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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 2,579,051 | 2,693,633 | 2,780,470 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 992,647 | 1,069,072 | 1,108,210 | +/-6,066 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.60 | 2.52 | 2.51 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 2,629,801 | 2,754,328 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 1,240,257 | 1,322,955 | 1,375,136 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 1,218,894 | 1,301,805 | 1,337,785 | +/-9,497 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 1,218,894 | 100.0 | 1,301,805 | 100.0 | 1,337,785 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 966,927 | 79.3 | 1,073,331 | 82.4 | 1,115,046 | 83.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 2-person carpool | 119,888 | 9.8 | 107,225 | 8.2 | 99,180 | 7.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 3-person carpool | 17,370 | 1.4 | 15,055 | 1.2 | 13,947 | 1.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 6,369 | 0.5 | 4,498 | 0.3 | 3,174 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 2,364 | 0.2 | 2,327 | 0.2 | 1,574 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 5,361 | 0.4 | 1,755 | 0.1 | 2,253 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 32,447 | 2.7 | 25,580 | 2.0 | 24,981 | 1.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 169 | 0.0 | 497 | 0.0 | 942 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 52 | 0.0 | 2,324 | 0.2 | 2,569 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 41 | 0.0 | 428 | 0.0 | 1,012 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 33 | 0.0 | 62 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,493 | 0.1 | 1,507 | 0.1 | 1,607 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 27,096 | 2.2 | 21,609 | 1.7 | 17,243 | 1.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 1,568 | 0.1 | 1,264 | 0.1 | 695 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 852 | 0.1 | 675 | 0.1 | 1,724 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 6,497 | 0.5 | 6,139 | 0.5 | 9,770 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 30,367 | 2.5 | 37,529 | 2.9 | 42,068 | 3.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,188,527 | 100.0 | 1,264,276 | 100.0 | 1,295,717 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 33,927 | 2.9 | 34,813 | 2.8 | 41,461 | 3.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 120,983 | 10.2 | 120,263 | 9.5 | 125,989 | 9.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 10 to 14 | 160,536 | 13.5 | 166,475 | 13.2 | 169,649 | 13.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| 15 to 19 | 191,161 | 16.1 | 190,011 | 15.0 | 189,615 | 14.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 20 to 29 | 274,612 | 23.1 | 282,390 | 22.3 | 302,136 | 23.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 30 to 44 | 266,550 | 22.4 | 287,156 | 22.7 | 290,795 | 22.4 | +/- 0.8 |
| 45 to 59 | 85,292 | 7.2 | 106,257 | 8.4 | 106,222 | 8.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 55,466 | 4.7 | 76,911 | 6.1 | 69,850 | 5.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 23.3 | (X) | 25.7 | (X) | 24.6 | (X) | +/- 0.42 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 1,188,527 | 100.0 | 1,264,276 | 100.0 | 1,295,717 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 82,112 | 6.9 | 100,468 | 7.9 | 120,846 | 9.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 265,472 | 22.3 | 270,847 | 21.4 | 270,384 | 20.9 | +/- 0.7 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 370,643 | 31.2 | 387,135 | 30.6 | 364,991 | 28.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 180,805 | 15.2 | 185,818 | 14.7 | 197,546 | 15.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 72,481 | 6.1 | 85,280 | 6.7 | 96,439 | 7.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 103,125 | 8.7 | 100,847 | 8.0 | 112,005 | 8.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 113,889 | 9.6 | 133,881 | 10.6 | 133,506 | 10.3 | +/- 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 | 25.7 | 1,264,275 | 155,075 | 356,480 | 282,390 | 287,150 | 106,260 | 76,905 |
