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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 3,790,295 | 4,723,413 | 5,275,852 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,380,582 | 1,689,003 | 1,852,915 | +/-8,019 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.75 | 2.80 | 2.85 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 3,855,180 | 4,815,122 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,850,600 | 2,180,844 | 2,484,980 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,814,716 | 2,137,098 | 2,413,560 | +/-16,690 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,814,716 | 100.0 | 2,137,098 | 100.0 | 2,413,560 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,379,242 | 76.0 | 1,646,552 | 77.0 | 1,889,266 | 78.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 2-person carpool | 205,867 | 11.3 | 225,808 | 10.6 | 223,509 | 9.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 35,296 | 1.9 | 45,065 | 2.1 | 45,448 | 1.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 13,226 | 0.7 | 18,754 | 0.9 | 19,772 | 0.8 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 6,239 | 0.3 | 10,329 | 0.5 | 12,047 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 5,555 | 0.3 | 5,593 | 0.3 | 9,182 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 64,107 | 3.5 | 65,172 | 3.0 | 63,914 | 2.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 157 | 0.0 | 400 | 0.0 | 651 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 298 | 0.0 | 248 | 0.0 | 839 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 63 | 0.0 | 274 | 0.0 | 185 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 56 | 0.0 | 248 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 5,173 | 0.3 | 6,393 | 0.3 | 5,172 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 41,747 | 2.3 | 34,772 | 1.6 | 33,555 | 1.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Taxicab | 2,065 | 0.1 | 2,021 | 0.1 | 2,163 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 3,602 | 0.2 | 2,731 | 0.1 | 3,513 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 14,297 | 0.8 | 19,721 | 0.9 | 34,541 | 1.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 37,726 | 2.1 | 53,017 | 2.5 | 69,803 | 2.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,776,990 | 100.0 | 2,084,081 | 100.0 | 2,343,757 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 42,024 | 2.4 | 42,618 | 2.0 | 53,628 | 2.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 149,820 | 8.4 | 160,520 | 7.7 | 182,239 | 7.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 218,522 | 12.3 | 242,790 | 11.6 | 261,253 | 11.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 15 to 19 | 271,737 | 15.3 | 295,810 | 14.2 | 329,911 | 14.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 20 to 29 | 359,436 | 20.2 | 406,834 | 19.5 | 477,498 | 20.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 30 to 44 | 429,725 | 24.2 | 517,088 | 24.8 | 568,548 | 24.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 45 to 59 | 173,526 | 9.8 | 225,329 | 10.8 | 244,336 | 10.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 132,200 | 7.4 | 193,092 | 9.3 | 226,344 | 9.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 26.0 | (X) | 28.7 | (X) | 28.0 | (X) | +/- 0.35 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,776,990 | 100.0 | 2,084,081 | 100.0 | 2,343,757 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 127,631 | 7.2 | 181,504 | 8.7 | 231,317 | 9.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 419,200 | 23.6 | 480,115 | 23.0 | 541,647 | 23.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 589,610 | 33.2 | 659,623 | 31.7 | 665,100 | 28.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 259,577 | 14.6 | 293,199 | 14.1 | 336,993 | 14.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 121,957 | 6.9 | 158,556 | 7.6 | 196,852 | 8.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 112,723 | 6.3 | 124,474 | 6.0 | 150,627 | 6.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 146,292 | 8.2 | 186,610 | 9.0 | 221,221 | 9.4 | +/- 0.4 |
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 | 28.7 | 2,084,075 | 203,130 | 538,600 | 406,830 | 517,085 | 225,320 | 193,085 |
