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 | 2,394,809 | 2,606,468 | 2,662,616 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 944,726 | 1,037,891 | 1,071,938 | +/-6,448 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.53 | 2.51 | 2.48 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 2,477,574 | 2,688,418 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,197,668 | 1,331,355 | 1,365,167 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,178,931 | 1,311,343 | 1,329,738 | +/-9,734 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,178,931 | 100.0 | 1,311,343 | 100.0 | 1,329,738 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 928,575 | 78.8 | 1,068,501 | 81.5 | 1,097,819 | 82.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 2-person carpool | 110,195 | 9.3 | 109,278 | 8.3 | 93,743 | 7.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 16,395 | 1.4 | 19,470 | 1.5 | 15,467 | 1.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 5,427 | 0.5 | 6,138 | 0.5 | 6,243 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,766 | 0.1 | 2,992 | 0.2 | 3,255 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,815 | 0.2 | 1,470 | 0.1 | 2,251 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 6,503 | 0.6 | 5,269 | 0.4 | 5,004 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 40 | 0.0 | 98 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 64 | 0.0 | 84 | 0.0 | 41 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 88 | 0.0 | 75 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 42 | 0.0 | 43 | 0.0 | 51 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 3,181 | 0.3 | 2,966 | 0.2 | 3,567 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 45,346 | 3.8 | 33,271 | 2.5 | 33,761 | 2.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 848 | 0.1 | 797 | 0.1 | 744 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 2,513 | 0.2 | 1,102 | 0.1 | 3,967 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 7,270 | 0.6 | 7,927 | 0.6 | 11,089 | 0.8 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 48,863 | 4.1 | 51,862 | 4.0 | 52,694 | 4.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,130,068 | 100.0 | 1,259,481 | 100.0 | 1,277,044 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 82,395 | 7.3 | 79,963 | 6.3 | 102,451 | 8.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 215,690 | 19.1 | 220,956 | 17.5 | 214,988 | 16.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 217,913 | 19.3 | 244,433 | 19.4 | 236,874 | 18.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 15 to 19 | 200,264 | 17.7 | 221,991 | 17.6 | 223,713 | 17.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 20 to 29 | 208,233 | 18.4 | 241,477 | 19.2 | 248,279 | 19.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 30 to 44 | 138,699 | 12.3 | 161,736 | 12.8 | 163,640 | 12.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 45 to 59 | 35,215 | 3.1 | 44,713 | 3.6 | 46,399 | 3.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 31,659 | 2.8 | 44,212 | 3.5 | 40,700 | 3.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 17.2 | (X) | 19.0 | (X) | 18.4 | (X) | +/- 0.29 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,130,068 | 100.0 | 1,259,481 | 100.0 | 1,277,044 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 58,011 | 5.1 | 82,174 | 6.5 | 96,388 | 7.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 205,427 | 18.2 | 228,911 | 18.2 | 231,697 | 18.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 422,867 | 37.4 | 456,983 | 36.3 | 433,021 | 33.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 175,735 | 15.6 | 182,900 | 14.5 | 182,687 | 14.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 69,739 | 6.2 | 81,498 | 6.5 | 88,115 | 6.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 93,783 | 8.3 | 100,357 | 8.0 | 111,373 | 8.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 104,506 | 9.2 | 126,658 | 10.1 | 133,763 | 10.5 | +/- 0.5 |
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 | 19.0 | 1,259,485 | 300,920 | 466,425 | 241,480 | 161,740 | 44,715 | 44,210 |
| 2005 | 18.4 | 1,277,044 | 317,439 | 460,587 | 248,279 | 163,640 | 46,399 | 40,700 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.29 | +/-10,449 | +/-9,334 | +/-10,934 | +/-6,661 | +/-5,958 | +/-3,399 | +/-3,107 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 18.7 | 1,068,500 | 250,380 | 403,220 | 210,995 | 135,605 | 35,475 | 32,830 |
| 2005 | 18.1 | 1,097,819 | 265,606 | 406,636 | 219,038 | 139,181 | 38,100 | 29,258 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.32 | +/-10,813 | +/-8,492 | +/-10,547 | +/-6,294 | +/-5,631 | +/-3,066 | +/-2,244 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 22.0 | 109,280 | 20,420 | 39,040 | 21,040 | 17,185 | 5,925 | 5,665 |
| 2005 | 21.2 | 93,743 | 17,641 | 32,047 | 18,928 | 15,413 | 5,112 | 4,602 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.76 | +/-4,713 | +/-2,021 | +/-2,842 | +/-2,457 | +/-1,800 | +/-976 | +/-1,146 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 25.6 | 30,070 | 4,820 | 9,535 | 5,635 | 5,450 | 1,900 | 2,720 |
| 2005 | 29.2 | 27,216 | 3,635 | 6,819 | 5,794 | 4,896 | 2,228 | 3,844 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.04 | +/-2,630 | +/-812 | +/-1,362 | +/-1,452 | +/-1,088 | +/-854 | +/-1,353 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 37.1 | 5,270 | 355 | 1,240 | 655 | 1,380 | 565 | 1,070 |
| 2005 | 32.7 | 5,004 | 568 | 1,237 | 775 | 1,329 | SSS | 631 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.28 | +/-1,130 | +/-434 | +/-574 | +/-539 | +/-637 | SSS | +/-343 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 30.0 | 300 | 34 | 84 | 35 | 69 | 44 | 33 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 14.6 | 46,060 | 24,895 | 13,300 | 3,120 | 2,055 | 790 | 1,905 |
| 2005 | 13.9 | 53,128 | 29,989 | 13,848 | 3,693 | 2,821 | SSS | 2,324 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.08 | +/-4,039 | +/-2,866 | +/-2,044 | +/-1,300 | +/-823 | SSS | +/-661 |
(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 | 19.0 | 100.0 | 23.9 | 37.0 | 19.2 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | 18.4 | 100.0 | 24.9 | 36.1 | 19.4 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.29 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 18.7 | 100.0 | 23.4 | 37.7 | 19.7 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 18.1 | 100.0 | 24.2 | 37.0 | 20.0 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.32 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-0.9 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 22.0 | 100.0 | 18.7 | 35.7 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | 21.2 | 100.0 | 18.8 | 34.2 | 20.2 | 16.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.76 | ***** | +/-5.0 | +/-4.9 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 25.6 | 100.0 | 16.0 | 31.7 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 6.3 | 9.0 |
| 2005 | 29.2 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 25.1 | 21.3 | 18.0 | 8.2 | 14.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.04 | ***** | +/-9.7 | +/-9.6 | +/-9.6 | +/-9.6 | +/-9.7 | +/-9.6 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 37.1 | 100.0 | 6.7 | 23.5 | 12.4 | 26.2 | 10.7 | 20.3 |
| 2005 | 32.7 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 24.7 | 15.5 | 26.6 | SSS | 12.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.28 | ***** | +/-22.6 | +/-22.4 | +/-22.5 | +/-22.3 | SSS | +/-22.6 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 30.0 | 100.0 | 11.3 | 28.0 | 11.7 | 23.0 | 14.7 | 11.0 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 14.6 | 100.0 | 54.0 | 28.9 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 13.9 | 100.0 | 56.4 | 26.1 | 7.0 | 5.3 | SSS | 4.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.08 | ***** | +/-7.0 | +/-7.5 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | SSS | +/-7.6 |
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.
