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 | 443,348 | 479,699 | 495,226 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 168,839 | 193,608 | 204,935 | +/-2,466 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.63 | 2.48 | 2.42 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 453,588 | 493,782 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 211,742 | 244,355 | 267,947 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 208,374 | 239,809 | 258,198 | +/-4,114 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 208,374 | 100.0 | 239,809 | 100.0 | 258,198 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 153,679 | 73.8 | 180,733 | 75.4 | 191,768 | 74.3 | +/- 1.3 |
| 2-person carpool | 19,870 | 9.5 | 22,693 | 9.5 | 22,622 | 8.8 | +/- 1.0 |
| 3-person carpool | 4,821 | 2.3 | 5,685 | 2.4 | 6,330 | 2.5 | +/- 0.5 |
| 4-person carpool | 2,097 | 1.0 | 2,102 | 0.9 | 2,306 | 0.9 | +/- 0.4 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 998 | 0.5 | 926 | 0.4 | 384 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 323 | 0.2 | 224 | 0.1 | 607 | 0.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2,811 | 1.3 | 3,208 | 1.3 | 3,981 | 1.5 | +/- 0.4 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Subway or elevated | 32 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 2 | 0.0 | 70 | 0.0 | 52 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Ferryboat | 7 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | +/- 0.1 |
| Bicycle | 1,509 | 0.7 | 1,353 | 0.6 | 1,673 | 0.6 | +/- 0.3 |
| Walked | 11,051 | 5.3 | 10,548 | 4.4 | 11,319 | 4.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| Taxicab | 111 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.0 | 209 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Motorcycle | 286 | 0.1 | 185 | 0.1 | 170 | 0.1 | +/- 0.1 |
| Other means | 1,499 | 0.7 | 1,640 | 0.7 | 2,143 | 0.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| Worked at home | 9,278 | 4.5 | 10,299 | 4.3 | 14,634 | 5.7 | +/- 0.7 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 199,096 | 100.0 | 229,510 | 100.0 | 243,564 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 19,693 | 9.9 | 22,580 | 9.8 | 24,269 | 10.0 | +/- 1.1 |
| 5 to 9 | 50,678 | 25.5 | 56,730 | 24.7 | 58,252 | 23.9 | +/- 1.1 |
| 10 to 14 | 48,152 | 24.2 | 54,902 | 23.9 | 58,835 | 24.2 | +/- 1.2 |
| 15 to 19 | 33,762 | 17.0 | 35,789 | 15.6 | 39,544 | 16.2 | +/- 1.1 |
| 20 to 29 | 18,160 | 9.1 | 21,153 | 9.2 | 24,022 | 9.9 | +/- 1.0 |
| 30 to 44 | 13,724 | 6.9 | 17,711 | 7.7 | 17,942 | 7.4 | +/- 0.9 |
| 45 to 59 | 6,777 | 3.4 | 7,757 | 3.4 | 7,458 | 3.1 | +/- 0.6 |
| 60 or more | 8,150 | 4.1 | 12,888 | 5.6 | 13,242 | 5.4 | +/- 0.7 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 15.4 | (X) | 17.8 | (X) | 17.3 | (X) | +/- 0.87 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 199,096 | 100.0 | 229,510 | 100.0 | 243,564 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 12,379 | 6.2 | 16,951 | 7.4 | 21,693 | 8.9 | +/- 1.0 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 35,811 | 18.0 | 41,939 | 18.3 | 49,190 | 20.2 | +/- 1.4 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 71,038 | 35.7 | 79,189 | 34.5 | 79,527 | 32.7 | +/- 1.7 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 31,416 | 15.8 | 33,439 | 14.6 | 32,994 | 13.5 | +/- 0.9 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 13,317 | 6.7 | 16,732 | 7.3 | 17,575 | 7.2 | +/- 0.9 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 15,843 | 8.0 | 16,565 | 7.2 | 15,762 | 6.5 | +/- 0.7 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 19,292 | 9.7 | 24,695 | 10.8 | 26,823 | 11.0 | +/- 1.1 |
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 | 17.8 | 229,510 | 79,310 | 90,690 | 21,155 | 17,710 | 7,755 | 12,885 |
| 2005 | 17.3 | 243,564 | 82,521 | 98,379 | 24,022 | 17,942 | 7,458 | 13,242 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.87 | +/-4,229 | +/-3,822 | +/-4,192 | +/-2,478 | +/-2,328 | +/-1,411 | +/-1,703 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 15.9 | 180,735 | 63,930 | 76,475 | 16,645 | 12,130 | 4,385 | 7,175 |
