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 | 1,012,427 | 931,569 | 836,056 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 374,057 | 336,428 | 311,234 | +/-6,492 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.71 | 2.77 | 2.69 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,027,974 | 951,270 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 336,305 | 331,638 | 277,784 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 325,054 | 319,449 | 265,852 | +/-8,097 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 325,054 | 100.0 | 319,449 | 100.0 | 265,852 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 220,435 | 67.8 | 219,118 | 68.6 | 202,759 | 76.3 | +/- 1.6 |
| 2-person carpool | 41,443 | 12.7 | 39,766 | 12.4 | 19,572 | 7.4 | +/- 0.8 |
| 3-person carpool | 7,145 | 2.2 | 8,810 | 2.8 | 4,835 | 1.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 4-person carpool | 2,113 | 0.7 | 3,439 | 1.1 | 1,824 | 0.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 856 | 0.3 | 1,750 | 0.5 | 209 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 724 | 0.2 | 772 | 0.2 | 234 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 33,291 | 10.2 | 25,548 | 8.0 | 18,882 | 7.1 | +/- 1.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 202 | 0.1 | 201 | 0.1 | 114 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 66 | 0.0 | 151 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 17 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bicycle | 340 | 0.1 | 507 | 0.2 | 547 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 10,919 | 3.4 | 8,977 | 2.8 | 6,759 | 2.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| Taxicab | 1,357 | 0.4 | 1,694 | 0.5 | 751 | 0.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Motorcycle | 99 | 0.0 | 62 | 0.0 | 59 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 2,618 | 0.8 | 2,807 | 0.9 | 2,256 | 0.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| Worked at home | 3,429 | 1.1 | 5,807 | 1.8 | 7,051 | 2.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 321,625 | 100.0 | 313,642 | 100.0 | 258,801 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 4,644 | 1.4 | 4,221 | 1.3 | 4,268 | 1.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 5 to 9 | 19,130 | 5.9 | 16,719 | 5.3 | 15,068 | 5.8 | +/- 1.0 |
| 10 to 14 | 37,074 | 11.5 | 32,917 | 10.5 | 30,428 | 11.8 | +/- 1.1 |
| 15 to 19 | 58,963 | 18.3 | 51,113 | 16.3 | 40,913 | 15.8 | +/- 1.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 88,091 | 27.4 | 84,401 | 26.9 | 69,447 | 26.8 | +/- 2.1 |
| 30 to 44 | 74,494 | 23.2 | 76,294 | 24.3 | 64,165 | 24.8 | +/- 1.9 |
| 45 to 59 | 20,841 | 6.5 | 22,512 | 7.2 | 17,719 | 6.8 | +/- 1.1 |
| 60 or more | 18,388 | 5.7 | 25,465 | 8.1 | 16,793 | 6.5 | +/- 1.1 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.7 | (X) | 28.4 | (X) | 25.7 | (X) | +/- 1.28 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 321,625 | 100.0 | 313,642 | 100.0 | 258,801 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 25,223 | 7.8 | 24,156 | 7.7 | 21,908 | 8.5 | +/- 1.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 53,184 | 16.5 | 49,707 | 15.8 | 38,172 | 14.7 | +/- 1.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 84,901 | 26.4 | 82,525 | 26.3 | 59,344 | 22.9 | +/- 1.8 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 49,894 | 15.5 | 43,798 | 14.0 | 37,495 | 14.5 | +/- 1.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 24,518 | 7.6 | 24,764 | 7.9 | 24,349 | 9.4 | +/- 1.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 42,224 | 13.1 | 41,633 | 13.3 | 35,029 | 13.5 | +/- 1.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 41,681 | 13.0 | 47,059 | 15.0 | 42,504 | 16.4 | +/- 1.4 |
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 | 28.4 | 313,645 | 20,940 | 84,030 | 84,405 | 76,295 | 22,510 | 25,470 |
