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 | 2,020,857 | 2,348,178 | 2,596,556 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 869,481 | 1,009,316 | 1,106,911 | +/-7,117 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.32 | 2.33 | 2.35 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 2,067,959 | 2,395,997 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 932,103 | 1,085,562 | 1,198,920 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 914,711 | 1,063,957 | 1,165,686 | +/-10,400 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 914,711 | 100.0 | 1,063,957 | 100.0 | 1,165,686 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 720,888 | 78.8 | 848,257 | 79.7 | 930,606 | 79.8 | +/- 0.8 |
| 2-person carpool | 101,184 | 11.1 | 106,121 | 10.0 | 93,779 | 8.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 12,946 | 1.4 | 16,957 | 1.6 | 17,081 | 1.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 4,605 | 0.5 | 5,135 | 0.5 | 6,259 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,602 | 0.2 | 2,452 | 0.2 | 1,725 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 1,083 | 0.1 | 962 | 0.1 | 2,466 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 11,896 | 1.3 | 13,023 | 1.2 | 13,789 | 1.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 45 | 0.0 | 100 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 137 | 0.0 | 143 | 0.0 | 230 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 52 | 0.0 | 77 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 57 | 0.0 | 77 | 0.0 | 43 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 6,659 | 0.7 | 6,575 | 0.6 | 7,037 | 0.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Walked | 20,781 | 2.3 | 18,215 | 1.7 | 19,656 | 1.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| Taxicab | 1,180 | 0.1 | 1,520 | 0.1 | 1,461 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 3,532 | 0.4 | 2,270 | 0.2 | 3,346 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 7,295 | 0.8 | 8,728 | 0.8 | 16,902 | 1.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 20,769 | 2.3 | 33,345 | 3.1 | 51,306 | 4.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 893,942 | 100.0 | 1,030,612 | 100.0 | 1,114,380 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 27,096 | 3.0 | 24,341 | 2.4 | 31,938 | 2.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 97,177 | 10.9 | 96,964 | 9.4 | 103,319 | 9.3 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 141,286 | 15.8 | 150,997 | 14.7 | 158,639 | 14.2 | +/- 0.8 |
| 15 to 19 | 163,560 | 18.3 | 168,884 | 16.4 | 168,345 | 15.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 20 to 29 | 194,617 | 21.8 | 220,239 | 21.4 | 234,191 | 21.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 30 to 44 | 178,370 | 20.0 | 219,189 | 21.3 | 247,475 | 22.2 | +/- 0.8 |
| 45 to 59 | 55,346 | 6.2 | 83,238 | 8.1 | 91,428 | 8.2 | +/- 0.4 |
| 60 or more | 36,490 | 4.1 | 66,760 | 6.5 | 79,045 | 7.1 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.8 | (X) | 25.6 | (X) | 25.5 | (X) | +/- 0.56 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 893,942 | 100.0 | 1,030,612 | 100.0 | 1,114,380 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 43,170 | 4.8 | 60,614 | 5.9 | 76,327 | 6.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 176,306 | 19.7 | 198,537 | 19.3 | 234,078 | 21.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 296,113 | 33.1 | 324,171 | 31.5 | 303,559 | 27.2 | +/- 0.9 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 161,865 | 18.1 | 184,684 | 17.9 | 203,431 | 18.3 | +/- 0.8 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 71,200 | 8.0 | 89,420 | 8.7 | 109,196 | 9.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 66,230 | 7.4 | 77,277 | 7.5 | 78,429 | 7.0 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 79,058 | 8.8 | 95,909 | 9.3 | 109,360 | 9.8 | +/- 0.6 |
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 | 25.6 | 1,030,615 | 121,305 | 319,880 | 220,235 | 219,190 | 83,230 | 66,760 |
