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 | 915,267 | 1,268,792 | 1,459,927 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 371,079 | 508,982 | 584,571 | +/-5,113 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.47 | 2.49 | 2.50 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 953,547 | 1,314,589 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 515,872 | 687,147 | 757,111 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 507,603 | 674,605 | 737,011 | +/-7,562 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 507,603 | 100.0 | 674,605 | 100.0 | 737,011 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 391,511 | 77.1 | 529,867 | 78.5 | 589,076 | 79.9 | +/- 0.9 |
| 2-person carpool | 58,296 | 11.5 | 63,662 | 9.4 | 63,051 | 8.6 | +/- 0.7 |
| 3-person carpool | 9,726 | 1.9 | 14,769 | 2.2 | 11,383 | 1.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 3,610 | 0.7 | 5,863 | 0.9 | 7,465 | 1.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,555 | 0.3 | 3,456 | 0.5 | 1,523 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 991 | 0.2 | 1,429 | 0.2 | 1,293 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 7,527 | 1.5 | 9,290 | 1.4 | 10,568 | 1.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 43 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 82 | 0.0 | 88 | 0.0 | 175 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 11 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 26 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 36 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,897 | 0.4 | 2,260 | 0.3 | 2,157 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 14,763 | 2.9 | 14,822 | 2.2 | 10,163 | 1.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 677 | 0.1 | 1,079 | 0.2 | 320 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 1,118 | 0.2 | 724 | 0.1 | 1,436 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 3,833 | 0.8 | 4,578 | 0.7 | 6,985 | 0.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| Worked at home | 11,937 | 2.4 | 22,571 | 3.3 | 31,309 | 4.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 495,666 | 100.0 | 652,034 | 100.0 | 705,702 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 15,063 | 3.0 | 15,022 | 2.3 | 19,735 | 2.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 54,783 | 11.1 | 55,928 | 8.6 | 59,291 | 8.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 82,957 | 16.7 | 89,591 | 13.7 | 95,075 | 13.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| 15 to 19 | 99,168 | 20.0 | 107,965 | 16.6 | 115,737 | 16.4 | +/- 0.8 |
| 20 to 29 | 116,459 | 23.5 | 149,911 | 23.0 | 172,435 | 24.4 | +/- 1.0 |
| 30 to 44 | 87,398 | 17.6 | 145,533 | 22.3 | 154,586 | 21.9 | +/- 1.0 |
| 45 to 59 | 25,694 | 5.2 | 51,335 | 7.9 | 51,905 | 7.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 60 or more | 14,144 | 2.9 | 36,749 | 5.6 | 36,938 | 5.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 20.5 | (X) | 25.3 | (X) | 24.6 | (X) | +/- 0.65 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 495,666 | 100.0 | 652,034 | 100.0 | 705,702 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 18,966 | 3.8 | 33,273 | 5.1 | 38,180 | 5.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 93,346 | 18.8 | 126,718 | 19.4 | 138,592 | 19.6 | +/- 0.9 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 184,929 | 37.3 | 227,615 | 34.9 | 223,609 | 31.7 | +/- 1.0 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 93,844 | 18.9 | 121,831 | 18.7 | 142,733 | 20.2 | +/- 1.0 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 30,908 | 6.2 | 51,066 | 7.8 | 64,539 | 9.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 34,823 | 7.0 | 40,928 | 6.3 | 44,144 | 6.3 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 38,850 | 7.8 | 50,603 | 7.8 | 53,905 | 7.6 | +/- 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 | 25.3 | 652,035 | 70,955 | 197,555 | 149,920 | 145,525 | 51,325 | 36,745 |
