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 | 5,802,118 | 6,127,881 | 6,182,860 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 2,247,110 | 2,443,580 | 2,448,032 | +/-10,748 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.58 | 2.51 | 2.53 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 6,016,425 | 6,349,097 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 3,043,863 | 3,166,527 | 3,125,314 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 2,979,594 | 3,102,837 | 3,030,720 | +/-17,055 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 2,979,594 | 100.0 | 3,102,837 | 100.0 | 3,030,720 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 2,148,065 | 72.1 | 2,290,258 | 73.8 | 2,272,445 | 75.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| 2-person carpool | 263,394 | 8.8 | 230,437 | 7.4 | 200,889 | 6.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 3-person carpool | 32,591 | 1.1 | 30,222 | 1.0 | 36,751 | 1.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 9,900 | 0.3 | 9,342 | 0.3 | 9,661 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 5,630 | 0.2 | 5,269 | 0.2 | 4,051 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 6,511 | 0.2 | 3,841 | 0.1 | 5,305 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 103,010 | 3.5 | 88,595 | 2.9 | 82,439 | 2.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 17,334 | 0.6 | 12,355 | 0.4 | 10,958 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 90,455 | 3.0 | 113,857 | 3.7 | 102,508 | 3.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Railroad | 28,469 | 1.0 | 46,263 | 1.5 | 48,590 | 1.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 1,918 | 0.1 | 3,125 | 0.1 | 2,361 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 11,285 | 0.4 | 12,355 | 0.4 | 11,967 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 161,820 | 5.4 | 134,566 | 4.3 | 114,505 | 3.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 6,195 | 0.2 | 6,547 | 0.2 | 4,269 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 2,149 | 0.1 | 1,604 | 0.1 | 3,040 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 16,013 | 0.5 | 16,697 | 0.5 | 18,258 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 74,855 | 2.5 | 97,504 | 3.1 | 102,723 | 3.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,904,739 | 100.0 | 3,005,333 | 100.0 | 2,927,997 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 102,183 | 3.5 | 85,006 | 2.8 | 78,881 | 2.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 361,194 | 12.4 | 306,086 | 10.2 | 279,733 | 9.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 469,108 | 16.1 | 426,161 | 14.2 | 405,574 | 13.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 15 to 19 | 463,341 | 16.0 | 423,798 | 14.1 | 415,002 | 14.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 557,787 | 19.2 | 578,159 | 19.2 | 562,612 | 19.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 30 to 44 | 564,104 | 19.4 | 634,385 | 21.1 | 621,237 | 21.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 45 to 59 | 216,450 | 7.5 | 275,413 | 9.2 | 274,441 | 9.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 170,572 | 5.9 | 276,325 | 9.2 | 290,517 | 9.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.7 | (X) | 27.0 | (X) | 27.0 | (X) | +/- 0.33 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,904,739 | 100.0 | 3,005,333 | 100.0 | 2,927,997 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 134,639 | 4.6 | 180,613 | 6.0 | 193,887 | 6.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 543,826 | 18.7 | 553,903 | 18.4 | 572,625 | 19.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 892,924 | 30.7 | 911,929 | 30.3 | 840,437 | 28.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 638,109 | 22.0 | 623,554 | 20.7 | 596,392 | 20.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 223,152 | 7.7 | 250,045 | 8.3 | 264,105 | 9.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 241,950 | 8.3 | 239,252 | 8.0 | 234,872 | 8.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 230,139 | 7.9 | 246,037 | 8.2 | 225,679 | 7.7 | +/- 0.3 |
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 | 27.0 | 3,005,330 | 391,090 | 849,960 | 578,160 | 634,390 | 275,415 | 276,330 |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 2,927,997 | 358,614 | 820,576 | 562,612 | 621,237 | 274,441 | 290,517 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.33 | +/-17,426 | +/-10,218 | +/-15,900 | +/-12,126 | +/-12,830 | +/-9,293 | +/-9,018 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.7 | 2,290,260 | 290,365 | 682,870 | 470,945 | 480,535 | 195,235 | 170,315 |
