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 | 670,163 | 726,426 | 746,033 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 259,034 | 290,245 | 310,331 | +/-2,851 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.59 | 2.50 | 2.40 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 696,004 | 754,844 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 328,129 | 377,724 | 391,059 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 324,122 | 372,648 | 381,775 | +/-4,555 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 324,122 | 100.0 | 372,648 | 100.0 | 381,775 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 233,478 | 72.0 | 288,227 | 77.3 | 295,790 | 77.5 | +/- 0.8 |
| 2-person carpool | 25,782 | 8.0 | 30,269 | 8.1 | 32,187 | 8.4 | +/- 0.8 |
| 3-person carpool | 4,013 | 1.2 | 5,220 | 1.4 | 5,574 | 1.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 4-person carpool | 1,368 | 0.4 | 1,948 | 0.5 | 2,416 | 0.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 761 | 0.2 | 924 | 0.2 | 1,190 | 0.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 686 | 0.2 | 444 | 0.1 | 597 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 733 | 0.2 | 1,335 | 0.4 | 1,032 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 6 | 0.0 | 27 | 0.0 | 72 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 5 | 0.0 | 32 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 3 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.0 | 49 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 30 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,258 | 0.4 | 950 | 0.3 | 1,581 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 22,578 | 7.0 | 16,786 | 4.5 | 15,277 | 4.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| Taxicab | 224 | 0.1 | 252 | 0.1 | 80 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 545 | 0.2 | 192 | 0.1 | 920 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 2,043 | 0.6 | 1,830 | 0.5 | 1,747 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 30,639 | 9.5 | 24,156 | 6.5 | 23,233 | 6.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 293,483 | 100.0 | 348,492 | 100.0 | 358,542 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 33,962 | 11.6 | 32,545 | 9.3 | 38,695 | 10.8 | +/- 0.8 |
| 5 to 9 | 77,782 | 26.5 | 80,314 | 23.0 | 74,780 | 20.9 | +/- 1.0 |
| 10 to 14 | 64,211 | 21.9 | 76,533 | 22.0 | 71,129 | 19.8 | +/- 1.1 |
| 15 to 19 | 48,684 | 16.6 | 59,230 | 17.0 | 63,329 | 17.7 | +/- 1.0 |
| 20 to 29 | 34,857 | 11.9 | 49,713 | 14.3 | 56,117 | 15.7 | +/- 0.9 |
| 30 to 44 | 21,136 | 7.2 | 29,042 | 8.3 | 33,054 | 9.2 | +/- 0.8 |
| 45 to 59 | 6,217 | 2.1 | 9,300 | 2.7 | 10,532 | 2.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 6,634 | 2.3 | 11,815 | 3.4 | 10,906 | 3.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 13.8 | (X) | 16.6 | (X) | 16.6 | (X) | +/- 0.53 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 293,483 | 100.0 | 348,492 | 100.0 | 358,542 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 17,136 | 5.8 | 23,177 | 6.7 | 26,675 | 7.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 46,264 | 15.8 | 55,531 | 15.9 | 59,603 | 16.6 | +/- 0.9 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 105,918 | 36.1 | 131,883 | 37.8 | 130,870 | 36.5 | +/- 1.3 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 51,343 | 17.5 | 51,626 | 14.8 | 51,407 | 14.3 | +/- 0.8 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 19,317 | 6.6 | 21,490 | 6.2 | 24,531 | 6.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 23,209 | 7.9 | 28,094 | 8.1 | 27,307 | 7.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 30,296 | 10.3 | 36,691 | 10.5 | 38,149 | 10.6 | +/- 0.8 |
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 | 16.6 | 348,495 | 112,860 | 135,765 | 49,715 | 29,040 | 9,300 | 11,815 |
| 2005 | 16.6 | 358,542 | 113,475 | 134,458 | 56,117 | 33,054 | 10,532 | 10,906 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.53 | +/-4,602 | +/-4,738 | +/-5,439 | +/-3,404 | +/-2,747 | +/-1,307 | +/-1,675 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 16.3 | 288,225 | 90,665 | 116,915 | 42,090 | 22,440 | 7,060 | 9,060 |
| 2005 | 16.2 | 295,790 | 90,639 | 115,998 | 47,395 | 25,800 | 8,021 | 7,937 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.57 | +/-4,616 | +/-4,379 | +/-5,110 | +/-3,134 | +/-2,291 | +/-1,047 | +/-1,393 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 20.3 | 30,270 | 6,940 | 11,250 | 5,115 | 4,180 | 1,375 | 1,405 |
| 2005 | 21.5 | 32,187 | 6,660 | 11,668 | 6,244 | 4,537 | 1,496 | 1,582 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.31 | +/-2,958 | +/-1,271 | +/-1,784 | +/-1,139 | +/-914 | +/-506 | +/-541 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 23.5 | 8,535 | 1,700 | 2,830 | 1,500 | 1,395 | 499 | 609 |
| 2005 | 25.7 | 9,777 | 2,116 | 2,553 | 1,535 | 1,956 | 677 | 940 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.9 | +/-1,514 | +/-798 | +/-965 | +/-488 | +/-755 | +/-340 | +/-437 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 32.0 | 1,335 | 95 | 310 | 215 | 370 | 189 | 155 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 1,032 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-18.09 | +/-487 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 34.1 | 115 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 11.0 | 20,010 | 13,435 | 4,425 | 780 | 635 | 168 | 580 |
| 2005 | 9.6 | 19,605 | 14,011 | 3,790 | 892 | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.51 | +/-1,987 | +/-1,664 | +/-898 | +/-386 | SSS | SSS | SSS |
(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 | 16.6 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 39.0 | 14.3 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | 16.6 | 100.0 | 31.6 | 37.5 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.53 | ***** | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 16.3 | 100.0 | 31.5 | 40.6 | 14.6 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 16.2 | 100.0 | 30.6 | 39.2 | 16.0 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.57 | ***** | +/-1.5 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.6 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 20.3 | 100.0 | 22.9 | 37.2 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 21.5 | 100.0 | 20.7 | 36.3 | 19.4 | 14.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.31 | ***** | +/-9.2 | +/-9.0 | +/-9.2 | +/-9.2 | +/-9.2 | +/-9.2 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 19.9 | 33.2 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | 25.7 | 100.0 | 21.6 | 26.1 | 15.7 | 20.0 | 6.9 | 9.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.9 | ***** | +/-15.4 | +/-15.3 | +/-15.5 | +/-15.4 | +/-15.5 | +/-15.5 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 32.0 | 100.0 | 7.1 | 23.2 | 16.1 | 27.7 | 14.2 | 11.6 |
| 2005 | 26.8 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-18.09 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 34.1 | 100.0 | 17.4 | 33.9 | 13.9 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 13.0 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 11.0 | 100.0 | 67.1 | 22.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| 2005 | 9.6 | 100.0 | 71.5 | 19.3 | 4.5 | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.51 | ***** | +/-8.1 | +/-10.1 | +/-10.1 | SSS | SSS | SSS |
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.