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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 19,242,396 | 20,863,024 | 21,392,437 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 7,219,827 | 7,799,416 | 7,872,828 | +/-16,111 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.72 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 19,710,239 | 21,361,797 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 9,559,887 | 9,610,762 | 10,063,238 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 9,350,149 | 9,393,871 | 9,742,178 | +/-36,266 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 9,350,149 | 100.0 | 9,393,871 | 100.0 | 9,742,178 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 5,199,592 | 55.6 | 5,304,595 | 56.5 | 5,384,554 | 55.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 2-person carpool | 746,396 | 8.0 | 658,272 | 7.0 | 591,233 | 6.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 3-person carpool | 124,112 | 1.3 | 121,226 | 1.3 | 93,164 | 1.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 46,841 | 0.5 | 48,416 | 0.5 | 38,566 | 0.4 | +/- 0.0 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 22,331 | 0.2 | 26,777 | 0.3 | 21,409 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 34,318 | 0.4 | 27,005 | 0.3 | 26,985 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 660,305 | 7.1 | 630,851 | 6.7 | 780,924 | 8.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 9,578 | 0.1 | 7,097 | 0.1 | 18,778 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 1,219,826 | 13.0 | 1,257,032 | 13.4 | 1,387,967 | 14.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Railroad | 325,060 | 3.5 | 339,676 | 3.6 | 343,136 | 3.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 19,360 | 0.2 | 16,387 | 0.2 | 20,123 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 22,001 | 0.2 | 28,015 | 0.3 | 29,908 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 577,655 | 6.2 | 520,445 | 5.5 | 512,649 | 5.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 64,654 | 0.7 | 70,712 | 0.8 | 66,045 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 5,509 | 0.1 | 3,922 | 0.0 | 6,053 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 50,116 | 0.5 | 52,187 | 0.6 | 83,321 | 0.9 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 222,495 | 2.4 | 281,256 | 3.0 | 337,363 | 3.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 9,127,654 | 100.0 | 9,112,615 | 100.0 | 9,404,815 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 214,227 | 2.3 | 186,652 | 2.0 | 216,473 | 2.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5 to 9 | 764,102 | 8.4 | 671,059 | 7.4 | 681,665 | 7.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| 10 to 14 | 1,163,907 | 12.8 | 996,894 | 10.9 | 991,903 | 10.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 15 to 19 | 1,215,355 | 13.3 | 1,096,576 | 12.0 | 1,113,234 | 11.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| 20 to 29 | 1,528,496 | 16.7 | 1,531,515 | 16.8 | 1,585,579 | 16.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 30 to 44 | 1,882,096 | 20.6 | 1,940,519 | 21.3 | 2,056,864 | 21.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 45 to 59 | 948,954 | 10.4 | 1,025,010 | 11.2 | 1,041,804 | 11.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 60 or more | 1,410,517 | 15.5 | 1,664,390 | 18.3 | 1,717,293 | 18.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 29.9 | (X) | 33.9 | (X) | 33.2 | (X) | +/- 0.26 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 9,127,654 | 100.0 | 9,112,615 | 100.0 | 9,404,815 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 371,583 | 4.1 | 467,579 | 5.1 | 533,134 | 5.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 1,481,556 | 16.2 | 1,463,876 | 16.1 | 1,587,466 | 16.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 2,813,413 | 30.8 | 2,713,388 | 29.8 | 2,604,314 | 27.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 2,312,310 | 25.3 | 2,163,929 | 23.7 | 2,209,895 | 23.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 881,326 | 9.7 | 971,324 | 10.7 | 1,070,752 | 11.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 621,207 | 6.8 | 628,157 | 6.9 | 679,724 | 7.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 646,259 | 7.1 | 704,362 | 7.7 | 719,530 | 7.7 | +/- 0.2 |
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 | 33.9 | 9,112,610 | 857,710 | 2,093,465 | 1,531,510 | 1,940,500 | 1,025,005 | 1,664,400 |
