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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 2,199,662 | 3,191,863 | 3,805,123 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 846,714 | 1,194,250 | 1,416,169 | +/-8,394 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.60 | 2.67 | 2.69 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 2,238,480 | 3,251,876 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,055,051 | 1,494,689 | 1,796,921 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,036,017 | 1,466,434 | 1,747,871 | +/-13,126 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,036,017 | 100.0 | 1,466,434 | 100.0 | 1,747,871 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 776,424 | 74.9 | 1,094,591 | 74.6 | 1,319,158 | 75.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 2-person carpool | 122,823 | 11.9 | 174,263 | 11.9 | 194,432 | 11.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 3-person carpool | 18,368 | 1.8 | 30,566 | 2.1 | 33,910 | 1.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 4,684 | 0.5 | 11,451 | 0.8 | 14,297 | 0.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 2,371 | 0.2 | 6,168 | 0.4 | 6,162 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 2,082 | 0.2 | 2,549 | 0.2 | 5,101 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 20,022 | 1.9 | 27,022 | 1.8 | 36,319 | 2.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 65 | 0.0 | 475 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 84 | 0.0 | 297 | 0.0 | 266 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 49 | 0.0 | 405 | 0.0 | 134 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 35 | 0.0 | 30 | 0.0 | 116 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 14,190 | 1.4 | 13,855 | 0.9 | 11,362 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 27,858 | 2.7 | 30,577 | 2.1 | 27,938 | 1.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 1,097 | 0.1 | 1,352 | 0.1 | 655 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 7,726 | 0.7 | 5,754 | 0.4 | 7,264 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 8,068 | 0.8 | 13,380 | 0.9 | 18,109 | 1.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 30,071 | 2.9 | 53,699 | 3.7 | 72,648 | 4.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,005,946 | 100.0 | 1,412,735 | 100.0 | 1,675,223 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 27,102 | 2.7 | 30,904 | 2.2 | 40,694 | 2.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 103,473 | 10.3 | 123,256 | 8.7 | 140,942 | 8.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 10 to 14 | 145,799 | 14.5 | 181,811 | 12.9 | 199,228 | 11.9 | +/- 0.5 |
| 15 to 19 | 165,371 | 16.4 | 209,892 | 14.9 | 238,841 | 14.3 | +/- 0.6 |
| 20 to 29 | 229,866 | 22.9 | 313,493 | 22.2 | 365,173 | 21.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 30 to 44 | 222,277 | 22.1 | 339,988 | 24.1 | 423,770 | 25.3 | +/- 0.9 |
| 45 to 59 | 68,103 | 6.8 | 124,639 | 8.8 | 150,940 | 9.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 43,955 | 4.4 | 88,752 | 6.3 | 115,635 | 6.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.0 | (X) | 26.1 | (X) | 26.5 | (X) | +/- 0.45 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,005,946 | 100.0 | 1,412,735 | 100.0 | 1,675,223 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 95,205 | 9.5 | 164,628 | 11.7 | 223,181 | 13.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 222,181 | 22.1 | 295,728 | 20.9 | 347,333 | 20.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 290,086 | 28.8 | 381,780 | 27.0 | 387,563 | 23.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 136,291 | 13.5 | 183,394 | 13.0 | 219,033 | 13.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 66,694 | 6.6 | 102,086 | 7.2 | 130,983 | 7.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 85,383 | 8.5 | 113,504 | 8.0 | 133,259 | 8.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 110,106 | 10.9 | 171,615 | 12.1 | 233,871 | 14.0 | +/- 0.6 |
