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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 2,505,490 | 2,453,296 | 2,404,679 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,011,907 | 1,032,596 | 1,029,330 | +/-6,255 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.48 | 2.38 | 2.34 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 2,564,535 | 2,525,730 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,109,986 | 1,147,281 | 1,130,829 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,088,949 | 1,127,427 | 1,101,570 | +/-9,473 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,088,949 | 100.0 | 1,127,427 | 100.0 | 1,101,570 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 787,857 | 72.4 | 876,811 | 77.8 | 870,760 | 79.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 2-person carpool | 114,468 | 10.5 | 92,918 | 8.2 | 81,101 | 7.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 3-person carpool | 16,363 | 1.5 | 11,204 | 1.0 | 10,308 | 0.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 4,473 | 0.4 | 3,069 | 0.3 | 2,932 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,302 | 0.1 | 1,046 | 0.1 | 807 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 2,090 | 0.2 | 1,076 | 0.1 | 994 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 69,561 | 6.4 | 60,039 | 5.3 | 53,416 | 4.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 4,335 | 0.4 | 3,364 | 0.3 | 2,738 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 1,906 | 0.2 | 1,304 | 0.1 | 1,554 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 22 | 0.0 | 89 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 20 | 0.0 | 147 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,196 | 0.1 | 1,221 | 0.1 | 1,799 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 54,430 | 5.0 | 40,209 | 3.6 | 32,975 | 3.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 759 | 0.1 | 815 | 0.1 | 389 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 625 | 0.1 | 509 | 0.0 | 1,811 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 5,633 | 0.5 | 5,770 | 0.5 | 7,098 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 23,909 | 2.2 | 27,836 | 2.5 | 32,888 | 3.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,065,040 | 100.0 | 1,099,591 | 100.0 | 1,068,682 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 36,150 | 3.4 | 36,575 | 3.3 | 37,021 | 3.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 124,898 | 11.7 | 118,622 | 10.8 | 118,275 | 11.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 167,018 | 15.7 | 161,084 | 14.6 | 156,481 | 14.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 15 to 19 | 172,667 | 16.2 | 165,247 | 15.0 | 159,272 | 14.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 20 to 29 | 229,692 | 21.6 | 232,854 | 21.2 | 228,716 | 21.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 30 to 44 | 205,351 | 19.3 | 219,293 | 19.9 | 213,962 | 20.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 45 to 59 | 78,160 | 7.3 | 90,141 | 8.2 | 88,354 | 8.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 51,104 | 4.8 | 75,775 | 6.9 | 66,601 | 6.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.3 | (X) | 25.2 | (X) | 24.4 | (X) | +/- 0.39 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,065,040 | 100.0 | 1,099,591 | 100.0 | 1,068,682 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 55,271 | 5.2 | 76,790 | 7.0 | 86,029 | 8.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 216,297 | 20.3 | 223,361 | 20.3 | 223,454 | 20.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 321,706 | 30.2 | 322,002 | 29.3 | 274,880 | 25.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 187,354 | 17.6 | 181,093 | 16.5 | 181,411 | 17.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 84,310 | 7.9 | 89,088 | 8.1 | 94,562 | 8.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 94,982 | 8.9 | 93,020 | 8.5 | 96,297 | 9.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 105,120 | 9.9 | 114,237 | 10.4 | 112,049 | 10.5 | +/- 0.5 |
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 | 25.2 | 1,099,590 | 155,195 | 326,335 | 232,860 | 219,285 | 90,145 | 75,765 |
| 2005 | 24.4 | 1,068,682 | 155,296 | 315,753 | 228,716 | 213,962 | 88,354 | 66,601 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.39 | +/-9,154 | +/-7,194 | +/-9,358 | +/-7,012 | +/-7,735 | +/-4,397 | +/-4,168 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.5 | 876,810 | 119,445 | 271,035 | 193,225 | 174,705 | 67,325 | 51,090 |
