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 | 6,404,167 | 7,795,432 | 8,411,041 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 2,517,026 | 3,132,013 | 3,409,840 | +/-14,997 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.54 | 2.49 | 2.47 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 6,628,637 | 8,049,313 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 3,356,846 | 3,915,588 | 4,033,986 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 3,300,481 | 3,837,773 | 3,908,122 | +/-20,225 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 3,300,481 | 100.0 | 3,837,773 | 100.0 | 3,908,122 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 2,527,980 | 76.6 | 3,046,666 | 79.4 | 3,174,272 | 81.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 2-person carpool | 406,910 | 12.3 | 400,358 | 10.4 | 342,127 | 8.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 3-person carpool | 75,456 | 2.3 | 81,334 | 2.1 | 64,379 | 1.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 25,587 | 0.8 | 30,152 | 0.8 | 34,768 | 0.9 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 11,736 | 0.4 | 16,868 | 0.4 | 14,432 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 10,139 | 0.3 | 9,552 | 0.2 | 9,187 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 28,871 | 0.9 | 28,053 | 0.7 | 32,440 | 0.8 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 218 | 0.0 | 383 | 0.0 | 474 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 245 | 0.0 | 526 | 0.0 | 611 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 62 | 0.0 | 481 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 255 | 0.0 | 273 | 0.0 | 491 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 7,136 | 0.2 | 6,840 | 0.2 | 7,947 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 96,614 | 2.9 | 74,147 | 1.9 | 53,946 | 1.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Taxicab | 4,251 | 0.1 | 5,087 | 0.1 | 3,123 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 5,144 | 0.2 | 3,610 | 0.1 | 6,068 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 28,918 | 0.9 | 30,492 | 0.8 | 39,771 | 1.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 70,959 | 2.1 | 102,951 | 2.7 | 124,086 | 3.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,229,522 | 100.0 | 3,734,822 | 100.0 | 3,784,036 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 119,287 | 3.7 | 112,337 | 3.0 | 129,400 | 3.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 411,221 | 12.7 | 391,604 | 10.5 | 412,546 | 10.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 584,014 | 18.1 | 604,412 | 16.2 | 592,986 | 15.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| 15 to 19 | 657,712 | 20.4 | 670,644 | 18.0 | 654,418 | 17.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 686,179 | 21.2 | 818,464 | 21.9 | 842,401 | 22.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 30 to 44 | 515,428 | 16.0 | 689,187 | 18.5 | 704,891 | 18.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 45 to 59 | 151,053 | 4.7 | 233,614 | 6.3 | 244,623 | 6.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 60 or more | 104,628 | 3.2 | 214,560 | 5.7 | 202,771 | 5.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.8 | (X) | 24.0 | (X) | 23.3 | (X) | +/- 0.26 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,229,522 | 100.0 | 3,734,822 | 100.0 | 3,784,036 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 187,646 | 5.8 | 257,274 | 6.9 | 273,022 | 7.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 765,399 | 23.7 | 812,928 | 21.8 | 799,584 | 21.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 1,063,303 | 32.9 | 1,248,405 | 33.4 | 1,151,838 | 30.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 488,834 | 15.1 | 553,317 | 14.8 | 607,354 | 16.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 175,735 | 5.4 | 235,118 | 6.3 | 281,371 | 7.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 247,599 | 7.7 | 265,605 | 7.1 | 282,787 | 7.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 301,006 | 9.3 | 362,175 | 9.7 | 388,080 | 10.3 | +/- 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 | 24.0 | 3,734,825 | 503,940 | 1,275,055 | 818,465 | 689,190 | 233,615 | 214,560 |
