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 | 1,559,084 | 1,800,638 | 1,919,170 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 609,600 | 720,077 | 775,611 | +/-6,158 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.56 | 2.50 | 2.47 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,594,779 | 1,843,588 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 795,855 | 925,076 | 945,047 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 780,984 | 906,651 | 918,019 | +/-9,268 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 780,984 | 100.0 | 906,651 | 100.0 | 918,019 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 622,283 | 79.7 | 750,195 | 82.7 | 771,560 | 84.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 2-person carpool | 84,227 | 10.8 | 78,321 | 8.6 | 65,707 | 7.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 3-person carpool | 11,366 | 1.5 | 11,176 | 1.2 | 8,432 | 0.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 3,316 | 0.4 | 4,168 | 0.5 | 1,943 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,173 | 0.2 | 1,547 | 0.2 | 1,298 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 703 | 0.1 | 638 | 0.1 | 950 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 12,571 | 1.6 | 9,892 | 1.1 | 7,511 | 0.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 152 | 0.0 | 148 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 48 | 0.0 | 237 | 0.0 | 130 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 16 | 0.0 | 76 | 0.0 | 128 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 23 | 0.0 | 51 | 0.0 | 77 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,153 | 0.1 | 1,535 | 0.2 | 1,220 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 18,846 | 2.4 | 15,892 | 1.8 | 13,945 | 1.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 846 | 0.1 | 496 | 0.1 | 535 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 649 | 0.1 | 512 | 0.1 | 1,482 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 4,077 | 0.5 | 5,098 | 0.6 | 10,954 | 1.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| Worked at home | 19,535 | 2.5 | 26,669 | 2.9 | 32,147 | 3.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 761,449 | 100.0 | 879,982 | 100.0 | 885,872 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 25,234 | 3.3 | 27,391 | 3.1 | 27,895 | 3.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 90,185 | 11.8 | 96,512 | 11.0 | 94,327 | 10.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 113,873 | 15.0 | 127,303 | 14.5 | 126,377 | 14.3 | +/- 0.6 |
| 15 to 19 | 130,464 | 17.1 | 138,568 | 15.7 | 136,777 | 15.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 20 to 29 | 188,030 | 24.7 | 210,632 | 23.9 | 211,822 | 23.9 | +/- 1.0 |
| 30 to 44 | 143,771 | 18.9 | 182,478 | 20.7 | 188,055 | 21.2 | +/- 0.8 |
| 45 to 59 | 38,814 | 5.1 | 54,619 | 6.2 | 61,142 | 6.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 31,078 | 4.1 | 42,479 | 4.8 | 39,477 | 4.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.7 | (X) | 23.7 | (X) | 23.8 | (X) | +/- 0.48 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 761,449 | 100.0 | 879,982 | 100.0 | 885,872 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 45,354 | 6.0 | 64,743 | 7.4 | 75,286 | 8.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 167,741 | 22.0 | 185,238 | 21.1 | 190,814 | 21.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 256,577 | 33.7 | 283,647 | 32.2 | 263,247 | 29.7 | +/- 0.8 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 104,129 | 13.7 | 119,673 | 13.6 | 125,099 | 14.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 45,370 | 6.0 | 56,208 | 6.4 | 59,923 | 6.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 65,866 | 8.7 | 73,096 | 8.3 | 66,894 | 7.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 76,412 | 10.0 | 97,377 | 11.1 | 104,609 | 11.8 | +/- 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 | 23.7 | 879,970 | 123,915 | 265,865 | 210,645 | 182,480 | 54,630 | 42,500 |
| 2005 | 23.8 | 885,872 | 122,222 | 263,154 | 211,822 | 188,055 | 61,142 | 39,477 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.48 | +/-9,156 | +/-5,791 | +/-8,365 | +/-8,731 | +/-7,444 | +/-3,315 | +/-3,007 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 23.4 | 750,205 | 100,945 | 228,725 | 186,165 | 157,815 | 44,445 | 32,090 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 771,560 | 100,959 | 230,262 | 191,212 | 165,848 | 52,539 | 30,740 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.55 | +/-9,959 | +/-5,504 | +/-8,039 | +/-8,411 | +/-6,738 | +/-3,325 | +/-2,671 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.2 | 78,315 | 9,519 | 24,070 | 17,040 | 16,519 | 6,513 | 4,672 |
| 2005 | 26.1 | 65,707 | 7,588 | 19,941 | 14,041 | 14,540 | 5,399 | 4,198 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.76 | +/-4,397 | +/-1,536 | +/-2,910 | +/-1,922 | +/-1,871 | +/-1,194 | +/-951 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.4 | 17,525 | 1,678 | 4,859 | 3,429 | 3,880 | 1,682 | 2,002 |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 12,623 | 1,353 | 3,240 | 2,297 | 3,309 | 1,671 | 753 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.49 | +/-2,194 | +/-707 | +/-816 | +/-754 | +/-1,350 | +/-655 | +/-373 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 41.5 | 9,895 | 403 | 1,383 | 1,808 | 2,526 | 1,344 | 2,441 |
| 2005 | 39.2 | 7,511 | SSS | 1,205 | 1,114 | 2,269 | 646 | 1,985 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-15.23 | +/-1,864 | SSS | +/-569 | +/-556 | +/-1,043 | +/-352 | +/-1,171 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 38.3 | 496 | 63 | 81 | 62 | 123 | 78 | 104 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.0 | 23,530 | 11,332 | 6,752 | 2,150 | 1,612 | 558 | 1,135 |
| 2005 | 20.1 | 28,136 | 12,030 | 8,506 | 2,989 | 2,089 | 810 | 1,712 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.91 | +/-4,238 | +/-2,157 | +/-3,544 | +/-830 | +/-709 | +/-397 | +/-567 |
(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 | 23.7 | 100.0 | 14.1 | 30.2 | 23.9 | 20.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 23.8 | 100.0 | 13.8 | 29.7 | 23.9 | 21.2 | 6.9 | 4.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.48 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 23.4 | 100.0 | 13.5 | 30.5 | 24.8 | 21.0 | 5.9 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 13.1 | 29.8 | 24.8 | 21.5 | 6.8 | 4.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.55 | ***** | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.2 | 100.0 | 12.2 | 30.7 | 21.8 | 21.1 | 8.3 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | 26.1 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 30.3 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 8.2 | 6.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.76 | ***** | +/-6.7 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.7 | +/-6.7 | +/-6.7 | +/-6.7 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.4 | 100.0 | 9.6 | 27.7 | 19.6 | 22.1 | 9.6 | 11.4 |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 100.0 | 10.7 | 25.7 | 18.2 | 26.2 | 13.2 | 6.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.49 | ***** | +/-17.4 | +/-17.3 | +/-17.3 | +/-17.2 | +/-17.4 | +/-17.4 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 41.5 | 100.0 | 4.1 | 14.0 | 18.3 | 25.5 | 13.6 | 24.7 |
| 2005 | 39.2 | 100.0 | SSS | 16.0 | 14.8 | 30.2 | 8.6 | 26.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-15.23 | ***** | SSS | +/-24.8 | +/-24.8 | +/-24.5 | +/-24.8 | +/-24.5 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 38.3 | 100.0 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 12.5 | 24.8 | 15.7 | 21.0 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.0 | 100.0 | 48.2 | 28.7 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 20.1 | 100.0 | 42.8 | 30.2 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 6.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.91 | ***** | +/-14.7 | +/-14.6 | +/-15.1 | +/-15.1 | +/-15.1 | +/-15.1 |
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.
