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 | 1,169,587 | 1,379,860 | 1,455,627 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 472,491 | 564,148 | 592,360 | +/-5,498 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.48 | 2.45 | 2.46 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,198,072 | 1,414,656 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 633,726 | 708,077 | 708,596 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 622,930 | 694,017 | 687,070 | +/-9,051 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 622,930 | 100.0 | 694,017 | 100.0 | 687,070 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 491,035 | 78.8 | 562,314 | 81.0 | 570,697 | 83.1 | +/- 0.9 |
| 2-person carpool | 75,196 | 12.1 | 71,561 | 10.3 | 60,174 | 8.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 3-person carpool | 12,583 | 2.0 | 13,100 | 1.9 | 7,657 | 1.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 3,519 | 0.6 | 4,898 | 0.7 | 3,628 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,402 | 0.2 | 2,243 | 0.3 | 1,545 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,273 | 0.2 | 1,081 | 0.2 | 972 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 5,254 | 0.8 | 4,240 | 0.6 | 4,542 | 0.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 36 | 0.0 | 113 | 0.0 | 285 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 36 | 0.0 | 184 | 0.0 | 56 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 6 | 0.0 | 159 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 42 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 726 | 0.1 | 730 | 0.1 | 1,295 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 13,631 | 2.2 | 10,585 | 1.5 | 10,055 | 1.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 779 | 0.1 | 725 | 0.1 | 593 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 604 | 0.1 | 526 | 0.1 | 883 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 3,959 | 0.6 | 4,949 | 0.7 | 4,329 | 0.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 12,849 | 2.1 | 16,591 | 2.4 | 20,359 | 3.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 610,081 | 100.0 | 677,426 | 100.0 | 666,711 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 19,350 | 3.2 | 18,425 | 2.7 | 18,733 | 2.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 75,282 | 12.3 | 69,743 | 10.3 | 73,134 | 11.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 10 to 14 | 116,279 | 19.1 | 116,031 | 17.1 | 114,883 | 17.2 | +/- 0.9 |
| 15 to 19 | 134,144 | 22.0 | 133,622 | 19.7 | 125,030 | 18.8 | +/- 0.9 |
| 20 to 29 | 135,398 | 22.2 | 158,262 | 23.4 | 155,032 | 23.3 | +/- 1.0 |
| 30 to 44 | 90,905 | 14.9 | 116,054 | 17.1 | 114,510 | 17.2 | +/- 1.0 |
| 45 to 59 | 24,187 | 4.0 | 34,580 | 5.1 | 35,214 | 5.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 14,536 | 2.4 | 30,709 | 4.5 | 30,175 | 4.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.0 | (X) | 22.7 | (X) | 22.6 | (X) | +/- 0.67 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 610,081 | 100.0 | 677,426 | 100.0 | 666,711 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 26,802 | 4.4 | 39,488 | 5.8 | 41,000 | 6.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 149,454 | 24.5 | 147,759 | 21.8 | 135,895 | 20.4 | +/- 0.9 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 205,201 | 33.6 | 236,675 | 34.9 | 214,025 | 32.1 | +/- 1.1 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 90,301 | 14.8 | 97,592 | 14.4 | 102,597 | 15.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 32,147 | 5.3 | 39,278 | 5.8 | 45,138 | 6.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 50,033 | 8.2 | 50,253 | 7.4 | 51,103 | 7.7 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 56,143 | 9.2 | 66,381 | 9.8 | 76,953 | 11.5 | +/- 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 | 22.7 | 677,440 | 88,170 | 249,660 | 158,255 | 116,035 | 34,590 | 30,720 |
| 2005 | 22.6 | 666,711 | 91,867 | 239,913 | 155,032 | 114,510 | 35,214 | 30,175 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.67 | +/-9,239 | +/-5,173 | +/-8,623 | +/-6,922 | +/-6,729 | +/-3,464 | +/-3,608 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 22.2 | 562,315 | 70,140 | 212,555 | 135,505 | 94,690 | 27,600 | 21,820 |
| 2005 | 22.3 | 570,697 | 75,904 | 207,834 | 137,458 | 96,834 | 30,085 | 22,582 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.74 | +/-9,594 | +/-4,717 | +/-7,704 | +/-6,060 | +/-6,188 | +/-3,061 | +/-2,967 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.5 | 71,560 | 8,330 | 25,425 | 15,515 | 13,890 | 4,393 | 4,030 |
| 2005 | 23.3 | 60,174 | 8,582 | 21,626 | 12,549 | 10,940 | 2,821 | 3,656 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.14 | +/-4,836 | +/-2,154 | +/-3,051 | +/-2,760 | +/-2,436 | +/-889 | +/-1,172 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.6 | 21,320 | 1,889 | 6,140 | 4,589 | 4,685 | 1,613 | 2,392 |
| 2005 | 33.1 | 13,802 | 1,224 | 3,972 | 1,886 | 2,904 | 1,509 | 2,307 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.17 | +/-2,529 | +/-550 | +/-1,443 | +/-728 | +/-977 | +/-740 | +/-827 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 40.0 | 4,245 | 174 | 738 | 636 | 1,060 | 534 | 1,094 |
| 2005 | 33.2 | 4,542 | SSS | 722 | 752 | 1,937 | SSS | 862 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-16.27 | +/-1,494 | SSS | +/-498 | +/-533 | +/-1,335 | SSS | +/-495 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 41.0 | 465 | 33 | 40 | 62 | 153 | 63 | 105 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.8 | 17,520 | 7,631 | 4,777 | 1,959 | 1,599 | 346 | 1,217 |
| 2005 | 18.4 | 17,155 | 5,891 | 5,532 | 2,387 | 1,839 | 738 | 768 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.27 | +/-2,927 | +/-1,437 | +/-1,301 | +/-1,042 | +/-851 | +/-714 | +/-411 |
(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 | 22.7 | 100.0 | 13.0 | 36.9 | 23.4 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 22.6 | 100.0 | 13.8 | 36.0 | 23.3 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.67 | ***** | +/-1.4 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 22.2 | 100.0 | 12.5 | 37.8 | 24.1 | 16.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 22.3 | 100.0 | 13.3 | 36.4 | 24.1 | 17.0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.74 | ***** | +/-1.7 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.5 | 100.0 | 11.6 | 35.5 | 21.7 | 19.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | 23.3 | 100.0 | 14.3 | 35.9 | 20.9 | 18.2 | 4.7 | 6.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.14 | ***** | +/-8.0 | +/-7.8 | +/-8.0 | +/-8.0 | +/-8.0 | +/-8.0 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.6 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 28.8 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 7.6 | 11.2 |
| 2005 | 33.1 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 28.8 | 13.7 | 21.0 | 10.9 | 16.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.17 | ***** | +/-18.3 | +/-18.1 | +/-18.3 | +/-18.3 | +/-18.3 | +/-18.3 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 4.1 | 17.4 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 12.6 | 25.8 |
| 2005 | 33.2 | 100.0 | SSS | 15.9 | 16.6 | 42.6 | SSS | 19.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-16.27 | ***** | SSS | +/-32.8 | +/-32.8 | +/-30.4 | SSS | +/-32.8 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 41.0 | 100.0 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 13.3 | 32.9 | 13.5 | 22.6 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.8 | 100.0 | 43.6 | 27.3 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 18.4 | 100.0 | 34.3 | 32.2 | 13.9 | 10.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.27 | ***** | +/-16.8 | +/-16.9 | +/-17.0 | +/-17.1 | +/-17.1 | +/-17.1 |
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.
