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 | 1,000,499 | 1,125,420 | 1,189,610 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 394,158 | 454,283 | 484,973 | +/-4,323 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.54 | 2.48 | 2.45 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,029,802 | 1,160,942 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 488,087 | 553,469 | 576,674 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 479,057 | 543,268 | 561,833 | +/-8,476 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 479,057 | 100.0 | 543,268 | 100.0 | 561,833 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 382,902 | 79.9 | 443,276 | 81.6 | 458,338 | 81.6 | +/- 1.0 |
| 2-person carpool | 53,597 | 11.2 | 53,566 | 9.9 | 50,681 | 9.0 | +/- 0.8 |
| 3-person carpool | 7,656 | 1.6 | 8,688 | 1.6 | 7,692 | 1.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 2,308 | 0.5 | 2,595 | 0.5 | 2,723 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,050 | 0.2 | 1,143 | 0.2 | 1,995 | 0.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 485 | 0.1 | 388 | 0.1 | 1,094 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2,412 | 0.5 | 2,307 | 0.4 | 3,614 | 0.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 35 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.0 | 180 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 31 | 0.0 | 60 | 0.0 | 47 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 38 | 0.0 | 75 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,118 | 0.2 | 1,077 | 0.2 | 1,917 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 10,061 | 2.1 | 9,059 | 1.7 | 9,002 | 1.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| Taxicab | 548 | 0.1 | 548 | 0.1 | 193 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 1,026 | 0.2 | 550 | 0.1 | 1,183 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 3,245 | 0.7 | 4,199 | 0.8 | 7,108 | 1.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| Worked at home | 12,545 | 2.6 | 15,634 | 2.9 | 16,066 | 2.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 466,512 | 100.0 | 527,634 | 100.0 | 545,767 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 16,341 | 3.5 | 16,354 | 3.1 | 23,219 | 4.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 5 to 9 | 55,748 | 11.9 | 59,300 | 11.2 | 58,184 | 10.7 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 74,790 | 16.0 | 84,130 | 15.9 | 86,581 | 15.9 | +/- 0.9 |
| 15 to 19 | 88,378 | 18.9 | 95,783 | 18.2 | 99,767 | 18.3 | +/- 0.9 |
| 20 to 29 | 112,428 | 24.1 | 126,829 | 24.0 | 134,653 | 24.7 | +/- 1.1 |
| 30 to 44 | 81,819 | 17.5 | 97,337 | 18.4 | 101,423 | 18.6 | +/- 0.9 |
| 45 to 59 | 21,774 | 4.7 | 26,217 | 5.0 | 24,473 | 4.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 15,234 | 3.3 | 21,684 | 4.1 | 17,467 | 3.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.6 | (X) | 22.4 | (X) | 21.1 | (X) | +/- 0.58 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 466,512 | 100.0 | 527,634 | 100.0 | 545,767 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 21,661 | 4.6 | 30,043 | 5.7 | 39,074 | 7.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 84,946 | 18.2 | 96,039 | 18.2 | 96,181 | 17.6 | +/- 0.9 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 166,345 | 35.7 | 182,088 | 34.5 | 175,128 | 32.1 | +/- 1.1 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 76,623 | 16.4 | 83,039 | 15.7 | 87,841 | 16.1 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 34,602 | 7.4 | 40,485 | 7.7 | 48,927 | 9.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 40,119 | 8.6 | 43,053 | 8.2 | 42,401 | 7.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 42,216 | 9.0 | 52,887 | 10.0 | 56,215 | 10.3 | +/- 0.7 |
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 | 22.4 | 527,640 | 75,655 | 179,915 | 126,825 | 97,320 | 26,205 | 21,695 |
| 2005 | 21.1 | 545,767 | 81,403 | 186,348 | 134,653 | 101,423 | 24,473 | 17,467 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.58 | +/-8,149 | +/-4,048 | +/-7,231 | +/-6,148 | +/-5,386 | +/-2,312 | +/-1,995 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.9 | 443,275 | 60,975 | 153,630 | 110,440 | 81,415 | 20,995 | 15,805 |
| 2005 | 20.8 | 458,338 | 63,564 | 159,957 | 116,766 | 86,205 | 19,366 | 12,480 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.66 | +/-9,021 | +/-3,313 | +/-6,613 | +/-5,606 | +/-4,817 | +/-2,190 | +/-1,751 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.6 | 53,565 | 6,660 | 17,425 | 11,600 | 11,110 | 3,628 | 3,143 |
| 2005 | 22.3 | 50,681 | 7,775 | 15,756 | 11,866 | 10,139 | 3,592 | 1,553 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.22 | +/-4,382 | +/-1,690 | +/-2,102 | +/-1,844 | +/-2,238 | +/-1,021 | +/-671 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 27.9 | 12,810 | 1,330 | 3,794 | 2,708 | 2,844 | 1,048 | 1,094 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 13,504 | 1,462 | 4,006 | 3,509 | 2,388 | 907 | 1,232 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.88 | +/-2,221 | +/-623 | +/-1,102 | +/-1,190 | +/-895 | +/-325 | +/-745 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 35.2 | 2,308 | 119 | 461 | 484 | 561 | 201 | 489 |
| 2005 | 46.0 | 3,614 | SSS | 527 | SSS | 1,141 | SSS | 1,245 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-23.41 | +/-1,200 | SSS | +/-433 | SSS | +/-601 | SSS | +/-652 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 30.9 | 236 | 60 | 52 | 18 | 57 | 18 | 27 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 20.9 | 15,435 | 6,500 | 4,547 | 1,571 | 1,354 | 322 | 1,145 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 19,403 | 8,511 | 5,922 | 2,123 | 1,503 | SSS | 957 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.03 | +/-3,085 | +/-2,038 | +/-1,568 | +/-1,132 | +/-643 | SSS | +/-618 |
(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 | 22.4 | 100.0 | 14.3 | 34.1 | 24.0 | 18.4 | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 21.1 | 100.0 | 14.9 | 34.1 | 24.7 | 18.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.58 | ***** | +/-1.5 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.9 | 100.0 | 13.8 | 34.7 | 24.9 | 18.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | 20.8 | 100.0 | 13.9 | 34.9 | 25.5 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.66 | ***** | +/-2.0 | +/-1.9 | +/-1.9 | +/-2.0 | +/-2.0 | +/-2.0 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.6 | 100.0 | 12.4 | 32.5 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 22.3 | 100.0 | 15.3 | 31.1 | 23.4 | 20.0 | 7.1 | 3.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.22 | ***** | +/-8.6 | +/-8.5 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 10.4 | 29.6 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 100.0 | 10.8 | 29.7 | 26.0 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 9.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.88 | ***** | +/-16.4 | +/-16.3 | +/-16.3 | +/-16.4 | +/-16.4 | +/-16.4 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 35.2 | 100.0 | 5.2 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 24.3 | 8.7 | 21.2 |
| 2005 | 46.0 | 100.0 | SSS | 14.6 | SSS | 31.6 | SSS | 34.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-23.41 | ***** | SSS | +/-33.2 | SSS | +/-32.8 | SSS | +/-32.6 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 30.9 | 100.0 | 25.4 | 22.0 | 7.6 | 24.2 | 7.6 | 11.4 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 20.9 | 100.0 | 42.1 | 29.5 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 100.0 | 43.9 | 30.5 | 10.9 | 7.7 | SSS | 4.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.03 | ***** | +/-15.2 | +/-15.7 | +/-15.9 | +/-15.9 | SSS | +/-15.9 |
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.