.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.68 | ***** | +/-1.8 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 22.7 | 100.0 | 14.7 | 35.2 | 23.5 | 16.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 22.0 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 39.6 | 26.2 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.63 | ***** | +/-10.5 | +/-10.1 | +/-10.4 | +/-10.5 | +/-10.5 | +/-10.5 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.0 | 100.0 | 13.3 | 30.1 | 19.3 | 16.6 | 6.3 | 15.0 |
| 2005 | 29.4 | 100.0 | 13.9 | 22.1 | 27.2 | 14.2 | SSS | 20.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.2 | ***** | +/-20.4 | +/-20.3 | +/-20.1 | +/-20.4 | SSS | +/-20.4 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 39.5 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 24.3 | 15.9 | 20.5 |
| 2005 | 30.8 | 100.0 | SSS | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.9 | 13.6 | 12.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-13.13 | ***** | SSS | +/-30.6 | +/-30.4 | +/-30.6 | +/-30.7 | +/-30.7 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 33.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 10.8 | 55.4 | 0.0 | 8.1 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.0 | 100.0 | 49.8 | 32.6 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | 17.1 | 100.0 | 46.9 | 29.5 | 6.1 | 12.0 | SSS | 4.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.55 | ***** | +/-13.9 | +/-14.4 | +/-14.6 | +/-14.6 | SSS | +/-14.6 |
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.
