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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 1,486,262 | 1,782,739 | 1,887,200 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 542,709 | 677,971 | 727,820 | +/-5,484 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.74 | 2.63 | 2.59 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,515,069 | 1,819,046 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 644,146 | 774,308 | 859,418 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 633,135 | 759,177 | 832,406 | +/-10,823 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 633,135 | 100.0 | 759,177 | 100.0 | 832,406 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 472,440 | 74.6 | 575,187 | 75.8 | 637,773 | 76.6 | +/- 0.9 |
| 2-person carpool | 71,601 | 11.3 | 84,314 | 11.1 | 90,349 | 10.9 | +/- 0.8 |
| 3-person carpool | 13,051 | 2.1 | 17,109 | 2.3 | 13,789 | 1.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 6,778 | 1.1 | 6,993 | 0.9 | 5,323 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 2,292 | 0.4 | 2,603 | 0.3 | 2,448 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 2,354 | 0.4 | 1,470 | 0.2 | 1,252 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 6,069 | 1.0 | 5,465 | 0.7 | 7,034 | 0.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 23 | 0.0 | 138 | 0.0 | 75 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 17 | 0.0 | 163 | 0.0 | 76 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 25 | 0.0 | 58 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 49 | 0.0 | 43 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 4,389 | 0.7 | 4,287 | 0.6 | 4,218 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 21,923 | 3.5 | 21,435 | 2.8 | 21,064 | 2.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| Taxicab | 172 | 0.0 | 207 | 0.0 | 347 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 2,843 | 0.4 | 1,530 | 0.2 | 2,297 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 5,539 | 0.9 | 6,202 | 0.8 | 6,724 | 0.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 23,570 | 3.7 | 31,973 | 4.2 | 39,637 | 4.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 609,565 | 100.0 | 727,204 | 100.0 | 792,769 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 31,800 | 5.2 | 34,755 | 4.8 | 43,328 | 5.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 5 to 9 | 101,848 | 16.7 | 105,613 | 14.5 | 120,270 | 15.2 | +/- 1.0 |
| 10 to 14 | 118,607 | 19.5 | 128,524 | 17.7 | 136,837 | 17.3 | +/- 1.0 |
| 15 to 19 | 113,987 | 18.7 | 127,292 | 17.5 | 130,289 | 16.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 20 to 29 | 109,413 | 17.9 | 140,731 | 19.4 | 152,614 | 19.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 30 to 44 | 81,834 | 13.4 | 111,782 | 15.4 | 124,062 | 15.6 | +/- 0.7 |
| 45 to 59 | 25,845 | 4.2 | 38,963 | 5.4 | 42,405 | 5.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 26,231 | 4.3 | 39,544 | 5.4 | 42,964 | 5.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.1 | (X) | 21.9 | (X) | 21.2 | (X) | +/- 0.57 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 609,565 | 100.0 | 727,204 | 100.0 | 792,769 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 29,414 | 4.8 | 46,748 | 6.4 | 56,751 | 7.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 114,280 | 18.7 | 135,962 | 18.7 | 156,224 | 19.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 226,474 | 37.2 | 253,329 | 34.8 | 256,140 | 32.3 | +/- 1.0 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 99,984 | 16.4 | 112,262 | 15.4 | 124,348 | 15.7 | +/- 0.8 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 45,055 | 7.4 | 58,805 | 8.1 | 62,195 | 7.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 44,156 | 7.2 | 52,052 | 7.2 | 58,679 | 7.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 50,202 | 8.2 | 68,046 | 9.4 | 78,432 | 9.9 | +/- 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.htm. 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 | 21.9 | 727,200 | 140,370 | 255,815 | 140,730 | 111,780 | 38,965 | 39,540 |
