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 | 4,758,171 | 5,207,717 | 5,375,751 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 1,822,118 | 2,084,544 | 2,219,571 | +/-6,843 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.61 | 2.50 | 2.42 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 4,891,769 | 5,363,675 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 2,391,226 | 2,737,793 | 2,781,844 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 2,349,691 | 2,690,704 | 2,715,114 | +/-13,500 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 2,349,691 | 100.0 | 2,690,704 | 100.0 | 2,715,114 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 1,750,791 | 74.5 | 2,138,832 | 79.5 | 2,202,733 | 81.1 | +/- 0.4 |
| 2-person carpool | 219,677 | 9.3 | 217,793 | 8.1 | 195,430 | 7.2 | +/- 0.3 |
| 3-person carpool | 31,953 | 1.4 | 32,067 | 1.2 | 29,682 | 1.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 11,232 | 0.5 | 10,058 | 0.4 | 11,784 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 4,457 | 0.2 | 4,267 | 0.2 | 4,573 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 2,955 | 0.1 | 3,286 | 0.1 | 3,646 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 55,046 | 2.3 | 49,121 | 1.8 | 39,485 | 1.5 | +/- 0.1 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 177 | 0.0 | 299 | 0.0 | 165 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 148 | 0.0 | 294 | 0.0 | 221 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Railroad | 561 | 0.0 | 856 | 0.0 | 659 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 107 | 0.0 | 227 | 0.0 | 140 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 11,802 | 0.5 | 11,635 | 0.4 | 17,264 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Walked | 130,136 | 5.5 | 100,301 | 3.7 | 79,439 | 2.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 1,672 | 0.1 | 2,543 | 0.1 | 2,222 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 3,087 | 0.1 | 1,823 | 0.1 | 8,167 | 0.3 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 11,723 | 0.5 | 11,907 | 0.4 | 15,467 | 0.6 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 114,167 | 4.9 | 105,395 | 3.9 | 104,037 | 3.8 | +/- 0.1 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,235,524 | 100.0 | 2,585,309 | 100.0 | 2,611,077 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 130,968 | 5.9 | 135,194 | 5.2 | 139,038 | 5.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| 5 to 9 | 386,108 | 17.3 | 398,697 | 15.4 | 383,140 | 14.7 | +/- 0.3 |
| 10 to 14 | 439,464 | 19.7 | 476,569 | 18.4 | 450,412 | 17.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 15 to 19 | 398,660 | 17.8 | 440,637 | 17.0 | 436,480 | 16.7 | +/- 0.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 443,436 | 19.8 | 531,628 | 20.6 | 558,528 | 21.4 | +/- 0.4 |
| 30 to 44 | 282,678 | 12.6 | 369,375 | 14.3 | 403,663 | 15.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| 45 to 59 | 83,031 | 3.7 | 120,028 | 4.6 | 130,197 | 5.0 | +/- 0.2 |
| 60 or more | 71,179 | 3.2 | 113,181 | 4.4 | 109,619 | 4.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 18.3 | (X) | 20.8 | (X) | 20.8 | (X) | +/- 0.23 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 2,235,524 | 100.0 | 2,585,309 | 100.0 | 2,611,077 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 176,292 | 7.9 | 248,817 | 9.6 | 274,018 | 10.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 500,617 | 22.4 | 532,224 | 20.6 | 544,463 | 20.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 670,940 | 30.0 | 775,355 | 30.0 | 731,118 | 28.0 | +/- 0.4 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 277,572 | 12.4 | 303,288 | 11.7 | 315,574 | 12.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 125,187 | 5.6 | 146,213 | 5.7 | 158,273 | 6.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 237,383 | 10.6 | 260,230 | 10.1 | 262,563 | 10.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 247,533 | 11.1 | 319,182 | 12.3 | 325,068 | 12.4 | +/- 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 | 20.8 | 2,585,310 | 533,890 | 917,205 | 531,630 | 369,375 | 120,030 | 113,180 |
| 2005 | 20.8 | 2,611,077 | 522,178 | 886,892 | 558,528 | 403,663 | 130,197 | 109,619 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.23 | +/-14,247 | +/-10,002 | +/-13,122 | +/-10,480 | +/-9,476 | +/-5,254 | +/-4,131 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 20.5 | 2,138,830 | 421,000 | 782,275 | 458,260 | 302,130 | 93,205 | 81,965 |
