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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 4,746,161 | 5,757,739 | 6,146,338 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,872,431 | 2,271,398 | 2,450,474 | +/-8,355 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.53 | 2.53 | 2.51 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 4,866,692 | 5,894,121 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 2,347,857 | 2,841,632 | 3,004,929 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 2,302,666 | 2,785,479 | 2,912,575 | +/-16,144 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 2,302,666 | 100.0 | 2,785,479 | 100.0 | 2,912,575 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,700,872 | 73.9 | 2,040,833 | 73.3 | 2,163,583 | 74.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 224,353 | 9.7 | 282,638 | 10.1 | 271,798 | 9.3 | +/- 0.4 |
| 3-person carpool | 34,546 | 1.5 | 44,791 | 1.6 | 42,171 | 1.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 11,545 | 0.5 | 14,195 | 0.5 | 13,953 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 5,306 | 0.2 | 7,914 | 0.3 | 7,191 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 6,490 | 0.3 | 8,204 | 0.3 | 10,136 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 96,746 | 4.2 | 124,450 | 4.5 | 123,498 | 4.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 225 | 0.0 | 589 | 0.0 | 433 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 231 | 0.0 | 598 | 0.0 | 319 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 126 | 0.0 | 301 | 0.0 | 4,289 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 6,013 | 0.3 | 8,923 | 0.3 | 8,534 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bicycle | 13,170 | 0.6 | 16,205 | 0.6 | 19,255 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 91,475 | 4.0 | 89,739 | 3.2 | 83,595 | 2.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 1,062 | 0.0 | 1,417 | 0.1 | 1,667 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 7,985 | 0.3 | 4,353 | 0.2 | 10,038 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 16,144 | 0.7 | 19,499 | 0.7 | 19,136 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 86,377 | 3.8 | 120,830 | 4.3 | 132,979 | 4.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,216,289 | 100.0 | 2,664,649 | 100.0 | 2,779,596 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 88,322 | 4.0 | 91,132 | 3.4 | 105,677 | 3.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 270,797 | 12.2 | 286,517 | 10.8 | 298,922 | 10.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 354,747 | 16.0 | 391,606 | 14.7 | 400,347 | 14.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 15 to 19 | 377,232 | 17.0 | 418,990 | 15.7 | 434,538 | 15.6 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 468,665 | 21.1 | 556,799 | 20.9 | 577,136 | 20.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 30 to 44 | 403,943 | 18.2 | 517,085 | 19.4 | 550,572 | 19.8 | +/- 0.4 |
| 45 to 59 | 138,760 | 6.3 | 195,343 | 7.3 | 208,234 | 7.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 113,823 | 5.1 | 207,177 | 7.8 | 204,170 | 7.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 22.0 | (X) | 25.5 | (X) | 24.7 | (X) | +/- 0.29 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,216,289 | 100.0 | 2,664,649 | 100.0 | 2,779,596 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 187,815 | 8.5 | 250,680 | 9.4 | 280,344 | 10.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 476,484 | 21.5 | 536,467 | 20.1 | 566,921 | 20.4 | +/- 0.5 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 657,111 | 29.6 | 747,606 | 28.1 | 716,113 | 25.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 326,540 | 14.7 | 393,994 | 14.8 | 414,706 | 14.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 164,255 | 7.4 | 231,327 | 8.7 | 259,527 | 9.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 202,186 | 9.1 | 226,177 | 8.5 | 240,524 | 8.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 201,898 | 9.1 | 278,398 | 10.4 | 301,461 | 10.8 | +/- 0.3 |
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 | 2,664,650 | 377,645 | 810,595 | 556,800 | 517,080 | 195,340 | 207,175 |
