CENSUS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PACKAGE (CTPP 2000)
Geographic Area: Working in DeKalb 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 36,265 100 37,640 100 1,375 3.8
Sex              
Male 18,361 50.6 18,930 50.3 569 3.1
Female 17,904 49.4 18,710 49.7 806 4.5
Mode to work  
Drove alone 25,000 68.9 28,415 75.5 3,415 13.7
2-person carpool 3,143 8.7 2,960 7.9 -183 -5.8
3-or-more-person carpool 768 2.1 650 1.7 -118 -15.4
Bus or trolley bus 962 2.7 475 1.3 -487 -50.6
All other transit1 15 0.0 70 0.2 55 366.7
Bicycle or walked 4,476 12.3 3,300 8.8 -1,176 -26.3
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other mode 330 0.9 295 0.8 -35 -10.6
Worked at home 1,571 4.3 1,475 3.9 -96 -6.1
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Less than 5 3,134 9.0 2,780 7.7 -354 -11.3
5 to 9 8,714 25.1 8,025 22.2 -689 -7.9
10 to 14 8,144 23.5 8,080 22.3 -64 -0.8
15 to 19 5,394 15.5 5,430 15.0 36 0.7
20 to 29 3,956 11.4 4,555 12.6 599 15.1
30 to 44 3,033 8.7 3,840 10.6 807 26.6
45- 59 1,075 3.1 1,660 4.6 585 54.4
60 or more 1,244 3.6 1,795 5.0 551 44.3
Mean travel time (minutes) 15.7 (X) 18.2 (X) 2.5 (X)
Median travel time (minutes) 13.4 (X) 11.0 (X) -2.4 (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  18.2 36,165 10,805 13,510 4,555 3,840 1,660 1,795
                Row percent   100 29.9 37.4 12.6 10.6 4.6 5.0
               Column percent   100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Drove alone 18.8 28,415 8,060 10,710 3,640 3,210 1,320 1,470
                Row percent   100 28.4 37.7 12.8 11.3 4.6 5.2
               Column percent   78.6 74.6 79.3 79.9 83.6 79.5 81.9
2-person carpool 19.7 2,960 625 1,210 465 310 190 165
                Row percent   100 21.1 40.9 15.7 10.5 6.4 5.6
               Column percent   8.2 5.8 9.0 10.2 8.1 11.4 9.2
3+ carpool 23.9 650 189 155 90 93 88 40
                Row percent   100 29.1 23.8 13.8 14.3 13.5 6.2
               Column percent   1.8 1.7 1.1 2.0 2.4 5.3 2.2
Bus or trolley bus 20.9 475 75 235 39 75 15 40
                Row percent   100 15.8 49.5 8.2 15.8 3.2 8.4
               Column percent   1.3 0.7 1.7 0.9 2.0 0.9 2.2
All other transit1 61.4 70 15 4 0 0 10 39
                Row percent   100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
               Column percent   0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.2
Bicycle or walked 9.9 3,300 1,770 1,090 285 105 33 18
                Row percent   100 53.6 33.0 8.6 3.2 1.0 0.5
               Column percent   9.1 16.4 8.1 6.3 2.7 2.0 1.0
All other modes1 20.7 295 70 105 34 55 4 18
                Row percent   100 23.7 35.6 11.5 18.6 1.4 6.1
               Column percent   0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.2 1.0
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 DeKalb 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 35,800 1,170 7,240 27,390
Drove alone 28,070 445 5,195 22,425
2-person carpool 2,910 100 725 2,085
3-or-more-person carpool 600 85 175 340
Bus or trolley bus 380 100 180 105
Streetcar, trolley car, subway, or elevated, Railroad or Ferryboat 70 4 15 50
Bicycle or walked 2,255 390 640 1,230
Taxicab, motorcycle or other means 190 15 95 75
Worked at Home 1,325 30 215 1,080
TABLE 4.  SEX OF WORKER BY INDUSTRY1 AND OCCUPATON1
 (Universe = All Workers) All Workers Sex  
Male Female  
Workers 16 years and over 37,640 18,930 18,710  
Industry  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining 1,270 960 310  
Construction 2,105 1,845 255  
Manufacturing 6,360 4,030 2,335  
Wholesale trade 860 595 260  
Retail trade 4,000 1,905 2,095  
Transportation and warehousing and utilities 1,320 990 330  
Information 935 435 500  
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 1,800 690 1,105  
Profess., scientific, management, administrative, waste management 2,165 1,100 1,065  
Educational, health and social services 11,555 3,625 7,930  
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,950 1,470 1,480  
Other services (except public administration) 1,495 775 720  
Public administration 820 500 320  
Armed forces 10 10 0  
Occupation  
Management 2,695 1,680 1,015  
Farmers and farm managers 545 480 60  
Business and financial operations specialists 1,220 500 715  
Computer and mathematical 635 475 160  
Architecture and engineering 740 630 110  
Life, physical and social science 300 180 120  
Community and social service 470 135 335  
Legal 165 90 80  
Education, training and library 3,925 1,385 2,540  
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 760 395 370  
Healthcare practitioners and technicians 1,545 410 1,135  
Healthcare support 600 35 560  
Protective service 545 440 105  
Food preparation and serving related 2,335 950 1,385  
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 1,085 740 345  
Personal care and service 1,095 240 855  
Sales and related 3,795 1,750 2,045  
Office and administrative support 5,975 1,315 4,660  
Farming, fishing, and forestry 245 215 25  
Construction and excavation 1,645 1,590 55  
Installation, maintenance and repairs 1,265 1,180 85  
Production 3,845 2,275 1,570  
Transportation and material moving 2,220 1,840 385  
Armed Forces 0 0 0