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New York Central Business District
Density and Work Trip Mode by Sector

Geography & Summary Market Share Data      
Sector Employees Area in Square Miles Employees per Square Mile   Auto Share Public Transport Market Share
Downtown 340,228 0.77 442,811     16.2% 80.4%
Midtown 739,452 1.22 605,959     13.6% 64.1%
Other 641,928 4.57 140,347     17.3% 82.2%
Total 1,721,608 6.56 262,340     15.5% 74.1%
               
Data              
  Drive Alone Car Pool Public Transport Walk Work at Home Other Exhibit: Regional (Commuter) Rail
Sector              
Downtown 36,053 19,143 273,457 4,900 318 6,357 55,236
Midtown 54,294 46,134 474,133 29,084 1,442 17,417 94,144
Other 87,391 23,806 527,696 84,620 16,761 18,602 88,287
Total 177,738 89,083 1,275,286 118,604 18,521 42,376 237,667
               
Market Share              
  Drive Alone Car Pool Public Transport Walk Work at Home Other Exhibit: Regional (Commuter) Rail
Downtown 10.6% 5.6% 80.4% 1.4% 0.1% 1.9% 16.2%
Midtown 8.7% 7.4% 76.2% 4.7% 0.2% 2.8% 12.7%
Other 11.5% 3.1% 69.5% 11.2% 2.2% 2.5% 13.8%
Total 10.3% 5.2% 74.1% 6.9% 1.1% 2.5% 13.8%
               
Notes              
Downtown Generally all area south of Chambers Street/Read Street    
Midtown 2nd Avenue to 8th Avenue, 34th Street to 59th Street    
Other All areas not Downtown or Midtown        
Total All areas south of 59th Street        
               
Source              
Estimated from 1990 US Census            

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