| 2005 | 24.6 | 705,702 | 79,026 | 210,812 | 172,435 | 154,586 | 51,905 | 36,938 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.65 | +/-7,755 | +/-5,544 | +/-7,756 | +/-7,391 | +/-6,993 | +/-4,498 | +/-4,176 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.8 | 529,870 | 54,470 | 161,300 | 127,650 | 119,825 | 41,060 | 25,545 |
| 2005 | 24.1 | 589,076 | 64,363 | 179,503 | 147,698 | 128,612 | 43,138 | 25,762 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.77 | +/-8,975 | +/-4,594 | +/-7,503 | +/-6,796 | +/-6,519 | +/-3,890 | +/-3,577 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.9 | 63,660 | 5,855 | 19,500 | 13,130 | 14,605 | 6,065 | 4,514 |
| 2005 | 26.3 | 63,051 | 5,191 | 16,897 | 15,537 | 15,961 | 4,869 | 4,596 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.25 | +/-5,119 | +/-1,340 | +/-2,379 | +/-2,503 | +/-2,257 | +/-1,323 | +/-1,413 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 31.7 | 25,520 | 1,960 | 6,194 | 4,525 | 6,937 | 2,759 | 3,147 |
| 2005 | 32.1 | 21,664 | 1,584 | 5,072 | 4,704 | 4,797 | 2,520 | 2,987 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.21 | +/-3,228 | +/-808 | +/-1,614 | +/-1,511 | +/-1,580 | +/-1,101 | +/-1,051 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 35.3 | 9,285 | 448 | 2,257 | 1,609 | 2,109 | 943 | 1,903 |
| 2005 | 31.0 | 10,568 | 542 | 3,237 | 1,825 | 2,894 | SSS | 1,725 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.83 | +/-1,965 | +/-321 | +/-995 | +/-745 | +/-1,036 | SSS | +/-812 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 32.9 | 239 | 10 | 26 | 90 | 34 | 29 | 38 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 21.0 | 23,460 | 8,220 | 8,295 | 2,887 | 2,043 | 451 | 1,552 |
| 2005 | 22.9 | 21,061 | 7,243 | 6,103 | 2,671 | 2,250 | 1,033 | 1,761 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.86 | +/-2,850 | +/-1,594 | +/-1,411 | +/-1,051 | +/-976 | +/-612 | +/-766 |
(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 | 25.3 | 100.0 | 10.9 | 30.3 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 7.9 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | 24.6 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 29.9 | 24.4 | 21.9 | 7.4 | 5.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.65 | ***** | +/-1.1 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.8 | 100.0 | 10.3 | 30.4 | 24.1 | 22.6 | 7.7 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 24.1 | 100.0 | 10.9 | 30.5 | 25.1 | 21.8 | 7.3 | 4.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.77 | ***** | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.9 | 100.0 | 9.2 | 30.6 | 20.6 | 22.9 | 9.5 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | 26.3 | 100.0 | 8.2 | 26.8 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.25 | ***** | +/-8.1 | +/-8.1 | +/-8.1 | +/-8.1 | +/-8.1 | +/-8.1 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 31.7 | 100.0 | 7.7 | 24.3 | 17.7 | 27.2 | 10.8 | 12.3 |
| 2005 | 32.1 | 100.0 | 7.3 | 23.4 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 11.6 | 13.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.21 | ***** | +/-14.9 | +/-14.8 | +/-14.8 | +/-14.8 | +/-14.9 | +/-14.9 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 35.3 | 100.0 | 4.8 | 24.3 | 17.3 | 22.7 | 10.2 | 20.5 |
| 2005 | 31.0 | 100.0 | 5.1 | 30.6 | 17.3 | 27.4 | SSS | 16.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.83 | ***** | +/-18.6 | +/-18.4 | +/-18.6 | +/-18.4 | SSS | +/-18.6 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 32.9 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 10.9 | 37.7 | 14.2 | 12.1 | 15.9 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 21.0 | 100.0 | 35.0 | 35.4 | 12.3 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 22.9 | 100.0 | 34.4 | 29.0 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 4.9 | 8.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.86 | ***** | +/-13.3 | +/-13.4 | +/-13.5 | +/-13.5 | +/-13.5 | +/-13.5 |
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.
