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 | 1,382,139 | 1,509,976 | 1,585,416 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 513,419 | 580,278 | 617,762 | +/-4,448 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.69 | 2.60 | 2.57 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,449,389 | 1,576,370 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 735,932 | 777,314 | 786,024 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 723,512 | 763,548 | 763,184 | +/-7,800 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 723,512 | 100.0 | 763,548 | 100.0 | 763,184 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 526,018 | 72.7 | 602,057 | 78.8 | 630,880 | 82.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 2-person carpool | 81,834 | 11.3 | 74,369 | 9.7 | 65,873 | 8.6 | +/- 0.6 |
| 3-person carpool | 12,688 | 1.8 | 11,856 | 1.6 | 9,326 | 1.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 3,781 | 0.5 | 3,395 | 0.4 | 4,104 | 0.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,842 | 0.3 | 1,529 | 0.2 | 1,971 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 3,538 | 0.5 | 1,441 | 0.2 | 1,908 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 14,505 | 2.0 | 12,978 | 1.7 | 8,626 | 1.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 36 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.0 | 89 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 149 | 0.0 | 157 | 0.0 | 86 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 45 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 106 | 0.0 | 129 | 0.0 | 215 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 3,698 | 0.5 | 2,392 | 0.3 | 2,426 | 0.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Walked | 26,261 | 3.6 | 20,368 | 2.7 | 11,406 | 1.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 851 | 0.1 | 922 | 0.1 | 541 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 1,866 | 0.3 | 921 | 0.1 | 1,357 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 8,288 | 1.1 | 10,521 | 1.4 | 5,813 | 0.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 38,006 | 5.3 | 20,440 | 2.7 | 18,563 | 2.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 685,506 | 100.0 | 743,108 | 100.0 | 744,621 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 18,072 | 2.6 | 18,231 | 2.5 | 18,091 | 2.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 5 to 9 | 68,866 | 10.0 | 66,784 | 9.0 | 67,187 | 9.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 10 to 14 | 100,729 | 14.7 | 107,811 | 14.5 | 96,859 | 13.0 | +/- 0.7 |
| 15 to 19 | 129,060 | 18.8 | 133,878 | 18.0 | 137,998 | 18.5 | +/- 0.9 |
| 20 to 29 | 163,703 | 23.9 | 184,606 | 24.8 | 185,584 | 24.9 | +/- 0.9 |
| 30 to 44 | 137,377 | 20.0 | 151,137 | 20.3 | 158,672 | 21.3 | +/- 0.9 |
| 45 to 59 | 41,852 | 6.1 | 43,885 | 5.9 | 46,155 | 6.2 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 25,847 | 3.8 | 36,776 | 4.9 | 34,075 | 4.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.9 | (X) | 24.2 | (X) | 23.4 | (X) | +/- 0.47 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 685,506 | 100.0 | 743,108 | 100.0 | 744,621 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 67,943 | 9.9 | 70,357 | 9.5 | 75,370 | 10.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 164,390 | 24.0 | 171,187 | 23.0 | 163,391 | 21.9 | +/- 0.9 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 192,004 | 28.0 | 212,177 | 28.6 | 203,431 | 27.3 | +/- 1.0 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 103,180 | 15.1 | 112,092 | 15.1 | 117,423 | 15.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 46,394 | 6.8 | 52,487 | 7.1 | 59,242 | 8.0 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 50,772 | 7.4 | 54,581 | 7.3 | 54,121 | 7.3 | +/- 0.5 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 60,823 | 8.9 | 70,227 | 9.5 | 71,643 | 9.6 | +/- 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 | 24.2 | 743,100 | 85,015 | 241,680 | 184,610 | 151,145 | 43,894 | 36,780 |