| 2005 | 20.5 | 2,202,733 | 420,861 | 770,577 | 487,247 | 335,793 | 107,172 | 81,083 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.26 | +/-16,217 | +/-9,479 | +/-12,127 | +/-9,990 | +/-7,996 | +/-4,556 | +/-3,195 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 23.2 | 217,795 | 36,915 | 73,575 | 44,785 | 36,390 | 13,415 | 12,705 |
| 2005 | 24.4 | 195,430 | 28,877 | 61,759 | 42,288 | 37,479 | 12,261 | 12,766 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.45 | +/-7,001 | +/-2,546 | +/-3,847 | +/-2,904 | +/-3,210 | +/-1,734 | +/-1,805 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 28.0 | 49,675 | 6,655 | 13,850 | 9,410 | 10,245 | 4,370 | 5,140 |
| 2005 | 28.4 | 49,685 | 7,366 | 12,377 | 9,824 | 10,462 | 3,982 | 5,674 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.28 | +/-3,570 | +/-1,427 | +/-2,338 | +/-1,567 | +/-2,138 | +/-861 | +/-1,193 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 37.4 | 49,120 | 1,255 | 8,610 | 8,785 | 14,265 | 7,220 | 8,980 |
| 2005 | 33.7 | 39,485 | 2,051 | 6,826 | 7,816 | 11,824 | 4,816 | 6,152 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.21 | +/-3,285 | +/-846 | +/-1,441 | +/-1,581 | +/-1,794 | +/-944 | +/-1,245 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 66.2 | 1,680 | 59 | 160 | 185 | 260 | 220 | 800 |
| 2005 | 67.9 | 1,185 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | 649 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-44.21 | +/-480 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-388 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 12.7 | 128,210 | 67,995 | 38,740 | 10,200 | 6,080 | 1,600 | 3,585 |
| 2005 | 13.1 | 122,559 | 62,824 | 35,257 | 11,286 | 8,031 | 1,866 | 3,295 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.1 | +/-5,554 | +/-3,741 | +/-2,875 | +/-1,418 | +/-1,322 | +/-738 | +/-839 |
(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 | 20.8 | 100.0 | 20.7 | 35.5 | 20.6 | 14.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 20.8 | 100.0 | 20.0 | 34.0 | 21.4 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.23 | ***** | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | +/-0.5 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 20.5 | 100.0 | 19.7 | 36.6 | 21.4 | 14.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | 20.5 | 100.0 | 19.1 | 35.0 | 22.1 | 15.2 | 4.9 | 3.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.26 | ***** | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | +/-0.7 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 23.2 | 100.0 | 16.9 | 33.8 | 20.6 | 16.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 24.4 | 100.0 | 14.8 | 31.6 | 21.6 | 19.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.45 | ***** | +/-3.6 | +/-3.5 | +/-3.6 | +/-3.6 | +/-3.6 | +/-3.6 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 28.0 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 27.9 | 18.9 | 20.6 | 8.8 | 10.3 |
| 2005 | 28.4 | 100.0 | 14.8 | 24.9 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 8.0 | 11.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.28 | ***** | +/-7.2 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.1 | +/-7.2 | +/-7.2 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 37.4 | 100.0 | 2.6 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 29.0 | 14.7 | 18.3 |
| 2005 | 33.7 | 100.0 | 5.2 | 17.3 | 19.8 | 29.9 | 12.2 | 15.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.21 | ***** | +/-8.3 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.2 | +/-8.3 | +/-8.3 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 66.2 | 100.0 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 47.6 |
| 2005 | 67.9 | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | 54.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-44.21 | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | +/-36.4 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 12.7 | 100.0 | 53.0 | 30.2 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 13.1 | 100.0 | 51.3 | 28.8 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.1 | ***** | +/-4.3 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 | +/-4.5 |
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.
