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 | 1,530,832 | 1,660,445 | 1,706,976 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 602,363 | 666,184 | 695,592 | +/-4,475 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.54 | 2.49 | 2.45 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,578,385 | 1,711,263 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 785,744 | 885,183 | 904,690 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 775,085 | 873,197 | 884,076 | +/-6,866 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 775,085 | 100.0 | 873,197 | 100.0 | 884,076 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 590,216 | 76.1 | 698,680 | 80.0 | 715,973 | 81.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| 2-person carpool | 70,482 | 9.1 | 72,443 | 8.3 | 71,303 | 8.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 3-person carpool | 10,419 | 1.3 | 12,650 | 1.4 | 11,944 | 1.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 3,745 | 0.5 | 4,061 | 0.5 | 3,541 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,329 | 0.2 | 1,968 | 0.2 | 905 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 845 | 0.1 | 779 | 0.1 | 1,075 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 8,493 | 1.1 | 5,724 | 0.7 | 5,357 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 54 | 0.0 | 51 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.0 | 59 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 21 | 0.0 | 62 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 48 | 0.0 | 66 | 0.0 | 54 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 2,814 | 0.4 | 2,547 | 0.3 | 3,558 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 36,914 | 4.8 | 28,003 | 3.2 | 23,631 | 2.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 372 | 0.0 | 302 | 0.0 | 315 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 883 | 0.1 | 559 | 0.1 | 1,334 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 4,216 | 0.5 | 4,731 | 0.5 | 5,538 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 44,234 | 5.7 | 40,516 | 4.6 | 39,489 | 4.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 730,851 | 100.0 | 832,681 | 100.0 | 844,587 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 59,112 | 8.1 | 57,839 | 6.9 | 64,785 | 7.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 154,640 | 21.2 | 156,837 | 18.8 | 147,148 | 17.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 150,693 | 20.6 | 170,281 | 20.4 | 158,796 | 18.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 15 to 19 | 132,965 | 18.2 | 147,864 | 17.8 | 150,008 | 17.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 20 to 29 | 127,902 | 17.5 | 161,468 | 19.4 | 170,733 | 20.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| 30 to 44 | 71,530 | 9.8 | 88,452 | 10.6 | 100,779 | 11.9 | +/- 0.5 |
| 45 to 59 | 17,634 | 2.4 | 23,190 | 2.8 | 28,369 | 3.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 16,375 | 2.2 | 26,750 | 3.2 | 23,969 | 2.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 15.8 | (X) | 18.0 | (X) | 17.9 | (X) | +/- 0.34 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 730,851 | 100.0 | 832,681 | 100.0 | 844,587 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 37,351 | 5.1 | 53,378 | 6.4 | 64,471 | 7.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 130,733 | 17.9 | 146,648 | 17.6 | 159,645 | 18.9 | +/- 0.7 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 264,340 | 36.2 | 299,837 | 36.0 | 282,082 | 33.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 112,003 | 15.3 | 119,875 | 14.4 | 118,314 | 14.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 46,499 | 6.4 | 53,384 | 6.4 | 53,518 | 6.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 63,675 | 8.7 | 70,303 | 8.4 | 72,404 | 8.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 76,250 | 10.4 | 89,256 | 10.7 | 94,153 | 11.1 | +/- 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 | 18.0 | 832,680 | 214,675 | 318,145 | 161,470 | 88,450 | 23,195 | 26,750 |
| 2005 | 17.9 | 844,587 | 211,933 | 308,804 | 170,733 | 100,779 | 28,369 | 23,969 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.34 | +/-6,817 | +/-6,209 | +/-7,910 | +/-5,769 | +/-4,365 | +/-2,388 | +/-2,517 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 17.6 | 698,680 | 176,380 | 275,110 | 139,415 | 70,405 | 17,495 | 19,870 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 715,973 | 177,680 | 267,343 | 148,519 | 82,590 | 21,715 | 18,126 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.35 | +/-7,053 | +/-5,580 | +/-7,785 | +/-5,297 | +/-3,766 | +/-1,970 | +/-2,117 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 20.9 | 72,445 | 13,855 | 26,280 | 14,595 | 11,370 | 3,345 | 3,000 |
| 2005 | 21.2 | 71,303 | 12,702 | 25,029 | 15,239 | 11,401 | 4,257 | 2,675 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.91 | +/-4,244 | +/-1,580 | +/-2,435 | +/-2,062 | +/-1,678 | +/-1,040 | +/-600 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 24.8 | 19,460 | 3,105 | 6,410 | 3,665 | 3,480 | 1,360 | 1,440 |
| 2005 | 24.1 | 17,465 | 2,528 | 5,187 | 3,414 | 3,602 | 1,368 | 1,366 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.81 | +/-1,654 | +/-688 | +/-1,066 | +/-818 | +/-1,012 | +/-534 | +/-604 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 36.2 | 5,725 | 305 | 1,050 | 1,165 | 1,545 | 560 | 1,105 |
| 2005 | 33.8 | 5,357 | SSS | 1,454 | 894 | 1,406 | 516 | 884 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.64 | +/-1,145 | SSS | +/-633 | +/-496 | +/-657 | +/-358 | +/-489 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 27.4 | 235 | 55 | 34 | 39 | 68 | 8 | 28 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 13.4 | 36,140 | 20,975 | 9,260 | 2,585 | 1,589 | 424 | 1,305 |
| 2005 | 11.9 | 34,376 | 18,820 | 9,732 | 2,613 | 1,780 | 513 | 918 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.8 | +/-2,541 | +/-1,810 | +/-1,442 | +/-708 | +/-618 | +/-295 | +/-453 |
(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 | 18.0 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 38.2 | 19.4 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 17.9 | 100.0 | 25.1 | 36.6 | 20.2 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.34 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 17.6 | 100.0 | 25.2 | 39.4 | 20.0 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 100.0 | 24.8 | 37.3 | 20.7 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.35 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-0.9 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 20.9 | 100.0 | 19.1 | 36.3 | 20.1 | 15.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 21.2 | 100.0 | 17.8 | 35.1 | 21.4 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.91 | ***** | +/-5.9 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 | +/-6.0 | +/-6.0 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 24.8 | 100.0 | 16.0 | 32.9 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 24.1 | 100.0 | 14.5 | 29.7 | 19.5 | 20.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.81 | ***** | +/-9.5 | +/-9.3 | +/-9.4 | +/-9.4 | +/-9.5 | +/-9.5 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 36.2 | 100.0 | 5.3 | 18.3 | 20.3 | 27.0 | 9.8 | 19.3 |
| 2005 | 33.8 | 100.0 | SSS | 27.1 | 16.7 | 26.2 | 9.6 | 16.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.64 | ***** | SSS | +/-21.1 | +/-21.3 | +/-21.1 | +/-21.4 | +/-21.3 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 27.4 | 100.0 | 23.4 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 28.9 | 3.4 | 11.9 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 13.4 | 100.0 | 58.0 | 25.6 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | 11.9 | 100.0 | 54.7 | 28.3 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.8 | ***** | +/-6.8 | +/-7.3 | +/-7.4 | +/-7.4 | +/-7.4 | +/-7.4 |
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.