| 2005 | 25.7 | 258,801 | 19,336 | 71,341 | 69,447 | 64,165 | 17,719 | 16,793 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.28 | +/-7,923 | +/-2,841 | +/-4,841 | +/-5,900 | +/-5,234 | +/-2,780 | +/-2,832 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.0 | 219,120 | 13,070 | 62,290 | 65,615 | 53,995 | 13,590 | 10,545 |
| 2005 | 23.4 | 202,759 | 13,927 | 58,452 | 60,369 | 52,431 | 11,790 | 5,790 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.28 | +/-7,532 | +/-2,439 | +/-4,695 | +/-5,376 | +/-4,497 | +/-2,289 | +/-1,136 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.3 | 39,765 | 2,385 | 11,800 | 10,340 | 10,315 | 2,770 | 2,155 |
| 2005 | 23.1 | 19,572 | 1,622 | 6,397 | 4,860 | 4,942 | 1,156 | 595 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.26 | +/-2,303 | +/-831 | +/-1,372 | +/-1,070 | +/-1,210 | +/-475 | +/-361 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.0 | 14,770 | 660 | 3,045 | 3,500 | 4,175 | 1,610 | 1,775 |
| 2005 | 30.1 | 7,102 | 678 | 1,524 | 1,196 | 2,160 | 869 | 675 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-10.74 | +/-1,723 | +/-580 | +/-610 | +/-552 | +/-1,443 | +/-456 | +/-447 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 54.0 | 25,550 | 450 | 2,045 | 2,875 | 6,120 | 4,005 | 10,040 |
| 2005 | 55.9 | 18,882 | SSS | 1,550 | 1,434 | 3,077 | 3,502 | 9,259 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-13.61 | +/-2,993 | SSS | +/-623 | +/-541 | +/-927 | +/-1,889 | +/-2,154 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 35.1 | 390 | 49 | 80 | 80 | 54 | 50 | 75 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 20.0 | 14,050 | 4,325 | 4,765 | 1,985 | 1,615 | 485 | 875 |
| 2005 | 18.7 | 10,372 | 3,049 | 3,304 | 1,588 | 1,555 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.53 | +/-2,193 | +/-962 | +/-1,183 | +/-713 | +/-722 | SSS | SSS |
(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 | 28.4 | 100.0 | 6.7 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 24.3 | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| 2005 | 25.7 | 100.0 | 7.5 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 24.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.28 | ***** | +/-3.1 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.1 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.0 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 28.4 | 29.9 | 24.6 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 23.4 | 100.0 | 6.9 | 28.8 | 29.8 | 25.9 | 5.8 | 2.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.28 | ***** | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.6 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.3 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 29.7 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 7.0 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 23.1 | 100.0 | 8.3 | 32.7 | 24.8 | 25.3 | 5.9 | 3.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.26 | ***** | +/-11.8 | +/-11.5 | +/-11.7 | +/-11.7 | +/-11.8 | +/-11.8 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.0 | 100.0 | 4.5 | 20.6 | 23.7 | 28.3 | 10.9 | 12.0 |
| 2005 | 30.1 | 100.0 | 9.5 | 21.5 | 16.8 | 30.4 | 12.2 | 9.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-10.74 | ***** | +/-24.2 | +/-24.2 | +/-24.2 | +/-23.5 | +/-24.2 | +/-24.3 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 54.0 | 100.0 | 1.8 | 8.0 | 11.3 | 24.0 | 15.7 | 39.3 |
| 2005 | 55.9 | 100.0 | SSS | 8.2 | 7.6 | 16.3 | 18.5 | 49.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-13.61 | ***** | SSS | +/-15.8 | +/-15.8 | +/-15.8 | +/-15.7 | +/-14.8 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 35.1 | 100.0 | 12.6 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 19.2 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 30.8 | 33.9 | 14.1 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 18.7 | 100.0 | 29.4 | 31.9 | 15.3 | 15.0 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.53 | ***** | +/-21.0 | +/-20.8 | +/-21.1 | +/-21.1 | SSS | SSS |
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.
