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 | 1,541,025 | 1,462,819 | 1,406,415 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 603,075 | 590,071 | 565,433 | +/-5,629 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.56 | 2.48 | 2.49 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,585,577 | 1,517,550 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 657,389 | 585,353 | 556,464 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 640,577 | 569,761 | 537,233 | +/-10,042 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 640,577 | 100.0 | 569,761 | 100.0 | 537,233 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 286,068 | 44.7 | 280,315 | 49.2 | 276,103 | 51.4 | +/- 1.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 64,515 | 10.1 | 55,898 | 9.8 | 38,615 | 7.2 | +/- 0.9 |
| 3-person carpool | 12,740 | 2.0 | 10,655 | 1.9 | 9,183 | 1.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| 4-person carpool | 4,306 | 0.7 | 3,825 | 0.7 | 2,373 | 0.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,547 | 0.2 | 1,505 | 0.3 | 1,880 | 0.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,314 | 0.2 | 1,273 | 0.2 | 1,605 | 0.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 118,528 | 18.5 | 99,350 | 17.4 | 98,998 | 18.4 | +/- 1.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 8,063 | 1.3 | 3,660 | 0.6 | 3,604 | 0.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Subway or elevated | 44,901 | 7.0 | 27,310 | 4.8 | 21,999 | 4.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| Railroad | 11,386 | 1.8 | 13,196 | 2.3 | 14,646 | 2.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| Ferryboat | 21 | 0.0 | 44 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 3,637 | 0.6 | 4,908 | 0.9 | 4,778 | 0.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Walked | 66,446 | 10.4 | 51,564 | 9.1 | 43,259 | 8.1 | +/- 0.8 |
| Taxicab | 816 | 0.1 | 1,376 | 0.2 | 1,766 | 0.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Motorcycle | 558 | 0.1 | 439 | 0.1 | 256 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 4,028 | 0.6 | 3,691 | 0.6 | 4,009 | 0.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| Worked at home | 11,703 | 1.8 | 10,752 | 1.9 | 14,159 | 2.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 628,874 | 100.0 | 559,009 | 100.0 | 523,074 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 13,654 | 2.2 | 8,976 | 1.6 | 8,590 | 1.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 41,190 | 6.5 | 32,989 | 5.9 | 29,238 | 5.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 69,507 | 11.1 | 54,319 | 9.7 | 46,390 | 8.9 | +/- 0.8 |
| 15 to 19 | 84,367 | 13.4 | 70,195 | 12.6 | 64,505 | 12.3 | +/- 1.0 |
| 20 to 29 | 130,829 | 20.8 | 109,764 | 19.6 | 107,911 | 20.6 | +/- 1.2 |
| 30 to 44 | 164,750 | 26.2 | 146,604 | 26.2 | 142,784 | 27.3 | +/- 1.6 |
| 45 to 59 | 71,721 | 11.4 | 65,338 | 11.7 | 61,387 | 11.7 | +/- 0.8 |
| 60 or more | 52,856 | 8.4 | 70,824 | 12.7 | 62,269 | 11.9 | +/- 1.1 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 27.4 | (X) | 32.0 | (X) | 31.9 | (X) | +/- 1.33 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 628,874 | 100.0 | 559,009 | 100.0 | 523,074 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 32,023 | 5.1 | 34,226 | 6.1 | 37,086 | 7.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 113,013 | 18.0 | 93,925 | 16.8 | 92,001 | 17.6 | +/- 1.1 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 187,487 | 29.8 | 161,953 | 29.0 | 132,710 | 25.4 | +/- 1.2 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 137,086 | 21.8 | 110,950 | 19.8 | 112,225 | 21.5 | +/- 1.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 49,398 | 7.9 | 48,526 | 8.7 | 45,864 | 8.8 | +/- 0.8 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 54,903 | 8.7 | 52,931 | 9.5 | 45,350 | 8.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 54,964 | 8.7 | 56,498 | 10.1 | 57,838 | 11.1 | +/- 0.9 |
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 | 32.0 | 559,010 | 41,965 | 124,515 | 109,765 | 146,605 | 65,340 | 70,825 |
| 2005 | 31.9 | 523,074 | 37,828 | 110,895 | 107,911 | 142,784 | 61,387 | 62,269 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.33 | +/-10,294 | +/-3,610 | +/-6,872 | +/-6,426 | +/-8,643 | +/-4,469 | +/-5,797 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 28.4 | 280,315 | 19,145 | 70,045 | 65,740 | 76,065 | 28,065 | 21,260 |
