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 | 7,154,691 | 7,825,848 | 7,956,113 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 2,819,401 | 3,021,588 | 3,026,196 | +/-10,429 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.54 | 2.59 | 2.63 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 7,322,564 | 8,008,278 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 3,264,303 | 3,280,124 | 3,543,825 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 3,183,088 | 3,192,070 | 3,429,194 | +/-21,286 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 3,183,088 | 100.0 | 3,192,070 | 100.0 | 3,429,194 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 765,151 | 24.0 | 794,422 | 24.9 | 809,933 | 23.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 189,312 | 5.9 | 176,158 | 5.5 | 152,388 | 4.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 3-person carpool | 41,092 | 1.3 | 39,089 | 1.2 | 26,525 | 0.8 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 16,673 | 0.5 | 16,912 | 0.5 | 12,567 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 8,774 | 0.3 | 9,455 | 0.3 | 7,116 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 15,652 | 0.5 | 13,360 | 0.4 | 9,919 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 403,477 | 12.7 | 364,408 | 11.4 | 473,574 | 13.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 7,938 | 0.2 | 5,101 | 0.2 | 13,406 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 1,168,346 | 36.7 | 1,199,226 | 37.6 | 1,307,728 | 38.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| Railroad | 54,716 | 1.7 | 51,141 | 1.6 | 69,694 | 2.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 16,619 | 0.5 | 11,193 | 0.4 | 8,896 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bicycle | 9,643 | 0.3 | 15,024 | 0.5 | 16,468 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 340,077 | 10.7 | 332,264 | 10.4 | 323,712 | 9.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| Taxicab | 50,096 | 1.6 | 53,781 | 1.7 | 47,335 | 1.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 1,711 | 0.1 | 1,488 | 0.0 | 2,749 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 16,992 | 0.5 | 16,897 | 0.5 | 23,545 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 76,819 | 2.4 | 92,151 | 2.9 | 123,639 | 3.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,106,269 | 100.0 | 3,099,919 | 100.0 | 3,305,555 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 43,309 | 1.4 | 36,907 | 1.2 | 43,597 | 1.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5 to 9 | 128,544 | 4.1 | 117,493 | 3.8 | 115,573 | 3.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 10 to 14 | 238,044 | 7.7 | 205,727 | 6.6 | 204,682 | 6.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 15 to 19 | 296,454 | 9.5 | 272,534 | 8.8 | 274,710 | 8.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 20 to 29 | 428,543 | 13.8 | 438,172 | 14.1 | 476,292 | 14.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 30 to 44 | 784,589 | 25.3 | 785,031 | 25.3 | 863,457 | 26.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 45 to 59 | 478,813 | 15.4 | 485,781 | 15.7 | 508,189 | 15.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 707,973 | 22.8 | 758,274 | 24.5 | 819,055 | 24.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 36.5 | (X) | 40.0 | (X) | 39.1 | (X) | +/- 0.49 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,106,269 | 100.0 | 3,099,919 | 100.0 | 3,305,555 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 115,529 | 3.7 | 139,488 | 4.5 | 167,168 | 5.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 428,218 | 13.8 | 411,121 | 13.3 | 475,900 | 14.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 913,331 | 29.4 | 874,799 | 28.2 | 884,685 | 26.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 856,357 | 27.6 | 800,417 | 25.8 | 850,818 | 25.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 352,235 | 11.3 | 401,345 | 12.9 | 429,879 | 13.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 219,170 | 7.1 | 229,669 | 7.4 | 251,674 | 7.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 221,429 | 7.1 | 243,080 | 7.8 | 245,431 | 7.4 | +/- 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 | 40.0 | 3,099,920 | 154,400 | 478,260 | 438,170 | 785,030 | 485,780 | 758,280 |
| 2005 | 39.1 | 3,305,555 | 159,170 | 479,392 | 476,292 | 863,457 | 508,189 | 819,055 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.49 | +/-21,428 | +/-7,383 | +/-15,421 | +/-14,852 | +/-18,409 | +/-15,465 | +/-20,213 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 32.7 | 794,420 | 41,120 | 179,980 | 153,105 | 213,480 | 93,845 | 112,890 |