| 2005 | 15.2 | 191,768 | 65,928 | 82,562 | 19,441 | 12,986 | 4,551 | 6,300 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.83 | +/-4,467 | +/-3,401 | +/-4,007 | +/-2,228 | +/-1,916 | +/-988 | +/-1,189 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.1 | 22,695 | 5,000 | 8,320 | 2,700 | 3,080 | 1,450 | 2,140 |
| 2005 | 22.9 | 22,622 | 5,649 | 8,550 | 2,502 | 2,681 | 1,183 | 2,057 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.94 | +/-2,670 | +/-1,418 | +/-1,718 | +/-1,031 | +/-765 | +/-591 | +/-769 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 37.0 | 8,935 | 1,405 | 2,200 | 1,095 | 1,345 | 1,065 | 1,810 |
| 2005 | 39.9 | 9,627 | 1,305 | 2,108 | 954 | 1,860 | 1,146 | 2,254 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.62 | +/-1,563 | +/-472 | +/-768 | +/-522 | +/-699 | +/-430 | +/-848 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 50.7 | 3,210 | 90 | 275 | 200 | 720 | 710 | 1,225 |
| 2005 | 54.7 | 3,981 | SSS | 860 | SSS | SSS | 578 | 1,855 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-23.98 | +/-1,068 | SSS | +/-673 | SSS | SSS | +/-391 | +/-678 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 28.5 | 165 | 58 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 24 |
| 2005 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 12.1 | 13,775 | 8,835 | 3,410 | 500 | 404 | 115 | 514 |
| 2005 | 11.7 | 15,514 | 9,323 | 4,247 | 971 | SSS | SSS | 776 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.45 | +/-2,203 | +/-1,564 | +/-993 | +/-483 | SSS | SSS | +/-645 |
(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 | 17.8 | 100.0 | 34.6 | 39.5 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | 17.3 | 100.0 | 33.9 | 40.4 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 5.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.87 | ***** | +/-1.7 | +/-1.6 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | +/-1.7 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 15.9 | 100.0 | 35.4 | 42.3 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | 15.2 | 100.0 | 34.4 | 43.1 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.83 | ***** | +/-2.2 | +/-2.1 | +/-2.3 | +/-2.3 | +/-2.3 | +/-2.3 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 24.1 | 100.0 | 22.0 | 36.7 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 9.4 |
| 2005 | 22.9 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 37.8 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 5.2 | 9.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.94 | ***** | +/-11.7 | +/-11.4 | +/-11.8 | +/-11.8 | +/-11.8 | +/-11.8 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 37.0 | 100.0 | 15.7 | 24.6 | 12.3 | 15.1 | 11.9 | 20.3 |
| 2005 | 39.9 | 100.0 | 13.6 | 21.9 | 9.9 | 19.3 | 11.9 | 23.4 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-11.62 | ***** | +/-16.2 | +/-16.1 | +/-16.2 | +/-16.2 | +/-16.2 | +/-16.1 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 50.7 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 38.2 |
| 2005 | 54.7 | 100.0 | SSS | 21.6 | SSS | SSS | 14.5 | 46.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-23.98 | ***** | SSS | +/-26.6 | SSS | SSS | +/-26.8 | +/-25.6 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 28.5 | 100.0 | 35.2 | 14.5 | 9.1 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 14.5 |
| 2005 | SSS | 100.0 | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| 2005 MOE | SSS | ***** | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | SSS | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 12.1 | 100.0 | 64.1 | 24.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | 11.7 | 100.0 | 60.1 | 27.4 | 6.3 | SSS | SSS | 5.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-4.45 | ***** | +/-12.8 | +/-14.1 | +/-14.2 | SSS | SSS | +/-14.2 |
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.