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2005 Transportation Profiles

American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile1

By Place of Work

Geographic Area1: Springfield city, Illinois

Download an Excel file* of this document: springfield_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 105,227 111,454 x x
Total Persons in Household 103,191 108,898 110,262 x
Total Workers, Place of Residence 52,944 56,027 55,135 3,159
Total Workers, Place of Work 87,506 93,150 92,037 2,918
Employment-Residence Ratio 1.65 1.66 1.67 0.13

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 87,506 100.0 93,150 100.0 NA 92,037 100.0 NA NA
Drove alone 65,753 75.1 75,825 81.4 0.6 78,157 84.9 2.0 Yes
2-person carpool 12,565 14.4 10,055 10.8 0.5 7,945 8.6 1.4 Yes
3-person carpool 1,871 2.1 1,630 1.7 0.2 546 0.6 0.3 Yes
4-or-more-person carpool 1,698 1.9 745 0.8 0.1 512 0.6 0.3 No
Public Transportation 1,534 1.8 1,399 1.5 0.2 764 0.8 0.6 Yes
Walked 2,187 2.5 1,565 1.7 0.2 1,311 1.4 0.6 No
Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other 734 0.8 730 0.8 0.1 802 0.9 0.4 No
Worked at home 1,164 1.3 1,195 1.3 0.2 2,000 2.2 1.0 No
 

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

Workers (Did not work at home) 86,342 100.0 91,955 100.0 NA 90,037 100.0 NA NA
Less than 10 minutes 10,361 12.0 9,730 10.6 0.5 11,960 13.3 2.0 Yes
10 to 14 17,887 20.7 16,975 18.5 0.6 15,533 17.3 2.2 No
15 to 19 19,766 22.9 20,235 22.0 0.7 18,867 21.0 2.7 No
20 to 24 13,868 16.1 15,905 17.3 0.6 14,956 16.6 2.9 No
25 to 29 4,082 4.7 4,640 5.0 0.3 5,160 5.7 1.1 No
30 to 34 8,021 9.3 9,230 10.0 0.5 8,680 9.6 1.5 No
35 to 44 3,354 3.9 4,730 5.1 0.3 4,276 4.7 0.8 No
45 to 59 4,849 5.6 5,520 6.0 0.4 6,018 6.7 1.2 No
60 or more 4,154 4.8 4,995 5.4 0.4 4,587 5.1 1.3 No
Mean travel time (minutes) 21.0 (X) 23.1 (X) NA 22.1 (X) 0.0 NA
 

W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT  Work1

Workers (Did not work at home) 86,342 100.0 91,955 100.0 NA 90,037 100.0 NA NA
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 1,953 2.3 2,770 3.0 0.3 2,434 2.7 0.7 No
6:00 - 6:29 a.m. 3,032 3.5 3,505 3.8 0.3 3,345 3.7 1.0 No
6:30 - 6:59 a.m. 7,004 8.1 9,135 9.9 0.5 10,967 12.2 1.4 Yes
7:00 - 7:29 a.m. 11,203 13.0 11,260 12.2 0.5 11,076 12.3 1.4 No
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. 23,185 26.9 22,430 24.4 0.7 22,037 24.5 2.0 No
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. 17,313 20.1 17,760 19.3 0.6 14,276 15.9 1.8 Yes
8:30 - 8:59 a.m. 6,051 7.0 4,025 4.4 0.3 6,827 7.6 1.7 Yes
9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. 15,555 18.0 16,770 18.2 0.6 16,872 18.7 2.0 No
12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. 1,046 1.2 1,525 1.7 0.2 2,203 2.4 0.8 No

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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