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 | 775,318 | 877,433 | 910,651 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 306,163 | 358,667 | 368,268 | +/-2,828 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.53 | 2.45 | 2.47 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 799,065 | 902,195 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 355,643 | 429,596 | 469,237 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 349,184 | 422,159 | 455,268 | +/-4,917 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 349,184 | 100.0 | 422,159 | 100.0 | 455,268 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 250,373 | 71.7 | 311,872 | 73.9 | 342,374 | 75.2 | +/- 1.0 |
| 2-person carpool | 32,982 | 9.4 | 38,849 | 9.2 | 40,308 | 8.9 | +/- 0.8 |
| 3-person carpool | 5,279 | 1.5 | 7,492 | 1.8 | 5,768 | 1.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 1,732 | 0.5 | 2,420 | 0.6 | 1,819 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 890 | 0.3 | 1,138 | 0.3 | 2,044 | 0.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 559 | 0.2 | 293 | 0.1 | 343 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 1,783 | 0.5 | 2,441 | 0.6 | 2,545 | 0.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 2 | 0.0 | 96 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 24 | 0.0 | 48 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 20 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.0 | 63 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 17 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 3,209 | 0.9 | 4,049 | 1.0 | 7,296 | 1.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| Walked | 27,022 | 7.7 | 23,336 | 5.5 | 21,160 | 4.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| Taxicab | 204 | 0.1 | 167 | 0.0 | 248 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 721 | 0.2 | 338 | 0.1 | 975 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 2,491 | 0.7 | 2,649 | 0.6 | 3,122 | 0.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 21,876 | 6.3 | 26,911 | 6.4 | 27,148 | 6.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 327,308 | 100.0 | 395,248 | 100.0 | 428,120 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 33,844 | 10.3 | 33,091 | 8.4 | 38,618 | 9.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 5 to 9 | 79,238 | 24.2 | 86,585 | 21.9 | 86,854 | 20.3 | +/- 1.0 |
| 10 to 14 | 75,093 | 22.9 | 87,855 | 22.2 | 95,748 | 22.4 | +/- 1.0 |
| 15 to 19 | 56,121 | 17.1 | 68,642 | 17.4 | 71,593 | 16.7 | +/- 0.8 |
| 20 to 29 | 41,215 | 12.6 | 55,644 | 14.1 | 63,980 | 14.9 | +/- 0.9 |
| 30 to 44 | 24,426 | 7.5 | 35,553 | 9.0 | 41,953 | 9.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 45 to 59 | 7,664 | 2.3 | 11,349 | 2.9 | 13,425 | 3.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 9,707 | 3.0 | 16,529 | 4.2 | 15,949 | 3.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 14.8 | (X) | 17.7 | (X) | 17.3 | (X) | +/- 0.52 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 327,308 | 100.0 | 395,248 | 100.0 | 428,120 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 14,511 | 4.4 | 19,891 | 5.0 | 28,679 | 6.7 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 44,590 | 13.6 | 57,244 | 14.5 | 66,271 | 15.5 | +/- 0.8 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 121,534 | 37.1 | 146,316 | 37.0 | 150,890 | 35.2 | +/- 1.2 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 61,912 | 18.9 | 70,293 | 17.8 | 75,370 | 17.6 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 26,849 | 8.2 | 33,097 | 8.4 | 33,324 | 7.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 26,046 | 8.0 | 29,381 | 7.4 | 32,524 | 7.6 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 31,866 | 9.7 | 39,026 | 9.9 | 41,062 | 9.6 | +/- 0.7 |
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 | 17.7 | 395,250 | 119,675 | 156,495 | 55,645 | 35,555 | 11,350 | 16,530 |
| 2005 | 17.3 | 428,120 | 125,472 | 167,341 | 63,980 | 41,953 | 13,425 | 15,949 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.52 | +/-4,881 | +/-4,995 | +/-5,769 | +/-4,091 | +/-2,847 | +/-2,112 | +/-1,947 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 16.9 | 311,870 | 91,610 | 129,895 | 44,850 | 26,890 | 7,965 | 10,660 |
| 2005 | 16.9 | 342,374 | 96,223 | 141,202 | 51,404 | 32,480 | 10,104 | 10,961 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.63 | +/-5,694 | +/-4,573 | +/-5,547 | +/-3,500 | +/-2,340 | +/-1,896 | +/-1,580 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 22.7 | 38,850 | 8,500 | 14,155 | 6,290 | 5,175 | 1,900 | 2,835 |
| 2005 | 21.5 | 40,308 | 9,250 | 13,651 | 7,271 | 5,956 | 1,722 | 2,458 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.77 | +/-3,802 | +/-1,618 | +/-1,994 | +/-1,552 | +/-1,351 | +/-528 | +/-927 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 29.4 | 11,340 | 1,830 | 3,600 | 1,655 | 1,775 | 1,040 | 1,440 |
| 2005 | 32.4 | 9,974 | 1,445 | 1,913 | 1,791 | 1,915 | 1,192 | 1,718 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.87 | +/-1,703 | +/-399 | +/-723 | +/-660 | +/-883 | +/-550 | +/-685 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 44.5 | 2,440 | 140 | 445 | 415 | 605 | 160 | 670 |
| 2005 | 36.6 | 2,545 | SSS | 513 | SSS | 753 | SSS | 540 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.31 | +/-734 | SSS | +/-468 | SSS | +/-404 | SSS | +/-260 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 54.5 | 205 | 0 | 50 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 69 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 12.7 | 30,540 | 17,590 | 8,350 | 2,405 | 1,075 | 259 | 859 |
| 2005 | 9.3 | 32,801 | 18,443 | 10,043 | 3,171 | 827 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.47 | +/-2,865 | +/-2,006 | +/-1,556 | +/-1,004 | +/-650 | SSS | SSS |
(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 | 17.7 | 100.0 | 30.3 | 39.6 | 14.1 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | 17.3 | 100.0 | 29.3 | 39.1 | 14.9 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.52 | ***** | +/-1.1 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 16.9 | 100.0 | 29.4 | 41.7 | 14.4 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | 16.9 | 100.0 | 28.1 | 41.2 | 15.0 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.63 | ***** | +/-1.6 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 22.7 | 100.0 | 21.9 | 36.4 | 16.2 | 13.3 | 4.9 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 21.5 | 100.0 | 22.9 | 33.9 | 18.0 | 14.8 | 4.3 | 6.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.77 | ***** | +/-9.4 | +/-9.3 | +/-9.4 | +/-9.4 | +/-9.4 | +/-9.4 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 29.4 | 100.0 | 16.1 | 31.7 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 12.7 |
| 2005 | 32.4 | 100.0 | 14.5 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 19.2 | 12.0 | 17.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.87 | ***** | +/-17.1 | +/-17.0 | +/-17.0 | +/-17.0 | +/-17.1 | +/-17.0 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 44.5 | 100.0 | 5.7 | 18.2 | 17.0 | 24.8 | 6.6 | 27.5 |
| 2005 | 36.6 | 100.0 | SSS | 20.2 | SSS | 29.6 | SSS | 21.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.31 | ***** | SSS | +/-28.6 | SSS | +/-28.5 | SSS | +/-28.8 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 54.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 24.4 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 11.7 | 33.7 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 12.7 | 100.0 | 57.6 | 27.3 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 9.3 | 100.0 | 56.2 | 30.6 | 9.7 | 2.5 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.47 | ***** | +/-8.0 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 | SSS | SSS |
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.
