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 | 1,182,561 | 1,209,811 | 1,251,979 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 461,122 | 487,012 | 495,691 | +/-4,133 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.56 | 2.48 | 2.53 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,226,203 | 1,257,709 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 642,662 | 621,511 | 635,787 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 629,792 | 610,049 | 613,637 | +/-7,418 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 629,792 | 100.0 | 610,049 | 100.0 | 613,637 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 496,804 | 78.9 | 502,987 | 82.5 | 518,216 | 84.4 | +/- 0.9 |
| 2-person carpool | 58,053 | 9.2 | 45,414 | 7.4 | 38,311 | 6.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 7,424 | 1.2 | 5,946 | 1.0 | 4,753 | 0.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 1,989 | 0.3 | 1,889 | 0.3 | 3,127 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,565 | 0.2 | 1,210 | 0.2 | 227 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 3,408 | 0.5 | 1,127 | 0.2 | 1,525 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 20,344 | 3.2 | 15,306 | 2.5 | 13,434 | 2.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 65 | 0.0 | 40 | 0.0 | 126 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 186 | 0.0 | 105 | 0.0 | 268 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 178 | 0.0 | 540 | 0.1 | 555 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 30 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.0 | 51 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,026 | 0.2 | 1,007 | 0.2 | 1,603 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 21,578 | 3.4 | 15,220 | 2.5 | 7,962 | 1.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 295 | 0.0 | 280 | 0.0 | 275 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 513 | 0.1 | 264 | 0.0 | 461 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 3,015 | 0.5 | 2,851 | 0.5 | 4,503 | 0.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 13,319 | 2.1 | 15,792 | 2.6 | 18,240 | 3.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 616,473 | 100.0 | 594,257 | 100.0 | 595,397 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 20,501 | 3.3 | 18,184 | 3.1 | 19,539 | 3.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 5 to 9 | 75,345 | 12.2 | 66,070 | 11.1 | 60,889 | 10.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| 10 to 14 | 103,219 | 16.7 | 97,059 | 16.3 | 86,428 | 14.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| 15 to 19 | 110,545 | 17.9 | 101,396 | 17.1 | 99,872 | 16.8 | +/- 0.8 |
| 20 to 29 | 139,383 | 22.6 | 138,486 | 23.3 | 141,188 | 23.7 | +/- 1.0 |
| 30 to 44 | 115,078 | 18.7 | 111,600 | 18.8 | 121,121 | 20.3 | +/- 1.0 |
| 45 to 59 | 34,139 | 5.5 | 33,062 | 5.6 | 36,648 | 6.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 18,263 | 3.0 | 28,400 | 4.8 | 29,712 | 5.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.6 | (X) | 23.0 | (X) | 23.5 | (X) | +/- 0.70 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 616,473 | 100.0 | 594,257 | 100.0 | 595,397 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 28,191 | 4.6 | 34,487 | 5.8 | 41,177 | 6.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 135,280 | 21.9 | 115,565 | 19.4 | 121,920 | 20.5 | +/- 0.9 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 201,999 | 32.8 | 196,314 | 33.0 | 185,818 | 31.2 | +/- 1.2 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 115,756 | 18.8 | 109,896 | 18.5 | 105,163 | 17.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 39,111 | 6.3 | 41,785 | 7.0 | 42,975 | 7.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 49,468 | 8.0 | 47,370 | 8.0 | 45,076 | 7.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 46,668 | 7.6 | 48,840 | 8.2 | 53,268 | 8.9 | +/- 0.6 |
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 | 23.0 | 594,255 | 84,260 | 198,455 | 138,490 | 111,605 | 33,055 | 28,400 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 595,397 | 80,428 | 186,300 | 141,188 | 121,121 | 36,648 | 29,712 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.7 | +/-7,521 | +/-4,578 | +/-6,705 | +/-6,195 | +/-6,165 | +/-3,040 | +/-3,472 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 22.7 | 502,990 | 67,795 | 169,405 | 122,035 | 95,540 | 27,400 | 20,815 |
