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 | 242,012,129 | 273,643,273 | 288,378,137 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 91,947,410 | 105,480,101 | 111,090,617 | +/-143,575 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.63 | 2.59 | 2.60 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 248,709,873 | 281,421,906 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 117,390,130 | 130,873,649 | 137,181,788 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 115,070,274 | 128,279,228 | 133,091,043 | +/-117,391 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 115,070,274 | 100.0 | 128,279,228 | 100.0 | 133,091,043 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 84,215,298 | 73.2 | 97,102,050 | 75.7 | 102,458,267 | 77.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| 2-person carpool | 12,078,175 | 10.5 | 12,097,346 | 9.4 | 10,980,950 | 8.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| 3-person carpool | 2,001,378 | 1.7 | 2,159,151 | 1.7 | 1,911,054 | 1.4 | +/- 0.0 |
| 4-person carpool | 702,222 | 0.6 | 766,012 | 0.6 | 693,214 | 0.5 | +/- 0.0 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 305,976 | 0.3 | 372,501 | 0.3 | 340,448 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 289,883 | 0.3 | 239,041 | 0.2 | 274,760 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 3,445,000 | 3.0 | 3,206,682 | 2.5 | 3,357,834 | 2.5 | +/- 0.0 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 78,130 | 0.1 | 72,713 | 0.1 | 83,291 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 1,755,476 | 1.5 | 1,885,961 | 1.5 | 2,026,294 | 1.5 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 574,052 | 0.5 | 658,097 | 0.5 | 690,727 | 0.5 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 37,497 | 0.0 | 44,106 | 0.0 | 43,868 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 466,856 | 0.4 | 488,497 | 0.4 | 534,896 | 0.4 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 4,488,886 | 3.9 | 3,758,982 | 2.9 | 3,291,401 | 2.5 | +/- 0.0 |
| Taxicab | 179,434 | 0.2 | 200,144 | 0.2 | 175,691 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 237,404 | 0.2 | 142,424 | 0.1 | 248,074 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 808,582 | 0.7 | 901,298 | 0.7 | 1,184,096 | 0.9 | +/- 0.0 |
| Worked at home | 3,406,025 | 3.0 | 4,184,223 | 3.3 | 4,796,178 | 3.6 | +/- 0.0 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 111,664,249 | 100.0 | 124,095,005 | 100.0 | 128,294,865 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 4,314,682 | 3.9 | 4,180,407 | 3.4 | 4,828,176 | 3.8 | +/- 0.0 |
| 5 to 9 | 13,943,239 | 12.5 | 13,687,604 | 11.0 | 13,991,096 | 10.9 | +/- 0.1 |
| 10 to 14 | 17,954,128 | 16.1 | 18,618,305 | 15.0 | 18,356,192 | 14.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 15 to 19 | 19,026,053 | 17.0 | 19,634,328 | 15.8 | 19,854,437 | 15.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 20 to 29 | 22,436,930 | 20.1 | 25,172,296 | 20.3 | 26,415,052 | 20.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| 30 to 44 | 20,053,109 | 18.0 | 23,703,903 | 19.1 | 25,076,740 | 19.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 45 to 59 | 7,191,455 | 6.4 | 9,200,414 | 7.4 | 9,649,738 | 7.5 | +/- 0.0 |
| 60 or more | 6,744,653 | 6.0 | 9,897,748 | 8.0 | 10,123,434 | 7.9 | +/- 0.0 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.4 | (X) | 25.5 | (X) | 25.1 | (X) | +/- 0.05 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 111,664,249 | 100.0 | 124,095,005 | 100.0 | 128,294,865 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 7,145,946 | 6.4 | 9,440,321 | 7.6 | 10,861,881 | 8.5 | +/- 0.0 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 22,820,464 | 20.4 | 24,196,129 | 19.5 | 25,324,006 | 19.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 35,346,620 | 31.7 | 38,305,923 | 30.9 | 36,408,899 | 28.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 18,867,326 | 16.9 | 19,937,875 | 16.1 | 20,871,054 | 16.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 8,042,315 | 7.2 | 9,675,328 | 7.8 | 10,957,049 | 8.5 | +/- 0.0 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 9,132,793 | 8.2 | 9,883,604 | 8.0 | 10,351,389 | 8.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| 4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 10,308,785 | 9.2 | 12,655,825 | 10.2 | 13,520,587 | 10.5 | +/- 0.1 |
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 | 25.5 | 124,095,005 | 17,868,005 | 38,252,640 | 25,172,300 | 23,703,905 | 9,200,410 | 9,897,755 |
