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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 5,418,951 | 5,648,087 | 5,784,351 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 2,037,163 | 2,183,547 | 2,216,080 | +/-9,473 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.66 | 2.59 | 2.61 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 5,573,521 | 5,833,585 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 2,687,844 | 2,713,610 | 2,775,250 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 2,631,997 | 2,658,724 | 2,691,364 | +/-18,106 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 2,631,997 | 100.0 | 2,658,724 | 100.0 | 2,691,364 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,815,521 | 69.0 | 1,945,638 | 73.2 | 2,003,884 | 74.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 256,066 | 9.7 | 219,390 | 8.3 | 189,506 | 7.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| 3-person carpool | 39,841 | 1.5 | 34,003 | 1.3 | 36,019 | 1.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 13,302 | 0.5 | 10,820 | 0.4 | 8,571 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 4,442 | 0.2 | 4,739 | 0.2 | 9,413 | 0.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 5,179 | 0.2 | 3,649 | 0.1 | 5,270 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 151,841 | 5.8 | 136,018 | 5.1 | 136,584 | 5.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 9,803 | 0.4 | 4,805 | 0.2 | 4,442 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 62,186 | 2.4 | 41,887 | 1.6 | 35,716 | 1.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 48,145 | 1.8 | 50,922 | 1.9 | 55,206 | 2.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| Ferryboat | 246 | 0.0 | 203 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 8,562 | 0.3 | 8,628 | 0.3 | 8,508 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 137,376 | 5.2 | 102,419 | 3.9 | 88,907 | 3.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 2,144 | 0.1 | 2,596 | 0.1 | 2,742 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 2,583 | 0.1 | 1,816 | 0.1 | 2,118 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 15,711 | 0.6 | 14,821 | 0.6 | 17,078 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 59,049 | 2.2 | 76,370 | 2.9 | 87,400 | 3.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,572,948 | 100.0 | 2,582,354 | 100.0 | 2,603,964 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 75,997 | 3.0 | 64,830 | 2.5 | 67,740 | 2.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 259,077 | 10.1 | 229,603 | 8.9 | 231,907 | 8.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 370,776 | 14.4 | 331,328 | 12.8 | 319,739 | 12.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 15 to 19 | 395,859 | 15.4 | 359,692 | 13.9 | 356,697 | 13.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 531,295 | 20.6 | 525,620 | 20.4 | 533,924 | 20.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 30 to 44 | 546,054 | 21.2 | 569,318 | 22.0 | 577,630 | 22.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 45 to 59 | 227,883 | 8.9 | 253,717 | 9.8 | 261,748 | 10.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 166,007 | 6.5 | 248,246 | 9.6 | 254,579 | 9.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.2 | (X) | 28.1 | (X) | 28.2 | (X) | +/- 0.41 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,572,948 | 100.0 | 2,582,354 | 100.0 | 2,603,964 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 115,330 | 4.5 | 151,012 | 5.8 | 188,140 | 7.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 481,382 | 18.7 | 481,496 | 18.6 | 496,874 | 19.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 835,000 | 32.5 | 807,528 | 31.3 | 739,122 | 28.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 542,525 | 21.1 | 510,376 | 19.8 | 519,807 | 20.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 193,336 | 7.5 | 207,568 | 8.0 | 219,677 | 8.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 190,407 | 7.4 | 193,441 | 7.5 | 198,957 | 7.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 214,968 | 8.4 | 230,933 | 8.9 | 241,387 | 9.3 | +/- 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 | 28.1 | 2,582,355 | 294,435 | 691,025 | 525,620 | 569,315 | 253,730 | 248,255 |
| 2005 | 28.2 | 2,603,964 | 299,647 | 676,436 | 533,924 | 577,630 | 261,748 | 254,579 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.41 | +/-18,231 | +/-8,038 | +/-13,782 | +/-13,430 | +/-14,423 | +/-8,923 | +/-7,830 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.4 | 1,945,640 | 215,240 | 551,105 | 427,635 | 431,380 | 176,345 | 143,930 |
