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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 3,051,908 | 3,338,279 | 3,433,496 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,206,135 | 1,342,293 | 1,380,595 | +/-8,810 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.53 | 2.49 | 2.49 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 3,145,585 | 3,450,654 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,398,473 | 1,569,255 | 1,609,153 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,374,338 | 1,539,792 | 1,567,062 | +/-13,300 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,374,338 | 100.0 | 1,539,792 | 100.0 | 1,567,062 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,078,894 | 78.5 | 1,231,711 | 80.0 | 1,281,895 | 81.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 2-person carpool | 152,591 | 11.1 | 159,539 | 10.4 | 137,457 | 8.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 24,497 | 1.8 | 29,245 | 1.9 | 21,330 | 1.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 8,631 | 0.6 | 9,499 | 0.6 | 7,210 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 3,159 | 0.2 | 3,652 | 0.2 | 3,766 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 2,024 | 0.1 | 1,509 | 0.1 | 1,872 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 6,235 | 0.5 | 5,675 | 0.4 | 8,465 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 87 | 0.0 | 185 | 0.0 | 251 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 57 | 0.0 | 135 | 0.0 | 116 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 17 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.0 | 214 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 53 | 0.0 | 106 | 0.0 | 33 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 2,721 | 0.2 | 2,910 | 0.2 | 3,641 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 39,782 | 2.9 | 32,796 | 2.1 | 27,643 | 1.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 1,368 | 0.1 | 1,272 | 0.1 | 1,029 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 2,745 | 0.2 | 1,639 | 0.1 | 4,164 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 10,236 | 0.7 | 12,279 | 0.8 | 17,363 | 1.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 41,241 | 3.0 | 47,557 | 3.1 | 50,613 | 3.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,333,097 | 100.0 | 1,492,235 | 100.0 | 1,516,449 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 70,150 | 5.3 | 70,320 | 4.7 | 88,749 | 5.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 214,678 | 16.1 | 214,722 | 14.4 | 220,498 | 14.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 10 to 14 | 239,114 | 17.9 | 264,471 | 17.7 | 262,781 | 17.3 | +/- 0.6 |
| 15 to 19 | 244,641 | 18.4 | 260,374 | 17.4 | 266,178 | 17.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 20 to 29 | 259,679 | 19.5 | 300,719 | 20.2 | 320,021 | 21.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 30 to 44 | 194,539 | 14.6 | 234,096 | 15.7 | 231,507 | 15.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 45 to 59 | 58,452 | 4.4 | 72,663 | 4.9 | 67,314 | 4.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 51,844 | 3.9 | 74,870 | 5.0 | 59,401 | 3.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.3 | (X) | 21.7 | (X) | 20.1 | (X) | +/- 0.34 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,333,097 | 100.0 | 1,492,235 | 100.0 | 1,516,449 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 73,052 | 5.5 | 102,895 | 6.9 | 118,180 | 7.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 238,574 | 17.9 | 262,684 | 17.6 | 281,483 | 18.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 476,433 | 35.7 | 516,229 | 34.6 | 478,141 | 31.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 220,669 | 16.6 | 228,165 | 15.3 | 230,791 | 15.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 93,191 | 7.0 | 105,742 | 7.1 | 114,596 | 7.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 108,746 | 8.2 | 119,406 | 8.0 | 124,587 | 8.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 122,432 | 9.2 | 157,114 | 10.5 | 168,671 | 11.1 | +/- 0.5 |
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 | 21.7 | 1,492,235 | 285,040 | 524,845 | 300,715 | 234,095 | 72,660 | 74,870 |
