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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 2,776,116 | 3,343,908 | 3,560,109 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,103,313 | 1,333,723 | 1,425,340 | +/-7,083 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.52 | 2.51 | 2.50 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 2,842,321 | 3,421,399 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,323,512 | 1,630,109 | 1,716,847 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,294,690 | 1,601,378 | 1,670,430 | +/-11,327 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,294,690 | 100.0 | 1,601,378 | 100.0 | 1,670,430 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 949,326 | 73.3 | 1,171,641 | 73.2 | 1,226,600 | 73.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 2-person carpool | 132,776 | 10.3 | 156,754 | 9.8 | 154,640 | 9.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 19,286 | 1.5 | 25,457 | 1.6 | 21,849 | 1.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 6,583 | 0.5 | 8,345 | 0.5 | 8,688 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 3,717 | 0.3 | 3,715 | 0.2 | 4,378 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 2,894 | 0.2 | 1,679 | 0.1 | 2,339 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 40,023 | 3.1 | 56,795 | 3.5 | 56,197 | 3.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 1,564 | 0.1 | 3,173 | 0.2 | 3,946 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 439 | 0.0 | 3,906 | 0.2 | 4,463 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 643 | 0.0 | 2,047 | 0.1 | 3,141 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 99 | 0.0 | 120 | 0.0 | 144 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 13,647 | 1.1 | 17,172 | 1.1 | 25,477 | 1.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| Walked | 53,953 | 4.2 | 57,217 | 3.6 | 54,015 | 3.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 667 | 0.1 | 747 | 0.0 | 986 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 4,230 | 0.3 | 1,942 | 0.1 | 5,707 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 9,176 | 0.7 | 10,882 | 0.7 | 12,092 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 55,667 | 4.3 | 79,786 | 5.0 | 85,768 | 5.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,239,023 | 100.0 | 1,521,592 | 100.0 | 1,584,662 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 63,499 | 5.1 | 66,369 | 4.4 | 77,838 | 4.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 191,683 | 15.5 | 206,168 | 13.5 | 214,244 | 13.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 10 to 14 | 226,857 | 18.3 | 263,466 | 17.3 | 266,965 | 16.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 15 to 19 | 221,156 | 17.8 | 258,476 | 17.0 | 259,048 | 16.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 20 to 29 | 250,679 | 20.2 | 310,517 | 20.4 | 319,128 | 20.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 30 to 44 | 181,934 | 14.7 | 252,705 | 16.6 | 276,829 | 17.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 45 to 59 | 54,371 | 4.4 | 83,858 | 5.5 | 90,137 | 5.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 48,844 | 3.9 | 80,033 | 5.3 | 80,473 | 5.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.6 | (X) | 22.2 | (X) | 21.9 | (X) | +/- 0.32 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,239,023 | 100.0 | 1,521,592 | 100.0 | 1,584,662 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 79,987 | 6.5 | 116,035 | 7.6 | 136,175 | 8.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 232,973 | 18.8 | 287,892 | 18.9 | 297,774 | 18.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 402,854 | 32.5 | 467,624 | 30.7 | 455,483 | 28.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 195,493 | 15.8 | 235,217 | 15.5 | 244,531 | 15.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 96,400 | 7.8 | 130,322 | 8.6 | 141,888 | 9.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 112,320 | 9.1 | 129,692 | 8.5 | 138,361 | 8.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 118,996 | 9.6 | 154,810 | 10.2 | 170,450 | 10.8 | +/- 0.4 |
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 | 22.2 | 1,521,595 | 272,540 | 521,940 | 310,515 | 252,705 | 83,860 | 80,035 |