| 2005 | 25.7 | 2,272,445 | 276,908 | 665,938 | 466,712 | 484,817 | 195,808 | 182,262 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.37 | +/-20,433 | +/-8,744 | +/-15,158 | +/-11,933 | +/-11,592 | +/-7,781 | +/-6,704 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.4 | 230,435 | 28,400 | 72,255 | 43,340 | 46,595 | 19,230 | 20,620 |
| 2005 | 26.9 | 200,889 | 22,011 | 62,101 | 36,142 | 40,283 | 19,777 | 20,575 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.93 | +/-9,032 | +/-3,174 | +/-4,491 | +/-3,587 | +/-3,627 | +/-3,069 | +/-2,599 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.3 | 48,670 | 4,335 | 12,560 | 8,230 | 10,610 | 5,160 | 7,780 |
| 2005 | 31.8 | 55,768 | 5,486 | 14,854 | 7,293 | 13,570 | 4,620 | 9,945 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.39 | +/-4,796 | +/-1,242 | +/-2,947 | +/-1,462 | +/-2,376 | +/-1,144 | +/-2,338 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 39.5 | 88,595 | 1,435 | 12,120 | 14,480 | 28,260 | 14,065 | 18,235 |
| 2005 | 38.9 | 82,439 | 2,113 | 12,013 | 12,859 | 25,116 | 12,892 | 17,446 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.01 | +/-5,697 | +/-779 | +/-2,306 | +/-2,750 | +/-3,219 | +/-1,899 | +/-2,455 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 46.6 | 175,600 | 700 | 7,580 | 20,165 | 55,550 | 39,025 | 52,580 |
| 2005 | 49.0 | 164,417 | SSS | 5,398 | 18,101 | 46,935 | 37,214 | 56,386 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.53 | +/-7,435 | SSS | +/-1,330 | +/-2,780 | +/-3,677 | +/-3,453 | +/-4,339 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 16.6 | 171,770 | 65,860 | 62,580 | 21,005 | 12,835 | 2,695 | 6,795 |
| 2005 | 15.2 | 152,039 | 51,713 | 60,272 | 21,505 | 10,516 | 4,130 | 3,903 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.51 | +/-8,908 | +/-4,233 | +/-6,040 | +/-2,980 | +/-1,656 | +/-1,254 | +/-1,045 |
(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 | 27.0 | 100.0 | 13.0 | 28.3 | 19.2 | 21.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 100.0 | 12.2 | 28.0 | 19.2 | 21.2 | 9.4 | 9.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.33 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.7 | 100.0 | 12.7 | 29.8 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 25.7 | 100.0 | 12.2 | 29.3 | 20.5 | 21.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.37 | ***** | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.4 | 100.0 | 12.3 | 31.4 | 18.8 | 20.2 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
| 2005 | 26.9 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 30.9 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 9.8 | 10.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.93 | ***** | +/-4.5 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.3 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 25.8 | 16.9 | 21.8 | 10.6 | 16.0 |
| 2005 | 31.8 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 26.6 | 13.1 | 24.3 | 8.3 | 17.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.39 | ***** | +/-8.6 | +/-8.5 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.5 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 39.5 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 13.7 | 16.3 | 31.9 | 15.9 | 20.6 |
| 2005 | 38.9 | 100.0 | 2.6 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 30.5 | 15.6 | 21.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.01 | ***** | +/-6.9 | +/-6.9 | +/-6.9 | +/-6.8 | +/-6.9 | +/-6.9 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 46.6 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 11.5 | 31.6 | 22.2 | 29.9 |
| 2005 | 49.0 | 100.0 | SSS | 3.3 | 11.0 | 28.5 | 22.6 | 34.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.53 | ***** | SSS | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.4 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 16.6 | 100.0 | 38.3 | 36.4 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | 15.2 | 100.0 | 34.0 | 39.6 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.51 | ***** | +/-5.8 | +/-5.6 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 |
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.
