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 | 900,359 | 1,100,523 | 1,223,882 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 349,080 | 432,627 | 489,797 | +/-4,613 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.58 | 2.54 | 2.50 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 925,213 | 1,122,750 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 459,867 | 547,846 | 592,805 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 450,987 | 536,865 | 574,334 | +/-9,018 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 450,987 | 100.0 | 536,865 | 100.0 | 574,334 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 343,669 | 76.2 | 430,935 | 80.3 | 470,596 | 81.9 | +/- 1.3 |
| 2-person carpool | 52,529 | 11.6 | 54,591 | 10.2 | 48,574 | 8.5 | +/- 0.9 |
| 3-person carpool | 8,822 | 2.0 | 8,846 | 1.6 | 9,344 | 1.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 4-person carpool | 2,503 | 0.6 | 2,671 | 0.5 | 1,972 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 495 | 0.1 | 1,202 | 0.2 | 1,425 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 652 | 0.1 | 601 | 0.1 | 1,490 | 0.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 8,555 | 1.9 | 6,639 | 1.2 | 6,233 | 1.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 40 | 0.0 | 130 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 26 | 0.0 | 96 | 0.0 | 49 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 129 | 0.0 | 99 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 11 | 0.0 | 85 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 2,946 | 0.7 | 2,495 | 0.5 | 1,911 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 11,594 | 2.6 | 8,886 | 1.7 | 8,926 | 1.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| Taxicab | 697 | 0.2 | 1,012 | 0.2 | 1,653 | 0.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Motorcycle | 1,308 | 0.3 | 1,058 | 0.2 | 1,318 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 5,371 | 1.2 | 5,267 | 1.0 | 5,003 | 0.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 11,640 | 2.6 | 12,252 | 2.3 | 15,840 | 2.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 439,347 | 100.0 | 524,613 | 100.0 | 558,494 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 11,215 | 2.6 | 11,319 | 2.2 | 14,993 | 2.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 40,530 | 9.2 | 42,606 | 8.1 | 48,637 | 8.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 10 to 14 | 58,915 | 13.4 | 62,790 | 12.0 | 63,527 | 11.4 | +/- 1.0 |
| 15 to 19 | 78,238 | 17.8 | 82,173 | 15.7 | 89,779 | 16.1 | +/- 1.2 |
| 20 to 29 | 104,744 | 23.8 | 120,034 | 22.9 | 124,403 | 22.3 | +/- 1.0 |
| 30 to 44 | 100,139 | 22.8 | 127,822 | 24.4 | 133,703 | 23.9 | +/- 1.2 |
| 45 to 59 | 29,459 | 6.7 | 46,321 | 8.8 | 48,992 | 8.8 | +/- 0.8 |
| 60 or more | 16,107 | 3.7 | 31,548 | 6.0 | 34,460 | 6.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.6 | (X) | 26.7 | (X) | 25.5 | (X) | +/- 0.73 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 439,347 | 100.0 | 524,613 | 100.0 | 558,494 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 25,038 | 5.7 | 37,048 | 7.1 | 46,727 | 8.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 100,220 | 22.8 | 116,114 | 22.1 | 124,110 | 22.2 | +/- 1.2 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 143,001 | 32.5 | 161,285 | 30.7 | 154,123 | 27.6 | +/- 1.4 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 69,992 | 15.9 | 81,460 | 15.5 | 94,306 | 16.9 | +/- 1.0 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 30,444 | 6.9 | 39,769 | 7.6 | 47,001 | 8.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 30,071 | 6.8 | 37,530 | 7.2 | 39,228 | 7.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 40,581 | 9.2 | 51,407 | 9.8 | 52,999 | 9.5 | +/- 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 | 26.7 | 524,615 | 53,930 | 144,965 | 120,035 | 127,825 | 46,320 | 31,545 |
