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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 1,656,610 | 1,863,470 | 1,972,276 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 649,830 | 741,446 | 780,956 | +/-5,342 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.55 | 2.51 | 2.53 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,695,974 | 1,901,070 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 841,943 | 955,305 | 1,007,662 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 827,772 | 940,590 | 981,094 | +/-8,700 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 827,772 | 100.0 | 940,590 | 100.0 | 981,094 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 656,347 | 79.3 | 774,908 | 82.4 | 822,450 | 83.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 2-person carpool | 85,941 | 10.4 | 82,457 | 8.8 | 68,305 | 7.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 12,515 | 1.5 | 11,651 | 1.2 | 9,191 | 0.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 3,853 | 0.5 | 3,777 | 0.4 | 3,857 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,527 | 0.2 | 1,929 | 0.2 | 3,066 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,879 | 0.2 | 983 | 0.1 | 852 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 15,653 | 1.9 | 10,491 | 1.1 | 9,717 | 1.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 93 | 0.0 | 102 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 48 | 0.0 | 80 | 0.0 | 41 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 53 | 0.0 | 65 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 10 | 0.0 | 40 | 0.0 | 51 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 835 | 0.1 | 866 | 0.1 | 771 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 17,671 | 2.1 | 14,066 | 1.5 | 13,452 | 1.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 798 | 0.1 | 725 | 0.1 | 230 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 791 | 0.1 | 603 | 0.1 | 1,695 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 5,082 | 0.6 | 5,238 | 0.6 | 9,367 | 1.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 24,676 | 3.0 | 32,609 | 3.5 | 38,007 | 3.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 803,096 | 100.0 | 907,981 | 100.0 | 943,087 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 25,870 | 3.2 | 28,623 | 3.2 | 32,701 | 3.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 94,040 | 11.7 | 98,907 | 10.9 | 107,016 | 11.3 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 119,905 | 14.9 | 134,822 | 14.8 | 137,733 | 14.6 | +/- 0.7 |
| 15 to 19 | 138,771 | 17.3 | 151,270 | 16.7 | 155,521 | 16.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| 20 to 29 | 194,320 | 24.2 | 218,777 | 24.1 | 227,351 | 24.1 | +/- 0.8 |
| 30 to 44 | 159,014 | 19.8 | 182,932 | 20.1 | 190,608 | 20.2 | +/- 0.8 |
| 45 to 59 | 42,661 | 5.3 | 54,728 | 6.0 | 58,159 | 6.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 28,515 | 3.6 | 37,922 | 4.2 | 33,998 | 3.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.5 | (X) | 23.1 | (X) | 22.4 | (X) | +/- 0.40 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 803,096 | 100.0 | 907,981 | 100.0 | 943,087 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 44,888 | 5.6 | 61,698 | 6.8 | 74,414 | 7.9 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 167,479 | 20.9 | 185,707 | 20.5 | 192,755 | 20.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 286,843 | 35.7 | 307,500 | 33.9 | 297,525 | 31.5 | +/- 0.8 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 119,449 | 14.9 | 137,838 | 15.2 | 140,544 | 14.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 48,983 | 6.1 | 61,499 | 6.8 | 72,177 | 7.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 62,781 | 7.8 | 67,234 | 7.4 | 74,301 | 7.9 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 72,673 | 9.0 | 86,505 | 9.5 | 91,371 | 9.7 | +/- 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 | 23.1 | 907,975 | 127,540 | 286,100 | 218,775 | 182,950 | 54,730 | 37,925 |
| 2005 | 22.4 | 943,087 | 139,717 | 293,254 | 227,351 | 190,608 | 58,159 | 33,998 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.4 | +/-9,521 | +/-6,627 | +/-9,293 | +/-7,437 | +/-7,508 | +/-3,868 | +/-2,871 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 22.6 | 774,910 | 105,390 | 249,555 | 192,300 | 155,635 | 44,595 | 27,455 |
| 2005 | 21.9 | 822,450 | 116,736 | 261,782 | 205,064 | 165,230 | 48,874 | 24,764 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.43 | +/-9,762 | +/-5,927 | +/-8,888 | +/-7,231 | +/-7,434 | +/-3,612 | +/-2,578 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.1 | 82,460 | 10,280 | 23,700 | 18,949 | 18,129 | 6,481 | 4,901 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 68,305 | 9,472 | 18,382 | 15,216 | 14,845 | 6,152 | 4,238 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.51 | +/-4,222 | +/-1,575 | +/-2,211 | +/-2,203 | +/-1,948 | +/-1,470 | +/-963 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 28.1 | 18,345 | 2,059 | 4,895 | 3,825 | 4,098 | 1,649 | 1,856 |
| 2005 | 25.9 | 16,966 | 2,988 | 3,659 | 3,786 | 3,841 | 1,524 | 1,168 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.71 | +/-2,189 | +/-827 | +/-894 | +/-1,107 | +/-955 | +/-575 | +/-483 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 40.0 | 10,489 | 352 | 1,468 | 1,565 | 3,386 | 1,499 | 2,211 |
| 2005 | 35.9 | 9,717 | 528 | 1,531 | 1,008 | 3,681 | 1,326 | 1,643 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-10.7 | +/-2,016 | +/-350 | +/-592 | +/-491 | +/-1,464 | +/-502 | +/-653 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 35.5 | 290 | 18 | 55 | 27 | 89 | 24 | 56 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.9 | 21,490 | 9,449 | 6,377 | 2,133 | 1,584 | 483 | 1,452 |
| 2005 | 22.2 | 25,515 | 9,993 | 7,900 | 2,226 | 3,011 | SSS | 2,144 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.2 | +/-3,202 | +/-1,834 | +/-1,431 | +/-857 | +/-1,556 | SSS | +/-654 |
(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 | 23.1 | 100.0 | 14.0 | 31.5 | 24.1 | 20.1 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | 22.4 | 100.0 | 14.8 | 31.1 | 24.1 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 3.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.4 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 22.6 | 100.0 | 13.6 | 32.2 | 24.8 | 20.1 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | 21.9 | 100.0 | 14.2 | 31.8 | 24.9 | 20.1 | 5.9 | 3.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.43 | ***** | +/-1.2 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.1 | 100.0 | 12.5 | 28.7 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 7.9 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 100.0 | 13.9 | 26.9 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 9.0 | 6.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.51 | ***** | +/-6.2 | +/-6.1 | +/-6.1 | +/-6.1 | +/-6.2 | +/-6.2 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 28.1 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 26.7 | 20.9 | 22.3 | 9.0 | 10.1 |
| 2005 | 25.9 | 100.0 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 22.6 | 9.0 | 6.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.71 | ***** | +/-12.9 | +/-12.9 | +/-12.8 | +/-12.8 | +/-12.9 | +/-12.9 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 3.4 | 14.0 | 14.9 | 32.3 | 14.3 | 21.1 |
| 2005 | 35.9 | 100.0 | 5.4 | 15.8 | 10.4 | 37.9 | 13.6 | 16.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-10.7 | ***** | +/-20.7 | +/-20.7 | +/-20.7 | +/-19.9 | +/-20.7 | +/-20.7 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 35.5 | 100.0 | 6.2 | 19.0 | 9.3 | 30.7 | 8.3 | 19.3 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.9 | 100.0 | 44.0 | 29.7 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 22.2 | 100.0 | 39.2 | 31.0 | 8.7 | 11.8 | SSS | 8.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.2 | ***** | +/-12.2 | +/-12.4 | +/-12.5 | +/-12.5 | SSS | +/-12.5 |
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.
