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 | 1,177,633 | 1,964,582 | 2,381,281 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 466,297 | 751,165 | 906,719 | +/-6,595 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.53 | 2.62 | 2.63 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,201,833 | 1,998,257 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 617,795 | 941,373 | 1,166,283 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 604,609 | 923,155 | 1,137,733 | +/-9,126 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 604,609 | 100.0 | 923,155 | 100.0 | 1,137,733 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 443,571 | 73.4 | 687,368 | 74.5 | 888,434 | 78.1 | +/- 1.0 |
| 2-person carpool | 74,827 | 12.4 | 108,073 | 11.7 | 103,820 | 9.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 11,113 | 1.8 | 17,292 | 1.9 | 15,515 | 1.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 4,059 | 0.7 | 6,404 | 0.7 | 6,656 | 0.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,842 | 0.3 | 2,878 | 0.3 | 4,165 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,794 | 0.3 | 1,227 | 0.1 | 2,640 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 14,851 | 2.5 | 35,031 | 3.8 | 33,368 | 2.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 73 | 0.0 | 169 | 0.0 | 331 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 17 | 0.0 | 200 | 0.0 | 549 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 23 | 0.0 | 47 | 0.0 | 70 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.0 | 59 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 4,483 | 0.7 | 4,545 | 0.5 | 4,533 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 24,866 | 4.1 | 24,875 | 2.7 | 26,044 | 2.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 1,132 | 0.2 | 957 | 0.1 | 1,686 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 3,666 | 0.6 | 2,693 | 0.3 | 3,539 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 6,472 | 1.1 | 7,477 | 0.8 | 12,423 | 1.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 11,820 | 2.0 | 23,877 | 2.6 | 33,901 | 3.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 592,789 | 100.0 | 899,278 | 100.0 | 1,103,832 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 22,972 | 3.9 | 24,637 | 2.7 | 32,931 | 3.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 74,667 | 12.6 | 88,626 | 9.9 | 95,823 | 8.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 10 to 14 | 111,265 | 18.8 | 137,121 | 15.2 | 143,483 | 13.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 15 to 19 | 128,599 | 21.7 | 165,652 | 18.4 | 193,825 | 17.6 | +/- 0.8 |
| 20 to 29 | 137,267 | 23.2 | 231,325 | 25.7 | 291,559 | 26.4 | +/- 0.9 |
| 30 to 44 | 72,618 | 12.3 | 165,819 | 18.4 | 233,878 | 21.2 | +/- 0.8 |
| 45 to 59 | 17,408 | 2.9 | 37,254 | 4.1 | 56,017 | 5.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 27,993 | 4.7 | 48,844 | 5.4 | 56,316 | 5.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.8 | (X) | 23.3 | (X) | 23.3 | (X) | +/- 0.43 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 592,789 | 100.0 | 899,278 | 100.0 | 1,103,832 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 45,885 | 7.7 | 83,248 | 9.3 | 115,363 | 10.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 103,463 | 17.5 | 163,865 | 18.2 | 198,248 | 18.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 160,054 | 27.0 | 230,861 | 25.7 | 254,558 | 23.1 | +/- 0.8 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 82,950 | 14.0 | 114,582 | 12.7 | 149,562 | 13.5 | +/- 0.8 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 47,469 | 8.0 | 72,523 | 8.1 | 91,113 | 8.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 62,996 | 10.6 | 98,085 | 10.9 | 109,672 | 9.9 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 89,972 | 15.2 | 136,114 | 15.1 | 185,316 | 16.8 | +/- 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 | 23.3 | 899,280 | 113,260 | 302,770 | 231,325 | 165,815 | 37,255 | 48,840 |
| 2005 | 23.3 | 1,103,832 | 128,754 | 337,308 | 291,559 | 233,878 | 56,017 | 56,316 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.43 | +/-10,619 | +/-5,923 | +/-12,210 | +/-9,839 | +/-8,940 | +/-4,163 | +/-4,996 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.5 | 687,370 | 84,850 | 242,630 | 189,065 | 124,055 | 24,235 | 22,535 |
