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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 6,524,604 | 7,400,554 | 7,954,699 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 2,476,429 | 2,857,170 | 3,041,903 | +/-9,225 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.63 | 2.59 | 2.62 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 6,693,019 | 7,572,647 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 3,663,253 | 3,896,957 | 4,140,348 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 3,601,406 | 3,828,554 | 4,028,683 | +/-20,532 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 3,601,406 | 100.0 | 3,828,554 | 100.0 | 4,028,683 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 2,379,018 | 66.1 | 2,693,816 | 70.4 | 2,836,432 | 70.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 399,950 | 11.1 | 362,798 | 9.5 | 331,585 | 8.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 3-person carpool | 82,516 | 2.3 | 76,893 | 2.0 | 71,822 | 1.8 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 38,769 | 1.1 | 27,697 | 0.7 | 26,584 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 15,855 | 0.4 | 12,041 | 0.3 | 11,036 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 19,952 | 0.6 | 10,817 | 0.3 | 10,255 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 221,233 | 6.1 | 155,924 | 4.1 | 183,428 | 4.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 2,185 | 0.1 | 2,178 | 0.1 | 3,506 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 152,784 | 4.2 | 176,157 | 4.6 | 213,816 | 5.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| Railroad | 9,199 | 0.3 | 17,176 | 0.4 | 26,010 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 77 | 0.0 | 187 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 8,781 | 0.2 | 9,779 | 0.3 | 12,448 | 0.3 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 139,364 | 3.9 | 114,397 | 3.0 | 99,458 | 2.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Taxicab | 10,379 | 0.3 | 10,205 | 0.3 | 8,105 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 4,437 | 0.1 | 2,773 | 0.1 | 5,998 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 20,328 | 0.6 | 21,669 | 0.6 | 28,384 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 96,579 | 2.7 | 134,047 | 3.5 | 159,761 | 4.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,504,827 | 100.0 | 3,694,507 | 100.0 | 3,868,922 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 68,483 | 2.0 | 61,310 | 1.7 | 75,161 | 1.9 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5 to 9 | 244,425 | 7.0 | 223,691 | 6.1 | 225,413 | 5.8 | +/- 0.2 |
| 10 to 14 | 386,038 | 11.0 | 368,819 | 10.0 | 368,612 | 9.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 15 to 19 | 470,234 | 13.4 | 455,294 | 12.3 | 482,589 | 12.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 20 to 29 | 713,373 | 20.4 | 727,849 | 19.7 | 739,436 | 19.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 30 to 44 | 865,699 | 24.7 | 919,820 | 24.9 | 955,724 | 24.7 | +/- 0.5 |
| 45 to 59 | 406,568 | 11.6 | 460,692 | 12.5 | 470,217 | 12.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 60 or more | 350,007 | 10.0 | 477,032 | 12.9 | 551,770 | 14.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 28.2 | (X) | 31.8 | (X) | 31.9 | (X) | +/- 0.33 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 3,504,827 | 100.0 | 3,694,507 | 100.0 | 3,868,922 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 258,693 | 7.4 | 295,322 | 8.0 | 375,008 | 9.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 733,501 | 20.9 | 719,004 | 19.5 | 771,750 | 19.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 1,066,572 | 30.4 | 1,092,504 | 29.6 | 1,011,279 | 26.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 705,373 | 20.1 | 740,887 | 20.1 | 752,009 | 19.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 270,749 | 7.7 | 334,688 | 9.1 | 389,524 | 10.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 211,758 | 6.0 | 221,324 | 6.0 | 227,263 | 5.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 258,181 | 7.4 | 290,778 | 7.9 | 342,089 | 8.8 | +/- 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 | 31.8 | 3,694,500 | 284,990 | 824,100 | 727,850 | 919,840 | 460,689 | 477,015 |
