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 | 968,517 | 1,298,577 | 1,377,980 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 369,921 | 465,834 | 503,753 | +/-8,335 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.62 | 2.79 | 2.74 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 983,403 | 1,321,045 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 483,048 | 612,218 | 678,927 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 473,966 | 599,592 | 662,242 | +/-14,429 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 473,966 | 100.0 | 599,592 | 100.0 | 662,242 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 349,139 | 73.7 | 429,616 | 71.7 | 485,064 | 73.2 | +/- 1.0 |
| 2-person carpool | 58,648 | 12.4 | 78,856 | 13.2 | 80,744 | 12.2 | +/- 1.0 |
| 3-person carpool | 9,068 | 1.9 | 14,671 | 2.4 | 16,159 | 2.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 4-person carpool | 2,207 | 0.5 | 6,446 | 1.1 | 5,726 | 0.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 953 | 0.2 | 3,503 | 0.6 | 3,450 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 692 | 0.1 | 863 | 0.1 | 1,459 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 14,772 | 3.1 | 18,090 | 3.0 | 22,720 | 3.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 37 | 0.0 | 295 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 35 | 0.0 | 122 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 25 | 0.0 | 263 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 6 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 62 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 5,168 | 1.1 | 5,146 | 0.9 | 3,940 | 0.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Walked | 12,874 | 2.7 | 12,998 | 2.2 | 10,730 | 1.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 745 | 0.2 | 777 | 0.1 | 468 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 3,266 | 0.7 | 2,127 | 0.4 | 1,668 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 3,455 | 0.7 | 5,866 | 1.0 | 6,876 | 1.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| Worked at home | 12,876 | 2.7 | 19,936 | 3.3 | 23,176 | 3.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 461,090 | 100.0 | 579,656 | 100.0 | 639,066 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 10,638 | 2.3 | 10,845 | 1.9 | 11,577 | 1.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 41,081 | 8.9 | 46,489 | 8.0 | 43,871 | 6.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 63,675 | 13.8 | 73,375 | 12.7 | 81,425 | 12.7 | +/- 0.8 |
| 15 to 19 | 80,055 | 17.4 | 88,162 | 15.2 | 99,575 | 15.6 | +/- 1.1 |
| 20 to 29 | 111,416 | 24.2 | 134,508 | 23.2 | 146,504 | 22.9 | +/- 1.0 |
| 30 to 44 | 107,135 | 23.2 | 145,371 | 25.1 | 165,672 | 25.9 | +/- 1.3 |
| 45 to 59 | 28,487 | 6.2 | 45,776 | 7.9 | 45,056 | 7.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 60 or more | 18,603 | 4.0 | 35,130 | 6.1 | 45,386 | 7.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.0 | (X) | 26.1 | (X) | 26.9 | (X) | +/- 1.05 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 461,090 | 100.0 | 579,656 | 100.0 | 639,066 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 44,023 | 9.5 | 71,872 | 12.4 | 85,426 | 13.4 | +/- 0.9 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 103,853 | 22.5 | 121,746 | 21.0 | 131,085 | 20.5 | +/- 1.2 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 130,748 | 28.4 | 152,178 | 26.3 | 146,489 | 22.9 | +/- 1.2 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 63,592 | 13.8 | 74,789 | 12.9 | 81,434 | 12.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 29,581 | 6.4 | 40,240 | 6.9 | 47,179 | 7.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 38,829 | 8.4 | 46,840 | 8.1 | 57,127 | 8.9 | +/- 0.8 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 50,464 | 10.9 | 71,991 | 12.4 | 90,326 | 14.1 | +/- 1.1 |
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 | 26.1 | 579,655 | 57,335 | 161,535 | 134,505 | 145,375 | 45,775 | 35,125 |
