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 | 921,128 | 1,060,303 | 1,132,036 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 361,794 | 425,100 | 454,988 | +/-4,654 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.55 | 2.49 | 2.49 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 949,244 | 1,096,957 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 488,493 | 546,876 | 577,638 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 480,795 | 536,729 | 563,297 | +/-7,349 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 480,795 | 100.0 | 536,729 | 100.0 | 563,297 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 368,102 | 76.6 | 438,485 | 81.7 | 463,972 | 82.4 | +/- 0.8 |
| 2-person carpool | 54,434 | 11.3 | 46,478 | 8.7 | 45,301 | 8.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 9,028 | 1.9 | 7,398 | 1.4 | 7,282 | 1.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 3,007 | 0.6 | 2,238 | 0.4 | 2,005 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,135 | 0.2 | 1,215 | 0.2 | 2,112 | 0.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,132 | 0.2 | 968 | 0.2 | 921 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 15,836 | 3.3 | 9,780 | 1.8 | 8,618 | 1.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 25 | 0.0 | 45 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 112 | 0.0 | 175 | 0.0 | 361 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 50 | 0.0 | 98 | 0.0 | 321 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 42 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.0 | 259 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bicycle | 1,330 | 0.3 | 1,292 | 0.2 | 725 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 11,705 | 2.4 | 9,743 | 1.8 | 7,624 | 1.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 392 | 0.1 | 399 | 0.1 | 380 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 413 | 0.1 | 346 | 0.1 | 734 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 3,479 | 0.7 | 3,692 | 0.7 | 5,503 | 1.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| Worked at home | 10,573 | 2.2 | 14,356 | 2.7 | 17,179 | 3.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 470,222 | 100.0 | 522,373 | 100.0 | 546,118 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 10,364 | 2.2 | 10,809 | 2.1 | 11,666 | 2.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 40,478 | 8.6 | 41,424 | 7.9 | 42,774 | 7.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 66,641 | 14.2 | 69,959 | 13.4 | 75,895 | 13.9 | +/- 0.7 |
| 15 to 19 | 84,769 | 18.0 | 90,296 | 17.3 | 94,147 | 17.2 | +/- 0.9 |
| 20 to 29 | 119,708 | 25.5 | 132,365 | 25.3 | 138,642 | 25.4 | +/- 1.0 |
| 30 to 44 | 101,220 | 21.5 | 113,016 | 21.6 | 120,270 | 22.0 | +/- 1.1 |
| 45 to 59 | 29,823 | 6.3 | 35,928 | 6.9 | 35,538 | 6.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| 60 or more | 17,219 | 3.7 | 28,576 | 5.5 | 27,186 | 5.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.5 | (X) | 25.3 | (X) | 24.4 | (X) | +/- 0.68 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 470,222 | 100.0 | 522,373 | 100.0 | 546,118 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 21,560 | 4.6 | 28,352 | 5.4 | 32,588 | 6.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 92,646 | 19.7 | 99,904 | 19.1 | 102,555 | 18.8 | +/- 0.9 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 166,841 | 35.5 | 176,247 | 33.7 | 173,455 | 31.8 | +/- 1.0 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 87,125 | 18.5 | 95,346 | 18.3 | 104,137 | 19.1 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 28,786 | 6.1 | 38,100 | 7.3 | 43,484 | 8.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 33,744 | 7.2 | 35,578 | 6.8 | 39,904 | 7.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 39,520 | 8.4 | 48,846 | 9.4 | 49,995 | 9.2 | +/- 0.7 |
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 | 522,380 | 52,225 | 160,265 | 132,365 | 113,020 | 35,938 | 28,585 |
