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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 7,558,820 | 8,219,529 | 8,521,427 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 2,794,711 | 3,064,645 | 3,141,956 | +/-9,862 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.70 | 2.68 | 2.71 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 7,730,188 | 8,414,350 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 3,892,814 | 3,961,277 | 4,121,522 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 3,812,684 | 3,876,433 | 3,984,819 | +/-21,855 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 3,812,684 | 100.0 | 3,876,433 | 100.0 | 3,984,819 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 2,731,027 | 71.6 | 2,828,303 | 73.0 | 2,901,307 | 72.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 368,981 | 9.7 | 311,146 | 8.0 | 275,822 | 6.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 3-person carpool | 58,535 | 1.5 | 55,192 | 1.4 | 51,329 | 1.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 20,826 | 0.5 | 21,516 | 0.6 | 19,258 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 9,606 | 0.3 | 12,963 | 0.3 | 10,230 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 13,995 | 0.4 | 11,482 | 0.3 | 12,609 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 204,706 | 5.4 | 213,067 | 5.5 | 250,769 | 6.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 1,458 | 0.0 | 1,521 | 0.0 | 3,976 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 44,416 | 1.2 | 50,279 | 1.3 | 54,450 | 1.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 76,881 | 2.0 | 93,864 | 2.4 | 90,102 | 2.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 2,559 | 0.1 | 4,904 | 0.1 | 10,500 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bicycle | 9,183 | 0.2 | 9,142 | 0.2 | 10,596 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 156,523 | 4.1 | 121,305 | 3.1 | 122,068 | 3.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 6,688 | 0.2 | 7,879 | 0.2 | 6,247 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 2,729 | 0.1 | 1,830 | 0.0 | 2,880 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 24,097 | 0.6 | 25,484 | 0.7 | 41,886 | 1.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 80,474 | 2.1 | 106,556 | 2.7 | 120,790 | 3.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,732,210 | 100.0 | 3,769,877 | 100.0 | 3,864,029 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 114,402 | 3.1 | 99,241 | 2.6 | 114,492 | 3.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 400,065 | 10.7 | 347,598 | 9.2 | 353,468 | 9.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 10 to 14 | 565,092 | 15.1 | 482,988 | 12.8 | 482,265 | 12.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 15 to 19 | 569,258 | 15.3 | 510,571 | 13.5 | 532,535 | 13.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 20 to 29 | 713,612 | 19.1 | 707,693 | 18.8 | 722,915 | 18.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| 30 to 44 | 710,761 | 19.0 | 758,258 | 20.1 | 782,257 | 20.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 45 to 59 | 299,954 | 8.0 | 352,609 | 9.4 | 360,530 | 9.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 359,066 | 9.6 | 510,919 | 13.6 | 515,567 | 13.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.3 | (X) | 30.0 | (X) | 29.5 | (X) | +/- 0.32 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,732,210 | 100.0 | 3,769,877 | 100.0 | 3,864,029 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 157,497 | 4.2 | 207,338 | 5.5 | 248,793 | 6.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 658,605 | 17.6 | 666,582 | 17.7 | 696,609 | 18.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 1,190,080 | 31.9 | 1,151,274 | 30.5 | 1,084,551 | 28.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 879,737 | 23.6 | 836,971 | 22.2 | 841,195 | 21.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 305,764 | 8.2 | 339,136 | 9.0 | 375,755 | 9.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 252,523 | 6.8 | 257,076 | 6.8 | 284,038 | 7.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 288,004 | 7.7 | 311,500 | 8.3 | 333,088 | 8.6 | +/- 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 | 30.0 | 3,769,880 | 446,840 | 993,560 | 707,690 | 758,260 | 352,605 | 510,915 |