| 2005 | 28.1 | 276,103 | 20,259 | 65,696 | 65,348 | 78,072 | 28,049 | 18,679 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.64 | +/-8,938 | +/-2,761 | +/-5,111 | +/-5,217 | +/-5,830 | +/-2,593 | +/-3,049 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 29.5 | 55,900 | 3,205 | 14,020 | 12,625 | 15,375 | 5,870 | 4,805 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 38,615 | 3,356 | 8,979 | 8,623 | 11,625 | 3,559 | 2,473 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.93 | +/-4,968 | +/-1,393 | +/-2,174 | +/-1,980 | +/-2,674 | +/-1,047 | +/-861 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.2 | 17,260 | 830 | 3,145 | 3,525 | 5,100 | 2,115 | 2,550 |
| 2005 | 31.2 | 15,041 | 1,296 | 2,104 | 3,845 | 3,536 | 2,323 | 1,937 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.21 | +/-2,801 | +/-1,124 | +/-988 | +/-2,066 | +/-1,108 | +/-1,219 | +/-791 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.9 | 99,350 | 1,050 | 7,885 | 13,170 | 29,500 | 17,850 | 29,895 |
| 2005 | 46.8 | 98,998 | 687 | 7,698 | 15,205 | 30,827 | 17,378 | 27,203 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.31 | +/-7,148 | +/-444 | +/-1,656 | +/-2,749 | +/-4,715 | +/-3,131 | +/-3,583 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 44.8 | 44,210 | 195 | 3,105 | 5,960 | 14,390 | 10,120 | 10,435 |
| 2005 | 46.0 | 40,249 | SSS | 2,155 | 6,109 | 13,138 | 9,138 | 9,663 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.47 | +/-4,052 | SSS | +/-842 | +/-1,439 | +/-2,152 | +/-2,129 | +/-1,860 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 16.8 | 61,975 | 17,545 | 26,310 | 8,750 | 6,170 | 1,320 | 1,880 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 54,068 | 12,184 | 24,263 | 8,781 | 5,586 | 940 | 2,314 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.86 | +/-5,130 | +/-2,465 | +/-3,912 | +/-1,752 | +/-1,415 | +/-454 | +/-1,312 |
(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 | 32.0 | 100.0 | 7.5 | 22.3 | 19.6 | 26.2 | 11.7 | 12.7 |
| 2005 | 31.9 | 100.0 | 7.2 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 27.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.33 | ***** | +/-2.0 | +/-1.9 | +/-2.0 | +/-1.9 | +/-2.0 | +/-2.0 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 28.4 | 100.0 | 6.8 | 25.0 | 23.5 | 27.1 | 10.0 | 7.6 |
| 2005 | 28.1 | 100.0 | 7.3 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 28.3 | 10.2 | 6.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.64 | ***** | +/-3.2 | +/-3.2 | +/-3.2 | +/-3.2 | +/-3.2 | +/-3.2 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 29.5 | 100.0 | 5.7 | 25.1 | 22.6 | 27.5 | 10.5 | 8.6 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 100.0 | 8.7 | 23.3 | 22.3 | 30.1 | 9.2 | 6.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.93 | ***** | +/-12.9 | +/-12.8 | +/-12.8 | +/-12.7 | +/-12.9 | +/-12.9 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.2 | 100.0 | 4.8 | 18.2 | 20.4 | 29.5 | 12.3 | 14.8 |
| 2005 | 31.2 | 100.0 | 8.6 | 14.0 | 25.6 | 23.5 | 15.4 | 12.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.21 | ***** | +/-18.6 | +/-18.6 | +/-18.3 | +/-18.5 | +/-18.6 | +/-18.6 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.9 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 13.3 | 29.7 | 18.0 | 30.1 |
| 2005 | 46.8 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 15.4 | 31.1 | 17.6 | 27.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.31 | ***** | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 44.8 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 13.5 | 32.5 | 22.9 | 23.6 |
| 2005 | 46.0 | 100.0 | SSS | 5.4 | 15.2 | 32.6 | 22.7 | 24.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.47 | ***** | SSS | +/-10.1 | +/-10.1 | +/-9.9 | +/-10.0 | +/-10.0 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 16.8 | 100.0 | 28.3 | 42.5 | 14.1 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 100.0 | 22.5 | 44.9 | 16.2 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.86 | ***** | +/-9.4 | +/-8.9 | +/-9.5 | +/-9.5 | +/-9.5 | +/-9.5 |
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.