| 2005 | 24.4 | 546,118 | 54,440 | 170,042 | 138,642 | 120,270 | 35,538 | 27,186 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.68 | +/-7,176 | +/-3,328 | +/-6,331 | +/-5,551 | +/-6,124 | +/-3,629 | +/-3,249 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.7 | 438,485 | 41,070 | 136,715 | 115,905 | 95,515 | 29,149 | 20,145 |
| 2005 | 23.7 | 463,972 | 43,326 | 149,398 | 122,956 | 101,545 | 27,849 | 18,898 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.7 | +/-7,392 | +/-3,044 | +/-6,039 | +/-5,168 | +/-5,269 | +/-3,160 | +/-2,587 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.2 | 46,480 | 4,135 | 13,669 | 10,541 | 10,804 | 3,753 | 3,548 |
| 2005 | 26.6 | 45,301 | 4,440 | 12,552 | 9,543 | 10,145 | 5,706 | 2,915 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.52 | +/-3,483 | +/-1,203 | +/-1,884 | +/-1,710 | +/-1,867 | +/-1,587 | +/-1,201 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 36.2 | 11,820 | 701 | 2,632 | 2,157 | 2,993 | 1,341 | 1,935 |
| 2005 | 31.1 | 12,320 | 2,111 | 2,489 | 1,892 | 3,152 | 526 | 2,150 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.38 | +/-1,855 | +/-997 | +/-958 | +/-800 | +/-1,040 | +/-291 | +/-916 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 39.1 | 9,779 | 451 | 1,806 | 1,953 | 2,353 | 1,286 | 1,895 |
| 2005 | 39.8 | 8,618 | SSS | 1,158 | 1,458 | 2,945 | 943 | 1,967 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-13.71 | +/-1,771 | SSS | +/-515 | +/-727 | +/-1,061 | +/-544 | +/-1,005 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 58.4 | 333 | 19 | 32 | 39 | 97 | 34 | 105 |
| 2005 | 76.2 | 941 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-70.33 | +/-559 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.4 | 15,470 | 5,858 | 5,405 | 1,709 | 1,211 | 338 | 911 |
| 2005 | 21.4 | 14,966 | 4,416 | 4,186 | 2,645 | 2,483 | SSS | 873 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.72 | +/-2,566 | +/-1,183 | +/-1,385 | +/-862 | +/-1,168 | SSS | +/-624 |
(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 | 10.0 | 30.7 | 25.3 | 21.6 | 6.9 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | 24.4 | 100.0 | 10.0 | 31.1 | 25.4 | 22.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.68 | ***** | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.7 | 100.0 | 9.4 | 31.2 | 26.4 | 21.8 | 6.6 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 23.7 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 32.2 | 26.5 | 21.9 | 6.0 | 4.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.7 | ***** | +/-1.6 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.2 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 29.4 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 |
| 2005 | 26.6 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 27.7 | 21.1 | 22.4 | 12.6 | 6.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.52 | ***** | +/-7.7 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.7 | +/-7.7 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 36.2 | 100.0 | 5.9 | 22.3 | 18.2 | 25.3 | 11.3 | 16.4 |
| 2005 | 31.1 | 100.0 | 17.1 | 20.2 | 15.4 | 25.6 | 4.3 | 17.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.38 | ***** | +/-15.0 | +/-15.0 | +/-15.0 | +/-14.9 | +/-15.1 | +/-15.0 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 39.1 | 100.0 | 4.6 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 24.1 | 13.2 | 19.4 |
| 2005 | 39.8 | 100.0 | SSS | 13.4 | 16.9 | 34.2 | 10.9 | 22.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-13.71 | ***** | SSS | +/-20.5 | +/-20.5 | +/-20.1 | +/-20.5 | +/-20.4 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 58.4 | 100.0 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 29.1 | 10.2 | 31.5 |
| 2005 | 76.2 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-70.33 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 18.4 | 100.0 | 37.9 | 34.9 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 21.4 | 100.0 | 29.5 | 28.0 | 17.7 | 16.6 | SSS | 5.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.72 | ***** | +/-17.0 | +/-17.0 | +/-17.1 | +/-17.1 | SSS | +/-17.1 |
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.