| 2005 | 21.2 | 792,769 | 163,598 | 267,126 | 152,614 | 124,062 | 42,405 | 42,964 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.57 | +/-10,313 | +/-8,392 | +/-10,132 | +/-5,763 | +/-6,060 | +/-3,671 | +/-3,604 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 20.9 | 575,185 | 109,450 | 212,460 | 115,845 | 85,295 | 26,685 | 25,455 |
| 2005 | 20.4 | 637,773 | 132,055 | 224,424 | 124,385 | 97,104 | 30,547 | 29,258 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.66 | +/-11,041 | +/-7,240 | +/-8,933 | +/-5,493 | +/-5,301 | +/-3,134 | +/-2,999 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.2 | 84,315 | 12,550 | 26,805 | 15,925 | 15,605 | 7,260 | 6,165 |
| 2005 | 24.3 | 90,349 | 13,518 | 27,399 | 19,216 | 16,486 | 6,889 | 6,841 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.66 | +/-6,562 | +/-3,439 | +/-3,469 | +/-2,907 | +/-2,275 | +/-1,556 | +/-1,819 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.5 | 28,175 | 2,995 | 6,460 | 4,290 | 6,230 | 3,245 | 4,955 |
| 2005 | 31.0 | 22,812 | 3,447 | 4,099 | 4,494 | 4,639 | 2,745 | 3,388 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.18 | +/-3,027 | +/-1,285 | +/-1,287 | +/-1,491 | +/-1,123 | +/-867 | +/-953 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 38.5 | 5,465 | 255 | 810 | 970 | 1,630 | 790 | 1,015 |
| 2005 | 36.0 | 7,034 | 572 | 1,478 | 832 | 1,531 | 1,122 | 1,499 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.94 | +/-1,569 | +/-459 | +/-955 | +/-570 | +/-568 | +/-384 | +/-693 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 39.7 | 400 | 49 | 64 | 75 | 95 | 45 | 79 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.1 | 33,660 | 15,070 | 9,220 | 3,615 | 2,925 | 940 | 1,880 |
| 2005 | 17.7 | 34,650 | 14,006 | 9,651 | 3,687 | 4,226 | 1,102 | 1,978 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.53 | +/-3,756 | +/-2,332 | +/-1,823 | +/-1,147 | +/-1,697 | +/-496 | +/-731 |
(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 | 21.9 | 100.0 | 19.3 | 35.2 | 19.4 | 15.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 21.2 | 100.0 | 20.6 | 33.7 | 19.3 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.57 | ***** | +/-1.3 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 20.9 | 100.0 | 19.0 | 36.9 | 20.1 | 14.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 20.4 | 100.0 | 20.7 | 35.2 | 19.5 | 15.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.66 | ***** | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.2 | 100.0 | 14.9 | 31.8 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 8.6 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 24.3 | 100.0 | 15.0 | 30.3 | 21.3 | 18.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.66 | ***** | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.3 | +/-7.3 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.5 | 100.0 | 10.6 | 22.9 | 15.2 | 22.1 | 11.5 | 17.6 |
| 2005 | 31.0 | 100.0 | 15.1 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 12.0 | 14.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.18 | ***** | +/-13.2 | +/-13.2 | +/-13.2 | +/-13.2 | +/-13.3 | +/-13.3 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 38.5 | 100.0 | 4.7 | 14.8 | 17.7 | 29.8 | 14.5 | 18.6 |
| 2005 | 36.0 | 100.0 | 8.1 | 21.0 | 11.8 | 21.8 | 16.0 | 21.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.94 | ***** | +/-22.3 | +/-22.1 | +/-22.3 | +/-22.2 | +/-22.3 | +/-22.2 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 39.7 | 100.0 | 12.3 | 16.0 | 18.8 | 23.8 | 11.3 | 19.8 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.1 | 100.0 | 44.8 | 27.4 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | 17.7 | 100.0 | 40.4 | 27.9 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 5.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.53 | ***** | +/-10.5 | +/-10.7 | +/-10.8 | +/-10.8 | +/-10.8 | +/-10.8 |
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.
