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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 2,389,651 | 2,716,820 | 2,824,259 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 887,403 | 994,677 | 1,040,538 | +/-5,218 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.69 | 2.73 | 2.71 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 2,498,016 | 2,813,833 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,256,277 | 1,328,893 | 1,338,729 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,230,446 | 1,299,503 | 1,297,344 | +/-11,031 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,230,446 | 100.0 | 1,299,503 | 100.0 | 1,297,344 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 872,325 | 70.9 | 960,065 | 73.9 | 1,013,732 | 78.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 2-person carpool | 136,770 | 11.1 | 133,284 | 10.3 | 109,590 | 8.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 21,538 | 1.8 | 22,840 | 1.8 | 21,642 | 1.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 6,582 | 0.5 | 7,542 | 0.6 | 6,103 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 2,668 | 0.2 | 3,225 | 0.2 | 2,611 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,768 | 0.1 | 2,449 | 0.2 | 1,842 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 36,317 | 3.0 | 37,948 | 2.9 | 31,059 | 2.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 2,543 | 0.2 | 2,022 | 0.2 | 2,927 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 143 | 0.0 | 350 | 0.0 | 361 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 373 | 0.0 | 2,527 | 0.2 | 3,699 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 113 | 0.0 | 177 | 0.0 | 50 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 10,785 | 0.9 | 7,460 | 0.6 | 6,384 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 55,749 | 4.5 | 44,107 | 3.4 | 24,470 | 1.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 889 | 0.1 | 733 | 0.1 | 270 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 8,309 | 0.7 | 4,365 | 0.3 | 5,109 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 12,289 | 1.0 | 13,227 | 1.0 | 9,601 | 0.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 61,285 | 5.0 | 57,182 | 4.4 | 57,894 | 4.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,169,161 | 100.0 | 1,242,321 | 100.0 | 1,239,450 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 31,274 | 2.7 | 29,768 | 2.4 | 27,021 | 2.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 118,433 | 10.1 | 106,435 | 8.6 | 100,303 | 8.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 10 to 14 | 175,527 | 15.0 | 170,219 | 13.7 | 163,937 | 13.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 15 to 19 | 210,776 | 18.0 | 211,754 | 17.0 | 203,019 | 16.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 20 to 29 | 282,333 | 24.1 | 293,463 | 23.6 | 309,230 | 24.9 | +/- 0.8 |
| 30 to 44 | 239,343 | 20.5 | 267,950 | 21.6 | 267,951 | 21.6 | +/- 0.7 |
| 45 to 59 | 62,859 | 5.4 | 83,241 | 6.7 | 85,902 | 6.9 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 48,616 | 4.2 | 79,491 | 6.4 | 82,087 | 6.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.2 | (X) | 25.3 | (X) | 25.2 | (X) | +/- 0.48 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,169,161 | 100.0 | 1,242,321 | 100.0 | 1,239,450 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 105,791 | 9.0 | 119,377 | 9.6 | 125,777 | 10.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 279,362 | 23.9 | 277,645 | 22.3 | 257,036 | 20.7 | +/- 0.8 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 331,780 | 28.4 | 342,067 | 27.5 | 325,574 | 26.3 | +/- 0.8 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 178,562 | 15.3 | 191,085 | 15.4 | 204,173 | 16.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 92,283 | 7.9 | 109,836 | 8.8 | 131,912 | 10.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 86,585 | 7.4 | 90,947 | 7.3 | 86,676 | 7.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 94,798 | 8.1 | 111,364 | 9.0 | 108,302 | 8.7 | +/- 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 | 25.3 | 1,242,325 | 136,205 | 381,975 | 293,465 | 267,950 | 83,240 | 79,490 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 1,239,450 | 127,324 | 366,956 | 309,230 | 267,951 | 85,902 | 82,087 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.48 | +/-11,728 | +/-6,332 | +/-10,332 | +/-10,338 | +/-8,831 | +/-6,076 | +/-5,236 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.4 | 960,065 | 90,490 | 307,930 | 243,165 | 210,540 | 61,045 | 46,895 |
