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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Joliet city, Illinois

Download an Excel file* of this document: joliet_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 76,836 106,221 x x
Total Persons in Household 72,510 101,727 128,090 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 32,090 45,796 61,004 5,282
Total Workers, Place of Work 37,857 45,865 51,710 4,373
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.18 1.00 0.85 0.19

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 37,857 100.0 45,865 100.0 NA 51,710 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 31,580 83.4 38,910 84.8 0.8 43,908 84.9 0.9 No
2-person carpool 3,365 8.9 3,605 7.9 0.6 4,540 8.8 2.8 No
3-person carpool 465 1.2 525 1.1 0.2 842 1.6 1.1 No
4-or-more-person carpool 219 0.6 265 0.6 0.2 268 0.5 0.4 No
Public Transportation 521 1.4 469 1.0 0.2 356 0.7 0.8 No
Walked 910 2.4 820 1.8 0.3 570 1.1 0.8 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 263 0.7 470 1.0 0.2 204 0.4 0.3 Yes
Worked at home 534 1.4 805 1.8 0.3 1,022 2.0 0.9 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 37,323 100.0 45,060 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 6,245 16.7 6,715 14.9 0.8 NA NA NA NA
10 to 14 8,369 22.4 8,350 18.5 0.9 NA NA NA NA
15 to 19 7,471 20.0 8,205 18.2 0.9 NA NA NA NA
20 to 24 5,229 14.0 6,140 13.6 0.8 NA NA NA NA
25 to 29 2,017 5.4 2,900 6.4 0.6 NA NA NA NA
30 to 34 3,287 8.8 4,735 10.5 0.7 NA NA NA NA
35 to 44 1,610 4.3 2,575 5.7 0.5 NA NA NA NA
45 to 59 1,692 4.5 2,755 6.1 0.5 NA NA NA NA
60 or more 1,403 3.8 2,690 6.0 0.5 NA NA NA NA
Mean travel time (minutes) 19.3 (X) 22.8 (X) NA 25.0 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 37,323 100.0 45,060 100.0 NA NA NA NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,467 3.9 2,660 5.9 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 1,942 5.2 2,515 5.6 0.5 NA NA NA NA
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 3,791 10.2 4,635 10.3 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 4,256 11.4 4,610 10.2 0.7 NA NA NA NA
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 6,717 18.0 7,330 16.3 0.8 NA NA NA NA
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 4,998 13.4 5,470 12.1 0.7 NA NA NA NA
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 2,916 7.8 2,835 6.3 0.5 NA NA NA NA
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 10,638 28.5 13,390 29.7 1.0 NA NA NA NA
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 598 1.6 1,165 2.6 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.

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Updated: 6/27/2017
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