CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Cook County, Illinois
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF WORK, 1990 and 2000
Selected Characteristics                     (Universe: All Workers) 1990 2000 Change 1990 to 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Workers 16 years or over 2,572,353 100 2,554,120 100 -18,233 -0.7
Sex              
Male 1,413,133 54.9 1,376,255 53.9 -36,878 -2.6
Female 1,159,220 45.1 1,177,865 46.1 18,645 1.6
Mode to work  
Drove alone 1,572,336 61.1 1,615,075 63.2 42,739 2.7
2-person carpool 246,235 9.6 220,575 8.6 -25,660 -10.4
3-or-more-person carpool 69,825 2.7 70,735 2.8 910 1.3
Bus or trolley bus 246,320 9.6 180,370 7.1 -65,950 -26.8
All other transit1 251,240 9.8 271,550 10.6 20,310 8.1
Bicycle or walked 115,196 4.5 102,820 4.0 -12,376 -10.7
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 27,613 1.1 32,175 1.3 4,562 16.5
Worked at home 43,588 1.7 60,815 2.4 17,227 39.5
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 44,264 1.8 37,540 1.5 -6,724 -15.2
5 to 9 173,713 6.9 147,460 5.9 -26,253 -15.1
10 to 14 252,877 10.0 224,170 9.0 -28,707 -11.4
15 to 19 289,845 11.5 267,600 10.7 -22,245 -7.7
20 to 29 445,535 17.6 419,525 16.8 -26,010 -5.8
30 to 44 644,971 25.5 633,520 25.4 -11,451 -1.8
45- 59 325,376 12.9 341,355 13.7 15,979 4.9
60 or more 352,184 13.9 422,130 16.9 69,946 19.9
Mean travel time (minutes) 31.1 (X) 34.8 (X) 3.7 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 30.7 (X) 30.4 (X) -0.3 (X)
           
TABLE 2.  MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
  Mean travel time (mins.) Total Less than 10 minutes 10 to 19 minutes 20 to 29 minutes 30 to 44 minutes 45 -59 minutes 60 or more minutes
Total  34.8 2,493,305 185,000 491,770 419,525 633,520 341,355 422,130
                Row percent   100 7.4 19.7 16.8 25.4 13.7 16.9
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 31.5 1,615,075 123,295 358,535 306,610 421,870 208,910 195,845
                Row percent   100 7.6 22.2 19.0 26.1 12.9 12.1
               Column percent   64.8 66.6 72.9 73.1 66.6 61.2 46.4
2-person carpool 32.8 220,575 14,025 49,415 39,145 58,960 28,660 30,375
                Row percent   100 6.4 22.4 17.7 26.7 13.0 13.8
               Column percent   8.8 7.6 10.0 9.3 9.3 8.4 7.2
3+ carpool 37.6 70,735 3,250 12,055 11,225 19,600 10,765 13,855
                Row percent   100 4.6 17.0 15.9 27.7 15.2 19.6
               Column percent   2.8 1.8 2.5 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.3
Bus or trolley bus 46.0 180,370 2,320 14,670 23,995 53,695 32,190 53,505
                Row percent   100 1.3 8.1 13.3 29.8 17.8 29.7
               Column percent   7.2 1.3 3.0 5.7 8.5 9.4 12.7
All other transit1 53.7 271,550 720 6,965 21,490 67,225 57,300 117,840
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
               Column percent   10.9 0.4 1.4 5.1 10.6 16.8 27.9
Bicycle or walked 14.3 102,820 37,770 40,575 13,025 7,575 1,595 2,285
                Row percent   100 36.7 39.5 12.7 7.4 1.6 2.2
               Column percent   4.1 20.4 8.3 3.1 1.2 0.5 0.5
All other modes1 48.6 32,175 3,620 9,550 4,030 4,605 1,940 8,430
                Row percent   100 11.3 29.7 12.5 14.3 6.0 26.2
               Column percent   1.3 2.0 1.9 1.0 0.7 0.6 2.0
Notes:
1. See notes1.htm
2. Workers-at-work shown here differs from local employment in many ways.  For more information, please read notes2.htm
CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in Cook County, Illinois
TABLE 3. MODE TO WORK BY VEHICLES AVAILABLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
Mode to Work                                                                                (Universe = Workers living in households) Workers living in households…
Total Without a vehicle With 1 vehicle With 2+ vehicles
Total 2,539,245 234,260 746,915 1,558,070
Drove alone 1,612,850 54,035 413,650 1,145,165
2-person carpool 220,105 16,000 77,335 126,770
3-or-more-person carpool 69,970 8,745 24,915 36,310
Bus or trolley bus 178,620 75,110 65,070 38,445
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 270,430 38,985 95,230 136,215
Bicycle or walked 95,720 28,960 38,875 27,880
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 31,780 6,775 11,645 13,355
Worked at Home 59,765 5,650 20,195 33,925
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 2,554,120 1,376,255 1,177,865  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 2,575 2,045 525  
Construction 130,640 117,440 13,200  
Manufacturing 354,755 243,105 111,650  
Wholesale trade 96,030 64,750 31,285  
Retail trade 250,385 128,105 122,280  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 183,415 130,220 53,195  
Information 88,535 47,475 41,065  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 243,045 118,040 125,005  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 328,435 178,480 149,950  
Educational, health and social services 475,740 130,180 345,565  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 176,300 96,100 80,200  
Other services (except public administration) 124,390 62,190 62,200  
Public administration 98,695 57,180 41,520  
Armed forces 1,170 945 225  
Occupation  
Management 258,355 157,585 100,770  
Farmers and farm managers 430 325 105  
Business and financial operations specialists 143,310 71,170 72,140  
Computer and mathematical 80,070 55,500 24,570  
Architecture and engineering 45,470 39,160 6,310  
Life, physical and social science 23,675 12,340 11,335  
Community and social service 39,250 14,875 24,375  
Legal 46,170 27,830 18,340  
Education, training and library 133,250 36,945 96,305  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 56,855 30,550 26,305  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 117,820 32,245 85,575  
Healthcare support 37,620 5,295 32,325  
Protective service 58,430 45,420 13,010  
Food preparation and serving related 100,055 53,990 46,065  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 71,185 42,920 28,265  
Personal care and service 68,815 16,340 52,475  
Sales and related 288,260 153,390 134,870  
Office and administrative support 428,670 119,410 309,260  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 1,870 1,210 660  
Construction and excavation 106,160 103,175 2,980  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 80,460 75,945 4,515  
Production 198,700 137,555 61,145  
Transportation and material moving 168,780 142,695 26,085  
Armed Forces 460 385 75