| 2005 | 21.9 | 1,584,662 | 292,082 | 526,013 | 319,128 | 276,829 | 90,137 | 80,473 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.32 | +/-12,931 | +/-9,629 | +/-12,104 | +/-9,212 | +/-9,077 | +/-4,556 | +/-4,165 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.2 | 1,171,640 | 207,985 | 423,070 | 247,695 | 187,640 | 57,335 | 47,915 |
| 2005 | 20.7 | 1,226,600 | 228,600 | 430,508 | 251,246 | 210,505 | 58,578 | 47,163 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.4 | +/-13,743 | +/-9,098 | +/-12,423 | +/-7,583 | +/-7,403 | +/-4,013 | +/-3,484 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.1 | 156,755 | 21,635 | 52,255 | 34,145 | 29,000 | 9,890 | 9,835 |
| 2005 | 23.7 | 154,640 | 21,273 | 47,772 | 38,012 | 27,053 | 11,449 | 9,081 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.87 | +/-7,343 | +/-2,553 | +/-4,161 | +/-4,244 | +/-3,205 | +/-2,042 | +/-1,970 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.2 | 39,195 | 4,455 | 10,650 | 7,485 | 8,855 | 3,220 | 4,530 |
| 2005 | 33.7 | 37,254 | 3,298 | 9,622 | 5,909 | 8,652 | 4,074 | 5,699 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.32 | +/-3,934 | +/-1,125 | +/-1,824 | +/-1,459 | +/-1,827 | +/-1,114 | +/-1,854 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 38.4 | 56,795 | 875 | 7,965 | 10,070 | 17,805 | 9,055 | 11,025 |
| 2005 | 37.9 | 56,197 | 2,223 | 7,260 | 8,405 | 16,660 | 10,318 | 11,331 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.95 | +/-3,978 | +/-935 | +/-1,367 | +/-1,608 | +/-1,814 | +/-2,049 | +/-1,442 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 46.6 | 9,245 | 70 | 520 | 700 | 2,785 | 2,590 | 2,575 |
| 2005 | 44.0 | 11,694 | SSS | SSS | 1,258 | 3,741 | 3,214 | 2,814 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.81 | +/-1,792 | SSS | SSS | +/-718 | +/-1,052 | +/-787 | +/-798 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 16.8 | 87,960 | 37,525 | 27,485 | 10,420 | 6,615 | 1,765 | 4,155 |
| 2005 | 17.6 | 98,277 | 36,496 | 30,376 | 14,298 | 10,218 | 2,504 | 4,385 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.83 | +/-5,090 | +/-3,326 | +/-2,946 | +/-2,074 | +/-1,800 | +/-889 | +/-1,145 |
(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 | 22.2 | 100.0 | 17.9 | 34.3 | 20.4 | 16.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 21.9 | 100.0 | 18.4 | 33.2 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.32 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.2 | 100.0 | 17.8 | 36.1 | 21.1 | 16.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 20.7 | 100.0 | 18.6 | 35.1 | 20.5 | 17.2 | 4.8 | 3.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.4 | ***** | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.1 | 100.0 | 13.8 | 33.3 | 21.8 | 18.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | 23.7 | 100.0 | 13.8 | 30.9 | 24.6 | 17.5 | 7.4 | 5.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.87 | ***** | +/-4.7 | +/-4.7 | +/-4.7 | +/-4.7 | +/-4.7 | +/-4.7 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.2 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 27.2 | 19.1 | 22.6 | 8.2 | 11.6 |
| 2005 | 33.7 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 25.8 | 15.9 | 23.2 | 10.9 | 15.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.32 | ***** | +/-10.6 | +/-10.5 | +/-10.5 | +/-10.5 | +/-10.6 | +/-10.5 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 38.4 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 14.0 | 17.7 | 31.3 | 15.9 | 19.4 |
| 2005 | 37.9 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 12.9 | 15.0 | 29.6 | 18.4 | 20.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.95 | ***** | +/-7.1 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.1 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 46.6 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 30.1 | 28.0 | 27.9 |
| 2005 | 44.0 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | 10.8 | 32.0 | 27.5 | 24.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.81 | ***** | SSS | SSS | +/-15.3 | +/-15.0 | +/-15.2 | +/-15.2 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 16.8 | 100.0 | 42.7 | 31.2 | 11.8 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 17.6 | 100.0 | 37.1 | 30.9 | 14.5 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 4.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.83 | ***** | +/-5.0 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.2 | +/-5.2 | +/-5.2 | +/-5.2 |
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.