| 2005 | 24.7 | 2,779,596 | 404,599 | 834,885 | 577,136 | 550,572 | 208,234 | 204,170 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.29 | +/-15,741 | +/-10,348 | +/-15,697 | +/-12,906 | +/-12,227 | +/-8,738 | +/-7,442 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.0 | 2,040,835 | 285,610 | 660,010 | 449,390 | 388,025 | 135,935 | 121,860 |
| 2005 | 23.3 | 2,163,583 | 312,120 | 691,481 | 474,317 | 414,756 | 151,071 | 119,838 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.33 | +/-16,808 | +/-8,797 | +/-13,833 | +/-12,150 | +/-10,765 | +/-7,193 | +/-5,577 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.6 | 282,640 | 30,470 | 80,555 | 59,290 | 61,200 | 24,690 | 26,430 |
| 2005 | 26.9 | 271,798 | 28,579 | 75,893 | 55,395 | 66,841 | 23,687 | 21,403 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.7 | +/-10,600 | +/-3,250 | +/-6,214 | +/-4,822 | +/-6,541 | +/-3,036 | +/-2,388 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.7 | 75,105 | 6,135 | 16,975 | 12,295 | 17,580 | 9,155 | 12,970 |
| 2005 | 36.2 | 73,451 | 5,482 | 14,086 | 11,775 | 18,601 | 8,739 | 14,768 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.82 | +/-4,596 | +/-1,202 | +/-2,056 | +/-1,987 | +/-2,298 | +/-1,604 | +/-2,332 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 41.6 | 124,450 | 1,795 | 13,140 | 20,730 | 38,205 | 21,740 | 28,840 |
| 2005 | 40.9 | 123,498 | 2,492 | 14,640 | 19,016 | 36,555 | 20,509 | 30,286 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.32 | +/-6,262 | +/-1,212 | +/-2,665 | +/-2,930 | +/-3,557 | +/-2,265 | +/-3,333 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 79.0 | 10,410 | 59 | 270 | 235 | 745 | 844 | 8,265 |
| 2005 | 75.0 | 13,575 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 1,060 | 1,736 | 10,390 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-17.34 | +/-2,069 | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-734 | +/-753 | +/-1,812 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 20.5 | 131,215 | 53,585 | 39,650 | 14,865 | 11,320 | 2,980 | 8,815 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 133,691 | 55,926 | 38,592 | 16,437 | 12,759 | 2,492 | 7,485 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.6 | +/-6,148 | +/-4,067 | +/-3,245 | +/-1,903 | +/-1,832 | +/-857 | +/-1,484 |
(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 | 14.2 | 30.4 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| 2005 | 24.7 | 100.0 | 14.6 | 30.0 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.29 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 24.0 | 100.0 | 14.0 | 32.3 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | 23.3 | 100.0 | 14.4 | 32.0 | 21.9 | 19.2 | 7.0 | 5.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.33 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 27.6 | 100.0 | 10.8 | 28.5 | 21.0 | 21.7 | 8.7 | 9.4 |
| 2005 | 26.9 | 100.0 | 10.5 | 27.9 | 20.4 | 24.6 | 8.7 | 7.9 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.7 | ***** | +/-3.9 | +/-3.8 | +/-3.9 | +/-3.9 | +/-3.9 | +/-3.9 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.7 | 100.0 | 8.2 | 22.6 | 16.4 | 23.4 | 12.2 | 17.3 |
| 2005 | 36.2 | 100.0 | 7.5 | 19.2 | 16.0 | 25.3 | 11.9 | 20.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.82 | ***** | +/-6.3 | +/-6.2 | +/-6.2 | +/-6.2 | +/-6.3 | +/-6.2 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 41.6 | 100.0 | 1.4 | 10.6 | 16.7 | 30.7 | 17.5 | 23.2 |
| 2005 | 40.9 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 29.6 | 16.6 | 24.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.32 | ***** | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.0 | +/-5.1 | +/-5.0 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 79.0 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 79.4 |
| 2005 | 75.0 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | 7.8 | 12.8 | 76.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-17.34 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-15.2 | +/-15.2 | +/-11.3 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 20.5 | 100.0 | 40.8 | 30.2 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 100.0 | 41.8 | 28.9 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 5.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.6 | ***** | +/-4.4 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.6 | +/-4.6 | +/-4.6 | +/-4.6 |
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.