| 2005 | 26.9 | 639,066 | 55,448 | 181,000 | 146,504 | 165,672 | 45,056 | 45,386 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.05 | +/-14,266 | +/-4,583 | +/-9,095 | +/-7,293 | +/-9,178 | +/-3,750 | +/-4,355 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.9 | 429,615 | 40,975 | 124,265 | 106,545 | 107,585 | 31,940 | 18,305 |
| 2005 | 25.1 | 485,064 | 42,422 | 146,978 | 121,886 | 118,771 | 31,690 | 23,317 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.21 | +/-12,502 | +/-4,174 | +/-8,125 | +/-6,429 | +/-7,763 | +/-3,172 | +/-2,935 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.4 | 78,855 | 7,270 | 21,615 | 16,915 | 21,120 | 6,770 | 5,170 |
| 2005 | 27.4 | 80,744 | 6,327 | 18,909 | 16,397 | 26,589 | 7,031 | 5,491 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.29 | +/-6,931 | +/-1,683 | +/-3,415 | +/-2,888 | +/-4,851 | +/-1,734 | +/-1,372 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.5 | 25,480 | 1,505 | 4,900 | 4,660 | 7,505 | 3,250 | 3,675 |
| 2005 | 39.6 | 26,794 | 507 | 4,330 | 3,137 | 10,532 | 2,437 | 5,851 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.89 | +/-3,369 | +/-294 | +/-1,248 | +/-1,344 | +/-2,483 | +/-806 | +/-1,653 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 47.2 | 18,090 | 325 | 1,905 | 2,350 | 4,790 | 2,805 | 5,915 |
| 2005 | 49.2 | 22,720 | SSS | 3,137 | 1,781 | 6,581 | 3,076 | 7,959 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.54 | +/-3,256 | SSS | +/-989 | +/-841 | +/-2,019 | +/-1,017 | +/-2,146 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 42.5 | 695 | 40 | 125 | 65 | 180 | 114 | 170 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 23.0 | 26,915 | 7,220 | 8,730 | 3,980 | 4,200 | 890 | 1,895 |
| 2005 | 26.0 | 23,682 | 6,006 | 7,646 | 3,303 | 3,199 | 760 | 2,768 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.2 | +/-3,735 | +/-1,656 | +/-2,113 | +/-1,250 | +/-1,027 | +/-416 | +/-1,430 |
(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 | 26.1 | 100.0 | 9.9 | 27.9 | 23.2 | 25.1 | 7.9 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 26.9 | 100.0 | 8.7 | 28.3 | 22.9 | 25.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.05 | ***** | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.9 | 100.0 | 9.5 | 28.9 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 7.4 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | 25.1 | 100.0 | 8.7 | 30.3 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 4.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.21 | ***** | +/-2.6 | +/-2.5 | +/-2.6 | +/-2.5 | +/-2.6 | +/-2.6 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.4 | 100.0 | 9.2 | 27.4 | 21.5 | 26.8 | 8.6 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 27.4 | 100.0 | 7.8 | 23.4 | 20.3 | 32.9 | 8.7 | 6.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.29 | ***** | +/-8.6 | +/-8.5 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.5 | 100.0 | 5.9 | 19.2 | 18.3 | 29.5 | 12.8 | 14.4 |
| 2005 | 39.6 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 16.2 | 11.7 | 39.3 | 9.1 | 21.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.89 | ***** | +/-12.6 | +/-12.6 | +/-12.6 | +/-12.0 | +/-12.6 | +/-12.5 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 47.2 | 100.0 | 1.8 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 26.5 | 15.5 | 32.7 |
| 2005 | 49.2 | 100.0 | SSS | 13.8 | 7.8 | 29.0 | 13.5 | 35.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.54 | ***** | SSS | +/-14.3 | +/-14.3 | +/-14.1 | +/-14.3 | +/-13.9 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 42.5 | 100.0 | 5.8 | 18.0 | 9.4 | 25.9 | 16.4 | 24.5 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 23.0 | 100.0 | 26.8 | 32.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 3.3 | 7.0 |
| 2005 | 26.0 | 100.0 | 25.4 | 32.3 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 11.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.2 | ***** | +/-15.7 | +/-15.5 | +/-15.8 | +/-15.8 | +/-15.8 | +/-15.8 |
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.
