American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1: Illinois
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE 3 |
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| Persons in Household | 11,143,646 | 12,097,512 | 12,440,351 | *****4 | |||
| Households | 4,202,240 | 4,591,779 | 4,691,020 | +/-12,381 | |||
| Persons per household | 2.65 | 2.63 | 2.65 | ***** | |||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Total Persons | 11,430,602 | 12,419,293 | na | na | |||
| Total Employed2 | 5,455,252 | 5,855,205 | 5,962,595 | ***** | |||
| Workers at Work | 5,351,411 | 5,745,731 | 5,794,059 | +/-21,993 | |||
| Mode to work1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | ||||
| Includes GQ pop | Does not include GQ Pop | ||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE (%) | |
| Total Workers | 5,351,411 | 100.0 | 5,745,731 | 100.0 | 5,794,059 | 100.0 | --- |
| Drove alone | 3,741,715 | 69.9 | 4,207,339 | 73.2 | 4,343,232 | 75.0 | +/- 0.3 |
| 2-person carpool | 514,257 | 9.6 | 484,652 | 8.4 | 434,684 | 7.5 | +/- 0.2 |
| 3-person carpool | 83,150 | 1.6 | 84,139 | 1.5 | 67,260 | 1.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| 4-person carpool | 31,416 | 0.6 | 30,865 | 0.5 | 24,273 | 0.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5-or-6-person carpool | 13,996 | 0.3 | 15,487 | 0.3 | 10,705 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| 7-or-more-person carpool | 9,784 | 0.2 | 10,268 | 0.2 | 7,505 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bus or trolley bus | 274,593 | 5.1 | 207,517 | 3.6 | 214,174 | 3.7 | +/- 0.2 |
| Streetcar or trolley car | 3,514 | 0.1 | 2,929 | 0.1 | 4,037 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Subway or elevated | 117,679 | 2.2 | 137,996 | 2.4 | 128,735 | 2.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Railroad | 130,360 | 2.4 | 134,567 | 2.3 | 129,994 | 2.2 | +/- 0.1 |
| Ferryboat | 191 | 0.0 | 522 | 0.0 | 163 | 0.0 | +/- 0.0 |
| Bicycle | 13,922 | 0.3 | 18,406 | 0.3 | 22,126 | 0.4 | +/- 0.0 |
| Walked | 225,942 | 4.2 | 180,119 | 3.1 | 151,285 | 2.6 | +/- 0.2 |
| Taxicab | 11,734 | 0.2 | 14,101 | 0.2 | 11,945 | 0.2 | +/- 0.0 |
| Motorcycle | 4,128 | 0.1 | 2,510 | 0.0 | 6,596 | 0.1 | +/- 0.0 |
| Other means | 30,785 | 0.6 | 37,823 | 0.7 | 42,515 | 0.7 | +/- 0.1 |
| Worked at home | 144,245 | 2.7 | 176,491 | 3.1 | 194,830 | 3.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| Travel time to work (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 5,207,166 | 100.0 | 5,569,240 | 100.0 | 5,599,229 | 100.0 | --- |
| Less than 5 minutes | 188,846 | 3.6 | 183,600 | 3.3 | 192,913 | 3.4 | +/- 0.1 |
| 5 to 9 | 619,687 | 11.9 | 587,746 | 10.6 | 572,194 | 10.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| 10 to 14 | 747,632 | 14.4 | 743,149 | 13.3 | 715,231 | 12.8 | +/- 0.3 |
| 15 to 19 | 741,765 | 14.2 | 748,578 | 13.4 | 721,799 | 12.9 | +/- 0.3 |
| 20 to 29 | 938,307 | 18.0 | 1,002,104 | 18.0 | 1,033,863 | 18.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 30 to 44 | 1,045,405 | 20.1 | 1,151,059 | 20.7 | 1,190,758 | 21.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 45 to 59 | 468,685 | 9.0 | 551,290 | 9.9 | 552,634 | 9.9 | +/- 0.2 |
| 60 or more | 456,839 | 8.8 | 601,714 | 10.8 | 619,837 | 11.1 | +/- 0.3 |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 25.1 | (X) | 28.0 | (X) | 28.1 | (X) | +/- 0.28 |
| Departure Time to Work1 | |||||||
| Workers (Did not work at home) | 5,207,166 | 100.0 | 5,569,240 | 100.0 | 5,599,229 | 100.0 | --- |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 371,167 | 7.1 | 473,878 | 8.5 | 519,637 | 9.3 | +/- 0.2 |
| 6:00 - 6:59 a.m. | 1,125,259 | 21.6 | 1,125,420 | 20.2 | 1,142,208 | 20.4 | +/- 0.3 |
| 7:00 - 7:59 a.m. | 1,571,515 | 30.2 | 1,642,843 | 29.5 | 1,486,077 | 26.5 | +/- 0.3 |
| 8:00 - 8:59 a.m. | 836,308 | 16.1 | 854,930 | 15.4 | 858,532 | 15.3 | +/- 0.3 |
| 9:00 - 10:59 a.m. | 334,379 | 6.4 | 388,272 | 7.0 | 452,163 | 8.1 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 465,599 | 8.9 | 484,962 | 8.7 | 515,062 | 9.2 | +/- 0.2 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. | 502,939 | 9.7 | 598,935 | 10.8 | 625,550 | 11.2 | +/- 0.3 |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.htm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.htm. 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.
