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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Adams County, Illinois

Download an Excel file* of this document: adams_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 66,090 68,277 x x
Total Persons in Household 63,676 65,527 64,273 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 29,754 32,936 32,374 1,694
Total Workers, Place of Work 31,791 35,605 35,340 1,884
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.07 1.08 1.09 0.11

W2. MODE TO WORK1

  1990 2000 2005 ACS Sig. Diff. In Percents2000-2005
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%) Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers 31,791 100.0 35,605 100.0 NA 35,340 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 25,756 81.0 29,720 83.5 0.8 28,652 81.1 2.9 No
2-person carpool 2,799 8.8 2,890 8.1 0.6 3,437 9.7 2.9 No
3-person carpool 323 1.0 410 1.2 0.2 663 1.9 1.4 No
4-or-more-person carpool 129 0.4 135 0.4 0.1 42 0.1 0.2 Yes
Public Transportation 252 0.8 159 0.4 0.1 454 1.3 1.1 No
Walked 983 3.1 930 2.6 0.3 710 2.0 1.0 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 227 0.7 325 0.9 0.2 217 0.6 0.6 No
Worked at home 1,322 4.2 1,040 2.9 0.4 1,165 3.3 1.3 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 30,469 100.0 34,565 100.0 NA 34,175 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 7,148 23.5 8,065 23.3 0.9 9,599 28.1 4.1 Yes
10 to 14 8,478 27.8 9,095 26.3 1.0 7,724 22.6 3.5 Yes
15 to 19 5,691 18.7 6,295 18.2 0.8 6,262 18.3 3.0 No
20 to 24 2,813 9.2 3,210 9.3 0.6 2,860 8.4 1.9 No
25 to 29 1,063 3.5 1,410 4.1 0.4 1,417 4.1 2.1 No
30 to 34 2,419 7.9 2,760 8.0 0.6 2,604 7.6 1.9 No
35 to 44 982 3.2 1,170 3.4 0.4 1,470 4.3 1.8 No
45 to 59 1,117 3.7 1,240 3.6 0.4 1,382 4.0 1.6 No
60 or more 758 2.5 1,325 3.8 0.4 857 2.5 1.2 Yes
Mean travel time (minutes) 16.6 (X) 18.7 (X) NA 17.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 30,469 100.0 34,565 100.0 NA 34,175 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,375 4.5 2,030 5.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,440 4.7 1,865 5.4 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,150 13.6 4,340 12.6 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,914 12.8 4,580 13.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,526 21.4 6,725 19.5 0.9 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 3,650 12.0 3,900 11.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 1,601 5.3 1,495 4.3 0.4 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 7,270 23.9 8,435 24.4 0.9 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 543 1.8 1,100 3.2 0.4 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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