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 | 1,843,708 | 2,411,184 | 2,599,835 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 748,419 | 958,697 | 1,038,671 | +/-5,988 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.46 | 2.52 | 2.50 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,875,828 | 2,449,044 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 998,848 | 1,309,424 | 1,358,158 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 979,145 | 1,286,686 | 1,320,669 | +/-9,948 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 979,145 | 100.0 | 1,286,686 | 100.0 | 1,320,669 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 733,243 | 74.9 | 969,333 | 75.3 | 1,014,508 | 76.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 2-person carpool | 103,703 | 10.6 | 118,773 | 9.2 | 99,143 | 7.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 3-person carpool | 12,918 | 1.3 | 19,942 | 1.5 | 13,870 | 1.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 3,326 | 0.3 | 6,460 | 0.5 | 3,830 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,312 | 0.1 | 2,457 | 0.2 | 2,496 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,564 | 0.2 | 957 | 0.1 | 1,182 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 40,226 | 4.1 | 56,223 | 4.4 | 48,250 | 3.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 87 | 0.0 | 584 | 0.0 | 512 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 112 | 0.0 | 641 | 0.0 | 2,428 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 47 | 0.0 | 310 | 0.0 | 1,453 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 31 | 0.0 | 56 | 0.0 | 199 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 6,988 | 0.7 | 8,952 | 0.7 | 11,358 | 0.9 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 32,221 | 3.3 | 30,272 | 2.4 | 32,868 | 2.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 608 | 0.1 | 787 | 0.1 | 372 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 1,961 | 0.2 | 1,417 | 0.1 | 2,999 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 5,258 | 0.5 | 7,735 | 0.6 | 9,198 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 35,540 | 3.6 | 61,787 | 4.8 | 76,003 | 5.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 943,605 | 100.0 | 1,224,899 | 100.0 | 1,244,666 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 23,476 | 2.5 | 24,554 | 2.0 | 30,862 | 2.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 92,607 | 9.8 | 100,031 | 8.2 | 104,455 | 8.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 10 to 14 | 135,947 | 14.4 | 157,468 | 12.9 | 151,588 | 12.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 15 to 19 | 158,421 | 16.8 | 184,703 | 15.1 | 188,165 | 15.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 20 to 29 | 237,999 | 25.2 | 279,944 | 22.9 | 290,378 | 23.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 30 to 44 | 201,558 | 21.4 | 295,760 | 24.1 | 300,096 | 24.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 45 to 59 | 57,440 | 6.1 | 104,635 | 8.5 | 112,552 | 9.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 36,157 | 3.8 | 77,804 | 6.4 | 66,570 | 5.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.6 | (X) | 26.3 | (X) | 25.2 | (X) | +/- 0.42 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 943,605 | 100.0 | 1,224,899 | 100.0 | 1,244,666 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 57,518 | 6.1 | 92,953 | 7.6 | 95,997 | 7.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 215,299 | 22.8 | 271,535 | 22.2 | 263,750 | 21.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 313,270 | 33.2 | 384,215 | 31.4 | 345,209 | 27.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 142,823 | 15.1 | 194,184 | 15.9 | 229,100 | 18.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 66,181 | 7.0 | 97,659 | 8.0 | 114,276 | 9.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 70,499 | 7.5 | 82,526 | 6.7 | 87,071 | 7.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 78,015 | 8.3 | 101,827 | 8.3 | 109,263 | 8.8 | +/- 0.5 |
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 | 26.3 | 1,224,905 | 124,590 | 342,175 | 279,955 | 295,760 | 104,620 | 77,810 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 1,244,666 | 135,317 | 339,753 | 290,378 | 300,096 | 112,552 | 66,570 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.42 | +/-10,223 | +/-7,034 | +/-9,044 | +/-9,236 | +/-9,596 | +/-6,143 | +/-5,181 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.1 | 969,340 | 94,525 | 280,275 | 235,370 | 236,265 | 77,005 | 45,885 |