| 2005 | 33.2 | 9,404,815 | 898,138 | 2,105,137 | 1,585,579 | 2,056,864 | 1,041,804 | 1,717,293 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.26 | +/-37,525 | +/-18,081 | +/-31,277 | +/-22,015 | +/-27,330 | +/-21,504 | +/-25,645 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 28.0 | 5,304,585 | 578,235 | 1,495,420 | 1,066,950 | 1,127,600 | 487,050 | 549,320 |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 5,384,554 | 603,525 | 1,513,707 | 1,101,341 | 1,162,901 | 479,920 | 523,160 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.29 | +/-33,526 | +/-13,563 | +/-23,758 | +/-19,026 | +/-20,042 | +/-12,553 | +/-11,067 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 31.3 | 658,250 | 59,920 | 176,565 | 116,625 | 141,815 | 66,545 | 96,775 |
| 2005 | 29.8 | 591,233 | 58,085 | 154,069 | 104,819 | 133,764 | 63,271 | 77,225 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.53 | +/-18,031 | +/-4,975 | +/-8,377 | +/-7,477 | +/-8,835 | +/-5,350 | +/-6,435 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 38.1 | 223,445 | 11,551 | 43,418 | 35,951 | 54,545 | 29,019 | 48,902 |
| 2005 | 36.8 | 180,124 | 12,480 | 36,247 | 27,398 | 40,753 | 22,741 | 40,505 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.33 | +/-10,311 | +/-2,282 | +/-4,093 | +/-3,378 | +/-3,823 | +/-3,554 | +/-4,846 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 49.7 | 630,855 | 6,611 | 53,894 | 76,132 | 162,550 | 99,698 | 231,939 |
| 2005 | 46.7 | 780,924 | 8,422 | 69,433 | 102,158 | 218,534 | 112,357 | 270,020 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.71 | +/-18,998 | +/-1,948 | +/-5,505 | +/-6,784 | +/-10,871 | +/-7,107 | +/-9,920 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 54.5 | 1,620,205 | 8,434 | 52,037 | 134,204 | 388,089 | 327,584 | 709,813 |
| 2005 | 53.5 | 1,770,004 | 7,398 | 52,395 | 142,223 | 435,121 | 349,487 | 783,380 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.07 | +/-22,973 | +/-1,627 | +/-4,440 | +/-7,377 | +/-13,165 | +/-11,828 | +/-17,569 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.7 | 675,290 | 192,930 | 272,094 | 101,579 | 65,906 | 15,084 | 27,641 |
| 2005 | 16.3 | 697,976 | 208,228 | 279,286 | 107,640 | 65,791 | 14,028 | 23,003 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.64 | +/-17,335 | +/-11,138 | +/-11,397 | +/-6,344 | +/-5,157 | +/-2,056 | +/-2,946 |
(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 | 33.9 | 100.0 | 9.4 | 23.0 | 16.8 | 21.3 | 11.2 | 18.3 |
| 2005 | 33.2 | 100.0 | 9.5 | 22.4 | 16.9 | 21.9 | 11.1 | 18.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.26 | ***** | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 28.0 | 100.0 | 10.9 | 28.2 | 20.1 | 21.3 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| 2005 | 27.0 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 28.1 | 20.5 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 9.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.29 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 31.3 | 100.0 | 9.1 | 26.8 | 17.7 | 21.5 | 10.1 | 14.7 |
| 2005 | 29.8 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 26.1 | 17.7 | 22.6 | 10.7 | 13.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.53 | ***** | +/-3.0 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.0 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 38.1 | 100.0 | 5.2 | 19.4 | 16.1 | 24.4 | 13.0 | 21.9 |
| 2005 | 36.8 | 100.0 | 6.9 | 20.1 | 15.2 | 22.6 | 12.6 | 22.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.33 | ***** | +/-5.7 | +/-5.7 | +/-5.7 | +/-5.7 | +/-5.7 | +/-5.7 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 49.7 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 12.1 | 25.8 | 15.8 | 36.8 |
| 2005 | 46.7 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 13.1 | 28.0 | 14.4 | 34.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.71 | ***** | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 54.5 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 24.0 | 20.2 | 43.8 |
| 2005 | 53.5 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 24.6 | 19.7 | 44.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.07 | ***** | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.2 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.7 | 100.0 | 28.6 | 40.3 | 15.0 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 16.3 | 100.0 | 29.8 | 40.0 | 15.4 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.64 | ***** | +/-2.4 | +/-2.4 | +/-2.5 | +/-2.5 | +/-2.5 | +/-2.5 |
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.
