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 | 1,282,591 | 1,331,916 | 1,334,728 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 478,866 | 515,054 | 497,221 | +/-4,934 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.68 | 2.59 | 2.68 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,307,576 | 1,360,436 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 547,632 | 590,453 | 594,701 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 538,142 | 577,520 | 567,148 | +/-10,386 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 538,142 | 100.0 | 577,520 | 100.0 | 567,148 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 382,378 | 71.1 | 421,453 | 73.0 | 434,798 | 76.7 | +/- 1.3 |
| 2-person carpool | 63,461 | 11.8 | 64,472 | 11.2 | 53,778 | 9.5 | +/- 1.1 |
| 3-person carpool | 11,279 | 2.1 | 12,530 | 2.2 | 7,258 | 1.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 4,020 | 0.7 | 4,374 | 0.8 | 3,051 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,925 | 0.4 | 2,269 | 0.4 | 1,120 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,876 | 0.3 | 1,395 | 0.2 | 1,449 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 34,200 | 6.4 | 28,557 | 4.9 | 25,118 | 4.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 1,204 | 0.2 | 1,171 | 0.2 | 737 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 60 | 0.0 | 79 | 0.0 | 44 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 15 | 0.0 | 44 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 505 | 0.1 | 413 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 2,680 | 0.5 | 3,360 | 0.6 | 2,625 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| Walked | 16,548 | 3.1 | 15,669 | 2.7 | 12,900 | 2.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| Taxicab | 1,499 | 0.3 | 1,720 | 0.3 | 2,140 | 0.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Motorcycle | 910 | 0.2 | 732 | 0.1 | 228 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 5,865 | 1.1 | 5,323 | 0.9 | 6,036 | 1.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Worked at home | 9,717 | 1.8 | 13,959 | 2.4 | 15,866 | 2.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 528,425 | 100.0 | 563,561 | 100.0 | 551,282 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 13,258 | 2.5 | 13,507 | 2.4 | 13,113 | 2.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 46,980 | 8.9 | 47,391 | 8.4 | 48,530 | 8.8 | +/- 0.8 |
| 10 to 14 | 73,105 | 13.8 | 77,974 | 13.8 | 77,953 | 14.1 | +/- 1.0 |
| 15 to 19 | 96,029 | 18.2 | 95,180 | 16.9 | 83,424 | 15.1 | +/- 0.9 |
| 20 to 29 | 112,303 | 21.3 | 118,272 | 21.0 | 113,824 | 20.6 | +/- 1.5 |
| 30 to 44 | 113,656 | 21.5 | 117,571 | 20.9 | 119,530 | 21.7 | +/- 1.4 |
| 45 to 59 | 37,788 | 7.2 | 47,902 | 8.5 | 47,862 | 8.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 60 or more | 35,306 | 6.7 | 45,764 | 8.1 | 47,046 | 8.5 | +/- 0.8 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.2 | (X) | 26.8 | (X) | 26.6 | (X) | +/- 0.94 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 528,425 | 100.0 | 563,561 | 100.0 | 551,282 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 36,650 | 6.9 | 43,726 | 7.8 | 42,733 | 7.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 115,143 | 21.8 | 118,468 | 21.0 | 119,997 | 21.8 | +/- 1.2 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 160,625 | 30.4 | 169,820 | 30.1 | 163,064 | 29.6 | +/- 1.3 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 91,308 | 17.3 | 91,896 | 16.3 | 94,487 | 17.1 | +/- 1.1 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 40,410 | 7.6 | 44,992 | 8.0 | 45,676 | 8.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 34,492 | 6.5 | 36,902 | 6.5 | 32,911 | 6.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 49,797 | 9.4 | 57,757 | 10.2 | 52,414 | 9.5 | +/- 0.8 |
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 | 26.8 | 563,565 | 60,895 | 173,145 | 118,270 | 117,570 | 47,905 | 45,745 |
| 2005 | 26.6 | 551,282 | 61,643 | 161,377 | 113,824 | 119,530 | 47,862 | 47,046 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.94 | +/-10,463 | +/-5,178 | +/-7,634 | +/-8,295 | +/-8,074 | +/-4,915 | +/-4,514 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.3 | 421,445 | 44,765 | 137,775 | 92,705 | 86,430 | 32,565 | 27,215 |