| 2005 | 24.6 | 1,295,717 | 167,450 | 359,264 | 302,136 | 290,795 | 106,222 | 69,850 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.42 | +/-9,855 | +/-6,728 | +/-10,508 | +/-9,736 | +/-9,978 | +/-5,439 | +/-5,092 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.0 | 1,073,330 | 127,790 | 309,065 | 248,730 | 247,430 | 86,175 | 54,120 |
| 2005 | 23.9 | 1,115,046 | 141,342 | 314,274 | 269,548 | 251,688 | 89,946 | 48,248 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.49 | +/-11,199 | +/-6,002 | +/-10,578 | +/-8,988 | +/-8,681 | +/-5,154 | +/-4,058 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.9 | 107,230 | 10,805 | 29,670 | 22,584 | 24,279 | 10,846 | 9,058 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 99,180 | 10,208 | 26,182 | 20,925 | 24,731 | 8,575 | 8,559 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.86 | +/-6,974 | +/-1,912 | +/-3,445 | +/-2,813 | +/-3,597 | +/-1,521 | +/-1,716 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.0 | 23,625 | 2,087 | 5,124 | 4,245 | 5,560 | 2,972 | 3,663 |
| 2005 | 30.0 | 20,948 | 2,565 | 4,941 | 4,667 | 3,635 | 2,463 | 2,677 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.02 | +/-2,866 | +/-1,023 | +/-1,060 | +/-1,453 | +/-852 | +/-747 | +/-684 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.0 | 25,574 | 378 | 3,043 | 3,446 | 6,712 | 4,702 | 7,326 |
| 2005 | 45.6 | 24,981 | SSS | 4,324 | 2,942 | 6,395 | 3,388 | 7,859 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.74 | +/-3,120 | SSS | +/-1,846 | +/-928 | +/-1,365 | +/-1,111 | +/-1,638 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 41.0 | 3,306 | 37 | 352 | 544 | 910 | 820 | 622 |
| 2005 | 43.6 | 4,523 | SSS | SSS | 609 | 1,172 | 1,222 | 1,227 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.64 | +/-1,039 | SSS | SSS | +/-557 | +/-457 | +/-489 | +/-585 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.3 | 31,190 | 13,972 | 9,245 | 2,842 | 2,270 | 746 | 2,132 |
| 2005 | 17.4 | 31,039 | 13,246 | 9,266 | 3,445 | 3,174 | 628 | 1,280 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.59 | +/-3,429 | +/-2,226 | +/-1,674 | +/-911 | +/-958 | +/-375 | +/-548 |
(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 | 25.7 | 100.0 | 12.3 | 28.2 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 8.4 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 24.6 | 100.0 | 12.9 | 27.7 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 8.2 | 5.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.42 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 11.9 | 28.8 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 8.0 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | 23.9 | 100.0 | 12.7 | 28.2 | 24.2 | 22.6 | 8.1 | 4.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.49 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 27.7 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 10.1 | 8.4 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 100.0 | 10.3 | 26.4 | 21.1 | 24.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.86 | ***** | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.0 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 21.7 | 18.0 | 23.5 | 12.6 | 15.5 |
| 2005 | 30.0 | 100.0 | 12.2 | 23.6 | 22.3 | 17.4 | 11.8 | 12.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-6.02 | ***** | +/-13.7 | +/-13.6 | +/-13.6 | +/-13.7 | +/-13.7 | +/-13.7 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 46.0 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 26.2 | 18.4 | 28.6 |
| 2005 | 45.6 | 100.0 | SSS | 17.3 | 11.8 | 25.6 | 13.6 | 31.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-8.74 | ***** | SSS | +/-12.4 | +/-12.5 | +/-12.4 | +/-12.5 | +/-12.3 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 41.0 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 10.6 | 16.5 | 27.5 | 24.8 | 18.8 |
| 2005 | 43.6 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | 13.5 | 25.9 | 27.0 | 27.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-14.64 | ***** | SSS | SSS | +/-22.9 | +/-22.8 | +/-22.8 | +/-22.7 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.3 | 100.0 | 44.8 | 29.6 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 17.4 | 100.0 | 42.7 | 29.9 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 4.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.59 | ***** | +/-10.6 | +/-10.9 | +/-11.0 | +/-11.0 | +/-11.0 | +/-11.0 |
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.
