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 | 3,584,120 | 3,926,965 | 4,058,633 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,379,782 | 1,590,647 | 1,653,898 | +/-9,151 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.60 | 2.47 | 2.45 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 3,685,296 | 4,041,769 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,593,791 | 1,817,381 | 1,825,500 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,565,711 | 1,781,733 | 1,766,010 | +/-14,030 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,565,711 | 100.0 | 1,781,733 | 100.0 | 1,766,010 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,195,088 | 76.3 | 1,429,053 | 80.2 | 1,461,604 | 82.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 179,088 | 11.4 | 178,387 | 10.0 | 150,565 | 8.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 32,142 | 2.1 | 30,156 | 1.7 | 26,429 | 1.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 10,170 | 0.6 | 10,003 | 0.6 | 9,016 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 4,367 | 0.3 | 3,981 | 0.2 | 3,667 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 3,543 | 0.2 | 2,116 | 0.1 | 3,046 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 23,576 | 1.5 | 19,522 | 1.1 | 15,287 | 0.9 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 166 | 0.0 | 203 | 0.0 | 101 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 82 | 0.0 | 154 | 0.0 | 165 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 48 | 0.0 | 107 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 49 | 0.0 | 203 | 0.0 | 52 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,595 | 0.1 | 2,609 | 0.1 | 2,062 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 54,938 | 3.5 | 42,494 | 2.4 | 30,024 | 1.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 1,161 | 0.1 | 1,333 | 0.1 | 1,193 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 1,097 | 0.1 | 894 | 0.1 | 2,170 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 11,329 | 0.7 | 12,374 | 0.7 | 11,627 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 47,272 | 3.0 | 48,144 | 2.7 | 49,002 | 2.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,518,439 | 100.0 | 1,733,589 | 100.0 | 1,717,008 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 69,964 | 4.6 | 67,210 | 3.9 | 70,769 | 4.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 207,706 | 13.7 | 210,440 | 12.1 | 205,894 | 12.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 10 to 14 | 263,101 | 17.3 | 290,128 | 16.7 | 267,751 | 15.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 15 to 19 | 280,049 | 18.4 | 301,009 | 17.4 | 302,932 | 17.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 20 to 29 | 309,957 | 20.4 | 363,548 | 21.0 | 379,754 | 22.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 30 to 44 | 237,548 | 15.6 | 293,110 | 16.9 | 299,521 | 17.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 45 to 59 | 75,749 | 5.0 | 102,842 | 5.9 | 101,592 | 5.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 74,365 | 4.9 | 105,302 | 6.1 | 88,795 | 5.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.7 | (X) | 23.5 | (X) | 22.5 | (X) | +/- 0.38 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,518,439 | 100.0 | 1,733,589 | 100.0 | 1,717,008 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 107,996 | 7.1 | 139,953 | 8.1 | 151,687 | 8.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 327,088 | 21.5 | 347,996 | 20.1 | 344,895 | 20.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 471,719 | 31.1 | 533,531 | 30.8 | 495,135 | 28.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 217,441 | 14.3 | 232,387 | 13.4 | 233,286 | 13.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 91,437 | 6.0 | 111,360 | 6.4 | 108,294 | 6.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 138,893 | 9.1 | 152,348 | 8.8 | 152,954 | 8.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 163,865 | 10.8 | 216,014 | 12.5 | 230,757 | 13.4 | +/- 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 | 23.5 | 1,733,590 | 277,650 | 591,140 | 363,550 | 293,105 | 102,845 | 105,300 |
| 2005 | 22.5 | 1,717,008 | 276,663 | 570,683 | 379,754 | 299,521 | 101,592 | 88,795 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.38 | +/-14,204 | +/-8,296 | +/-12,699 | +/-10,372 | +/-8,727 | +/-4,666 | +/-5,723 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 22.8 | 1,429,055 | 218,705 | 503,725 | 312,495 | 239,980 | 79,640 | 74,510 |
| 2005 | 22.1 | 1,461,604 | 226,535 | 498,088 | 334,822 | 251,954 | 83,798 | 66,407 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.38 | +/-13,220 | +/-8,035 | +/-11,064 | +/-9,848 | +/-8,135 | +/-4,216 | +/-4,863 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.3 | 178,385 | 22,975 | 54,360 | 35,620 | 34,615 | 14,720 | 16,100 |
| 2005 | 25.8 | 150,565 | 20,899 | 45,732 | 28,613 | 30,289 | 12,789 | 12,243 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.92 | +/-6,566 | +/-3,310 | +/-3,854 | +/-2,745 | +/-3,163 | +/-2,273 | +/-2,191 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 35.3 | 46,255 | 4,685 | 11,980 | 7,515 | 9,185 | 4,700 | 8,185 |
| 2005 | 30.7 | 42,158 | 4,553 | 9,633 | 8,058 | 10,214 | 3,242 | 6,458 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.8 | +/-3,947 | +/-1,113 | +/-1,672 | +/-1,614 | +/-1,954 | +/-977 | +/-1,684 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 37.3 | 19,520 | 795 | 3,740 | 3,415 | 5,560 | 2,415 | 3,595 |
| 2005 | 36.2 | 15,287 | 870 | 3,261 | 3,501 | 4,571 | 1,127 | 1,957 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.58 | +/-2,326 | +/-411 | +/-1,008 | +/-1,072 | +/-1,269 | +/-380 | +/-897 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 32.0 | 665 | 59 | 170 | 55 | 189 | 109 | 87 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.5 | 59,705 | 30,420 | 17,175 | 4,445 | 3,580 | 1,260 | 2,820 |
| 2005 | 13.4 | 47,076 | 23,761 | 13,910 | 4,652 | 2,387 | 636 | 1,730 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.09 | +/-4,071 | +/-2,896 | +/-2,042 | +/-1,175 | +/-691 | +/-400 | +/-688 |
(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 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 16.0 | 34.1 | 21.0 | 16.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 22.5 | 100.0 | 16.1 | 33.2 | 22.1 | 17.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.38 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 22.8 | 100.0 | 15.3 | 35.2 | 21.9 | 16.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | 22.1 | 100.0 | 15.5 | 34.1 | 22.9 | 17.2 | 5.7 | 4.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.38 | ***** | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.3 | 100.0 | 12.9 | 30.5 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 8.3 | 9.0 |
| 2005 | 25.8 | 100.0 | 13.9 | 30.4 | 19.0 | 20.1 | 8.5 | 8.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.92 | ***** | +/-4.4 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.4 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 35.3 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 25.9 | 16.2 | 19.9 | 10.2 | 17.7 |
| 2005 | 30.7 | 100.0 | 10.8 | 22.8 | 19.1 | 24.2 | 7.7 | 15.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.8 | ***** | +/-9.4 | +/-9.3 | +/-9.3 | +/-9.3 | +/-9.4 | +/-9.3 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 37.3 | 100.0 | 4.1 | 19.2 | 17.5 | 28.5 | 12.4 | 18.4 |
| 2005 | 36.2 | 100.0 | 5.7 | 21.3 | 22.9 | 29.9 | 7.4 | 12.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.58 | ***** | +/-15.2 | +/-15.2 | +/-15.1 | +/-15.0 | +/-15.2 | +/-15.2 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 32.0 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 25.6 | 8.3 | 28.4 | 16.4 | 13.1 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.5 | 100.0 | 51.0 | 28.8 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 13.4 | 100.0 | 50.5 | 29.5 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 3.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.09 | ***** | +/-8.1 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 |
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.
