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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 1,222,219 | 1,663,035 | 1,958,548 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 477,394 | 646,027 | 773,297 | +/-5,564 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.56 | 2.57 | 2.53 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,256,429 | 1,697,906 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 637,237 | 817,446 | 950,585 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 625,230 | 800,941 | 922,121 | +/-10,793 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 625,230 | 100.0 | 800,941 | 100.0 | 922,121 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 487,522 | 78.0 | 645,439 | 80.6 | 742,731 | 80.5 | +/- 0.8 |
| 2-person carpool | 69,929 | 11.2 | 77,293 | 9.7 | 74,213 | 8.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 9,187 | 1.5 | 12,396 | 1.5 | 15,311 | 1.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 3,140 | 0.5 | 4,263 | 0.5 | 7,041 | 0.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,084 | 0.2 | 2,188 | 0.3 | 5,425 | 0.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 943 | 0.2 | 848 | 0.1 | 901 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 8,060 | 1.3 | 12,272 | 1.5 | 15,040 | 1.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 40 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 116 | 0.0 | 129 | 0.0 | 294 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 17 | 0.0 | 91 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 18 | 0.0 | 70 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 3,759 | 0.6 | 3,362 | 0.4 | 1,618 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 21,192 | 3.4 | 10,335 | 1.3 | 11,744 | 1.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 579 | 0.1 | 731 | 0.1 | 812 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 2,705 | 0.4 | 1,896 | 0.2 | 1,947 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 4,371 | 0.7 | 6,617 | 0.8 | 10,420 | 1.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Worked at home | 12,568 | 2.0 | 22,956 | 2.9 | 34,624 | 3.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 612,662 | 100.0 | 777,985 | 100.0 | 887,497 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 16,463 | 2.7 | 14,976 | 1.9 | 18,223 | 2.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 58,953 | 9.6 | 57,771 | 7.4 | 66,969 | 7.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| 10 to 14 | 83,870 | 13.7 | 92,393 | 11.9 | 98,848 | 11.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 15 to 19 | 103,177 | 16.8 | 117,006 | 15.0 | 126,847 | 14.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 20 to 29 | 140,606 | 23.0 | 178,630 | 23.0 | 201,364 | 22.7 | +/- 1.0 |
| 30 to 44 | 141,294 | 23.1 | 199,695 | 25.7 | 230,536 | 26.0 | +/- 0.9 |
| 45 to 59 | 44,450 | 7.3 | 68,293 | 8.8 | 88,512 | 10.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 60 or more | 23,849 | 3.9 | 49,221 | 6.3 | 56,198 | 6.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.8 | (X) | 27.0 | (X) | 26.7 | (X) | +/- 0.58 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 612,662 | 100.0 | 777,985 | 100.0 | 887,497 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 36,417 | 5.9 | 50,204 | 6.5 | 64,734 | 7.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 126,140 | 20.6 | 142,739 | 18.3 | 168,846 | 19.0 | +/- 1.0 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 195,784 | 32.0 | 241,722 | 31.1 | 254,752 | 28.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 108,192 | 17.7 | 137,140 | 17.6 | 154,554 | 17.4 | +/- 0.8 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 44,181 | 7.2 | 65,533 | 8.4 | 82,708 | 9.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 44,166 | 7.2 | 62,496 | 8.0 | 72,286 | 8.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 57,782 | 9.4 | 78,151 | 10.0 | 89,617 | 10.1 | +/- 0.8 |
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 | 27.0 | 777,990 | 72,745 | 209,395 | 178,625 | 199,700 | 68,295 | 49,220 |
| 2005 | 26.7 | 887,497 | 85,192 | 225,695 | 201,364 | 230,536 | 88,512 | 56,198 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.58 | +/-10,827 | +/-6,355 | +/-8,690 | +/-8,858 | +/-8,806 | +/-5,314 | +/-4,350 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.4 | 645,440 | 57,430 | 174,475 | 153,760 | 168,105 | 57,220 | 34,450 |
| 2005 | 25.9 | 742,731 | 70,070 | 193,911 | 175,035 | 193,688 | 69,219 | 40,808 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.65 | +/-11,123 | +/-5,452 | +/-7,940 | +/-7,768 | +/-7,253 | +/-4,412 | +/-3,844 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.4 | 77,290 | 6,435 | 21,680 | 17,110 | 20,150 | 6,440 | 5,470 |
| 2005 | 28.3 | 74,213 | 6,136 | 15,174 | 17,588 | 19,547 | 11,066 | 4,702 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.49 | +/-5,666 | +/-1,735 | +/-2,223 | +/-2,449 | +/-2,938 | +/-2,741 | +/-1,177 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.5 | 19,700 | 1,412 | 4,365 | 3,579 | 5,443 | 2,223 | 2,720 |
| 2005 | 32.9 | 28,678 | 1,598 | 5,819 | 3,373 | 10,158 | 4,978 | 2,752 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.3 | +/-5,045 | +/-946 | +/-2,025 | +/-1,082 | +/-3,968 | +/-2,651 | +/-833 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 49.8 | 12,275 | 233 | 1,565 | 1,445 | 2,955 | 1,585 | 4,495 |
| 2005 | 51.6 | 15,040 | SSS | 1,973 | 1,743 | 2,832 | 2,206 | 5,912 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.02 | +/-2,647 | SSS | +/-1,079 | +/-827 | +/-1,024 | +/-933 | +/-1,703 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 57.8 | 340 | 18 | 44 | 68 | 64 | 20 | 126 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 25.1 | 22,945 | 7,215 | 7,270 | 2,659 | 2,998 | 822 | 1,975 |
| 2005 | 24.5 | 26,541 | 7,014 | 8,818 | 3,554 | 4,255 | 905 | 1,995 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.7 | +/-3,376 | +/-1,568 | +/-2,039 | +/-1,130 | +/-1,478 | +/-512 | +/-843 |
(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 | 27.0 | 100.0 | 9.4 | 26.9 | 23.0 | 25.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | 26.7 | 100.0 | 9.6 | 25.4 | 22.7 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 6.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.58 | ***** | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.4 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 27.0 | 23.8 | 26.0 | 8.9 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 25.9 | 100.0 | 9.4 | 26.1 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 9.3 | 5.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.65 | ***** | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.4 | 100.0 | 8.3 | 28.1 | 22.1 | 26.1 | 8.3 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | 28.3 | 100.0 | 8.3 | 20.4 | 23.7 | 26.3 | 14.9 | 6.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.49 | ***** | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.5 | 100.0 | 7.2 | 22.2 | 18.2 | 27.6 | 11.3 | 13.8 |
| 2005 | 32.9 | 100.0 | 5.6 | 20.3 | 11.8 | 35.4 | 17.4 | 9.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.3 | ***** | +/-17.6 | +/-17.5 | +/-17.6 | +/-16.9 | +/-17.5 | +/-17.6 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 49.8 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 24.1 | 12.9 | 36.6 |
| 2005 | 51.6 | 100.0 | SSS | 13.1 | 11.6 | 18.8 | 14.7 | 39.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.02 | ***** | SSS | +/-17.6 | +/-17.6 | +/-17.6 | +/-17.6 | +/-17.0 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 57.8 | 100.0 | 5.3 | 12.9 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 37.1 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 25.1 | 100.0 | 31.4 | 31.7 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 8.6 |
| 2005 | 24.5 | 100.0 | 26.4 | 33.2 | 13.4 | 16.0 | 3.4 | 7.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.7 | ***** | +/-12.6 | +/-12.5 | +/-12.7 | +/-12.7 | +/-12.7 | +/-12.7 |
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.
