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 | 1,606,878 | 1,920,375 | 1,941,430 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 616,877 | 717,945 | 733,101 | +/-10,612 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.60 | 2.67 | 2.65 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,630,553 | 1,953,631 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 789,635 | 860,719 | 901,275 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 772,957 | 841,686 | 875,252 | +/-16,909 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 772,957 | 100.0 | 841,686 | 100.0 | 875,252 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 553,936 | 71.7 | 604,686 | 71.8 | 651,399 | 74.4 | +/- 1.1 |
| 2-person carpool | 91,488 | 11.8 | 94,209 | 11.2 | 85,297 | 9.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 3-person carpool | 16,035 | 2.1 | 20,480 | 2.4 | 18,532 | 2.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 6,693 | 0.9 | 10,471 | 1.2 | 9,429 | 1.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 3,420 | 0.4 | 6,018 | 0.7 | 5,772 | 0.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 2,135 | 0.3 | 2,805 | 0.3 | 2,865 | 0.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 48,747 | 6.3 | 47,691 | 5.7 | 42,797 | 4.9 | +/- 0.5 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 77 | 0.0 | 259 | 0.0 | 651 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 194 | 0.0 | 140 | 0.0 | 789 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 40 | 0.0 | 126 | 0.0 | 58 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 5 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 2,707 | 0.4 | 3,859 | 0.5 | 2,468 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 23,194 | 3.0 | 19,413 | 2.3 | 16,357 | 1.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 1,296 | 0.2 | 1,183 | 0.1 | 1,521 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 1,216 | 0.2 | 674 | 0.1 | 816 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 6,338 | 0.8 | 9,924 | 1.2 | 12,559 | 1.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Worked at home | 15,436 | 2.0 | 19,706 | 2.3 | 23,942 | 2.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 757,521 | 100.0 | 821,980 | 100.0 | 851,310 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 15,970 | 2.1 | 14,407 | 1.8 | 18,335 | 2.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 58,655 | 7.7 | 58,361 | 7.1 | 60,550 | 7.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 10 to 14 | 94,054 | 12.4 | 98,346 | 12.0 | 95,586 | 11.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| 15 to 19 | 127,604 | 16.8 | 129,850 | 15.8 | 137,988 | 16.2 | +/- 0.9 |
| 20 to 29 | 170,198 | 22.5 | 176,384 | 21.5 | 195,324 | 22.9 | +/- 1.1 |
| 30 to 44 | 191,363 | 25.3 | 214,165 | 26.1 | 210,347 | 24.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 45 to 59 | 56,853 | 7.5 | 68,498 | 8.3 | 65,958 | 7.7 | +/- 0.6 |
| 60 or more | 42,824 | 5.7 | 61,969 | 7.5 | 67,222 | 7.9 | +/- 0.7 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.7 | (X) | 27.4 | (X) | 26.4 | (X) | +/- 0.90 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 757,521 | 100.0 | 821,980 | 100.0 | 851,310 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 43,297 | 5.7 | 59,785 | 7.3 | 73,244 | 8.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 160,503 | 21.2 | 170,281 | 20.7 | 183,733 | 21.6 | +/- 1.0 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 252,072 | 33.3 | 264,472 | 32.2 | 233,250 | 27.4 | +/- 0.9 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 126,273 | 16.7 | 131,312 | 16.0 | 136,674 | 16.1 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 60,875 | 8.0 | 72,049 | 8.8 | 78,543 | 9.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 51,306 | 6.8 | 52,623 | 6.4 | 58,344 | 6.9 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 63,195 | 8.3 | 71,458 | 8.7 | 87,522 | 10.3 | +/- 0.8 |
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 | 27.4 | 821,980 | 72,765 | 228,195 | 176,385 | 214,165 | 68,495 | 61,970 |
| 2005 | 26.4 | 851,310 | 78,885 | 233,574 | 195,324 | 210,347 | 65,958 | 67,222 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.9 | +/-16,791 | +/-4,979 | +/-10,079 | +/-9,830 | +/-8,588 | +/-5,497 | +/-6,026 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.3 | 604,685 | 51,525 | 179,095 | 141,360 | 157,520 | 46,080 | 29,110 |