| 2005 | 26.6 | 2,003,884 | 230,204 | 548,392 | 439,111 | 443,892 | 189,191 | 153,094 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.44 | +/-17,799 | +/-6,374 | +/-11,747 | +/-10,998 | +/-11,281 | +/-8,067 | +/-6,587 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.2 | 219,385 | 23,965 | 63,165 | 44,560 | 48,540 | 20,864 | 18,310 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 189,506 | 22,442 | 53,025 | 35,467 | 44,383 | 17,782 | 16,407 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.94 | +/-8,237 | +/-2,839 | +/-4,660 | +/-3,817 | +/-4,086 | +/-2,242 | +/-2,448 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.7 | 53,215 | 4,540 | 11,370 | 10,318 | 13,037 | 6,145 | 7,807 |
| 2005 | 32.7 | 59,273 | 5,270 | 11,402 | 13,918 | 13,615 | 5,815 | 9,253 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.16 | +/-6,521 | +/-1,654 | +/-2,087 | +/-4,816 | +/-2,211 | +/-1,632 | +/-2,113 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.4 | 136,020 | 1,950 | 13,345 | 18,575 | 38,519 | 23,603 | 40,054 |
| 2005 | 46.3 | 136,584 | 1,961 | 12,700 | 20,520 | 39,243 | 24,084 | 38,076 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.23 | +/-7,881 | +/-774 | +/-2,061 | +/-3,110 | +/-5,202 | +/-3,367 | +/-3,981 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 50.9 | 97,830 | 395 | 3,907 | 9,487 | 26,865 | 24,080 | 33,092 |
| 2005 | 51.4 | 95,364 | SSS | 2,666 | 10,332 | 26,197 | 23,086 | 32,789 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.74 | +/-5,930 | SSS | +/-922 | +/-1,827 | +/-2,779 | +/-2,935 | +/-3,089 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 16.8 | 130,275 | 48,355 | 48,115 | 15,075 | 10,976 | 2,673 | 5,061 |
| 2005 | 16.4 | 119,353 | 39,476 | 48,251 | 14,576 | 10,300 | 1,790 | 4,960 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.69 | +/-6,579 | +/-3,655 | +/-4,767 | +/-2,038 | +/-1,811 | +/-577 | +/-1,534 |
(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 | 28.1 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 26.8 | 20.4 | 22.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| 2005 | 28.2 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 26.0 | 20.5 | 22.2 | 10.1 | 9.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.41 | ***** | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.4 | 100.0 | 11.1 | 28.3 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 9.1 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 26.6 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 27.4 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 9.4 | 7.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.44 | ***** | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.2 | 100.0 | 10.9 | 28.8 | 20.3 | 22.1 | 9.5 | 8.3 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 100.0 | 11.8 | 28.0 | 18.7 | 23.4 | 9.4 | 8.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.94 | ***** | +/-4.3 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.3 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.7 | 100.0 | 8.5 | 21.4 | 19.4 | 24.5 | 11.5 | 14.7 |
| 2005 | 32.7 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 19.2 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 9.8 | 15.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.16 | ***** | +/-11.0 | +/-11.0 | +/-10.8 | +/-11.0 | +/-11.0 | +/-11.0 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.4 | 100.0 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 13.7 | 28.3 | 17.4 | 29.4 |
| 2005 | 46.3 | 100.0 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 15.0 | 28.7 | 17.6 | 27.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.23 | ***** | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.7 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.7 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 50.9 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 27.5 | 24.6 | 33.8 |
| 2005 | 51.4 | 100.0 | SSS | 2.8 | 10.8 | 27.5 | 24.2 | 34.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.74 | ***** | SSS | +/-6.2 | +/-6.2 | +/-6.2 | +/-6.2 | +/-6.1 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 16.8 | 100.0 | 37.1 | 36.9 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 16.4 | 100.0 | 33.1 | 40.4 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 4.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.69 | ***** | +/-5.4 | +/-5.3 | +/-5.5 | +/-5.5 | +/-5.5 | +/-5.5 |
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.
