NYC: More and More commuters working in the outerboroughs: Data

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(AM New York) The 9-to-5, Monday-through-Friday commuting pattern is on the wane and a new kind of commuter has been on the rise, according to data the Partnership for New York City released Tuesday.

As weekend ridership reaches post-World War II levels, commuters today are increasingly riding during off-peak times and working in the outerboroughs.

Over the past decade, Brooklyn has seen a 24% increase in the number of workers that both live and work there, while the Bronx saw a 28% jump in the number of people who work there. Meanwhile, there are 150,000 daily commuters between Queens and Brooklyn, half of whom drive to work. The city’s public transit users face an average 48-minute commute.

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David Giles, the director of research at the Center for an Urban Future, said fast-growing sectors in the city are education, health care, and retail — fields evenly spread across the city. Meanwhile, Manhattan-centric jobs in finance and administration are on the wane. .....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/more-and-more-commuters-working-in-the-outerboroughs-data-1.5886707