| 2005 | 24.2 | 1,013,732 | 98,917 | 313,830 | 265,179 | 216,927 | 66,830 | 52,049 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.53 | +/-12,026 | +/-5,239 | +/-9,833 | +/-8,930 | +/-8,446 | +/-5,268 | +/-4,110 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.9 | 133,285 | 12,040 | 39,630 | 31,225 | 31,235 | 10,910 | 8,245 |
| 2005 | 26.7 | 109,590 | 8,872 | 29,892 | 26,974 | 26,688 | 9,575 | 7,589 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.15 | +/-5,760 | +/-1,959 | +/-3,526 | +/-3,580 | +/-3,432 | +/-1,910 | +/-1,554 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 29.7 | 36,055 | 3,045 | 8,755 | 7,590 | 9,545 | 3,410 | 3,715 |
| 2005 | 32.3 | 32,198 | 2,302 | 5,798 | 5,543 | 10,023 | 3,704 | 4,828 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.47 | +/-4,291 | +/-873 | +/-1,346 | +/-1,259 | +/-2,648 | +/-1,700 | +/-1,351 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 49.9 | 37,950 | 745 | 4,140 | 4,310 | 9,255 | 5,395 | 14,095 |
| 2005 | 48.9 | 31,059 | SSS | 3,676 | 3,887 | 8,250 | 3,460 | 11,515 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.08 | +/-3,507 | SSS | +/-1,215 | +/-1,259 | +/-1,954 | +/-905 | +/-2,016 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 58.9 | 5,075 | 54 | 290 | 265 | 1,295 | 805 | 2,380 |
| 2005 | 59.1 | 7,037 | SSS | SSS | 1,227 | 1,180 | 1,178 | 3,337 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-17.67 | +/-1,458 | SSS | SSS | +/-1,132 | +/-669 | +/-595 | +/-788 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.0 | 69,890 | 29,835 | 21,225 | 6,910 | 6,085 | 1,670 | 4,160 |
| 2005 | 18.6 | 45,834 | 16,962 | 13,645 | 6,420 | 4,883 | 1,155 | 2,769 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.73 | +/-3,998 | +/-2,185 | +/-2,160 | +/-1,252 | +/-1,149 | +/-619 | +/-750 |
(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 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 23.6 | 21.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 100.0 | 10.3 | 29.6 | 24.9 | 21.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.48 | ***** | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | +/-0.9 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.4 | 100.0 | 9.4 | 32.1 | 25.3 | 21.9 | 6.4 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | 24.2 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 31.0 | 26.2 | 21.4 | 6.6 | 5.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.53 | ***** | +/-1.2 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 25.9 | 100.0 | 9.0 | 29.7 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 8.2 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 26.7 | 100.0 | 8.1 | 27.3 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 8.7 | 6.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.15 | ***** | +/-5.3 | +/-5.2 | +/-5.2 | +/-5.2 | +/-5.3 | +/-5.3 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 29.7 | 100.0 | 8.4 | 24.3 | 21.1 | 26.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| 2005 | 32.3 | 100.0 | 7.1 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 31.1 | 11.5 | 15.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.47 | ***** | +/-13.3 | +/-13.3 | +/-13.3 | +/-13.1 | +/-13.3 | +/-13.3 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 49.9 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 24.4 | 14.2 | 37.1 |
| 2005 | 48.9 | 100.0 | SSS | 11.8 | 12.5 | 26.6 | 11.1 | 37.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.08 | ***** | SSS | +/-11.3 | +/-11.3 | +/-11.2 | +/-11.3 | +/-11.0 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 58.9 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 25.5 | 15.9 | 46.9 |
| 2005 | 59.1 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | 17.4 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 47.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-17.67 | ***** | SSS | SSS | +/-20.5 | +/-20.7 | +/-20.7 | +/-20.0 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.0 | 100.0 | 42.7 | 30.4 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | 18.6 | 100.0 | 37.0 | 29.8 | 14.0 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 6.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.73 | ***** | +/-8.5 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.7 | +/-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.
