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 | 1,693,802 | 2,192,689 | 2,427,350 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 537,273 | 701,281 | 791,929 | +/-4,640 | |||
| Persons per household | 3.15 | 3.13 | 3.07 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,722,850 | 2,233,169 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 743,112 | 1,049,870 | 1,181,962 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 732,376 | 1,032,858 | 1,152,484 | +/-8,496 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 732,376 | 100.0 | 1,032,858 | 100.0 | 1,152,484 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 541,226 | 73.9 | 779,438 | 75.5 | 881,508 | 76.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| 2-person carpool | 82,702 | 11.3 | 112,575 | 10.9 | 113,252 | 9.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 14,681 | 2.0 | 19,966 | 1.9 | 21,060 | 1.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 6,904 | 0.9 | 7,439 | 0.7 | 7,397 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 3,787 | 0.5 | 3,682 | 0.4 | 2,253 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 3,123 | 0.4 | 2,288 | 0.2 | 3,161 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 16,652 | 2.3 | 19,910 | 1.9 | 23,640 | 2.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 74 | 0.0 | 1,077 | 0.1 | 1,463 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 75 | 0.0 | 588 | 0.1 | 879 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 33 | 0.0 | 1,363 | 0.1 | 960 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 29 | 0.0 | 102 | 0.0 | 68 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 5,010 | 0.7 | 5,267 | 0.5 | 7,103 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 25,080 | 3.4 | 28,523 | 2.8 | 23,991 | 2.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 108 | 0.0 | 159 | 0.0 | 340 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 2,665 | 0.4 | 1,284 | 0.1 | 3,601 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 3,979 | 0.5 | 5,862 | 0.6 | 7,705 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 26,248 | 3.6 | 43,335 | 4.2 | 54,103 | 4.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 706,128 | 100.0 | 989,523 | 100.0 | 1,098,381 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 35,377 | 5.0 | 43,896 | 4.4 | 54,381 | 5.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 112,479 | 15.9 | 143,317 | 14.5 | 151,981 | 13.8 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 132,929 | 18.8 | 175,060 | 17.7 | 192,267 | 17.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 15 to 19 | 131,876 | 18.7 | 173,076 | 17.5 | 194,788 | 17.7 | +/- 0.6 |
| 20 to 29 | 149,115 | 21.1 | 205,880 | 20.8 | 242,854 | 22.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 30 to 44 | 92,667 | 13.1 | 153,717 | 15.5 | 166,360 | 15.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 45 to 59 | 25,647 | 3.6 | 47,093 | 4.8 | 53,199 | 4.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 26,038 | 3.7 | 47,484 | 4.8 | 42,551 | 3.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.9 | (X) | 21.3 | (X) | 20.5 | (X) | +/- 0.32 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 706,128 | 100.0 | 989,523 | 100.0 | 1,098,381 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 41,729 | 5.9 | 78,098 | 7.9 | 89,341 | 8.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 131,985 | 18.7 | 170,919 | 17.3 | 180,310 | 16.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 218,106 | 30.9 | 275,940 | 27.9 | 288,363 | 26.3 | +/- 0.7 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 113,929 | 16.1 | 167,154 | 16.9 | 199,402 | 18.2 | +/- 0.6 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 56,459 | 8.0 | 86,246 | 8.7 | 103,395 | 9.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 72,612 | 10.3 | 102,008 | 10.3 | 116,710 | 10.6 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 71,308 | 10.1 | 109,158 | 11.0 | 120,860 | 11.0 | +/- 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 | 21.3 | 989,525 | 187,210 | 348,135 | 205,880 | 153,715 | 47,090 | 47,485 |
