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 | 2,677,235 | 2,822,155 | 2,862,541 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,064,325 | 1,149,276 | 1,200,833 | +/-6,448 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.52 | 2.46 | 2.38 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 2,776,755 | 2,926,324 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,342,862 | 1,491,675 | 1,509,561 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,322,064 | 1,469,763 | 1,471,452 | +/-9,812 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,322,064 | 100.0 | 1,469,763 | 100.0 | 1,471,452 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 970,933 | 73.4 | 1,155,008 | 78.6 | 1,178,599 | 80.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 2-person carpool | 125,554 | 9.5 | 128,891 | 8.8 | 120,692 | 8.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 18,599 | 1.4 | 18,510 | 1.3 | 17,554 | 1.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 7,310 | 0.6 | 6,602 | 0.4 | 5,342 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 2,887 | 0.2 | 2,434 | 0.2 | 2,691 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 2,580 | 0.2 | 2,262 | 0.2 | 1,948 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 15,540 | 1.2 | 13,917 | 0.9 | 11,323 | 0.8 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 39 | 0.0 | 192 | 0.0 | 86 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 47 | 0.0 | 90 | 0.0 | 138 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 35 | 0.0 | 49 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 43 | 0.0 | 43 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 4,369 | 0.3 | 5,244 | 0.4 | 7,992 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 76,572 | 5.8 | 58,088 | 4.0 | 46,469 | 3.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 669 | 0.1 | 730 | 0.0 | 385 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 1,711 | 0.1 | 766 | 0.1 | 3,397 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 6,426 | 0.5 | 7,153 | 0.5 | 11,181 | 0.8 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 88,750 | 6.7 | 69,784 | 4.7 | 63,634 | 4.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,233,314 | 100.0 | 1,399,979 | 100.0 | 1,407,818 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 100,045 | 8.1 | 100,616 | 7.2 | 107,255 | 7.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 268,921 | 21.8 | 271,589 | 19.4 | 261,116 | 18.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 256,277 | 20.8 | 283,804 | 20.3 | 256,219 | 18.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 15 to 19 | 210,481 | 17.1 | 234,745 | 16.8 | 240,276 | 17.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 204,144 | 16.6 | 251,314 | 18.0 | 273,929 | 19.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 30 to 44 | 123,217 | 10.0 | 158,554 | 11.3 | 170,357 | 12.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 45 to 59 | 36,880 | 3.0 | 49,913 | 3.6 | 52,625 | 3.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 33,349 | 2.7 | 49,444 | 3.5 | 46,041 | 3.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 16.2 | (X) | 18.5 | (X) | 18.4 | (X) | +/- 0.31 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,233,314 | 100.0 | 1,399,979 | 100.0 | 1,407,818 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 78,849 | 6.4 | 110,992 | 7.9 | 125,540 | 8.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 242,823 | 19.7 | 274,999 | 19.6 | 288,686 | 20.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 421,953 | 34.2 | 468,719 | 33.5 | 446,110 | 31.7 | +/- 0.6 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 171,525 | 13.9 | 175,206 | 12.5 | 169,718 | 12.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 72,548 | 5.9 | 79,224 | 5.7 | 83,784 | 6.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 115,239 | 9.3 | 130,502 | 9.3 | 129,998 | 9.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 130,377 | 10.6 | 160,337 | 11.5 | 163,982 | 11.6 | +/- 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 | 18.5 | 1,399,980 | 372,205 | 518,550 | 251,315 | 158,555 | 49,915 | 49,445 |
| 2005 | 18.4 | 1,407,818 | 368,371 | 496,495 | 273,929 | 170,357 | 52,625 | 46,041 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.31 | +/-10,624 | +/-10,148 | +/-10,449 | +/-7,712 | +/-6,087 | +/-4,135 | +/-3,604 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 18.1 | 1,155,010 | 300,890 | 440,455 | 212,205 | 126,830 | 38,120 | 36,510 |
| 2005 | 18.2 | 1,178,599 | 299,617 | 430,649 | 233,103 | 138,582 | 41,687 | 34,961 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.37 | +/-11,899 | +/-9,858 | +/-9,674 | +/-6,799 | +/-5,635 | +/-3,472 | +/-2,943 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 22.2 | 128,890 | 23,625 | 45,300 | 25,865 | 20,150 | 7,370 | 6,580 |
| 2005 | 22.6 | 120,692 | 24,492 | 35,994 | 25,880 | 20,913 | 6,982 | 6,431 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.68 | +/-5,594 | +/-2,493 | +/-3,027 | +/-2,554 | +/-2,366 | +/-1,136 | +/-1,271 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 27.6 | 29,810 | 4,530 | 8,870 | 5,190 | 5,765 | 2,610 | 2,840 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 27,535 | 4,309 | 8,231 | 4,811 | 4,984 | 2,089 | 3,111 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.03 | +/-2,318 | +/-1,073 | +/-1,385 | +/-843 | +/-937 | +/-667 | +/-812 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 28.1 | 13,915 | 680 | 4,330 | 3,260 | 3,250 | 1,075 | 1,320 |
| 2005 | 27.3 | 11,323 | 716 | 3,180 | 2,922 | 2,553 | 1,136 | 816 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.41 | +/-1,767 | +/-439 | +/-837 | +/-946 | +/-753 | +/-446 | +/-405 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 44.8 | 370 | 32 | 64 | 45 | 89 | 39 | 102 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 12.0 | 71,980 | 42,440 | 19,520 | 4,750 | 2,480 | 693 | 2,100 |
| 2005 | 10.2 | 69,424 | 39,216 | 18,441 | 6,989 | 3,325 | 731 | 722 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.09 | +/-4,191 | +/-3,125 | +/-2,093 | +/-1,653 | +/-778 | +/-344 | +/-300 |
(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 | 18.5 | 100.0 | 26.6 | 37.0 | 18.0 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | 18.4 | 100.0 | 26.2 | 35.3 | 19.5 | 12.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.31 | ***** | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 18.1 | 100.0 | 26.1 | 38.1 | 18.4 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 18.2 | 100.0 | 25.4 | 36.5 | 19.8 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.37 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 22.2 | 100.0 | 18.3 | 35.1 | 20.1 | 15.6 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 22.6 | 100.0 | 20.3 | 29.8 | 21.4 | 17.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.68 | ***** | +/-4.6 | +/-4.6 | +/-4.6 | +/-4.6 | +/-4.6 | +/-4.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 27.6 | 100.0 | 15.2 | 29.8 | 17.4 | 19.3 | 8.8 | 9.5 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 100.0 | 15.6 | 29.9 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 7.6 | 11.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.03 | ***** | +/-8.4 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 28.1 | 100.0 | 4.9 | 31.1 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| 2005 | 27.3 | 100.0 | 6.3 | 28.1 | 25.8 | 22.5 | 10.0 | 7.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.41 | ***** | +/-15.6 | +/-15.5 | +/-15.5 | +/-15.5 | +/-15.6 | +/-15.6 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 44.8 | 100.0 | 8.6 | 17.3 | 12.2 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 27.6 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 12.0 | 100.0 | 59.0 | 27.1 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| 2005 | 10.2 | 100.0 | 56.5 | 26.6 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.09 | ***** | +/-5.5 | +/-6.0 | +/-6.0 | +/-6.0 | +/-6.0 | +/-6.0 |
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.