American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1: Illinois
TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000 & 2005
(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 | 28.0 | 5,569,240 | 771,345 | 1,491,730 | 1,002,105 | 1,151,060 | 551,290 | 601,720 |
| 2005 | 28.1 | 5,599,229 | 765,107 | 1,437,030 | 1,033,863 | 1,190,758 | 552,634 | 619,837 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.28 | +/-22,199 | +/-12,076 | +/-23,084 | +/-16,345 | +/-18,427 | +/-12,538 | +/-16,443 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.0 | 4,207,340 | 599,150 | 1,213,955 | 813,930 | 859,750 | 381,765 | 338,795 |
| 2005 | 26.2 | 4,343,232 | 606,689 | 1,195,201 | 862,187 | 906,892 | 399,480 | 372,783 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.31 | +/-25,397 | +/-12,101 | +/-19,603 | +/-15,826 | +/-16,535 | +/-10,572 | +/-12,559 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.5 | 484,650 | 53,790 | 133,820 | 88,660 | 107,985 | 49,990 | 50,405 |
| 2005 | 28.8 | 434,684 | 47,956 | 114,330 | 74,535 | 109,007 | 43,876 | 44,980 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.79 | +/-13,373 | +/-4,291 | +/-7,613 | +/-5,409 | +/-7,369 | +/-3,894 | +/-5,629 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.6 | 140,760 | 10,620 | 29,670 | 22,610 | 34,945 | 19,755 | 23,155 |
| 2005 | 33.1 | 109,743 | 10,260 | 22,721 | 16,865 | 28,196 | 15,135 | 16,566 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.42 | +/-6,422 | +/-1,923 | +/-2,954 | +/-2,275 | +/-3,235 | +/-2,871 | +/-3,088 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 44.9 | 207,515 | 3,670 | 20,675 | 27,720 | 60,855 | 35,390 | 59,200 |
| 2005 | 44.6 | 214,174 | 4,722 | 22,142 | 28,631 | 61,162 | 33,209 | 64,308 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.86 | +/-9,138 | +/-1,388 | +/-2,940 | +/-3,493 | +/-5,434 | +/-3,511 | +/-4,802 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 53.3 | 276,015 | 880 | 7,360 | 22,235 | 68,820 | 58,740 | 117,970 |
| 2005 | 52.5 | 262,929 | 1,300 | 6,477 | 22,047 | 68,201 | 54,987 | 109,917 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.69 | +/-9,126 | +/-646 | +/-1,541 | +/-3,207 | +/-5,431 | +/-4,206 | +/-5,861 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 16.9 | 252,960 | 103,240 | 86,240 | 26,950 | 18,695 | 5,650 | 12,180 |
| 2005 | 17.3 | 234,467 | 94,180 | 76,159 | 29,598 | 17,300 | 5,947 | 11,283 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.62 | +/-10,301 | +/-6,201 | +/-5,245 | +/-3,670 | +/-2,158 | +/-1,567 | +/-2,130 |
TABLE 2. MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, PERCENT OF WORKERS, 2000 and 2005
(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 | 28.0 | 100.0 | 13.9 | 26.8 | 18.0 | 20.7 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| 2005 | 28.1 | 100.0 | 13.7 | 25.7 | 18.5 | 21.3 | 9.9 | 11.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.28 | ***** | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | +/-0.4 | |
| Drove alone | 2000 | 26.0 | 100.0 | 14.2 | 28.9 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
| 2005 | 26.2 | 100.0 | 14.0 | 27.5 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 9.2 | 8.6 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-0.31 | ***** | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | +/-0.6 | |
| 2-person carpool | 2000 | 28.5 | 100.0 | 11.1 | 27.6 | 18.3 | 22.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
| 2005 | 28.8 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 26.3 | 17.1 | 25.1 | 10.1 | 10.3 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.79 | ***** | +/-3.1 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.0 | +/-3.1 | +/-3.1 | |
| 3+ carpool | 2000 | 34.6 | 100.0 | 7.5 | 21.1 | 16.1 | 24.8 | 14.0 | 16.4 |
| 2005 | 33.1 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 20.7 | 15.4 | 25.7 | 13.8 | 15.1 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-3.42 | ***** | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | +/-5.8 | |
| Bus or trolley bus | 2000 | 44.9 | 100.0 | 1.8 | 10.0 | 13.4 | 29.3 | 17.1 | 28.5 |
| 2005 | 44.6 | 100.0 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 28.6 | 15.5 | 30.0 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.86 | ***** | +/-4.3 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.2 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.2 | |
| All other transit3 | 2000 | 53.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 24.9 | 21.3 | 42.7 |
| 2005 | 52.5 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 25.9 | 20.9 | 41.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-2.69 | ***** | +/-3.5 | +/-3.5 | +/-3.5 | +/-3.4 | +/-3.5 | +/-3.3 | |
| All other modes4 | 2000 | 16.9 | 100.0 | 40.8 | 34.1 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 17.3 | 100.0 | 40.2 | 32.5 | 12.6 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 4.8 | |
| 2005 MOE | +/-1.62 | ***** | +/-4.3 | +/-4.3 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.4 | +/-4.4 |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.htm
2. ACS did not include group quarter population. For more information, Please read notes.htm
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.
