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 | 1,756,566 | 1,765,197 | 1,771,750 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 688,557 | 736,481 | 740,702 | +/-5,802 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.55 | 2.40 | 2.39 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,793,477 | 1,808,344 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 672,890 | 734,323 | 746,255 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 659,136 | 718,106 | 723,507 | +/-8,325 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 659,136 | 100.0 | 718,106 | 100.0 | 723,507 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 493,164 | 74.8 | 576,360 | 80.3 | 592,581 | 81.9 | +/- 0.8 |
| 2-person carpool | 84,732 | 12.9 | 74,212 | 10.3 | 63,394 | 8.8 | +/- 0.7 |
| 3-person carpool | 14,928 | 2.3 | 11,417 | 1.6 | 9,873 | 1.4 | +/- 0.2 |
| 4-person carpool | 4,737 | 0.7 | 3,370 | 0.5 | 3,401 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 1,624 | 0.2 | 1,470 | 0.2 | 994 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 897 | 0.1 | 664 | 0.1 | 1,103 | 0.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 5,457 | 0.8 | 4,272 | 0.6 | 3,909 | 0.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 46 | 0.0 | 84 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 247 | 0.0 | 133 | 0.0 | 137 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 658 | 0.1 | 656 | 0.1 | 738 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 530 | 0.1 | 755 | 0.1 | 506 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 29,511 | 4.5 | 21,059 | 2.9 | 18,135 | 2.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| Taxicab | 829 | 0.1 | 540 | 0.1 | 801 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 441 | 0.1 | 283 | 0.0 | 437 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 4,883 | 0.7 | 5,379 | 0.7 | 6,776 | 0.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Worked at home | 16,452 | 2.5 | 17,423 | 2.4 | 20,722 | 2.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 642,684 | 100.0 | 700,683 | 100.0 | 702,785 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 29,956 | 4.7 | 28,589 | 4.1 | 38,002 | 5.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5 to 9 | 90,845 | 14.1 | 83,929 | 12.0 | 89,287 | 12.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 10 to 14 | 113,627 | 17.7 | 110,704 | 15.8 | 103,593 | 14.7 | +/- 0.8 |
| 15 to 19 | 113,163 | 17.6 | 112,448 | 16.0 | 106,054 | 15.1 | +/- 0.9 |
| 20 to 29 | 121,966 | 19.0 | 134,958 | 19.3 | 141,216 | 20.1 | +/- 0.8 |
| 30 to 44 | 98,819 | 15.4 | 117,291 | 16.7 | 117,334 | 16.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| 45 to 59 | 37,928 | 5.9 | 49,594 | 7.1 | 47,476 | 6.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 60 or more | 36,380 | 5.7 | 63,170 | 9.0 | 59,823 | 8.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 21.0 | (X) | 26.2 | (X) | 24.9 | (X) | +/- 0.62 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 642,684 | 100.0 | 700,683 | 100.0 | 702,785 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 44,227 | 6.9 | 57,699 | 8.2 | 61,672 | 8.8 | +/- 0.5 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 126,671 | 19.7 | 134,179 | 19.1 | 136,166 | 19.4 | +/- 0.8 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 196,677 | 30.6 | 207,869 | 29.7 | 189,617 | 27.0 | +/- 0.9 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 101,798 | 15.8 | 103,284 | 14.7 | 102,985 | 14.7 | +/- 0.8 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 43,380 | 6.7 | 47,845 | 6.8 | 52,036 | 7.4 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 60,844 | 9.5 | 65,634 | 9.4 | 66,806 | 9.5 | +/- 0.6 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 69,087 | 10.7 | 84,173 | 12.0 | 93,503 | 13.3 | +/- 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 | 26.2 | 700,680 | 112,520 | 223,155 | 134,955 | 117,290 | 49,595 | 63,170 |
| 2005 | 24.9 | 702,785 | 127,289 | 209,647 | 141,216 | 117,334 | 47,476 | 59,823 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.62 | +/-8,772 | +/-6,304 | +/-8,395 | +/-5,829 | +/-5,356 | +/-3,668 | +/-4,345 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.1 | 576,360 | 87,680 | 190,850 | 116,175 | 98,035 | 39,530 | 44,090 |