| 2005 | 20.5 | 1,098,381 | 206,362 | 387,055 | 242,854 | 166,360 | 53,199 | 42,551 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.32 | +/-8,981 | +/-7,559 | +/-9,469 | +/-7,838 | +/-6,931 | +/-3,405 | +/-2,831 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 20.1 | 779,440 | 149,370 | 284,925 | 169,935 | 116,240 | 31,235 | 27,735 |
| 2005 | 19.4 | 881,508 | 165,965 | 326,436 | 200,612 | 129,007 | 36,858 | 22,630 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.38 | +/-10,110 | +/-6,480 | +/-8,609 | +/-6,809 | +/-5,643 | +/-2,855 | +/-2,544 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 23.6 | 112,575 | 17,160 | 36,980 | 23,305 | 20,860 | 7,375 | 6,895 |
| 2005 | 21.7 | 113,252 | 19,579 | 36,027 | 26,027 | 20,360 | 5,817 | 5,442 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.94 | +/-6,588 | +/-2,738 | +/-3,965 | +/-3,199 | +/-2,460 | +/-1,372 | +/-1,243 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.4 | 33,375 | 3,505 | 8,330 | 5,500 | 7,250 | 3,800 | 4,975 |
| 2005 | 33.1 | 33,871 | 4,061 | 6,743 | 7,325 | 6,467 | 3,956 | 5,319 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.05 | +/-2,986 | +/-1,115 | +/-1,345 | +/-1,644 | +/-1,391 | +/-969 | +/-1,148 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 42.4 | 19,910 | 605 | 3,065 | 2,565 | 5,260 | 3,225 | 5,195 |
| 2005 | 40.1 | 23,640 | 591 | 4,715 | 1,984 | 5,656 | 4,329 | 6,365 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.04 | +/-3,001 | +/-348 | +/-1,421 | +/-701 | +/-1,660 | +/-1,056 | +/-1,271 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 42.3 | 3,130 | 49 | 155 | 385 | 1,110 | 785 | 649 |
| 2005 | 38.6 | 3,370 | SSS | SSS | 724 | 574 | 895 | 823 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-15.47 | +/-886 | SSS | SSS | +/-570 | +/-304 | +/-453 | +/-515 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.6 | 41,095 | 16,530 | 14,670 | 4,195 | 2,995 | 660 | 2,035 |
| 2005 | 19.1 | 42,740 | 15,870 | 13,076 | 6,182 | 4,296 | 1,344 | 1,972 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.16 | +/-3,771 | +/-2,026 | +/-1,800 | +/-1,727 | +/-1,000 | +/-660 | +/-593 |
(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 | 21.3 | 100.0 | 18.9 | 35.2 | 20.8 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 20.5 | 100.0 | 18.8 | 35.2 | 22.1 | 15.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.32 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 20.1 | 100.0 | 19.2 | 36.6 | 21.8 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | 19.4 | 100.0 | 18.8 | 37.0 | 22.8 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 2.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.38 | ***** | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | +/-1.1 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 23.6 | 100.0 | 15.2 | 32.8 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 21.7 | 100.0 | 17.3 | 31.8 | 23.0 | 18.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.94 | ***** | +/-5.8 | +/-5.7 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 32.4 | 100.0 | 10.5 | 25.0 | 16.5 | 21.7 | 11.4 | 14.9 |
| 2005 | 33.1 | 100.0 | 12.0 | 19.9 | 21.6 | 19.1 | 11.7 | 15.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.05 | ***** | +/-8.8 | +/-8.8 | +/-8.8 | +/-8.8 | +/-8.8 | +/-8.8 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 42.4 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 26.4 | 16.2 | 26.1 |
| 2005 | 40.1 | 100.0 | 2.5 | 19.9 | 8.4 | 23.9 | 18.3 | 26.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-7.04 | ***** | +/-12.7 | +/-12.6 | +/-12.7 | +/-12.6 | +/-12.7 | +/-12.6 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 42.3 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 12.3 | 35.5 | 25.1 | 20.7 |
| 2005 | 38.6 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | 21.5 | 17.0 | 26.6 | 24.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-15.47 | ***** | SSS | SSS | +/-26.0 | +/-26.2 | +/-26.0 | +/-26.0 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 17.6 | 100.0 | 40.2 | 35.7 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | 19.1 | 100.0 | 37.1 | 30.6 | 14.5 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 4.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.16 | ***** | +/-8.6 | +/-8.7 | +/-8.8 | +/-8.8 | +/-8.8 | +/-8.8 |
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.