| 2005 | 25.5 | 1,114,380 | 135,257 | 326,984 | 234,191 | 247,475 | 91,428 | 79,045 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.56 | +/-11,387 | +/-7,368 | +/-11,733 | +/-8,372 | +/-9,393 | +/-5,038 | +/-5,916 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.1 | 848,255 | 92,675 | 266,685 | 188,770 | 183,610 | 68,330 | 48,185 |
| 2005 | 24.9 | 930,606 | 106,778 | 275,944 | 204,645 | 209,739 | 75,342 | 58,158 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.59 | +/-12,196 | +/-5,668 | +/-10,470 | +/-7,546 | +/-8,196 | +/-4,512 | +/-4,826 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.5 | 106,115 | 12,260 | 33,060 | 21,275 | 22,510 | 8,860 | 8,150 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 93,779 | 9,320 | 29,439 | 18,496 | 21,010 | 8,044 | 7,470 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.28 | +/-6,679 | +/-1,454 | +/-3,381 | +/-2,877 | +/-3,272 | +/-1,541 | +/-1,725 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.5 | 25,500 | 2,523 | 6,295 | 4,063 | 6,325 | 2,769 | 3,515 |
| 2005 | 32.6 | 27,531 | 2,776 | 5,443 | 4,688 | 7,360 | 2,522 | 4,742 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.25 | +/-3,518 | +/-940 | +/-1,239 | +/-1,332 | +/-1,946 | +/-720 | +/-1,922 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 43.4 | 13,025 | 355 | 2,400 | 1,740 | 2,960 | 1,865 | 3,695 |
| 2005 | 43.5 | 13,789 | SSS | 1,387 | 1,004 | 4,587 | 3,522 | 3,149 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-13.13 | +/-2,845 | SSS | +/-702 | +/-531 | +/-1,524 | +/-1,714 | +/-1,313 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 51.7 | 400 | 30 | 74 | 24 | 64 | 59 | 147 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 23.5 | 37,305 | 13,460 | 11,349 | 4,345 | 3,735 | 1,354 | 3,057 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 48,402 | 16,171 | 14,771 | 5,358 | 4,779 | 1,840 | 5,483 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.33 | +/-6,004 | +/-4,372 | +/-3,093 | +/-1,690 | +/-1,296 | +/-885 | +/-1,695 |
(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 | 25.6 | 100.0 | 11.8 | 31.0 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 25.5 | 100.0 | 12.1 | 29.3 | 21.0 | 22.2 | 8.2 | 7.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.56 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.1 | 100.0 | 10.9 | 31.4 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 8.1 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 24.9 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 29.7 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 8.1 | 6.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.59 | ***** | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | +/-1.3 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 26.5 | 100.0 | 11.6 | 31.2 | 20.0 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 100.0 | 9.9 | 31.4 | 19.7 | 22.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.28 | ***** | +/-7.1 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.1 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.5 | 100.0 | 9.9 | 24.7 | 15.9 | 24.8 | 10.9 | 13.8 |
| 2005 | 32.6 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 19.8 | 17.0 | 26.7 | 9.2 | 17.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.25 | ***** | +/-12.8 | +/-12.7 | +/-12.8 | +/-12.6 | +/-12.8 | +/-12.7 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 43.4 | 100.0 | 2.7 | 18.4 | 13.4 | 22.7 | 14.3 | 28.4 |
| 2005 | 43.5 | 100.0 | SSS | 10.1 | 7.3 | 33.3 | 25.5 | 22.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-13.13 | ***** | SSS | +/-20.6 | +/-20.6 | +/-20.3 | +/-20.4 | +/-20.5 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 51.7 | 100.0 | 7.5 | 18.5 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 14.8 | 36.8 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 36.1 | 30.4 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 8.2 |
| 2005 | 25.2 | 100.0 | 33.4 | 30.5 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 11.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.33 | ***** | +/-12.0 | +/-12.2 | +/-12.4 | +/-12.4 | +/-12.4 | +/-12.4 |
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.