| 2005 | 25.5 | 558,494 | 63,630 | 153,306 | 124,403 | 133,703 | 48,992 | 34,460 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.73 | +/-8,915 | +/-4,601 | +/-8,587 | +/-5,812 | +/-7,295 | +/-4,319 | +/-3,833 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.1 | 430,935 | 40,825 | 118,935 | 103,075 | 108,305 | 37,820 | 21,990 |
| 2005 | 25.1 | 470,596 | 50,533 | 127,662 | 109,725 | 116,757 | 42,084 | 23,835 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.94 | +/-10,328 | +/-3,400 | +/-7,209 | +/-5,549 | +/-6,862 | +/-4,026 | +/-3,117 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.3 | 54,590 | 5,370 | 15,960 | 11,610 | 12,345 | 5,384 | 3,905 |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 48,574 | 5,888 | 13,244 | 9,883 | 10,207 | 4,697 | 4,655 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.45 | +/-5,153 | +/-1,578 | +/-2,905 | +/-1,786 | +/-1,949 | +/-1,443 | +/-1,539 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.9 | 13,315 | 1,273 | 3,095 | 2,233 | 3,468 | 1,554 | 1,676 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 14,231 | 869 | 5,452 | 2,333 | 2,948 | 1,502 | 1,127 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.47 | +/-3,181 | +/-545 | +/-2,641 | +/-838 | +/-947 | +/-871 | +/-700 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 51.6 | 6,640 | 235 | 930 | 779 | 1,623 | 789 | 2,260 |
| 2005 | 46.8 | 6,233 | SSS | 946 | 904 | 837 | SSS | 3,154 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-18.14 | +/-1,493 | SSS | +/-562 | +/-552 | +/-432 | SSS | +/-1,188 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 45.8 | 408 | 14 | 33 | 59 | 127 | 65 | 94 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 24.5 | 18,715 | 6,198 | 5,990 | 2,280 | 1,941 | 710 | 1,610 |
| 2005 | 23.0 | 18,811 | 6,340 | 6,002 | 1,558 | 2,905 | SSS | 1,689 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.57 | +/-2,955 | +/-1,870 | +/-1,635 | +/-744 | +/-1,314 | SSS | +/-910 |
(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 | 26.7 | 100.0 | 10.3 | 27.6 | 22.9 | 24.4 | 8.8 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | 25.5 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 27.4 | 22.3 | 23.9 | 8.8 | 6.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.73 | ***** | +/-1.6 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.1 | 100.0 | 9.5 | 27.6 | 23.9 | 25.1 | 8.8 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 25.1 | 100.0 | 10.7 | 27.1 | 23.3 | 24.8 | 8.9 | 5.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.94 | ***** | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.3 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 29.2 | 21.3 | 22.6 | 9.9 | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 27.3 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 9.7 | 9.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.45 | ***** | +/-10.6 | +/-10.5 | +/-10.6 | +/-10.6 | +/-10.6 | +/-10.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.9 | 100.0 | 9.6 | 23.2 | 16.8 | 26.0 | 11.7 | 12.6 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 100.0 | 6.1 | 38.3 | 16.4 | 20.7 | 10.6 | 7.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.47 | ***** | +/-22.4 | +/-21.2 | +/-22.3 | +/-22.3 | +/-22.3 | +/-22.3 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 51.6 | 100.0 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 24.4 | 11.9 | 34.0 |
| 2005 | 46.8 | 100.0 | SSS | 15.2 | 14.5 | 13.4 | SSS | 50.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-18.14 | ***** | SSS | +/-23.9 | +/-23.9 | +/-23.9 | SSS | +/-21.9 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 45.8 | 100.0 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 14.5 | 31.1 | 15.9 | 23.0 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 24.5 | 100.0 | 33.1 | 32.0 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 8.6 |
| 2005 | 23.0 | 100.0 | 33.7 | 31.9 | 8.3 | 15.4 | SSS | 9.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.57 | ***** | +/-15.3 | +/-15.5 | +/-15.7 | +/-15.7 | SSS | +/-15.7 |
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.