| 2005 | 23.4 | 744,621 | 85,278 | 234,857 | 185,584 | 158,672 | 46,155 | 34,075 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.47 | +/-7,411 | +/-4,944 | +/-8,312 | +/-7,130 | +/-6,565 | +/-3,819 | +/-3,065 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 23.7 | 602,060 | 60,640 | 199,150 | 159,105 | 125,005 | 33,739 | 24,435 |
| 2005 | 23.3 | 630,880 | 66,704 | 198,542 | 165,360 | 136,374 | 38,691 | 25,209 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.54 | +/-7,657 | +/-4,158 | +/-7,290 | +/-6,505 | +/-5,919 | +/-3,330 | +/-2,791 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.9 | 74,365 | 7,870 | 24,415 | 17,000 | 15,478 | 5,472 | 4,120 |
| 2005 | 22.8 | 65,873 | 8,642 | 22,082 | 14,073 | 13,282 | 4,076 | 3,718 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.61 | +/-4,661 | +/-1,671 | +/-2,767 | +/-2,195 | +/-2,343 | +/-1,163 | +/-1,208 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.1 | 18,225 | 1,640 | 4,751 | 3,828 | 4,090 | 1,988 | 1,892 |
| 2005 | 25.9 | 17,309 | 1,937 | 5,793 | 2,669 | 3,775 | 1,486 | 1,649 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.25 | +/-2,244 | +/-913 | +/-1,519 | +/-692 | +/-1,091 | +/-796 | +/-652 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 44.9 | 12,980 | 549 | 2,093 | 1,487 | 3,192 | 1,786 | 3,854 |
| 2005 | 38.7 | 8,626 | SSS | 1,652 | 1,574 | 1,836 | 899 | 2,216 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.44 | +/-1,742 | SSS | +/-736 | +/-576 | +/-820 | +/-438 | +/-734 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 38.2 | 365 | 24 | 50 | 49 | 111 | 35 | 76 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 20.7 | 35,135 | 14,280 | 11,177 | 3,127 | 3,273 | 856 | 2,365 |
| 2005 | 20.5 | 21,543 | 7,546 | 6,523 | 1,908 | 3,316 | 1,003 | 1,247 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.2 | +/-2,521 | +/-1,458 | +/-1,468 | +/-702 | +/-1,170 | +/-668 | +/-427 |
(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 | 24.2 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 32.5 | 24.8 | 20.3 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | 23.4 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 31.5 | 24.9 | 21.3 | 6.2 | 4.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.47 | ***** | +/-1.0 | +/-0.9 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | +/-1.0 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 23.7 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 33.1 | 26.4 | 20.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 23.3 | 100.0 | 10.6 | 31.5 | 26.2 | 21.6 | 6.1 | 4.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.54 | ***** | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.9 | 100.0 | 10.6 | 32.8 | 22.9 | 20.8 | 7.4 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | 22.8 | 100.0 | 13.1 | 33.5 | 21.4 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.61 | ***** | +/-7.1 | +/-6.9 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.0 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.1 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 30.1 | 100.0 | 9.0 | 26.1 | 21.0 | 22.4 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| 2005 | 25.9 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 33.5 | 15.4 | 21.8 | 8.6 | 9.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-5.25 | ***** | +/-13.0 | +/-12.6 | +/-12.9 | +/-12.9 | +/-13.0 | +/-13.0 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 44.9 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 16.1 | 11.5 | 24.6 | 13.8 | 29.7 |
| 2005 | 38.7 | 100.0 | SSS | 19.2 | 18.2 | 21.3 | 10.4 | 25.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.44 | ***** | SSS | +/-20.1 | +/-20.2 | +/-20.1 | +/-20.2 | +/-20.1 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 38.2 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 30.4 | 9.6 | 20.8 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 20.7 | 100.0 | 40.6 | 31.8 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 6.7 |
| 2005 | 20.5 | 100.0 | 35.0 | 30.3 | 8.9 | 15.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.2 | ***** | +/-11.5 | +/-11.5 | +/-11.7 | +/-11.7 | +/-11.7 | +/-11.7 |
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.
