This is a measure of how many people there are working in a given area.
Used to calculate:workers
| Used | use | lifestyle | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
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| * | Agricultural use | Average American | Nelson 2004- Planner's estimating guide : projecting land-use and facility needs | US: all () | 2.631579 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value refers to the worker density of the Agriculture and Mining Industries. |
| * | Agricultural use | Average Earthling | Nelson 2004- Planner's estimating guide : projecting land-use and facility needs | US: all () | 2.631579 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Due to a lack of international worker density data, we have assumed the same value for average earthling as for average American. This value refers to the worker density of the Agriculture and Mining Industries. |
| * | Agricultural use | Average New Yorker | LawnSite.com 2009 How many lawns do you mow in a day? | US: Lawn (2009) | 3.75 | persons / acre | The consensus on the discussion forum at LawnSite.com is that a 2 person crew can mow 20-30 lawns per day, including travel time. Assuming 0.25 acre lawns, that works out to 2.5 - 3.75 acres / person / day |
| Agricultural use | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | persons / 1000 ft2 | ||
| * | Agricultural use | Eco-conscious | Fletcher 1995 - The Limits of Settlement Growth: A Theoretical Outline | Global: Small-scale agricultural communities () | 2.296 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Assume to use organic, small-scale farming. |
| * | Agricultural use | Lenape Person | Fletcher 1995 - The Limits of Settlement Growth: A Theoretical Outline | Global: Small-scale agricultural communities () | 2.296 | persons / 1000 ft2 | We estimated a point from the scatterplot on this page. Then we converted it from persons per acre to persons per 1000 ft2. |
| * | Factory / industrial use | Average American | Fuller 2005- How to Calculate the Economic Contribution of Office, Industrial and Retail Real Estate to the Local Community | US: urban landscape () | 1.111111 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Factory / industrial use | Average Earthling | Fuller 2005- How to Calculate the Economic Contribution of Office, Industrial and Retail Real Estate to the Local Community | US: urban landscape () | 1.111111 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Due to a lack of global worker density data, we have assumed the same worker density as that of the United States. |
| * | Factory / industrial use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 6.240676 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Manhattan as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| Factory / industrial use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.369249 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector on Staten Island as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Factory / industrial use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.439711 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Brooklyn as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Factory / industrial use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.655316 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Queens as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Factory / industrial use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.460284 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in the Bronx as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| * | Factory / industrial use | Eco-conscious | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 1.633047 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in each borough as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| * | Factory / industrial use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | persons / sq mile | |
| * | Garage / storage use | Average American | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2001- 1995 Building Activities | US: all (1995) | 0.578035 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Garage / storage use | Average Earthling | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2001- 1995 Building Activities | US: all (1995) | 0.578035 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Due to a lack of global worker density data, we have assumed the same worker density as that of the United States. |
| * | Garage / storage use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.089099 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Manhattan as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| Garage / storage use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.083056 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in the Bronx as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Garage / storage use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.368915 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector on Staten Island as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Garage / storage use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.462211 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Queens as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Garage / storage use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.13655 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Brooklyn as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| * | Garage / storage use | Eco-conscious | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.227966 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in each borough as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| * | Garage / storage use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | persons / sq mile | |
| * | Hotel use | Average American | U.S. Energy Information Administration 1995 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey | Global: Commercial / Restuarant () | 0.759301 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Hotel use | Average Earthling | U.S. Energy Information Administration 1995 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey | Global: Commercial / Restuarant () | 0.759301 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Due to a lack of global worker density information, we assume the same hotel worker density as that of the average American. |
| * | Hotel use | Average New Yorker | U.S. Census Bureau 2010- 2010 County Business Patterns: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | New York: urban landscape (2010) | 4.572689 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by comparing county business employment patterns maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau against the New York City Department of City Planning's MapPLUTO land use area database. |
| * | Hotel use | Eco-conscious | U.S. Census Bureau 2010- 2010 County Business Patterns: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | New York: urban landscape (2010) | 4.572689 | persons / 1000 ft2 | We assume the same worker density as that of the average New Yorker. This value was calculated by comparing county business employment patterns maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau against the New York City Department of City Planning's MapPLUTO land use area database. |