| 2005 | 20.1 | 1,516,449 | 309,247 | 528,959 | 320,021 | 231,507 | 67,314 | 59,401 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.34 | +/-13,214 | +/-9,239 | +/-11,752 | +/-9,434 | +/-8,052 | +/-4,460 | +/-3,938 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.2 | 1,231,710 | 230,155 | 443,605 | 256,770 | 190,790 | 56,780 | 53,610 |
| 2005 | 19.8 | 1,281,895 | 254,120 | 459,316 | 277,605 | 193,753 | 53,571 | 43,530 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.4 | +/-14,927 | +/-8,249 | +/-11,069 | +/-8,815 | +/-7,458 | +/-4,228 | +/-3,479 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.8 | 159,540 | 23,805 | 52,910 | 31,055 | 29,405 | 10,745 | 11,620 |
| 2005 | 22.7 | 137,457 | 23,701 | 44,384 | 29,137 | 23,424 | 9,576 | 7,235 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.75 | +/-7,086 | +/-2,886 | +/-3,887 | +/-2,651 | +/-2,989 | +/-1,647 | +/-1,156 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 29.1 | 43,905 | 6,060 | 12,710 | 7,735 | 8,890 | 3,525 | 5,000 |
| 2005 | 27.4 | 34,178 | 5,377 | 8,957 | 6,590 | 6,878 | 2,476 | 3,900 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.68 | +/-3,442 | +/-1,220 | +/-1,524 | +/-1,567 | +/-1,586 | +/-692 | +/-1,160 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 37.4 | 5,675 | 325 | 1,245 | 870 | 1,355 | 585 | 1,300 |
| 2005 | 41.4 | 8,465 | SSS | 1,336 | 588 | 2,670 | 503 | 2,884 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.37 | +/-1,731 | SSS | +/-597 | +/-321 | +/-895 | +/-390 | +/-1,062 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 32.8 | 510 | 85 | 125 | 59 | 115 | 48 | 74 |
| 2005 | 18.5 | 614 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-18.74 | +/-457 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.2 | 50,895 | 24,615 | 14,255 | 4,225 | 3,550 | 985 | 3,270 |
| 2005 | 15.2 | 53,840 | 25,547 | 14,572 | 6,101 | 4,580 | 1,188 | 1,852 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.43 | +/-4,507 | +/-3,384 | +/-2,275 | +/-1,746 | +/-1,073 | +/-500 | +/-710 |
(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 | 21.7 | 100.0 | 19.1 | 35.2 | 20.2 | 15.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | 20.1 | 100.0 | 20.4 | 34.9 | 21.1 | 15.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.34 | ***** | +/-0.9 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.2 | 100.0 | 18.7 | 36.0 | 20.8 | 15.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 19.8 | 100.0 | 19.8 | 35.8 | 21.7 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.4 | ***** | +/-1.2 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.8 | 100.0 | 14.9 | 33.2 | 19.5 | 18.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 22.7 | 100.0 | 17.2 | 32.3 | 21.2 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 5.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.75 | ***** | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.2 | +/-5.2 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 29.1 | 100.0 | 13.8 | 28.9 | 17.6 | 20.2 | 8.0 | 11.4 |
| 2005 | 27.4 | 100.0 | 15.7 | 26.2 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 7.2 | 11.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.68 | ***** | +/-10.1 | +/-10.0 | +/-10.0 | +/-10.0 | +/-10.1 | +/-10.1 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 37.4 | 100.0 | 5.7 | 21.9 | 15.3 | 23.9 | 10.3 | 22.9 |
| 2005 | 41.4 | 100.0 | SSS | 15.8 | 6.9 | 31.5 | 5.9 | 34.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.37 | ***** | SSS | +/-20.4 | +/-20.4 | +/-20.2 | +/-20.4 | +/-20.0 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 32.8 | 100.0 | 16.7 | 24.5 | 11.6 | 22.5 | 9.4 | 14.5 |
| 2005 | 18.5 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-18.74 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.2 | 100.0 | 48.4 | 28.0 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 6.4 |
| 2005 | 15.2 | 100.0 | 47.4 | 27.1 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.43 | ***** | +/-7.8 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.4 |
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.