| 2005 | 24.2 | 592,581 | 103,789 | 182,310 | 122,648 | 99,425 | 40,421 | 43,988 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.7 | +/-8,997 | +/-6,247 | +/-7,837 | +/-5,413 | +/-4,858 | +/-3,666 | +/-3,576 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 33.0 | 74,210 | 8,140 | 20,755 | 13,395 | 13,515 | 7,025 | 11,380 |
| 2005 | 31.0 | 63,394 | 6,633 | 17,372 | 12,082 | 13,113 | 5,812 | 8,382 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.59 | +/-4,807 | +/-1,601 | +/-2,576 | +/-2,085 | +/-2,208 | +/-1,110 | +/-1,578 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 48.5 | 16,920 | 1,245 | 3,160 | 2,065 | 3,245 | 2,135 | 5,075 |
| 2005 | 48.3 | 15,371 | 1,414 | 2,050 | 2,762 | 2,392 | 1,106 | 5,647 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.43 | +/-1,710 | +/-667 | +/-763 | +/-882 | +/-676 | +/-454 | +/-1,220 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 33.4 | 4,270 | 285 | 1,135 | 925 | 890 | 390 | 650 |
| 2005 | 28.8 | 3,909 | SSS | 945 | 1,063 | 919 | SSS | 618 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.38 | +/-1,063 | SSS | +/-481 | +/-676 | +/-485 | SSS | +/-416 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 93.3 | 900 | 12 | 90 | 60 | 49 | 45 | 649 |
| 2005 | 79.3 | 875 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | 601 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-60.64 | +/-443 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-384 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.1 | 28,015 | 15,155 | 7,165 | 2,330 | 1,550 | 480 | 1,335 |
| 2005 | 11.5 | 26,655 | 15,177 | 6,902 | 2,455 | 1,485 | SSS | 587 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.78 | +/-2,656 | +/-2,042 | +/-1,366 | +/-844 | +/-598 | SSS | +/-421 |
(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 | 26.2 | 100.0 | 16.1 | 31.8 | 19.3 | 16.7 | 7.1 | 9.0 |
| 2005 | 24.9 | 100.0 | 18.1 | 29.8 | 20.1 | 16.7 | 6.8 | 8.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.62 | ***** | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | +/-1.2 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 25.1 | 100.0 | 15.2 | 33.1 | 20.2 | 17.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| 2005 | 24.2 | 100.0 | 17.5 | 30.8 | 20.7 | 16.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.7 | ***** | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | +/-1.5 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 33.0 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 9.5 | 15.3 |
| 2005 | 31.0 | 100.0 | 10.5 | 27.4 | 19.1 | 20.7 | 9.2 | 13.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.59 | ***** | +/-7.6 | +/-7.5 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.5 | +/-7.6 | +/-7.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 48.5 | 100.0 | 7.4 | 18.7 | 12.2 | 19.2 | 12.6 | 30.0 |
| 2005 | 48.3 | 100.0 | 9.2 | 13.3 | 18.0 | 15.6 | 7.2 | 36.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-9.43 | ***** | +/-11.1 | +/-11.1 | +/-11.1 | +/-11.1 | +/-11.1 | +/-10.7 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 33.4 | 100.0 | 6.7 | 26.6 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 9.1 | 15.2 |
| 2005 | 28.8 | 100.0 | SSS | 24.2 | 27.2 | 23.5 | SSS | 15.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-12.38 | ***** | SSS | +/-27.0 | +/-26.8 | +/-27.0 | SSS | +/-27.1 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 93.3 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 72.1 |
| 2005 | 79.3 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | 68.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-60.64 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-40.7 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 15.1 | 100.0 | 54.1 | 25.6 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 11.5 | 100.0 | 56.9 | 25.9 | 9.2 | 5.6 | SSS | 2.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.78 | ***** | +/-9.0 | +/-9.9 | +/-10.0 | +/-10.0 | SSS | +/-10.0 |
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.