| 2005 | 24.3 | 1,014,508 | 103,202 | 287,399 | 248,408 | 247,165 | 89,315 | 39,019 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.52 | +/-12,307 | +/-5,580 | +/-8,507 | +/-8,778 | +/-8,383 | +/-5,829 | +/-3,848 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.9 | 118,765 | 10,465 | 31,735 | 25,285 | 30,510 | 11,349 | 9,434 |
| 2005 | 26.9 | 99,143 | 11,301 | 21,374 | 23,427 | 27,460 | 8,378 | 7,203 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.65 | +/-6,521 | +/-2,118 | +/-2,720 | +/-2,935 | +/-3,158 | +/-1,703 | +/-1,608 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 31.1 | 29,825 | 2,086 | 6,825 | 5,558 | 8,387 | 3,471 | 3,493 |
| 2005 | 28.5 | 21,378 | 1,731 | 4,915 | 4,434 | 5,277 | 3,256 | 1,765 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.66 | +/-2,795 | +/-717 | +/-1,367 | +/-1,048 | +/-1,266 | +/-1,315 | +/-710 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 43.2 | 56,230 | 833 | 6,437 | 7,438 | 15,185 | 11,562 | 14,769 |
| 2005 | 44.0 | 48,250 | 637 | 4,163 | 6,077 | 14,090 | 8,483 | 14,800 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.18 | +/-4,336 | +/-304 | +/-1,228 | +/-1,323 | +/-2,103 | +/-1,752 | +/-2,613 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 36.3 | 1,603 | 45 | 192 | 279 | 501 | 344 | 222 |
| 2005 | 42.8 | 4,592 | SSS | SSS | 641 | 1,123 | 1,539 | 1,019 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.46 | +/-933 | SSS | SSS | +/-323 | +/-496 | +/-600 | +/-406 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 24.3 | 49,170 | 16,629 | 16,714 | 6,024 | 4,927 | 875 | 3,985 |
| 2005 | 20.7 | 56,795 | 18,446 | 21,632 | 7,391 | 4,981 | 1,581 | 2,764 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.88 | +/-3,643 | +/-2,396 | +/-2,685 | +/-1,315 | +/-1,154 | +/-621 | +/-731 |
(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 | 26.3 | 100.0 | 10.2 | 27.9 | 22.9 | 24.1 | 8.5 | 6.4 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 100.0 | 10.9 | 27.3 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 9.0 | 5.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.42 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.1 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 28.9 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 7.9 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 24.3 | 100.0 | 10.2 | 28.3 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 8.8 | 3.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.52 | ***** | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 26.7 | 21.3 | 25.7 | 9.6 | 7.9 |
| 2005 | 26.9 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 21.6 | 23.6 | 27.7 | 8.5 | 7.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.65 | ***** | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.5 | +/-6.5 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 31.1 | 100.0 | 7.0 | 22.9 | 18.6 | 28.1 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| 2005 | 28.5 | 100.0 | 8.1 | 23.0 | 20.7 | 24.7 | 15.2 | 8.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.66 | ***** | +/-13.1 | +/-13.0 | +/-13.0 | +/-13.0 | +/-13.0 | +/-13.1 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 43.2 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 27.0 | 20.6 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 44.0 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 29.2 | 17.6 | 30.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.18 | ***** | +/-9.0 | +/-9.0 | +/-9.0 | +/-8.9 | +/-9.0 | +/-8.8 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 36.3 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 12.0 | 17.4 | 31.3 | 21.5 | 13.8 |
| 2005 | 42.8 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | 14.0 | 24.5 | 33.5 | 22.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.46 | ***** | SSS | SSS | +/-20.3 | +/-20.2 | +/-19.8 | +/-20.2 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 24.3 | 100.0 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 8.1 |
| 2005 | 20.7 | 100.0 | 32.5 | 38.1 | 13.0 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 4.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.88 | ***** | +/-6.3 | +/-6.2 | +/-6.4 | +/-6.4 | +/-6.4 | +/-6.4 |
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.
