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 | 985,259 | 1,262,457 | 1,395,634 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 360,723 | 469,645 | 532,135 | +/-3,986 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.73 | 2.69 | 2.62 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,006,749 | 1,293,953 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 449,216 | 604,304 | 675,153 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 440,809 | 594,654 | 655,732 | +/-8,026 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 440,809 | 100.0 | 594,654 | 100.0 | 655,732 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 329,881 | 74.8 | 457,986 | 77.0 | 499,659 | 76.2 | +/- 0.9 |
| 2-person carpool | 41,473 | 9.4 | 57,673 | 9.7 | 59,511 | 9.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 6,937 | 1.6 | 10,359 | 1.7 | 13,226 | 2.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 2,572 | 0.6 | 3,259 | 0.5 | 4,791 | 0.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,265 | 0.3 | 1,320 | 0.2 | 1,700 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 711 | 0.2 | 662 | 0.1 | 948 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 8,361 | 1.9 | 5,908 | 1.0 | 5,771 | 0.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 38 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 20 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.0 | 120 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 28 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 30 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 25 | 0.0 | 37 | 0.0 | 251 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bicycle | 3,509 | 0.8 | 3,942 | 0.7 | 6,589 | 1.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| Walked | 20,091 | 4.6 | 20,747 | 3.5 | 21,841 | 3.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| Taxicab | 100 | 0.0 | 195 | 0.0 | 323 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 1,822 | 0.4 | 632 | 0.1 | 1,732 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 3,273 | 0.7 | 3,786 | 0.6 | 6,901 | 1.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 20,703 | 4.7 | 28,013 | 4.7 | 32,339 | 4.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 420,106 | 100.0 | 566,641 | 100.0 | 623,393 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 33,368 | 7.9 | 33,498 | 5.9 | 44,334 | 7.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 5 to 9 | 86,126 | 20.5 | 97,904 | 17.3 | 99,379 | 15.9 | +/- 0.9 |
| 10 to 14 | 89,674 | 21.3 | 114,280 | 20.2 | 118,418 | 19.0 | +/- 0.8 |
| 15 to 19 | 74,925 | 17.8 | 98,780 | 17.4 | 106,344 | 17.1 | +/- 0.8 |
| 20 to 29 | 63,983 | 15.2 | 100,713 | 17.8 | 114,355 | 18.3 | +/- 0.8 |
| 30 to 44 | 40,329 | 9.6 | 70,828 | 12.5 | 81,711 | 13.1 | +/- 0.8 |
| 45 to 59 | 12,779 | 3.0 | 23,525 | 4.2 | 30,068 | 4.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 18,922 | 4.5 | 27,113 | 4.8 | 28,784 | 4.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.3 | (X) | 20.0 | (X) | 19.8 | (X) | +/- 0.58 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 420,106 | 100.0 | 566,641 | 100.0 | 623,393 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 22,824 | 5.4 | 39,244 | 6.9 | 49,350 | 7.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 69,187 | 16.5 | 98,666 | 17.4 | 107,666 | 17.3 | +/- 0.8 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 149,271 | 35.5 | 187,558 | 33.1 | 196,975 | 31.6 | +/- 1.0 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 70,039 | 16.7 | 91,069 | 16.1 | 102,158 | 16.4 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 31,877 | 7.6 | 44,401 | 7.8 | 50,970 | 8.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 35,828 | 8.5 | 46,063 | 8.1 | 52,675 | 8.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 41,080 | 9.8 | 59,640 | 10.5 | 63,599 | 10.2 | +/- 0.7 |
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 | 20.0 | 566,640 | 131,405 | 213,060 | 100,710 | 70,825 | 23,525 | 27,115 |
| 2005 | 19.8 | 623,393 | 143,713 | 224,762 | 114,355 | 81,711 | 30,068 | 28,784 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.58 | +/-8,925 | +/-5,823 | +/-7,441 | +/-5,417 | +/-5,229 | +/-3,029 | +/-2,794 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 18.9 | 457,985 | 103,965 | 180,335 | 85,370 | 55,040 | 17,285 | 15,990 |
| 2005 | 18.6 | 499,659 | 112,641 | 189,908 | 96,984 | 64,371 | 20,430 | 15,325 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.6 | +/-8,665 | +/-5,371 | +/-6,632 | +/-4,803 | +/-4,776 | +/-2,424 | +/-1,964 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.2 | 57,675 | 9,240 | 20,125 | 10,375 | 10,160 | 3,665 | 4,095 |
| 2005 | 25.7 | 59,511 | 9,091 | 19,130 | 10,112 | 10,997 | 5,534 | 4,647 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.31 | +/-3,840 | +/-1,616 | +/-2,232 | +/-1,732 | +/-1,823 | +/-1,241 | +/-1,164 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 31.7 | 15,600 | 2,280 | 3,880 | 2,485 | 3,165 | 1,420 | 2,365 |
| 2005 | 33.6 | 20,665 | 1,904 | 4,175 | 3,780 | 3,773 | 2,821 | 4,212 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.98 | +/-2,767 | +/-580 | +/-940 | +/-1,451 | +/-1,055 | +/-1,018 | +/-1,402 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 60.4 | 5,910 | 190 | 400 | 370 | 805 | 745 | 3,405 |
| 2005 | 50.9 | 5,771 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 915 | 1,031 | 2,765 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-16.53 | +/-1,271 | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-671 | +/-612 | +/-910 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 24.9 | 170 | 39 | 29 | 33 | 53 | 4 | 18 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 14.8 | 29,305 | 15,685 | 8,290 | 2,080 | 1,600 | 414 | 1,235 |
| 2005 | 14.8 | 37,386 | 19,663 | 11,081 | 2,967 | 1,588 | SSS | 1,835 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.04 | +/-3,785 | +/-2,798 | +/-1,772 | +/-1,124 | +/-660 | SSS | +/-608 |
(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 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 23.2 | 37.6 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 19.8 | 100.0 | 23.1 | 36.1 | 18.3 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.58 | ***** | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 18.9 | 100.0 | 22.7 | 39.4 | 18.6 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | 18.6 | 100.0 | 22.5 | 38.0 | 19.4 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.6 | ***** | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.2 | 100.0 | 16.0 | 34.9 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 6.4 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | 25.7 | 100.0 | 15.3 | 32.1 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 9.3 | 7.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.31 | ***** | +/-6.4 | +/-6.3 | +/-6.4 | +/-6.4 | +/-6.4 | +/-6.5 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 31.7 | 100.0 | 14.6 | 24.9 | 15.9 | 20.3 | 9.1 | 15.2 |
| 2005 | 33.6 | 100.0 | 9.2 | 20.2 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 13.7 | 20.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.98 | ***** | +/-13.4 | +/-13.4 | +/-13.3 | +/-13.4 | +/-13.4 | +/-13.3 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 60.4 | 100.0 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 57.6 |
| 2005 | 50.9 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 15.9 | 17.9 | 47.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-16.53 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-21.9 | +/-21.9 | +/-20.7 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 24.9 | 100.0 | 22.9 | 17.1 | 19.4 | 31.2 | 2.4 | 10.6 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 14.8 | 100.0 | 53.5 | 28.3 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | 14.8 | 100.0 | 52.6 | 29.6 | 7.9 | 4.2 | SSS | 4.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.04 | ***** | +/-9.3 | +/-10.0 | +/-10.1 | +/-10.1 | SSS | +/-10.1 |
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.