| 2005 | 25.1 | 128,294,865 | 18,819,272 | 38,210,629 | 26,415,052 | 25,076,740 | 9,649,738 | 10,123,434 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.05 | +/-114,548 | +/-81,685 | +/-103,345 | +/-90,860 | +/-80,268 | +/-61,561 | +/-58,019 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.1 | 97,102,050 | 13,792,245 | 31,467,920 | 20,885,110 | 18,384,940 | 6,637,990 | 5,933,880 |
| 2005 | 23.7 | 102,458,267 | 14,919,704 | 32,119,626 | 22,289,196 | 19,807,510 | 7,179,285 | 6,142,946 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.06 | +/-123,290 | +/-70,448 | +/-97,559 | +/-81,419 | +/-67,970 | +/-51,004 | +/-45,539 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.0 | 12,097,345 | 1,434,580 | 3,676,185 | 2,407,960 | 2,489,555 | 1,010,905 | 1,078,130 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 10,980,950 | 1,351,869 | 3,181,456 | 2,192,131 | 2,343,473 | 936,326 | 975,695 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.27 | +/-65,959 | +/-19,656 | +/-34,280 | +/-29,451 | +/-29,159 | +/-20,056 | +/-20,577 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.6 | 3,536,700 | 309,510 | 846,230 | 606,650 | 824,780 | 387,812 | 561,744 |
| 2005 | 33.7 | 3,219,476 | 286,992 | 706,844 | 559,698 | 764,215 | 349,332 | 552,395 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.61 | +/-35,506 | +/-9,810 | +/-18,778 | +/-16,855 | +/-20,246 | +/-13,752 | +/-16,009 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 45.0 | 3,206,680 | 64,660 | 382,290 | 444,130 | 885,524 | 492,267 | 937,850 |
| 2005 | 43.7 | 3,357,834 | 71,956 | 400,825 | 466,639 | 937,110 | 476,809 | 1,004,495 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.72 | +/-37,093 | +/-4,728 | +/-14,591 | +/-15,533 | +/-18,282 | +/-12,222 | +/-19,626 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 53.1 | 2,660,885 | 14,856 | 94,164 | 235,706 | 668,646 | 552,940 | 1,094,556 |
| 2005 | 52.6 | 2,844,180 | 15,182 | 89,298 | 247,388 | 726,441 | 581,961 | 1,183,910 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.84 | +/-29,986 | +/-2,158 | +/-5,580 | +/-9,243 | +/-16,035 | +/-15,325 | +/-20,904 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.9 | 5,491,340 | 2,252,145 | 1,785,905 | 592,745 | 450,443 | 118,547 | 291,622 |
| 2005 | 17.3 | 5,434,158 | 2,173,569 | 1,712,580 | 660,000 | 497,991 | 126,025 | 263,993 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.29 | +/-45,610 | +/-27,996 | +/-26,771 | +/-14,615 | +/-13,461 | +/-6,502 | +/-9,911 |
(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 | 25.5 | 100.0 | 14.4 | 30.8 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| 2005 | 25.1 | 100.0 | 14.7 | 29.8 | 20.6 | 19.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.05 | ***** | +/-0.1 | +/-0.1 | +/-0.1 | +/-0.1 | +/-0.1 | +/-0.1 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.1 | 100.0 | 14.2 | 32.4 | 21.5 | 18.9 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 23.7 | 100.0 | 14.6 | 31.3 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.06 | ***** | +/-0.1 | +/-0.1 | +/-0.1 | +/-0.1 | +/-0.1 | +/-0.1 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.0 | 100.0 | 11.9 | 30.4 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 8.4 | 8.9 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 100.0 | 12.3 | 29.0 | 20.0 | 21.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.27 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 33.6 | 100.0 | 8.8 | 23.9 | 17.2 | 23.3 | 11.0 | 15.9 |
| 2005 | 33.7 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 22.0 | 17.4 | 23.7 | 10.9 | 17.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.61 | ***** | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 45.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 27.6 | 15.4 | 29.2 |
| 2005 | 43.7 | 100.0 | 2.1 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 27.9 | 14.2 | 29.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.72 | ***** | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 53.1 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 25.1 | 20.8 | 41.1 |
| 2005 | 52.6 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 25.5 | 20.5 | 41.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.84 | ***** | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.9 | 100.0 | 41.0 | 32.5 | 10.8 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 17.3 | 100.0 | 40.0 | 31.5 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 4.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.29 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 |
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.