| 2005 | 31.9 | 3,868,922 | 300,574 | 851,201 | 739,436 | 955,724 | 470,217 | 551,770 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.33 | +/-19,778 | +/-8,988 | +/-16,890 | +/-16,441 | +/-19,996 | +/-12,741 | +/-13,527 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 29.8 | 2,693,820 | 201,760 | 651,920 | 579,650 | 676,875 | 310,320 | 273,235 |
| 2005 | 29.8 | 2,836,432 | 216,326 | 688,490 | 592,922 | 701,007 | 322,240 | 315,447 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.39 | +/-21,318 | +/-7,721 | +/-15,078 | +/-14,305 | +/-16,420 | +/-9,457 | +/-10,691 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 32.7 | 362,795 | 23,788 | 78,100 | 68,830 | 91,874 | 49,163 | 50,974 |
| 2005 | 32.0 | 331,585 | 24,884 | 73,401 | 60,497 | 83,568 | 39,028 | 50,207 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.74 | +/-12,264 | +/-3,124 | +/-5,172 | +/-4,964 | +/-5,855 | +/-3,754 | +/-4,094 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 41.1 | 127,455 | 4,890 | 17,293 | 16,954 | 34,167 | 23,564 | 30,584 |
| 2005 | 40.1 | 119,697 | 4,698 | 17,255 | 18,375 | 31,603 | 17,593 | 30,173 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.19 | +/-8,610 | +/-1,385 | +/-3,305 | +/-3,308 | +/-4,595 | +/-2,551 | +/-2,993 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 47.2 | 155,930 | 2,458 | 14,750 | 19,333 | 42,276 | 26,676 | 50,352 |
| 2005 | 48.2 | 183,428 | 2,873 | 14,272 | 18,969 | 48,975 | 31,843 | 66,496 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.59 | +/-9,040 | +/-1,028 | +/-2,648 | +/-2,514 | +/-5,026 | +/-3,465 | +/-5,944 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 48.3 | 195,702 | 618 | 6,568 | 21,245 | 58,396 | 45,886 | 62,980 |
| 2005 | 48.7 | 243,387 | 918 | 7,695 | 25,618 | 72,085 | 54,785 | 82,286 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.39 | +/-8,223 | +/-634 | +/-1,551 | +/-2,719 | +/-5,134 | +/-4,969 | +/-4,887 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.6 | 158,830 | 51,456 | 55,481 | 21,770 | 16,176 | 5,014 | 8,923 |
| 2005 | 18.6 | 154,393 | 50,875 | 50,088 | 23,055 | 18,486 | 4,728 | 7,161 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.67 | +/-7,559 | +/-4,429 | +/-4,177 | +/-2,820 | +/-2,614 | +/-1,232 | +/-1,335 |
(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 | 31.8 | 100.0 | 7.7 | 22.3 | 19.7 | 24.9 | 12.5 | 12.9 |
| 2005 | 31.9 | 100.0 | 7.8 | 22.0 | 19.1 | 24.7 | 12.2 | 14.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.33 | ***** | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 29.8 | 100.0 | 7.5 | 24.2 | 21.5 | 25.1 | 11.5 | 10.1 |
| 2005 | 29.8 | 100.0 | 7.6 | 24.3 | 20.9 | 24.7 | 11.4 | 11.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.39 | ***** | +/-0.8 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.8 | +/-0.8 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 32.7 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 21.5 | 19.0 | 25.3 | 13.6 | 14.1 |
| 2005 | 32.0 | 100.0 | 7.5 | 22.1 | 18.2 | 25.2 | 11.8 | 15.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.74 | ***** | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | +/-3.7 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 41.1 | 100.0 | 3.8 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 26.8 | 18.5 | 24.0 |
| 2005 | 40.1 | 100.0 | 3.9 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 26.4 | 14.7 | 25.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.19 | ***** | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 47.2 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 27.1 | 17.1 | 32.3 |
| 2005 | 48.2 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 26.7 | 17.4 | 36.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.59 | ***** | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.8 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 48.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 10.9 | 29.8 | 23.4 | 32.2 |
| 2005 | 48.7 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 29.6 | 22.5 | 33.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.39 | ***** | +/-3.4 | +/-3.4 | +/-3.4 | +/-3.3 | +/-3.3 | +/-3.3 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 19.6 | 100.0 | 32.4 | 34.9 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | 18.6 | 100.0 | 33.0 | 32.4 | 14.9 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 4.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.67 | ***** | +/-4.8 | +/-4.8 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 | +/-4.9 |
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.