| 2005 | 25.4 | 434,798 | 47,629 | 134,409 | 96,782 | 92,214 | 32,638 | 31,126 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.96 | +/-10,734 | +/-4,500 | +/-6,948 | +/-8,049 | +/-6,652 | +/-3,383 | +/-3,091 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.2 | 64,470 | 5,400 | 18,740 | 13,880 | 14,255 | 6,465 | 5,724 |
| 2005 | 27.8 | 53,778 | 3,808 | 15,361 | 9,910 | 13,912 | 5,910 | 4,877 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.41 | +/-6,497 | +/-1,357 | +/-2,787 | +/-2,405 | +/-3,830 | +/-2,364 | +/-1,684 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.0 | 20,570 | 1,237 | 4,457 | 4,088 | 5,026 | 2,679 | 3,061 |
| 2005 | 30.2 | 12,878 | 1,267 | 2,662 | 2,072 | 3,666 | 1,696 | 1,515 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.44 | +/-2,370 | +/-1,178 | +/-899 | +/-770 | +/-1,139 | +/-630 | +/-495 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 45.3 | 28,550 | 442 | 2,741 | 3,923 | 8,563 | 5,218 | 7,646 |
| 2005 | 47.4 | 25,118 | 618 | 1,468 | 1,728 | 6,670 | 6,579 | 8,055 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.29 | +/-4,250 | +/-452 | +/-624 | +/-719 | +/-2,080 | +/-2,516 | +/-2,184 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 35.7 | 1,703 | 70 | 329 | 403 | 516 | 149 | 230 |
| 2005 | 33.7 | 781 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | ***** | +/-552 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 22.5 | 26,805 | 8,954 | 9,084 | 3,288 | 2,762 | 827 | 1,877 |
| 2005 | 22.0 | 23,929 | 8,321 | 7,339 | 3,139 | 2,956 | 701 | 1,473 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.88 | +/-3,211 | +/-2,240 | +/-1,402 | +/-986 | +/-1,400 | +/-586 | +/-669 |
(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 | 26.8 | 100.0 | 10.8 | 30.7 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| 2005 | 26.6 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 29.3 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.94 | ***** | +/-1.9 | +/-1.9 | +/-1.9 | +/-1.9 | +/-1.9 | +/-1.9 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.3 | 100.0 | 10.6 | 32.7 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 7.7 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 25.4 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 30.9 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.96 | ***** | +/-2.5 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.5 | +/-2.5 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.2 | 100.0 | 8.4 | 29.1 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 10.0 | 8.9 |
| 2005 | 27.8 | 100.0 | 7.1 | 28.6 | 18.4 | 25.9 | 11.0 | 9.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.41 | ***** | +/-12.1 | +/-12.0 | +/-12.1 | +/-11.9 | +/-12.1 | +/-12.1 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.0 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 21.7 | 19.9 | 24.4 | 13.0 | 14.9 |
| 2005 | 30.2 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 20.7 | 16.1 | 28.5 | 13.2 | 11.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.44 | ***** | +/-18.4 | +/-18.3 | +/-18.4 | +/-18.2 | +/-18.4 | +/-18.4 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 45.3 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 30.0 | 18.3 | 26.8 |
| 2005 | 47.4 | 100.0 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 32.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.29 | ***** | +/-16.9 | +/-16.9 | +/-16.9 | +/-16.8 | +/-16.7 | +/-16.7 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 35.7 | 100.0 | 4.1 | 19.3 | 23.7 | 30.3 | 8.7 | 13.5 |
| 2005 | 33.7 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | ***** | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 22.5 | 100.0 | 33.4 | 33.9 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 7.0 |
| 2005 | 22.0 | 100.0 | 34.8 | 30.7 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 2.9 | 6.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.88 | ***** | +/-13.0 | +/-13.3 | +/-13.4 | +/-13.4 | +/-13.4 | +/-13.4 |
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.
