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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 541,116 | 588,067 | 602,290 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 210,650 | 240,634 | 248,825 | +/-2,206 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.57 | 2.44 | 2.42 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 562,758 | 608,827 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 283,819 | 317,895 | 325,780 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 276,765 | 311,839 | 315,580 | +/-4,164 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 276,765 | 100.0 | 311,839 | 100.0 | 315,580 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 199,808 | 72.2 | 234,388 | 75.2 | 239,356 | 75.8 | +/- 1.3 |
| 2-person carpool | 29,859 | 10.8 | 30,882 | 9.9 | 29,152 | 9.2 | +/- 0.8 |
| 3-person carpool | 3,890 | 1.4 | 4,340 | 1.4 | 3,468 | 1.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 1,155 | 0.4 | 1,230 | 0.4 | 1,078 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 343 | 0.1 | 441 | 0.1 | 758 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 484 | 0.2 | 298 | 0.1 | 347 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 1,522 | 0.5 | 1,569 | 0.5 | 2,465 | 0.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 96 | 0.0 | 109 | 0.0 | 140 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 35 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.0 | 172 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 9 | 0.0 | 40 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 1,054 | 0.4 | 977 | 0.3 | 1,635 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| Walked | 19,001 | 6.9 | 17,554 | 5.6 | 16,563 | 5.2 | +/- 0.7 |
| Taxicab | 371 | 0.1 | 388 | 0.1 | 228 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 277 | 0.1 | 136 | 0.0 | 910 | 0.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Other means | 2,351 | 0.8 | 1,734 | 0.6 | 1,912 | 0.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 16,510 | 6.0 | 17,651 | 5.7 | 17,384 | 5.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 260,255 | 100.0 | 294,188 | 100.0 | 298,196 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 21,318 | 8.2 | 18,209 | 6.2 | 20,622 | 6.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 5 to 9 | 45,352 | 17.4 | 44,253 | 15.0 | 44,361 | 14.9 | +/- 1.1 |
| 10 to 14 | 46,270 | 17.8 | 50,133 | 17.0 | 49,065 | 16.5 | +/- 1.0 |
| 15 to 19 | 42,893 | 16.5 | 46,609 | 15.8 | 45,875 | 15.4 | +/- 1.0 |
| 20 to 29 | 48,643 | 18.7 | 56,841 | 19.3 | 58,245 | 19.5 | +/- 1.0 |
| 30 to 44 | 37,276 | 14.3 | 46,911 | 15.9 | 47,669 | 16.0 | +/- 1.0 |
| 45 to 59 | 10,804 | 4.2 | 16,427 | 5.6 | 17,904 | 6.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 60 or more | 7,699 | 3.0 | 14,805 | 5.0 | 14,455 | 4.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.0 | (X) | 21.6 | (X) | 21.2 | (X) | +/- 0.69 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 260,255 | 100.0 | 294,188 | 100.0 | 298,196 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 14,573 | 5.6 | 19,839 | 6.7 | 20,572 | 6.9 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 56,227 | 21.6 | 59,022 | 20.1 | 60,090 | 20.2 | +/- 1.0 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 87,083 | 33.5 | 96,646 | 32.9 | 98,044 | 32.9 | +/- 1.3 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 42,183 | 16.2 | 47,799 | 16.2 | 47,367 | 15.9 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 16,805 | 6.5 | 19,869 | 6.8 | 21,114 | 7.1 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 22,172 | 8.5 | 23,720 | 8.1 | 25,020 | 8.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 21,212 | 8.2 | 27,293 | 9.3 | 25,989 | 8.7 | +/- 0.7 |
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 | 21.6 | 294,190 | 62,465 | 96,745 | 56,840 | 46,910 | 16,425 | 14,810 |
| 2005 | 21.2 | 298,196 | 64,983 | 94,940 | 58,245 | 47,669 | 17,904 | 14,455 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.69 | +/-4,429 | +/-3,854 | +/-4,323 | +/-3,208 | +/-3,004 | +/-1,780 | +/-1,640 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.9 | 234,390 | 44,695 | 78,915 | 48,000 | 38,270 | 13,075 | 11,420 |
| 2005 | 21.4 | 239,356 | 48,111 | 77,933 | 49,097 | 38,518 | 14,645 | 11,052 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.79 | +/-5,174 | +/-3,127 | +/-3,858 | +/-2,948 | +/-2,481 | +/-1,532 | +/-1,442 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 23.9 | 30,880 | 4,840 | 9,860 | 6,055 | 6,040 | 2,220 | 1,875 |
| 2005 | 22.9 | 29,152 | 4,602 | 9,633 | 5,677 | 5,940 | 1,566 | 1,734 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.08 | +/-2,515 | +/-1,112 | +/-1,740 | +/-1,117 | +/-1,124 | +/-460 | +/-434 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 28.5 | 6,310 | 820 | 1,850 | 1,015 | 1,320 | 675 | 615 |
| 2005 | 32.6 | 5,651 | 1,107 | 971 | 801 | 1,309 | 762 | 701 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.81 | +/-852 | +/-372 | +/-334 | +/-412 | +/-482 | +/-389 | +/-376 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 30.7 | 1,570 | 95 | 410 | 285 | 415 | 179 | 180 |
| 2005 | 41.9 | 2,465 | SSS | 558 | SSS | 693 | SSS | 640 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-30.17 | +/-972 | SSS | +/-366 | SSS | +/-478 | SSS | +/-502 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 50.2 | 255 | 22 | 48 | 34 | 57 | 25 | 68 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 12.4 | 20,790 | 11,985 | 5,645 | 1,440 | 795 | 249 | 655 |
| 2005 | 11.7 | 21,248 | 11,024 | 5,830 | 2,364 | 1,099 | 779 | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.44 | +/-2,389 | +/-1,524 | +/-1,196 | +/-723 | +/-443 | +/-462 | 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 | 21.6 | 100.0 | 21.2 | 32.9 | 19.3 | 15.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | 21.2 | 100.0 | 21.8 | 31.8 | 19.5 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 4.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.69 | ***** | +/-1.5 | +/-1.4 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 21.9 | 100.0 | 19.1 | 33.7 | 20.5 | 16.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | 21.4 | 100.0 | 20.1 | 32.6 | 20.5 | 16.1 | 6.1 | 4.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.79 | ***** | +/-2.1 | +/-2.1 | +/-2.1 | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | +/-2.2 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 23.9 | 100.0 | 15.7 | 31.9 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 22.9 | 100.0 | 15.8 | 33.0 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.08 | ***** | +/-8.6 | +/-8.4 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | +/-8.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 28.5 | 100.0 | 13.0 | 29.3 | 16.1 | 20.9 | 10.7 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 32.6 | 100.0 | 19.6 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 23.2 | 13.5 | 12.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.81 | ***** | +/-15.0 | +/-15.0 | +/-15.0 | +/-14.9 | +/-15.0 | +/-15.1 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 30.7 | 100.0 | 6.1 | 26.1 | 18.2 | 26.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 |
| 2005 | 41.9 | 100.0 | SSS | 22.6 | SSS | 28.1 | SSS | 26.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-30.17 | ***** | SSS | +/-39.3 | SSS | +/-39.1 | SSS | +/-39.1 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 50.2 | 100.0 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 13.3 | 22.4 | 9.8 | 26.7 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 12.4 | 100.0 | 57.6 | 27.2 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 11.7 | 100.0 | 51.9 | 27.4 | 11.1 | 5.2 | 3.7 | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.44 | ***** | +/-10.6 | +/-11.1 | +/-11.2 | +/-11.2 | +/-11.2 | 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.
