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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 3,412,586 | 3,612,223 | 3,731,437 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,217,405 | 1,275,412 | 1,284,124 | +/-12,819 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.80 | 2.83 | 2.91 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 3,485,398 | 3,694,820 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,673,731 | 1,533,738 | 1,720,048 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,629,096 | 1,494,895 | 1,662,238 | +/-28,414 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,629,096 | 100.0 | 1,494,895 | 100.0 | 1,662,238 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,061,714 | 65.2 | 982,735 | 65.7 | 1,127,727 | 67.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 187,367 | 11.5 | 163,508 | 10.9 | 149,054 | 9.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 37,684 | 2.3 | 34,845 | 2.3 | 28,882 | 1.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 14,033 | 0.9 | 13,266 | 0.9 | 8,023 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 6,876 | 0.4 | 5,682 | 0.4 | 3,879 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 4,374 | 0.3 | 3,107 | 0.2 | 3,824 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 169,303 | 10.4 | 144,973 | 9.7 | 162,080 | 9.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 711 | 0.0 | 804 | 0.1 | 636 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 360 | 0.0 | 3,054 | 0.2 | 6,680 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 194 | 0.0 | 1,730 | 0.1 | 2,243 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 184 | 0.0 | 136 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 9,607 | 0.6 | 9,052 | 0.6 | 9,821 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 63,885 | 3.9 | 53,386 | 3.6 | 52,416 | 3.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| Taxicab | 994 | 0.1 | 1,738 | 0.1 | 1,389 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 7,798 | 0.5 | 2,474 | 0.2 | 3,962 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 13,549 | 0.8 | 12,710 | 0.9 | 23,240 | 1.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 50,463 | 3.1 | 61,695 | 4.1 | 78,382 | 4.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,578,633 | 100.0 | 1,433,200 | 100.0 | 1,583,856 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 25,400 | 1.6 | 19,867 | 1.4 | 25,714 | 1.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 109,193 | 6.9 | 90,118 | 6.3 | 97,461 | 6.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 10 to 14 | 193,420 | 12.3 | 160,950 | 11.2 | 164,268 | 10.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 15 to 19 | 244,638 | 15.5 | 210,165 | 14.7 | 216,166 | 13.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 20 to 29 | 334,559 | 21.2 | 299,575 | 20.9 | 321,580 | 20.3 | +/- 0.6 |
| 30 to 44 | 405,751 | 25.7 | 368,335 | 25.7 | 429,030 | 27.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 45 to 59 | 137,858 | 8.7 | 132,776 | 9.3 | 145,394 | 9.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 127,814 | 8.1 | 151,414 | 10.6 | 184,243 | 11.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 26.5 | (X) | 29.6 | (X) | 29.6 | (X) | +/- 0.81 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,578,633 | 100.0 | 1,433,200 | 100.0 | 1,583,856 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 108,816 | 6.9 | 97,677 | 6.8 | 134,597 | 8.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 301,082 | 19.1 | 243,221 | 17.0 | 276,233 | 17.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 451,391 | 28.6 | 402,551 | 28.1 | 397,341 | 25.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 304,974 | 19.3 | 274,175 | 19.1 | 297,344 | 18.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 171,682 | 10.9 | 182,686 | 12.7 | 211,191 | 13.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 115,407 | 7.3 | 107,009 | 7.5 | 112,562 | 7.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 125,281 | 7.9 | 125,881 | 8.8 | 154,588 | 9.8 | +/- 0.6 |
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 | 29.6 | 1,433,200 | 109,985 | 371,115 | 299,575 | 368,335 | 132,780 | 151,415 |
