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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 1,040,832 | 1,180,758 | 1,236,181 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 385,077 | 448,473 | 476,498 | +/-4,494 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.70 | 2.63 | 2.59 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,067,263 | 1,205,204 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 489,666 | 549,157 | 580,013 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 481,016 | 538,679 | 560,707 | +/-7,870 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 481,016 | 100.0 | 538,679 | 100.0 | 560,707 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 373,809 | 77.7 | 434,596 | 80.7 | 467,089 | 83.3 | +/- 0.9 |
| 2-person carpool | 55,044 | 11.4 | 54,210 | 10.1 | 47,743 | 8.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| 3-person carpool | 8,890 | 1.8 | 10,849 | 2.0 | 6,133 | 1.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 2,846 | 0.6 | 3,850 | 0.7 | 4,020 | 0.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,191 | 0.2 | 1,885 | 0.3 | 336 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 447 | 0.1 | 646 | 0.1 | 741 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 12,288 | 2.6 | 8,210 | 1.5 | 7,776 | 1.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 109 | 0.0 | 168 | 0.0 | 28 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 36 | 0.0 | 101 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 10 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 9 | 0.0 | 30 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 540 | 0.1 | 404 | 0.1 | 270 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 14,030 | 2.9 | 7,166 | 1.3 | 7,512 | 1.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| Taxicab | 326 | 0.1 | 322 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 392 | 0.1 | 382 | 0.1 | 821 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 3,815 | 0.8 | 4,143 | 0.8 | 7,082 | 1.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| Worked at home | 7,234 | 1.5 | 11,662 | 2.2 | 11,156 | 2.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 473,782 | 100.0 | 527,017 | 100.0 | 549,551 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 11,678 | 2.5 | 10,708 | 2.0 | 14,536 | 2.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 44,418 | 9.4 | 43,102 | 8.2 | 47,371 | 8.6 | +/- 0.8 |
| 10 to 14 | 65,463 | 13.8 | 66,909 | 12.7 | 70,657 | 12.9 | +/- 0.8 |
| 15 to 19 | 88,313 | 18.6 | 90,379 | 17.1 | 97,896 | 17.8 | +/- 1.2 |
| 20 to 29 | 122,659 | 25.9 | 134,566 | 25.5 | 136,944 | 24.9 | +/- 1.2 |
| 30 to 44 | 100,742 | 21.3 | 122,134 | 23.2 | 123,000 | 22.4 | +/- 1.1 |
| 45 to 59 | 23,660 | 5.0 | 34,508 | 6.5 | 36,091 | 6.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 60 or more | 16,849 | 3.6 | 24,711 | 4.7 | 23,056 | 4.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.0 | (X) | 24.8 | (X) | 23.5 | (X) | +/- 0.69 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 473,782 | 100.0 | 527,017 | 100.0 | 549,551 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 25,142 | 5.3 | 34,373 | 6.5 | 37,996 | 6.9 | +/- 0.7 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 102,290 | 21.6 | 112,945 | 21.4 | 115,603 | 21.0 | +/- 1.2 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 161,118 | 34.0 | 172,680 | 32.8 | 166,009 | 30.2 | +/- 1.3 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 67,303 | 14.2 | 70,872 | 13.4 | 76,169 | 13.9 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 29,494 | 6.2 | 35,401 | 6.7 | 39,552 | 7.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 40,798 | 8.6 | 41,984 | 8.0 | 46,088 | 8.4 | +/- 0.8 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 47,637 | 10.1 | 58,762 | 11.1 | 68,134 | 12.4 | +/- 0.8 |
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 | 24.8 | 527,030 | 53,810 | 157,285 | 134,580 | 122,135 | 34,509 | 24,710 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 549,551 | 61,907 | 168,553 | 136,944 | 123,000 | 36,091 | 23,056 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.69 | +/-8,041 | +/-4,800 | +/-8,140 | +/-6,859 | +/-6,416 | +/-3,221 | +/-2,930 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.1 | 434,595 | 43,020 | 131,320 | 115,460 | 101,110 | 27,269 | 16,429 |
| 2005 | 22.9 | 467,089 | 51,250 | 147,435 | 119,683 | 104,227 | 28,497 | 15,997 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.74 | +/-8,257 | +/-4,412 | +/-7,673 | +/-6,299 | +/-5,647 | +/-2,726 | +/-2,374 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.0 | 54,210 | 5,224 | 16,730 | 12,890 | 12,650 | 3,745 | 2,966 |
| 2005 | 25.5 | 47,743 | 4,375 | 11,955 | 11,857 | 13,215 | 3,669 | 2,672 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.46 | +/-4,010 | +/-1,124 | +/-2,115 | +/-2,104 | +/-2,808 | +/-1,076 | +/-861 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 29.8 | 17,225 | 1,306 | 4,383 | 3,853 | 4,146 | 1,817 | 1,700 |
| 2005 | 27.8 | 11,230 | 1,287 | 2,827 | 2,352 | 2,382 | 1,613 | 769 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.58 | +/-2,319 | +/-691 | +/-1,134 | +/-910 | +/-912 | +/-925 | +/-460 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.0 | 8,205 | 268 | 1,037 | 1,019 | 2,233 | 1,252 | 2,407 |
| 2005 | 43.7 | 7,776 | SSS | 1,071 | 1,020 | 947 | 1,676 | 2,726 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.82 | +/-1,506 | SSS | +/-628 | +/-657 | +/-535 | +/-744 | +/-1,048 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 42.7 | 354 | 39 | 85 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 81 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 25.5 | 12,410 | 3,966 | 3,723 | 1,311 | 1,934 | 352 | 1,118 |
| 2005 | 22.6 | 15,685 | 4,659 | 5,265 | 2,032 | 2,201 | 636 | 892 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.51 | +/-2,719 | +/-1,180 | +/-1,551 | +/-997 | +/-939 | +/-699 | +/-555 |
(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 | 24.8 | 100.0 | 10.2 | 29.8 | 25.5 | 23.2 | 6.5 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 11.3 | 30.7 | 24.9 | 22.4 | 6.6 | 4.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.69 | ***** | +/-1.5 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.1 | 100.0 | 9.9 | 30.2 | 26.6 | 23.3 | 6.3 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | 22.9 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 31.6 | 25.6 | 22.3 | 6.1 | 3.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.74 | ***** | +/-1.8 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 9.6 | 30.9 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 6.9 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | 25.5 | 100.0 | 9.2 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 27.7 | 7.7 | 5.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.46 | ***** | +/-8.4 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 29.8 | 100.0 | 7.6 | 25.4 | 22.4 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 9.9 |
| 2005 | 27.8 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 25.2 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 14.4 | 6.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.58 | ***** | +/-20.6 | +/-20.5 | +/-20.6 | +/-20.6 | +/-20.6 | +/-20.6 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.0 | 100.0 | 3.3 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 27.2 | 15.3 | 29.3 |
| 2005 | 43.7 | 100.0 | SSS | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 21.6 | 35.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.82 | ***** | SSS | +/-19.3 | +/-19.3 | +/-19.3 | +/-19.3 | +/-18.8 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 42.7 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 24.0 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 22.9 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 25.5 | 100.0 | 32.0 | 30.0 | 10.6 | 15.6 | 2.8 | 9.0 |
| 2005 | 22.6 | 100.0 | 29.7 | 33.6 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 5.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.51 | ***** | +/-17.2 | +/-17.0 | +/-17.3 | +/-17.3 | +/-17.3 | +/-17.3 |
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.