| 2005 | 24.4 | 651,399 | 59,717 | 190,018 | 161,959 | 163,204 | 44,952 | 31,549 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.95 | +/-15,918 | +/-4,267 | +/-8,980 | +/-8,785 | +/-7,989 | +/-4,202 | +/-3,960 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.7 | 94,210 | 7,705 | 25,685 | 19,970 | 25,530 | 8,330 | 6,990 |
| 2005 | 27.7 | 85,297 | 6,340 | 22,093 | 17,237 | 22,852 | 9,564 | 7,211 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.17 | +/-5,997 | +/-1,659 | +/-3,191 | +/-3,141 | +/-3,057 | +/-2,588 | +/-1,652 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 35.1 | 39,775 | 1,930 | 7,305 | 6,465 | 12,850 | 4,795 | 6,445 |
| 2005 | 39.8 | 36,598 | 1,040 | 4,650 | 6,000 | 11,044 | 4,815 | 9,049 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.32 | +/-4,019 | +/-559 | +/-1,350 | +/-1,788 | +/-2,513 | +/-1,744 | +/-2,347 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 50.4 | 47,690 | 785 | 4,935 | 4,315 | 12,925 | 8,015 | 16,715 |
| 2005 | 48.3 | 42,797 | 1,062 | 4,350 | 5,643 | 9,557 | 5,701 | 16,484 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.54 | +/-4,421 | +/-705 | +/-1,371 | +/-1,274 | +/-2,119 | +/-1,332 | +/-3,336 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 48.6 | 570 | 34 | 105 | 100 | 115 | 18 | 185 |
| 2005 | 29.7 | 1,498 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 792 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-21.54 | +/-733 | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-571 | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 21.9 | 35,050 | 10,795 | 11,075 | 4,185 | 5,215 | 1,255 | 2,535 |
| 2005 | 19.2 | 33,721 | 10,726 | 12,198 | 4,152 | 2,898 | 926 | 2,821 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.59 | +/-3,298 | +/-1,997 | +/-2,138 | +/-1,264 | +/-1,014 | +/-691 | +/-1,002 |
(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 | 27.4 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 27.8 | 21.5 | 26.1 | 8.3 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 26.4 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 27.4 | 22.9 | 24.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.9 | ***** | +/-2.0 | +/-1.9 | +/-2.0 | +/-2.0 | +/-2.0 | +/-2.0 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.3 | 100.0 | 8.5 | 29.6 | 23.4 | 26.0 | 7.6 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 24.4 | 100.0 | 9.2 | 29.2 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 6.9 | 4.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.95 | ***** | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.7 | 100.0 | 8.2 | 27.3 | 21.2 | 27.1 | 8.8 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 27.7 | 100.0 | 7.4 | 25.9 | 20.2 | 26.8 | 11.2 | 8.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.17 | ***** | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 35.1 | 100.0 | 4.9 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 32.3 | 12.1 | 16.2 |
| 2005 | 39.8 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 12.7 | 16.4 | 30.2 | 13.2 | 24.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.32 | ***** | +/-11.0 | +/-11.0 | +/-11.0 | +/-10.8 | +/-11.0 | +/-10.9 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 50.4 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 27.1 | 16.8 | 35.0 |
| 2005 | 48.3 | 100.0 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 22.3 | 13.3 | 38.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.54 | ***** | +/-10.3 | +/-10.3 | +/-10.3 | +/-10.3 | +/-10.3 | +/-9.9 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 48.6 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 20.2 | 3.2 | 32.5 |
| 2005 | 29.7 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 52.9 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-21.54 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-44.6 | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 21.9 | 100.0 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 11.9 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 19.2 | 100.0 | 31.8 | 36.2 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 8.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.59 | ***** | +/-9.6 | +/-9.5 | +/-9.8 | +/-9.8 | +/-9.8 | +/-9.8 |
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.