| 2005 | 29.5 | 3,864,029 | 467,960 | 1,014,800 | 722,915 | 782,257 | 360,530 | 515,567 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.32 | +/-21,268 | +/-12,676 | +/-17,615 | +/-15,251 | +/-14,991 | +/-12,707 | +/-13,013 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 27.2 | 2,828,305 | 339,985 | 796,885 | 579,450 | 586,720 | 255,580 | 269,690 |
| 2005 | 26.6 | 2,901,307 | 353,493 | 825,313 | 606,104 | 595,221 | 259,263 | 261,913 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.37 | +/-23,046 | +/-9,914 | +/-16,858 | +/-14,303 | +/-13,091 | +/-10,268 | +/-9,039 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.6 | 311,145 | 34,720 | 90,565 | 59,755 | 62,280 | 27,330 | 36,495 |
| 2005 | 28.7 | 275,822 | 34,097 | 74,271 | 48,214 | 59,511 | 25,891 | 33,838 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.9 | +/-10,677 | +/-3,603 | +/-5,353 | +/-4,621 | +/-5,199 | +/-2,929 | +/-4,364 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.8 | 101,150 | 6,580 | 22,270 | 18,775 | 23,630 | 11,375 | 18,535 |
| 2005 | 36.6 | 93,426 | 7,146 | 20,017 | 13,366 | 21,399 | 10,861 | 20,637 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.29 | +/-7,616 | +/-1,590 | +/-3,265 | +/-2,284 | +/-3,033 | +/-2,346 | +/-4,477 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 52.2 | 213,065 | 3,050 | 21,385 | 23,205 | 46,895 | 31,400 | 87,135 |
| 2005 | 49.2 | 250,769 | 3,174 | 27,968 | 28,202 | 58,324 | 36,553 | 96,548 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.92 | +/-10,031 | +/-963 | +/-4,021 | +/-3,701 | +/-4,908 | +/-3,589 | +/-5,970 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 64.7 | 150,570 | 650 | 3,380 | 7,170 | 24,525 | 23,300 | 91,545 |
| 2005 | 63.7 | 159,028 | 791 | 3,098 | 7,143 | 28,704 | 23,835 | 95,457 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.58 | +/-6,236 | +/-425 | +/-838 | +/-1,305 | +/-3,177 | +/-2,627 | +/-4,720 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.1 | 165,640 | 61,850 | 59,070 | 19,345 | 14,215 | 3,635 | 7,520 |
| 2005 | 16.1 | 183,677 | 69,259 | 64,133 | 19,886 | 19,098 | 4,127 | 7,174 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.31 | +/-8,769 | +/-5,997 | +/-5,337 | +/-2,731 | +/-2,805 | +/-1,116 | +/-1,569 |
(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 | 30.0 | 100.0 | 11.9 | 26.4 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 9.4 | 13.6 |
| 2005 | 29.5 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 26.3 | 18.7 | 20.2 | 9.3 | 13.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.32 | ***** | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 27.2 | 100.0 | 12.0 | 28.2 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 |
| 2005 | 26.6 | 100.0 | 12.2 | 28.4 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 8.9 | 9.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.37 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 29.1 | 19.2 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 11.7 |
| 2005 | 28.7 | 100.0 | 12.4 | 26.9 | 17.5 | 21.6 | 9.4 | 12.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.9 | ***** | +/-3.9 | +/-3.8 | +/-3.9 | +/-3.8 | +/-3.9 | +/-3.9 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.8 | 100.0 | 6.5 | 22.0 | 18.6 | 23.4 | 11.2 | 18.3 |
| 2005 | 36.6 | 100.0 | 7.6 | 21.4 | 14.3 | 22.9 | 11.6 | 22.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.29 | ***** | +/-8.2 | +/-8.1 | +/-8.1 | +/-8.1 | +/-8.1 | +/-8.1 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 52.2 | 100.0 | 1.4 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 22.0 | 14.7 | 40.9 |
| 2005 | 49.2 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 23.3 | 14.6 | 38.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.92 | ***** | +/-4.0 | +/-4.0 | +/-4.0 | +/-4.0 | +/-4.0 | +/-3.9 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 64.7 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 60.8 |
| 2005 | 63.7 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 60.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.58 | ***** | +/-3.9 | +/-3.9 | +/-3.9 | +/-3.9 | +/-3.9 | +/-3.5 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.1 | 100.0 | 37.3 | 35.7 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 16.1 | 100.0 | 37.7 | 34.9 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.31 | ***** | +/-4.6 | +/-4.7 | +/-4.8 | +/-4.8 | +/-4.8 | +/-4.8 |
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.
