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 | 2,935,566 | 3,521,491 | 3,721,433 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,169,926 | 1,411,305 | 1,512,909 | +/-6,916 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.51 | 2.50 | 2.46 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 3,008,669 | 3,604,165 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,542,616 | 1,832,834 | 1,889,717 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,513,871 | 1,795,261 | 1,831,457 | +/-13,711 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,513,871 | 100.0 | 1,795,261 | 100.0 | 1,831,457 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,106,641 | 73.1 | 1,286,445 | 71.7 | 1,331,152 | 72.7 | +/- 0.6 |
| 2-person carpool | 149,187 | 9.9 | 184,193 | 10.3 | 176,038 | 9.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 3-person carpool | 21,707 | 1.4 | 27,408 | 1.5 | 25,547 | 1.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 6,344 | 0.4 | 8,487 | 0.5 | 7,974 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 2,446 | 0.2 | 4,852 | 0.3 | 4,471 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 4,279 | 0.3 | 5,785 | 0.3 | 5,787 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 84,465 | 5.6 | 109,443 | 6.1 | 107,915 | 5.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 196 | 0.0 | 395 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 167 | 0.0 | 328 | 0.0 | 116 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 66 | 0.0 | 168 | 0.0 | 3,998 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 5,905 | 0.4 | 8,676 | 0.5 | 8,402 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bicycle | 7,997 | 0.5 | 10,763 | 0.6 | 13,144 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 54,497 | 3.6 | 56,633 | 3.2 | 47,264 | 2.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 808 | 0.1 | 1,139 | 0.1 | 1,504 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 5,386 | 0.4 | 3,131 | 0.2 | 6,762 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 9,657 | 0.6 | 12,001 | 0.7 | 10,968 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 54,123 | 3.6 | 75,414 | 4.2 | 80,415 | 4.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,459,748 | 100.0 | 1,719,847 | 100.0 | 1,751,042 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 39,916 | 2.7 | 42,870 | 2.5 | 45,581 | 2.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 135,426 | 9.3 | 142,607 | 8.3 | 146,188 | 8.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 10 to 14 | 204,139 | 14.0 | 217,238 | 12.6 | 219,239 | 12.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 15 to 19 | 238,804 | 16.4 | 253,540 | 14.7 | 253,522 | 14.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 20 to 29 | 331,348 | 22.7 | 374,526 | 21.8 | 377,678 | 21.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 30 to 44 | 312,346 | 21.4 | 382,077 | 22.2 | 395,973 | 22.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 45 to 59 | 110,595 | 7.6 | 150,335 | 8.7 | 157,284 | 9.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 87,174 | 6.0 | 156,654 | 9.1 | 155,577 | 8.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 24.1 | (X) | 27.7 | (X) | 27.1 | (X) | +/- 0.40 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,459,748 | 100.0 | 1,719,847 | 100.0 | 1,751,042 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 137,132 | 9.4 | 170,439 | 9.9 | 186,329 | 10.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 330,136 | 22.6 | 350,697 | 20.4 | 360,255 | 20.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 413,688 | 28.3 | 461,348 | 26.8 | 433,822 | 24.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 212,770 | 14.6 | 260,990 | 15.2 | 273,943 | 15.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 107,955 | 7.4 | 157,498 | 9.2 | 173,977 | 9.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 131,860 | 9.0 | 143,883 | 8.4 | 142,582 | 8.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 126,207 | 8.6 | 174,992 | 10.2 | 180,134 | 10.3 | +/- 0.4 |
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 | 27.7 | 1,719,835 | 185,475 | 470,775 | 374,525 | 382,080 | 150,340 | 156,655 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 1,751,042 | 191,769 | 472,761 | 377,678 | 395,973 | 157,284 | 155,577 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.4 | +/-13,309 | +/-7,121 | +/-12,229 | +/-10,982 | +/-11,338 | +/-7,435 | +/-6,442 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.9 | 1,286,440 | 136,065 | 377,230 | 298,360 | 282,545 | 103,330 | 88,940 |
| 2005 | 25.4 | 1,331,152 | 146,015 | 384,661 | 303,239 | 294,912 | 113,172 | 89,153 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.49 | +/-15,118 | +/-6,730 | +/-10,985 | +/-10,005 | +/-9,616 | +/-6,053 | +/-4,925 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 29.3 | 184,190 | 15,340 | 47,530 | 39,510 | 44,375 | 18,044 | 19,380 |
| 2005 | 28.5 | 176,038 | 13,043 | 44,040 | 39,204 | 47,918 | 16,820 | 15,013 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.21 | +/-8,953 | +/-2,295 | +/-4,719 | +/-4,272 | +/-5,764 | +/-2,348 | +/-1,944 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 36.9 | 46,535 | 2,658 | 9,219 | 7,584 | 11,608 | 6,556 | 8,893 |
| 2005 | 38.7 | 43,779 | 2,143 | 8,416 | 6,867 | 11,237 | 5,613 | 9,503 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.2 | +/-3,620 | +/-657 | +/-1,685 | +/-1,605 | +/-1,929 | +/-1,171 | +/-1,848 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 42.0 | 109,440 | 1,170 | 10,585 | 18,290 | 34,469 | 19,381 | 25,540 |
| 2005 | 41.4 | 107,915 | 1,950 | 12,178 | 15,995 | 32,484 | 18,041 | 27,267 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.36 | +/-5,444 | +/-1,042 | +/-2,633 | +/-2,453 | +/-3,306 | +/-2,053 | +/-3,091 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 80.5 | 9,575 | 60 | 163 | 165 | 565 | 713 | 7,916 |
| 2005 | 77.3 | 12,516 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 829 | 1,535 | 9,872 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-19.05 | +/-2,044 | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-627 | +/-729 | +/-1,830 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 21.9 | 83,670 | 30,179 | 26,060 | 10,593 | 8,500 | 2,311 | 6,026 |
| 2005 | 19.2 | 79,642 | 28,618 | 23,366 | 12,193 | 8,593 | 2,103 | 4,769 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.23 | +/-4,602 | +/-2,995 | +/-2,386 | +/-1,676 | +/-1,376 | +/-815 | +/-1,131 |
(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 | 27.7 | 100.0 | 10.8 | 27.4 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 8.7 | 9.1 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 27.0 | 21.6 | 22.6 | 9.0 | 8.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.4 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.9 | 100.0 | 10.6 | 29.3 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 25.4 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 28.9 | 22.8 | 22.2 | 8.5 | 6.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.49 | ***** | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 29.3 | 100.0 | 8.3 | 25.8 | 21.5 | 24.1 | 9.8 | 10.5 |
| 2005 | 28.5 | 100.0 | 7.4 | 25.0 | 22.3 | 27.2 | 9.6 | 8.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.21 | ***** | +/-5.1 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 36.9 | 100.0 | 5.7 | 19.8 | 16.3 | 24.9 | 14.1 | 19.1 |
| 2005 | 38.7 | 100.0 | 4.9 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 25.7 | 12.8 | 21.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.2 | ***** | +/-8.3 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.2 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 42.0 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 31.5 | 17.7 | 23.3 |
| 2005 | 41.4 | 100.0 | 1.8 | 11.3 | 14.8 | 30.1 | 16.7 | 25.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.36 | ***** | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.0 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 80.5 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 82.7 |
| 2005 | 77.3 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 6.6 | 12.3 | 78.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-19.05 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-16.3 | +/-16.3 | +/-11.6 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 21.9 | 100.0 | 36.1 | 31.1 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 19.2 | 100.0 | 35.9 | 29.3 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 6.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.23 | ***** | +/-5.6 | +/-5.7 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 |
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.