| 2005 | 23.7 | 870,760 | 126,040 | 263,593 | 193,467 | 172,681 | 67,549 | 47,430 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.48 | +/-10,102 | +/-6,115 | +/-8,002 | +/-6,684 | +/-6,664 | +/-3,673 | +/-3,601 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.6 | 92,915 | 11,255 | 27,860 | 19,310 | 18,420 | 8,435 | 7,630 |
| 2005 | 24.6 | 81,101 | 10,121 | 26,742 | 16,273 | 14,378 | 7,823 | 5,764 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.48 | +/-5,135 | +/-1,663 | +/-3,132 | +/-2,289 | +/-1,792 | +/-1,472 | +/-1,202 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.0 | 16,395 | 1,501 | 4,143 | 2,874 | 3,300 | 2,048 | 2,526 |
| 2005 | 38.0 | 15,041 | 2,115 | 2,731 | 2,034 | 3,939 | 1,625 | 2,597 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-10.33 | +/-2,032 | +/-815 | +/-878 | +/-663 | +/-883 | +/-621 | +/-906 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 38.7 | 60,045 | 650 | 7,347 | 11,528 | 18,922 | 10,234 | 11,363 |
| 2005 | 36.3 | 53,416 | 626 | 6,778 | 9,837 | 18,828 | 9,384 | 7,963 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.89 | +/-3,722 | +/-337 | +/-1,455 | +/-1,986 | +/-2,732 | +/-1,743 | +/-1,549 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 43.0 | 4,903 | 19 | 362 | 797 | 1,265 | 1,196 | 1,265 |
| 2005 | 41.9 | 4,292 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 1,475 | 1,525 | 736 | |
| 2005 MOE | ***** | +/-943 | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-586 | +/-775 | +/-439 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.2 | 48,530 | 22,345 | 15,580 | 5,100 | 2,722 | 905 | 1,889 |
| 2005 | 18.0 | 44,072 | 16,338 | 15,813 | 6,701 | 2,661 | SSS | 2,111 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.66 | +/-3,840 | +/-1,835 | +/-3,254 | +/-1,432 | +/-729 | SSS | +/-570 |
(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 | 25.2 | 100.0 | 14.1 | 29.7 | 21.2 | 19.9 | 8.2 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 24.4 | 100.0 | 14.5 | 29.5 | 21.4 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 6.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.39 | ***** | +/-0.9 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.5 | 100.0 | 13.6 | 30.9 | 22.0 | 19.9 | 7.7 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 23.7 | 100.0 | 14.5 | 30.3 | 22.2 | 19.8 | 7.8 | 5.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.48 | ***** | +/-1.2 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.6 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 30.0 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 9.1 | 8.2 |
| 2005 | 24.6 | 100.0 | 12.5 | 33.0 | 20.1 | 17.7 | 9.6 | 7.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.48 | ***** | +/-6.3 | +/-6.2 | +/-6.3 | +/-6.3 | +/-6.3 | +/-6.3 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.0 | 100.0 | 9.2 | 25.3 | 17.5 | 20.1 | 12.5 | 15.4 |
| 2005 | 38.0 | 100.0 | 14.1 | 18.2 | 13.5 | 26.2 | 10.8 | 17.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-10.33 | ***** | +/-13.5 | +/-13.5 | +/-13.5 | +/-13.4 | +/-13.5 | +/-13.5 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 38.7 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 12.2 | 19.2 | 31.5 | 17.0 | 18.9 |
| 2005 | 36.3 | 100.0 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 18.4 | 35.2 | 17.6 | 14.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.89 | ***** | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-6.9 | +/-6.7 | +/-6.9 | +/-7.0 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 43.0 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 16.3 | 25.8 | 24.4 | 25.8 |
| 2005 | 41.9 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 34.4 | 35.5 | 17.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | ***** | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-21.5 | +/-21.0 | +/-21.9 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.2 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 32.1 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 18.0 | 100.0 | 37.1 | 35.9 | 15.2 | 6.0 | SSS | 4.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.66 | ***** | +/-8.6 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 | SSS | +/-8.7 |
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.