| 2005 | 28.0 | 2,343,757 | 235,867 | 591,164 | 477,498 | 568,548 | 244,336 | 226,344 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.35 | +/-16,373 | +/-8,835 | +/-14,918 | +/-14,383 | +/-13,284 | +/-10,201 | +/-9,565 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 27.6 | 1,646,555 | 154,865 | 440,340 | 340,140 | 410,710 | 173,730 | 126,735 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 1,889,266 | 180,869 | 488,666 | 409,781 | 465,585 | 192,753 | 151,612 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.42 | +/-17,965 | +/-7,495 | +/-12,298 | +/-13,296 | +/-12,332 | +/-8,509 | +/-7,635 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 29.6 | 225,800 | 20,045 | 57,560 | 42,030 | 57,964 | 25,530 | 22,654 |
| 2005 | 28.7 | 223,509 | 21,567 | 59,504 | 36,863 | 54,345 | 27,794 | 23,436 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.94 | +/-9,755 | +/-3,040 | +/-5,702 | +/-4,408 | +/-5,513 | +/-3,662 | +/-3,039 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 35.6 | 79,735 | 4,833 | 14,917 | 12,583 | 23,053 | 10,435 | 13,913 |
| 2005 | 37.6 | 86,449 | 5,234 | 13,186 | 12,420 | 25,504 | 10,425 | 19,680 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.32 | +/-5,461 | +/-1,354 | +/-2,220 | +/-2,465 | +/-3,492 | +/-2,454 | +/-3,525 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 51.0 | 65,170 | 910 | 5,377 | 5,113 | 16,774 | 13,160 | 23,858 |
| 2005 | 48.9 | 63,914 | 1,553 | 5,124 | 7,330 | 13,659 | 11,341 | 24,907 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.93 | +/-5,846 | +/-868 | +/-1,488 | +/-1,818 | +/-2,597 | +/-1,779 | +/-3,799 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 54.0 | 1,177 | 77 | 121 | 139 | 224 | 164 | 438 |
| 2005 | 31.6 | 1,675 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 792 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-21.71 | +/-766 | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-561 | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 23.4 | 65,635 | 22,403 | 20,279 | 6,812 | 8,363 | 2,298 | 5,471 |
| 2005 | 21.1 | 78,944 | 26,644 | 24,369 | 10,771 | 8,663 | 2,023 | 6,474 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.97 | +/-6,069 | +/-3,381 | +/-3,310 | +/-2,318 | +/-1,868 | +/-791 | +/-1,436 |
(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 | 28.7 | 100.0 | 9.7 | 25.8 | 19.5 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 9.3 |
| 2005 | 28.0 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 25.2 | 20.4 | 24.3 | 10.4 | 9.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.35 | ***** | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 27.6 | 100.0 | 9.4 | 26.7 | 20.7 | 24.9 | 10.6 | 7.7 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 100.0 | 9.6 | 25.9 | 21.7 | 24.6 | 10.2 | 8.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.42 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-1.0 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 29.6 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 25.5 | 18.6 | 25.7 | 11.3 | 10.0 |
| 2005 | 28.7 | 100.0 | 9.6 | 26.6 | 16.5 | 24.3 | 12.4 | 10.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.94 | ***** | +/-4.4 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.4 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 35.6 | 100.0 | 6.1 | 18.7 | 15.8 | 28.9 | 13.1 | 17.4 |
| 2005 | 37.6 | 100.0 | 6.1 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 29.5 | 12.1 | 22.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.32 | ***** | +/-6.3 | +/-6.3 | +/-6.3 | +/-6.2 | +/-6.3 | +/-6.2 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 51.0 | 100.0 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 25.7 | 20.2 | 36.6 |
| 2005 | 48.9 | 100.0 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 21.4 | 17.7 | 39.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.93 | ***** | +/-9.1 | +/-9.1 | +/-9.1 | +/-9.1 | +/-9.1 | +/-8.8 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 54.0 | 100.0 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 19.0 | 13.9 | 37.2 |
| 2005 | 31.6 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 47.3 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-21.71 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-42.9 | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 23.4 | 100.0 | 34.1 | 30.9 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 8.3 |
| 2005 | 21.1 | 100.0 | 33.8 | 30.9 | 13.6 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 8.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.97 | ***** | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.7 | +/-7.7 | +/-7.7 | +/-7.7 |
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.
