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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: Evanston city, Illinois


Download an Excel file* of this document: evanston_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 73,233 74,239 x x
Total Persons in Household 64,472 67,275 62,258 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 39,597 37,655 32,165 2,642
Total Workers, Place of Work 43,653 43,245 41,697 3,348
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.10 1.15 1.30 0.19

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 43,653 100.0 43,245 100.0 643 41,697 100.0 3,348 No
Drove alone 24,227 55.5 26,190 60.6 623 25,675 61.6 2,529 No
2-person carpool 3,996 9.2 3,420 7.9 273 3,187 7.6 928 No
3-person carpool 552 1.3 450 1.0 101 800 1.9 455 No
4-or-more-person carpool 296 0.7 300 0.7 83 85 0.2 102 Yes
Public Transportation 6,153 14.1 5,090 11.8 329 6,697 16.1 1,898 No
Walked 5,737 13.1 4,485 10.4 310 2,623 6.3 760 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 1,033 2.4 1,010 2.3 151 651 1.6 386 No
Worked at home 1,659 3.8 2,295 5.3 226 1,979 4.7 609 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 41,994 100.0 40,950 100.0 648 39,718 100.0 3,267 No
Less than 10 minutes 6,414 15.3 4,815 11.8 321 4,897 12.3 1,090 No
10 to 14 6,382 15.2 5,925 14.5 353 4,815 12.1 1,014 Yes
15 to 19 6,441 15.3 5,715 14.0 347 5,648 14.2 1,246 No
20 to 24 4,681 11.1 4,865 11.9 322 2,978 7.5 897 Yes
25 to 29 2,070 4.9 1,895 4.6 205 706 1.8 331 Yes
30 to 34 5,511 13.1 5,430 13.3 339 6,486 16.3 1,608 No
35 to 44 3,078 7.3 2,720 6.6 245 2,592 6.5 743 No
45 to 59 3,649 8.7 4,520 11.0 312 6,184 15.6 1,672 No
60 or more 3,768 9.0 5,075 12.4 329 5,412 13.6 1,294 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 25.3 (X) 29.3 (X) NA 28.8 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 41,994 100.0 40,950 100.0 648 39,718 100.0 3,267 No
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 849 2.0 1,215 3.0 165 2,013 5.1 901 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,358 3.2 1,685 4.1 194 2,209 5.6 808 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,276 7.8 2,865 7.0 251 3,689 9.3 1,426 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,345 10.3 3,600 8.8 280 3,113 7.8 1,202 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,905 16.4 5,665 13.8 346 5,392 13.6 1,391 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 7,321 17.4 6,895 16.8 378 6,687 16.8 1,325 No
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 5,118 12.2 4,470 10.9 310 4,181 10.5 840 No
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 12,467 29.7 12,875 31.4 493 11,813 29.7 1,959 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 355 0.8 595 1.5 116 621 1.6 469 No

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.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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