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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

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By Place of Work


Geographic Area1: LaSalle County, Illinois


Download an Excel file* of this document: lasalle_county_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 106,913 111,509 x x
Total Persons in Household 104,531 108,301 109,658 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 45,082 50,158 50,490 2,046
Total Workers, Place of Work 43,342 45,845 45,623 2,685
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.96 0.91 0.90 0.08

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 43,342 100.0 45,845 100.0 665 45,623 100.0 2,685 No
Drove alone 35,135 81.1 38,190 83.3 641 38,578 84.6 2,601 No
2-person carpool 3,334 7.7 3,410 7.4 233 3,071 6.7 1,031 No
3-person carpool 638 1.5 455 1.0 86 301 0.7 190 No
4-or-more-person carpool 195 0.4 280 0.6 68 108 0.2 129 Yes
Public Transportation 302 0.7 126 0.3 45 0 0.0 268 No
Walked 1,732 4.0 1,270 2.8 143 1,372 3.0 532 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 419 1.0 555 1.2 95 584 1.3 360 No
Worked at home 1,587 3.7 1,560 3.4 159 1,609 3.5 591 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 41,755 100.0 44,285 100.0 661 NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 12,915 30.9 13,200 29.8 436 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 10,097 24.2 9,725 22.0 381 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 6,307 15.1 6,595 14.9 319 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 4,198 10.1 4,860 11.0 276 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 1,801 4.3 1,855 4.2 173 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 2,914 7.0 3,315 7.5 229 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,094 2.6 1,405 3.2 151 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,002 2.4 1,445 3.3 153 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,427 3.4 1,885 4.3 174 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.1 (X) 18.1 (X) NA 15.3 (X) NA NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 41,755 100.0 44,285 100.0 661 NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 2,262 5.4 2,820 6.4 212 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 2,782 6.7 2,980 6.7 218 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 5,072 12.1 5,330 12.0 288 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 5,170 12.4 4,745 10.7 273 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,792 16.3 7,910 17.9 347 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,713 11.3 5,265 11.9 287 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,808 6.7 2,400 5.4 196 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 11,113 26.6 11,295 25.5 408 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,043 2.5 1,470 3.3 154 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.

Updated: 6/27/2017
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