| * | Hotel use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Hunter / gatherer use | Average American | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Hunter / gatherer use | Average Earthling | Gowdy 1998- Limited Wants, Unlimited Means | Botswana: rural () | 0.158302 | persons / km2 | This value represents the observed hunting range of the !Kung people of Botswana, a contemporary hunter-gatherer analogue to the Lenape. |
| * | Hunter / gatherer use | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Hunter / gatherer use | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Hunter / gatherer use | Lenape Person | Sanderson 2009 Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City | Manhattan: Mannahatta () | 1 | persons / km2 | |
| Hunter / gatherer use | Lenape Person | Fletcher 1995 - The Limits of Settlement Growth: A Theoretical Outline | Global: Small-scale agricultural communities () | 2.296 | persons / 1000 ft2 | We estimated a point from the scatterplot on this page. Then we converted it from persons per acre to persons per 1000 ft2. | |
| * | Office use | Average American | Fuller 2005- How to Calculate the Economic Contribution of Office, Industrial and Retail Real Estate to the Local Community | US: urban landscape () | 4 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| Office use | Average American | U.S. GSA 2012- Frequently Asked Questions | US: urban landscape () | 4.587156 | persons / 1000 ft2 | ||
| Office use | Average American | Miller 2012- Estimating Office Space per Worker | US: urban landscape () | 3.636364 | persons / 1000 ft2 | ||
| * | Office use | Average Earthling | Miller 2012- Estimating Office Space per Worker | US: urban landscape () | 3.636364 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Due to a lack of global worker density data, we have assumed the same worker density as that of the United States. |
| * | Office use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 2.11661 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Manhattan as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| Office use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.995254 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Brooklyn as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Office use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.988307 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector on Staten Island as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Office use | Average New Yorker | Miller 2012- Estimating Office Space per Worker | US: urban landscape () | 2.325581 | persons / 1000 ft2 | ||
| Office use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 1.730448 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Queens as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Office use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.572399 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in the Bronx as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| * | Office use | Eco-conscious | Miller 2012- Estimating Office Space per Worker | US: urban landscape () | 2.325581 | persons / 1000 ft2 | We are assuming that this lifestyle has the same worker densities as Average New Yorkers. |
| Office use | Eco-conscious | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 1.280604 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in each borough as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| * | Office use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Public assembly use | Average American | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2001- 1995 Building Activities | US: all (1995) | 0.759301 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Public assembly use | Average Earthling | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2001- 1995 Building Activities | US: all (1995) | 0.759301 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Due to a lack of global worker density data, we have assumed the same worker density as that of the United States. |
| * | Public assembly use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.284843 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Manhattan as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| Public assembly use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.474283 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Queens as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Public assembly use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.052448 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector on Staten Island as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Public assembly use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.76585 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Brooklyn as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| * | Public assembly use | Eco-conscious | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.394356 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in each borough as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| * | Public assembly use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Residential use | Average American | USDA Economic Research Service 2011- Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2007 | US: all (2007) | 0.003137 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by comparing U.S. Census data for total employment in the "Services in buildings and dwellings" sector against 2007 USDA ERS data on total national residential area, including both urban and rural residential area. |
| * | Residential use | Average Earthling | USDA Economic Research Service 2011- Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2007 | US: all (2007) | 0.003137 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Due to a lack of global worker density data, we have assumed the same worker density as that of the United States. This value was calculated by comparing U.S. Census data for total employment in the "Services in buildings and dwellings" sector against 2007 USDA ERS data on total national residential area, including both urban and rural residential area. |
| * | Residential use | Average New Yorker | U.S. Census Bureau 2010- 2010 County Business Patterns: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | New York: urban landscape (2010) | 0.034174 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value refers to the residential worker density of Manhattan. This value was calculated by comparing U.S. Census data on the number of workers employed in the "Services to buildings and dwellings" sector in the five New York City counties. These values were compared against MapPLUTO data on the total residential area of buildings coded as residential (BCC A0-D9). |
| Residential use | Average New Yorker | U.S. Census Bureau 2010- 2010 County Business Patterns: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | New York: urban landscape (2010) | 0.004227 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value refers to the residential worker density of Queens. This value was calculated by comparing U.S. Census data on the number of workers employed in the "Services to buildings and dwellings" sector in the five New York City counties. These values were compared against MapPLUTO data on the total residential area of buildings coded as residential (BCC A0-D9). | |
