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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Aurora city, Illinois


Download an Excel file* of this document: aurora_city_illinois.xls.

W1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS, 1990, 2000, 2005

Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS
MOE3
  Includes GQ Pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 99,581 142,990 x x
Total Persons in Household 97,722 141,101 170,490 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 47,980 67,060 81,907 6,944
Total Workers, Place of Work 43,107 52,055 58,384 5,410
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.90 0.78 0.71 0.17

W2. MODE TO WORK1

  1990 2000 2005 ACS Sig. Diff.
in Number
2000-2005
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent MOE Number Percent MOE
Total Workers 43,107 100.0 52,055 100.0 870 58,384 100.0 5,410 Yes
Drove alone 33,015 76.6 40,465 77.7 815 47,617 81.6 4,367 Yes
2-person carpool 3,880 9.0 4,450 8.5 314 4,830 8.3 1,360 No
3-person carpool 531 1.2 865 1.7 140 1,410 2.4 948 No
4-or-more-person carpool 451 1.0 825 1.6 137 422 0.7 355 Yes
Public Transportation 2,746 6.4 1,950 3.7 210 643 1.1 425 Yes
Walked 1,259 2.9 1,100 2.1 158 1,084 1.9 676 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 453 1.1 590 1.1 116 590 1.0 388 No
Worked at home 772 1.8 1,815 3.5 202 1,788 3.1 672 No
 

W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,335 100.0 50,240 100.0 863 56,596 100.0 5,293 Yes
Less than 10 minutes 7,104 16.8 6,290 12.5 371 6,814 12.0 1,645 No
10 to 14 7,771 18.4 8,310 16.5 423 8,175 14.4 2,084 No
15 to 19 7,845 18.5 8,100 16.1 418 10,174 18.0 1,970 Yes
20 to 24 5,308 12.5 6,615 13.2 380 7,612 13.4 1,547 No
25 to 29 2,237 5.3 2,970 5.9 258 3,973 7.0 829 Yes
30 to 34 4,188 9.9 5,635 11.2 352 6,618 11.7 1,371 No
35 to 44 2,265 5.4 3,590 7.1 283 3,597 6.4 899 No
45 to 59 3,108 7.3 4,115 8.2 302 5,010 8.9 1,143 No
60 or more 2,509 5.9 4,615 9.2 320 4,623 8.2 1,148 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.9 (X) 26.3 (X) NA 24.8 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 42,335 100.0 50,240 100.0 863 56,596 100.0 5,293 Yes
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,558 3.7 3,215 6.4 268 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,474 5.8 3,115 6.2 264 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,048 11.9 5,890 11.7 359 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,112 12.1 6,170 12.3 367 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 7,366 17.4 7,940 15.8 414 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 5,681 13.4 6,255 12.5 370 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 3,650 8.6 3,100 6.2 263 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,720 25.3 12,940 25.8 519 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 726 1.7 1,115 2.2 159 NA NA NA NA

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. x: Cannot be calculated. NA: Not calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 1990 CTPP, 2000 CTPP, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, and 2005 ACS.

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Updated: 6/27/2017
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