| 2005 | 30.9 | 809,933 | 43,904 | 177,286 | 166,528 | 226,040 | 94,238 | 101,937 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.96 | +/-14,456 | +/-3,660 | +/-7,925 | +/-9,324 | +/-9,609 | +/-5,746 | +/-7,621 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 36.0 | 176,160 | 6,515 | 36,355 | 30,520 | 48,300 | 22,985 | 31,485 |
| 2005 | 32.5 | 152,388 | 5,640 | 34,675 | 27,172 | 43,295 | 19,069 | 22,537 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.68 | +/-8,502 | +/-1,471 | +/-4,572 | +/-3,053 | +/-4,967 | +/-2,874 | +/-3,048 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 44.5 | 78,815 | 2,035 | 9,850 | 10,580 | 21,130 | 12,855 | 22,360 |
| 2005 | 42.4 | 56,127 | 1,660 | 7,259 | 7,953 | 13,109 | 10,043 | 16,103 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.51 | +/-4,430 | +/-820 | +/-1,770 | +/-1,583 | +/-2,171 | +/-2,223 | +/-2,270 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 48.5 | 364,410 | 2,560 | 25,290 | 45,800 | 102,470 | 62,250 | 126,035 |
| 2005 | 45.7 | 473,574 | 3,477 | 33,537 | 64,872 | 146,070 | 72,961 | 152,657 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.96 | +/-14,201 | +/-1,137 | +/-3,551 | +/-5,200 | +/-9,266 | +/-5,212 | +/-6,356 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 49.6 | 1,266,660 | 6,985 | 47,205 | 125,270 | 354,150 | 283,460 | 449,595 |
| 2005 | 48.9 | 1,399,724 | 5,237 | 46,835 | 134,283 | 394,490 | 303,449 | 515,430 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.12 | +/-20,192 | +/-1,296 | +/-4,295 | +/-7,193 | +/-13,196 | +/-11,243 | +/-15,124 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.3 | 419,455 | 95,180 | 179,580 | 72,885 | 45,490 | 10,400 | 15,905 |
| 2005 | 16.6 | 413,809 | 99,252 | 179,800 | 75,484 | 40,453 | 8,429 | 10,391 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.91 | +/-13,545 | +/-6,768 | +/-9,342 | +/-5,623 | +/-3,795 | +/-1,612 | +/-2,160 |
(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 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 25.3 | 15.7 | 24.5 |
| 2005 | 39.1 | 100.0 | 4.8 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 26.1 | 15.4 | 24.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.49 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 32.7 | 100.0 | 5.2 | 22.7 | 19.3 | 26.9 | 11.8 | 14.2 |
| 2005 | 30.9 | 100.0 | 5.4 | 21.9 | 20.6 | 27.9 | 11.6 | 12.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.96 | ***** | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | +/-1.8 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 36.0 | 100.0 | 3.7 | 20.6 | 17.3 | 27.4 | 13.0 | 17.9 |
| 2005 | 32.5 | 100.0 | 3.7 | 22.8 | 17.8 | 28.4 | 12.5 | 14.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.68 | ***** | +/-5.6 | +/-5.5 | +/-5.6 | +/-5.5 | +/-5.6 | +/-5.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 44.5 | 100.0 | 2.6 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 26.8 | 16.3 | 28.4 |
| 2005 | 42.4 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 23.4 | 17.9 | 28.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.51 | ***** | +/-7.9 | +/-7.9 | +/-7.9 | +/-7.8 | +/-7.9 | +/-7.8 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 48.5 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 12.6 | 28.1 | 17.1 | 34.6 |
| 2005 | 45.7 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 13.7 | 30.8 | 15.4 | 32.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.96 | ***** | +/-3.0 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.0 | +/-2.9 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.0 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 49.6 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 28.0 | 22.4 | 35.5 |
| 2005 | 48.9 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 28.2 | 21.7 | 36.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.12 | ***** | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.4 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.3 | 100.0 | 22.7 | 42.8 | 17.4 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | 16.6 | 100.0 | 24.0 | 43.4 | 18.2 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.91 | ***** | +/-3.2 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.3 | +/-3.3 | +/-3.3 | +/-3.3 |
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.