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 | 1,412,730 | 154,160 | 391,705 | 313,495 | 339,985 | 124,635 | 88,750 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 1,675,223 | 181,636 | 438,069 | 365,173 | 423,770 | 150,940 | 115,635 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.45 | +/-13,923 | +/-9,320 | +/-12,746 | +/-11,144 | +/-14,690 | +/-8,477 | +/-7,138 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.3 | 1,094,590 | 113,885 | 310,310 | 256,505 | 264,150 | 95,045 | 54,695 |
| 2005 | 25.5 | 1,319,158 | 137,490 | 362,239 | 305,060 | 326,598 | 113,692 | 74,079 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.54 | +/-14,723 | +/-8,411 | +/-11,111 | +/-10,274 | +/-10,674 | +/-7,428 | +/-5,053 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.9 | 174,265 | 16,835 | 46,450 | 36,350 | 45,925 | 16,730 | 11,975 |
| 2005 | 27.8 | 194,432 | 17,957 | 43,079 | 40,018 | 56,837 | 22,584 | 13,957 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.04 | +/-9,486 | +/-2,775 | +/-4,739 | +/-4,664 | +/-6,367 | +/-3,255 | +/-2,491 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.5 | 50,730 | 3,680 | 10,165 | 8,455 | 14,195 | 6,519 | 7,720 |
| 2005 | 36.9 | 59,470 | 3,371 | 8,817 | 8,199 | 21,977 | 6,815 | 10,291 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.27 | +/-6,785 | +/-998 | +/-1,827 | +/-2,690 | +/-5,801 | +/-1,458 | +/-2,065 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.7 | 27,020 | 494 | 3,114 | 3,300 | 7,215 | 4,095 | 8,799 |
| 2005 | 46.7 | 36,319 | 581 | 5,058 | 3,425 | 9,443 | 5,648 | 12,164 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.46 | +/-4,216 | +/-439 | +/-1,268 | +/-1,530 | +/-2,358 | +/-1,359 | +/-2,452 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 44.0 | 1,210 | 45 | 195 | 105 | 330 | 165 | 369 |
| 2005 | 35.8 | 516 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-35.5 | +/-403 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 23.8 | 64,925 | 19,215 | 21,465 | 8,775 | 8,183 | 2,088 | 5,194 |
| 2005 | 22.0 | 65,328 | 22,237 | 18,876 | 8,255 | 8,811 | 2,081 | 5,068 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.44 | +/-5,652 | +/-3,176 | +/-3,109 | +/-1,667 | +/-1,997 | +/-675 | +/-1,702 |
(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 | 10.9 | 27.7 | 22.2 | 24.1 | 8.8 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 100.0 | 10.8 | 26.1 | 21.8 | 25.3 | 9.0 | 6.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.45 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.3 | 100.0 | 10.4 | 28.3 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 8.7 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | 25.5 | 100.0 | 10.4 | 27.5 | 23.1 | 24.8 | 8.6 | 5.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.54 | ***** | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.9 | 100.0 | 9.7 | 26.7 | 20.9 | 26.4 | 9.6 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 27.8 | 100.0 | 9.2 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 29.2 | 11.6 | 7.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.04 | ***** | +/-4.9 | +/-4.8 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.8 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.5 | 100.0 | 7.3 | 20.0 | 16.7 | 28.0 | 12.9 | 15.2 |
| 2005 | 36.9 | 100.0 | 5.7 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 37.0 | 11.5 | 17.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.27 | ***** | +/-11.4 | +/-11.4 | +/-11.4 | +/-10.8 | +/-11.4 | +/-11.4 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.7 | 100.0 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 26.7 | 15.2 | 32.6 |
| 2005 | 46.7 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 13.9 | 9.4 | 26.0 | 15.6 | 33.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.46 | ***** | +/-11.6 | +/-11.6 | +/-11.6 | +/-11.5 | +/-11.6 | +/-11.4 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 44.0 | 100.0 | 3.7 | 16.1 | 8.7 | 27.3 | 13.6 | 30.5 |
| 2005 | 35.8 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-35.5 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 23.8 | 100.0 | 29.6 | 33.1 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 8.0 |
| 2005 | 22.0 | 100.0 | 34.0 | 28.9 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 7.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.44 | ***** | +/-8.5 | +/-8.5 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.6 |
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.