| 2005 | 22.0 | 888,434 | 101,199 | 281,561 | 247,060 | 188,235 | 42,294 | 28,085 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.54 | +/-13,037 | +/-5,836 | +/-11,254 | +/-9,028 | +/-7,754 | +/-4,138 | +/-3,316 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 23.5 | 108,075 | 11,595 | 36,205 | 27,770 | 21,825 | 5,370 | 5,310 |
| 2005 | 24.2 | 103,820 | 9,254 | 32,028 | 24,833 | 25,153 | 6,807 | 5,745 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.4 | +/-6,634 | +/-1,702 | +/-4,396 | +/-3,258 | +/-3,042 | +/-1,341 | +/-2,027 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 31.7 | 27,800 | 2,170 | 6,840 | 5,300 | 7,575 | 2,165 | 3,750 |
| 2005 | 32.9 | 28,976 | 1,488 | 4,659 | 7,075 | 7,442 | 2,747 | 5,565 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.21 | +/-4,336 | +/-706 | +/-1,458 | +/-2,345 | +/-1,636 | +/-1,006 | +/-2,101 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 51.3 | 35,030 | 525 | 3,710 | 3,980 | 8,160 | 4,540 | 14,125 |
| 2005 | 48.4 | 33,368 | 855 | 3,223 | 4,572 | 8,622 | 2,812 | 13,284 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.35 | +/-3,691 | +/-534 | +/-1,465 | +/-1,423 | +/-2,064 | +/-865 | +/-1,747 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 56.2 | 460 | 10 | 60 | 94 | 55 | 49 | 189 |
| 2005 | 43.8 | 1,009 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 608 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-39.43 | +/-590 | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-646 | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 21.5 | 40,545 | 14,105 | 13,330 | 5,120 | 4,135 | 915 | 2,945 |
| 2005 | 22.7 | 48,225 | 15,958 | 15,695 | 7,830 | 3,818 | 1,357 | 3,567 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.68 | +/-4,345 | +/-2,467 | +/-2,604 | +/-2,359 | +/-1,031 | +/-735 | +/-967 |
(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 | 23.3 | 100.0 | 12.6 | 33.7 | 25.7 | 18.4 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 23.3 | 100.0 | 11.7 | 30.6 | 26.4 | 21.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.43 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.5 | 100.0 | 12.3 | 35.3 | 27.5 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2005 | 22.0 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 31.7 | 27.8 | 21.2 | 4.8 | 3.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.54 | ***** | +/-1.5 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 10.7 | 33.5 | 25.7 | 20.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | 24.2 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 30.8 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 6.6 | 5.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.4 | ***** | +/-6.4 | +/-6.3 | +/-6.3 | +/-6.4 | +/-6.4 | +/-6.4 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 31.7 | 100.0 | 7.8 | 24.6 | 19.1 | 27.2 | 7.8 | 13.5 |
| 2005 | 32.9 | 100.0 | 5.1 | 16.1 | 24.4 | 25.7 | 9.5 | 19.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.21 | ***** | +/-15.0 | +/-14.9 | +/-14.8 | +/-14.9 | +/-15.0 | +/-14.9 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 51.3 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 23.3 | 13.0 | 40.3 |
| 2005 | 48.4 | 100.0 | 2.6 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 25.8 | 8.4 | 39.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.35 | ***** | +/-11.1 | +/-11.1 | +/-11.0 | +/-10.9 | +/-11.1 | +/-10.9 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 56.2 | 100.0 | 2.2 | 13.0 | 20.4 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 41.1 |
| 2005 | 43.8 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 60.3 | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-39.43 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-44.0 | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 21.5 | 100.0 | 34.8 | 32.9 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 22.7 | 100.0 | 33.1 | 32.5 | 16.2 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 7.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.68 | ***** | +/-8.8 | +/-8.8 | +/-9.0 | +/-9.0 | +/-9.0 | +/-9.0 |
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.
