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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: DeKalb County, Illinois

Download an Excel file* of this document: dekalb_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 77,932 88,969 x x
Total Persons in Household 67,721 81,184 89,223 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 39,449 44,810 46,262 2,005
Total Workers, Place of Work 36,265 37,640 37,867 2,462
Employment-Residence Ratio 0.92 0.84 0.82 0.10

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 36,265 100.0 37,640 100.0 NA 37,867 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 25,000 68.9 28,415 75.5 0.9 30,286 80.0 1.9 Yes
2-person carpool 3,143 8.7 2,960 7.9 0.6 3,843 10.1 3.5 No
3-person carpool 524 1.4 325 0.9 0.2 77 0.2 0.3 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 244 0.7 325 0.9 0.2 194 0.5 0.5 No
Public Transportation 977 2.7 545 1.4 0.2 350 0.9 0.6 No
Walked 4,252 11.7 2,990 7.9 0.6 1,801 4.8 1.8 Yes
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 554 1.5 605 1.6 0.3 243 0.6 0.5 Yes
Worked at home 1,571 4.3 1,475 3.9 0.4 1,073 2.8 1.0 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 34,694 100.0 36,165 100.0 NA 36,794 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 11,848 34.1 10,805 29.9 1.0 8,993 24.4 4.2 Yes
10 to 14 8,144 23.5 8,080 22.3 0.9 7,530 20.5 3.3 No
15 to 19 5,394 15.5 5,430 15.0 0.8 5,344 14.5 3.7 No
20 to 24 2,766 8.0 3,340 9.2 0.6 4,170 11.3 3.7 No
25 to 29 1,190 3.4 1,215 3.4 0.4 1,446 3.9 2.0 No
30 to 34 1,981 5.7 2,410 6.7 0.5 1,964 5.3 1.4 No
35 to 44 1,052 3.0 1,430 4.0 0.4 1,967 5.3 1.6 No
45 to 59 1,075 3.1 1,660 4.6 0.4 2,918 7.9 2.4 Yes
60 or more 1,244 3.6 1,795 5.0 0.5 2,462 6.7 2.5 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 15.7 (X) 18.2 (X) NA 20.8 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 34,694 100.0 36,165 100.0 NA 36,794 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,586 4.6 2,055 5.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,536 4.4 1,990 5.5 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 4,097 11.8 3,780 10.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 3,807 11.0 4,105 11.4 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 5,701 16.4 6,240 17.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,281 12.3 4,165 11.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,088 6.0 2,105 5.8 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,978 31.6 10,560 29.2 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 620 1.8 910 2.5 0.3 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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