| 2005 | 29.6 | 1,583,856 | 123,175 | 380,434 | 321,580 | 429,030 | 145,394 | 184,243 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.81 | +/-28,174 | +/-7,857 | +/-13,404 | +/-11,334 | +/-12,991 | +/-7,468 | +/-7,905 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 27.4 | 982,735 | 73,095 | 272,470 | 222,755 | 250,955 | 87,755 | 75,695 |
| 2005 | 28.0 | 1,127,727 | 77,573 | 294,008 | 247,800 | 303,748 | 105,743 | 98,855 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.82 | +/-20,511 | +/-5,346 | +/-11,258 | +/-9,701 | +/-11,181 | +/-6,489 | +/-5,584 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.8 | 163,510 | 10,355 | 43,685 | 36,275 | 43,465 | 15,465 | 14,270 |
| 2005 | 28.0 | 149,054 | 9,796 | 36,641 | 31,743 | 45,585 | 12,406 | 12,883 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.94 | +/-9,900 | +/-1,904 | +/-4,108 | +/-4,232 | +/-3,936 | +/-1,948 | +/-3,363 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.0 | 56,900 | 2,710 | 11,325 | 10,715 | 17,775 | 6,170 | 8,205 |
| 2005 | 33.0 | 44,608 | 2,845 | 8,299 | 8,135 | 14,521 | 3,682 | 7,126 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.27 | +/-4,511 | +/-1,418 | +/-2,184 | +/-1,679 | +/-2,606 | +/-1,214 | +/-1,982 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 48.3 | 144,975 | 1,745 | 13,045 | 17,665 | 44,205 | 20,780 | 47,530 |
| 2005 | 46.8 | 162,080 | 1,237 | 13,697 | 19,925 | 50,557 | 19,763 | 56,901 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.74 | +/-10,774 | +/-628 | +/-2,698 | +/-4,173 | +/-4,921 | +/-3,132 | +/-5,816 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 50.5 | 5,725 | 29 | 470 | 700 | 1,680 | 884 | 1,955 |
| 2005 | 50.2 | 9,559 | SSS | SSS | 615 | 3,366 | 1,577 | 3,730 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.28 | +/-1,857 | SSS | SSS | +/-580 | +/-1,147 | +/-655 | +/-1,200 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.3 | 79,360 | 22,045 | 30,120 | 11,465 | 10,255 | 1,715 | 3,755 |
| 2005 | 18.0 | 90,828 | 31,724 | 27,518 | 13,362 | 11,253 | 2,223 | 4,748 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.68 | +/-7,851 | +/-4,151 | +/-3,718 | +/-2,594 | +/-2,353 | +/-1,023 | +/-1,814 |
(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 | 29.6 | 100.0 | 7.7 | 25.9 | 20.9 | 25.7 | 9.3 | 10.6 |
| 2005 | 29.6 | 100.0 | 7.8 | 24.0 | 20.3 | 27.1 | 9.2 | 11.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.81 | ***** | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 27.4 | 100.0 | 7.4 | 27.7 | 22.7 | 25.5 | 8.9 | 7.7 |
| 2005 | 28.0 | 100.0 | 6.9 | 26.1 | 22.0 | 26.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.82 | ***** | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.8 | 100.0 | 6.3 | 26.7 | 22.2 | 26.6 | 9.5 | 8.7 |
| 2005 | 28.0 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 24.6 | 21.3 | 30.6 | 8.3 | 8.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.94 | ***** | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.0 | 100.0 | 4.8 | 19.9 | 18.8 | 31.2 | 10.8 | 14.4 |
| 2005 | 33.0 | 100.0 | 6.4 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 32.6 | 8.3 | 16.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.27 | ***** | +/-10.1 | +/-10.1 | +/-10.1 | +/-9.9 | +/-10.1 | +/-10.1 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 48.3 | 100.0 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 30.5 | 14.3 | 32.8 |
| 2005 | 46.8 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 12.3 | 31.2 | 12.2 | 35.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.74 | ***** | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.6 | +/-6.5 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 50.5 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 29.3 | 15.4 | 34.1 |
| 2005 | 50.2 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | 6.4 | 35.2 | 16.5 | 39.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.28 | ***** | SSS | SSS | +/-19.4 | +/-19.0 | +/-19.4 | +/-18.8 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.3 | 100.0 | 27.8 | 38.0 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 18.0 | 100.0 | 34.9 | 30.3 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.68 | ***** | +/-8.5 | +/-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.