| 2005 | 23.1 | 518,216 | 68,345 | 165,427 | 125,599 | 105,736 | 30,292 | 22,817 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.8 | +/-8,253 | +/-4,417 | +/-6,131 | +/-5,871 | +/-5,947 | +/-2,951 | +/-2,702 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 23.0 | 45,415 | 6,225 | 16,410 | 9,925 | 7,795 | 2,515 | 2,510 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 38,311 | 4,763 | 10,849 | 10,055 | 7,535 | 2,954 | 2,155 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.35 | +/-3,468 | +/-1,101 | +/-1,815 | +/-1,750 | +/-1,437 | +/-975 | +/-714 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.1 | 10,170 | 995 | 3,055 | 1,735 | 1,949 | 1,077 | 1,350 |
| 2005 | 27.6 | 9,632 | 1,113 | 2,372 | 1,943 | 1,945 | 1,565 | 694 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.88 | +/-1,607 | +/-694 | +/-1,033 | +/-790 | +/-732 | +/-618 | +/-361 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 36.4 | 15,305 | 453 | 2,820 | 2,985 | 4,829 | 1,740 | 2,478 |
| 2005 | 35.9 | 13,434 | 514 | 2,954 | 1,741 | 4,416 | 1,485 | 2,324 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.12 | +/-2,085 | +/-355 | +/-879 | +/-610 | +/-1,466 | +/-607 | +/-982 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 87.7 | 755 | 0 | 44 | 62 | 96 | 93 | 449 |
| 2005 | 93.4 | 1,000 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | 762 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-70.25 | +/-479 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-419 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.1 | 19,620 | 8,770 | 6,700 | 1,734 | 1,383 | 230 | 781 |
| 2005 | 18.4 | 14,804 | 5,693 | 4,510 | 1,850 | 1,439 | SSS | 960 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.94 | +/-1,943 | +/-1,395 | +/-1,277 | +/-576 | +/-685 | SSS | +/-662 |
(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 | 23.0 | 100.0 | 14.2 | 33.4 | 23.3 | 18.8 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 13.5 | 31.3 | 23.7 | 20.3 | 6.2 | 5.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.7 | ***** | +/-1.3 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 22.7 | 100.0 | 13.5 | 33.7 | 24.3 | 19.0 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 23.1 | 100.0 | 13.2 | 31.9 | 24.2 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 4.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.8 | ***** | +/-1.6 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 23.0 | 100.0 | 13.7 | 36.1 | 21.9 | 17.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 12.4 | 28.3 | 26.2 | 19.7 | 7.7 | 5.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.35 | ***** | +/-9.0 | +/-9.0 | +/-9.0 | +/-9.0 | +/-9.1 | +/-9.1 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.1 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 30.0 | 17.1 | 19.2 | 10.6 | 13.3 |
| 2005 | 27.6 | 100.0 | 11.6 | 24.6 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 16.2 | 7.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.88 | ***** | +/-16.7 | +/-16.5 | +/-16.6 | +/-16.6 | +/-16.7 | +/-16.7 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 36.4 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 31.6 | 11.4 | 16.2 |
| 2005 | 35.9 | 100.0 | 3.8 | 22.0 | 13.0 | 32.9 | 11.1 | 17.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.12 | ***** | +/-15.5 | +/-15.5 | +/-15.5 | +/-15.1 | +/-15.5 | +/-15.5 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 87.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 59.5 |
| 2005 | 93.4 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | 76.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-70.25 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-35.6 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.1 | 100.0 | 44.7 | 34.1 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | 18.4 | 100.0 | 38.5 | 30.5 | 12.5 | 9.7 | SSS | 6.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.94 | ***** | +/-12.6 | +/-12.9 | +/-13.1 | +/-13.1 | SSS | +/-13.1 |
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.
