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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Cook County, Illinois

Download an Excel file* of this document: cook_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 5,105,067 5,376,741 x x
Total Persons in Household 5,021,054 5,283,124 5,206,357 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 2,369,624 2,371,161 2,323,617 16,683
Total Workers, Place of Work 2,572,353 2,554,120 2,550,293 22,778
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.09 1.08 1.10 0.02

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 2,572,353 100.0 2,554,120 100.0 NA 2,550,293 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 1,572,336 61.1 1,615,075 63.2 0.1 1,656,062 64.9 0.7 Yes
2-person carpool 246,235 9.6 220,575 8.6 0.1 194,204 7.6 0.4 Yes
3-person carpool 42,035 1.6 41,220 1.6 0.0 29,415 1.2 0.1 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 27,790 1.1 29,515 1.2 0.0 21,915 0.9 0.2 Yes
Public Transportation 497,560 19.3 451,920 17.7 0.1 449,808 17.6 0.5 No
Walked 109,320 4.2 93,695 3.7 0.1 86,343 3.4 0.3 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 33,489 1.3 41,300 1.6 0.0 44,118 1.7 0.2 No
Worked at home 43,588 1.7 60,815 2.4 0.0 68,428 2.7 0.2 Yes
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 2,528,765 100.0 2,493,305 100.0 NA 2,481,865 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 217,977 8.6 185,000 7.4 0.1 191,459 7.7 0.3 No
10 to 14 252,877 10.0 224,170 9.0 0.1 222,135 9.0 0.5 No
15 to 19 289,845 11.5 267,600 10.7 0.1 254,218 10.2 0.4 Yes
20 to 24 310,707 12.3 290,650 11.7 0.1 298,877 12.0 0.4 Yes
25 to 29 134,828 5.3 128,875 5.2 0.1 124,722 5.0 0.2 No
30 to 34 418,426 16.5 402,155 16.1 0.1 401,873 16.2 0.5 No
35 to 44 226,545 9.0 231,365 9.3 0.1 240,054 9.7 0.4 Yes
45 to 59 325,376 12.9 341,355 13.7 0.1 316,284 12.7 0.4 Yes
60 or more 352,184 13.9 422,130 16.9 0.1 432,243 17.4 0.6 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 31.1 (X) 34.8 (X) NA 33.7 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 2,528,765 100.0 2,493,305 100.0 NA 2,481,865 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 112,996 4.5 134,250 5.4 0.1 149,920 6.0 0.3 Yes
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 137,200 5.4 131,245 5.3 0.1 143,040 5.8 0.3 Yes
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 262,964 10.4 230,415 9.2 0.1 234,589 9.5 0.3 No
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 292,384 11.6 267,885 10.7 0.1 249,319 10.0 0.4 Yes
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 400,561 15.8 366,260 14.7 0.1 333,106 13.4 0.4 Yes
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 374,629 14.8 365,010 14.6 0.1 316,965 12.8 0.4 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 260,536 10.3 203,745 8.2 0.1 257,330 10.4 0.3 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 636,524 25.2 673,960 27.0 0.1 722,208 29.1 0.5 Yes
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 50,971 2.0 65,760 2.6 0.0 75,388 3.0 0.3 Yes

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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