| Residential use | Average New Yorker | U.S. Census Bureau 2010- 2010 County Business Patterns: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | New York: urban landscape (2010) | 0.002409 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value refers to the residential worker density of the Bronx. This value was calculated by comparing U.S. Census data on the number of workers employed in the "Services to buildings and dwellings" sector in the five New York City counties. These values were compared against MapPLUTO data on the total residential area of buildings coded as residential (BCC A0-D9). | |
| Residential use | Average New Yorker | U.S. Census Bureau 2010- 2010 County Business Patterns: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | New York: urban landscape (2010) | 0.003302 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value refers to the residential worker density of Staten Island. This value was calculated by comparing U.S. Census data on the number of workers employed in the "Services to buildings and dwellings" sector in the five New York City counties. These values were compared against MapPLUTO data on the total residential area of buildings coded as residential (BCC A0-D9). | |
| Residential use | Average New Yorker | U.S. Census Bureau 2010- 2010 County Business Patterns: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | New York: urban landscape (2010) | 0.002852 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value refers to the residential worker density of Brooklyn. This value was calculated by comparing U.S. Census data on the number of workers employed in the "Services to buildings and dwellings" sector in the five New York City counties. These values were compared against MapPLUTO data on the total residential area of buildings coded as residential (BCC A0-D9). | |
| * | Residential use | Eco-conscious | U.S. Census Bureau 2010- 2010 County Business Patterns: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | New York: urban landscape (2010) | 0.034174 | persons / 1000 ft2 | We assume the same residential worker density of that of an average New Yorker. This value refers to the residential worker density of Manhattan. This value was calculated by comparing U.S. Census data on the number of workers employed in the "Services to buildings and dwellings" sector in the five New York City counties. These values were compared against MapPLUTO data on the total residential area of buildings coded as residential (BCC A0-D9). |
| * | Residential use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Restaurant use | Average American | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2001- 1995 Building Activities | US: all (1995) | 1.730104 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Restaurant use | Average Earthling | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2001- 1995 Building Activities | US: all (1995) | 1.730104 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Due to a lack of global worker density data, we have assumed the same worker density as that of the United States. |
| * | Restaurant use | Average New Yorker | National Restaurant Association. 2010. NY Restaurant Industry at a Glance | Manhattan : Resturant Industry () | 1065 | persons / km2 | |
| * | Restaurant use | Eco-conscious | National Restaurant Association. 2010. NY Restaurant Industry at a Glance | Manhattan : Resturant Industry () | 1065 | persons / km2 | Note: Assumed to be the same as average worker density of average New Yorkers. |
| * | Restaurant use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| * | Retail use | Average American | Fuller 2005- How to Calculate the Economic Contribution of Office, Industrial and Retail Real Estate to the Local Community | US: urban landscape () | 2.22222 | persons / 1000 ft2 | |
| Retail use | Average American | US Energy Star- Space Use Information - Retail Stores | US: urban landscape () | 1 | persons / 1000 ft2 | ||
| * | Retail use | Average Earthling | US Energy Star- Space Use Information - Retail Stores | US: urban landscape () | 1 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Due to a lack of global worker density data, we have assumed the same worker density as that of the United States. |
| * | Retail use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 1.395423 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Manhattan as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| Retail use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 1.081371 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector on Staten Island as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Retail use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.911753 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Brooklyn as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Retail use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.890789 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in the Bronx as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Retail use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 1.060081 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Queens as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| * | Retail use | Eco-conscious | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 1.067884 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in each borough as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| * | Retail use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | persons / sq mile | |
| * | Transportation use | Average American | Nelson 2004- Planner's estimating guide : projecting land-use and facility needs | US: all () | 4 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value refers to the worker density of the Transportation, Communication, and Utilities industries. |
| * | Transportation use | Average Earthling | Nelson 2004- Planner's estimating guide : projecting land-use and facility needs | US: all () | 4 | persons / 1000 ft2 | Due to a lack of global worker density data, we have assumed the same worker density as that of the United States. This value refers to the worker density of the Transportation, Communication, and Utilities industries. |
| * | Transportation use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.875554 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Manhattan as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| Transportation use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 1.202136 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector on Staten Island as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Transportation use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 1.676603 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Queens as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Transportation use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 0.42223 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in Brooklyn as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| Transportation use | Average New Yorker | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 10.902562 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in the Bronx as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. | |
| * | Transportation use | Eco-conscious | City of New York Department of City Planning 2011 MapPLUTO | New York: urban landscape (2003-2011) | 3.015817 | persons / 1000 ft2 | This value was calculated by referencing the number of employees per sector in each borough as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau (2010) against MapPLUTO data. |
| * | Transportation use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | persons / 1000 ft2 |