| 2005 | 23.3 | 3,784,036 | 541,946 | 1,247,404 | 842,401 | 704,891 | 244,623 | 202,771 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.26 | +/-20,093 | +/-13,402 | +/-20,728 | +/-15,878 | +/-17,391 | +/-8,178 | +/-8,321 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 23.3 | 3,046,665 | 393,090 | 1,063,420 | 694,600 | 561,295 | 185,290 | 148,975 |
| 2005 | 22.7 | 3,174,272 | 445,841 | 1,066,635 | 731,533 | 587,287 | 201,364 | 141,612 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.29 | +/-21,349 | +/-11,355 | +/-19,105 | +/-13,918 | +/-15,097 | +/-7,130 | +/-6,368 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.9 | 400,360 | 45,285 | 133,140 | 82,870 | 80,045 | 29,675 | 29,340 |
| 2005 | 24.7 | 342,127 | 43,887 | 110,559 | 69,872 | 70,013 | 24,364 | 23,432 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.39 | +/-11,784 | +/-4,559 | +/-6,895 | +/-5,258 | +/-5,712 | +/-3,029 | +/-2,768 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.3 | 137,905 | 12,270 | 36,445 | 24,620 | 31,180 | 12,740 | 20,655 |
| 2005 | 35.4 | 122,766 | 9,581 | 26,873 | 22,306 | 28,127 | 12,399 | 23,480 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.79 | +/-7,949 | +/-1,964 | +/-3,571 | +/-3,224 | +/-4,572 | +/-2,814 | +/-3,543 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 40.8 | 28,055 | 1,075 | 5,125 | 4,455 | 6,710 | 3,275 | 7,410 |
| 2005 | 34.9 | 32,440 | 1,418 | 7,603 | 5,353 | 8,585 | 2,766 | 6,715 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.27 | +/-3,196 | +/-568 | +/-1,727 | +/-1,148 | +/-2,102 | +/-875 | +/-1,487 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 39.7 | 1,665 | 84 | 225 | 254 | 489 | 229 | 380 |
| 2005 | 40.5 | 1,576 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-29.72 | +/-787 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.2 | 120,175 | 52,125 | 36,700 | 11,670 | 9,465 | 2,405 | 7,805 |
| 2005 | 19.0 | 110,855 | 41,058 | 35,406 | 13,294 | 10,456 | 3,275 | 7,366 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.13 | +/-6,570 | +/-4,031 | +/-3,935 | +/-2,445 | +/-2,074 | +/-1,013 | +/-1,532 |
(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 | 24.0 | 100.0 | 13.5 | 34.1 | 21.9 | 18.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 23.3 | 100.0 | 14.3 | 33.0 | 22.3 | 18.6 | 6.5 | 5.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.26 | ***** | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 23.3 | 100.0 | 12.9 | 34.9 | 22.8 | 18.4 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | 22.7 | 100.0 | 14.0 | 33.6 | 23.0 | 18.5 | 6.3 | 4.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.29 | ***** | +/-0.7 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.9 | 100.0 | 11.3 | 33.3 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 24.7 | 100.0 | 12.8 | 32.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.39 | ***** | +/-3.4 | +/-3.4 | +/-3.4 | +/-3.4 | +/-3.4 | +/-3.4 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 26.4 | 17.9 | 22.6 | 9.2 | 15.0 |
| 2005 | 35.4 | 100.0 | 7.8 | 21.9 | 18.2 | 22.9 | 10.1 | 19.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.79 | ***** | +/-6.5 | +/-6.4 | +/-6.5 | +/-6.4 | +/-6.5 | +/-6.5 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 40.8 | 100.0 | 3.8 | 18.3 | 15.9 | 23.9 | 11.7 | 26.4 |
| 2005 | 34.9 | 100.0 | 4.4 | 23.4 | 16.5 | 26.5 | 8.5 | 20.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.27 | ***** | +/-9.9 | +/-9.8 | +/-9.8 | +/-9.7 | +/-9.8 | +/-9.8 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 39.7 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 29.4 | 13.8 | 22.8 |
| 2005 | 40.5 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-29.72 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.2 | 100.0 | 43.4 | 30.5 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 19.0 | 100.0 | 37.0 | 31.9 | 12.0 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 6.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.13 | ***** | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 | +/-5.9 |
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.
