American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1:  Chicago city, Illinois
TABLE 1. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1990, 2000, 2005
Selected Characteristics1 1990 2000 2005 ACS 2005 ACS    MOE 3
Persons in Household 2,736,518 2,836,469 2,701,926 *****4
Households   1,025,174 1,061,928 1,020,605 +/-11,293
Persons per household 2.67 2.67 2.65 *****
    Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Total Persons 2,783,726 2,896,016 na na
Total Employed2 1,208,740 1,220,633 1,198,138 *****
Workers at Work 1,181,677 1,192,139 1,162,550 +/-20,986
Mode to work1 1990 2000 2005 ACS
Includes GQ pop Does not include GQ Pop
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent MOE (%)
Total Workers   1,181,677 100.0 1,192,139 100.0 1,162,550 100.0   ---
Drove alone   546,955 46.3 597,598 50.1 620,379 53.4 +/- 1.1
2-person carpool   125,431 10.6 122,911 10.3 95,542 8.2 +/- 0.7
3-person carpool   28,204 2.4 27,646 2.3 16,266 1.4 +/- 0.2
4-person carpool   11,693 1.0 11,819 1.0 7,189 0.6 +/- 0.1
5-or-6-person carpool   6,624 0.6 6,389 0.5 3,709 0.3 +/- 0.1
7-or-more-person carpool 3,076 0.3 3,957 0.3 1,775 0.2 +/- 0.1
Bus or trolley bus   228,222 19.3 163,874 13.7 169,962 14.6 +/- 0.7
Streetcar or trolley car   2,932 0.2 1,898 0.2 2,874 0.2 +/- 0.1
Subway or elevated   93,824 7.9 115,388 9.7 102,729 8.8 +/- 0.5
Railroad   17,759 1.5 19,954 1.7 18,138 1.6 +/- 0.2
Ferryboat   33 0.0 106 0.0 0 0.0 +/- 0.0
Bicycle   3,307 0.3 5,956 0.5 7,812 0.7 +/- 0.1
Walked   76,041 6.4 67,556 5.7 63,580 5.5 +/- 0.5
Taxicab   8,289 0.7 9,704 0.8 8,284 0.7 +/- 0.2
Motorcycle   593 0.1 412 0.0 850 0.1 +/- 0.0
Other means   8,705 0.7 8,806 0.7 9,941 0.9 +/- 0.2
Worked at home   19,989 1.7 28,165 2.4 33,520 2.9 +/- 0.3
Travel time to work  (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1
Workers (Did not work at home) 1,161,688 100.0 1,163,974 100.0 1,129,030 100.0   ---
Less than 5 minutes 16,853 1.5 15,074 1.3 17,179 1.5 +/- 0.3
5 to 9 59,007 5.1 50,657 4.4 56,531 5.0 +/- 0.4
10 to 14 98,565 8.5 88,225 7.6 90,613 8.0 +/- 0.7
15 to 19 128,656 11.1 121,499 10.4 115,550 10.2 +/- 0.6
20 to 29 214,141 18.4 202,803 17.4 204,654 18.1 +/- 0.7
30 to 44 332,162 28.6 328,844 28.3 322,500 28.6 +/- 1.0
45- 59 160,602 13.8 171,100 14.7 149,101 13.2 +/- 0.6
60 or more 151,702 13.1 185,772 16.0 172,902 15.3 +/- 0.7
Mean travel time (minutes) 31.5 (X) 35.2 (X) 34.3 (X) +/- 1.11
           
Departure Time to  Work1
Workers (Did not work at home) 1,161,688 100.0 1,163,974 100.0 1,129,030 100.0   ---
5:00 - 5:59 a.m. 94,802 8.2 97,745 8.4 104,392 9.2 +/- 0.7
6:00 - 6:59 a.m. 234,662 20.2 208,686 17.9 205,317 18.2 +/- 0.8
7:00 - 7:59 a.m. 317,741 27.4 321,370 27.6 264,472 23.4 +/- 0.8
8:00 - 8:59 a.m. 200,842 17.3 203,563 17.5 205,307 18.2 +/- 0.6
9:00 - 10:59 a.m. 81,576 7.0 96,017 8.2 107,305 9.5 +/- 0.6
11:00 a.m. - 3:59 p.m. 115,678 10.0 112,275 9.6 117,508 10.4 +/- 0.6
4:00 p.m. - 4:59 a.m. 116,387 10.0 124,318 10.7 124,729 11.0 +/- 0.7
Notes:
1. Please read notes.htm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error.  Please see notes.htm.  MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. ***** Cannot be calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, 2005 ACS.
American Community Survey: 2005 Transportation Profile
Geographic Area1:  Chicago city, Illinois
TABLE 2.  MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, 2000 & 2005
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)2
  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/more minutes
Total   2000 35.2 1,163,975 65,730 209,725 202,800 328,845 171,100 185,770
2005 34.3 1,129,030 73,710 206,163 204,654 322,500 149,101 172,902
2005 MOE +/-1.11 +/-20,975 +/-6,003 +/-10,400 +/-8,326 +/-12,527 +/-7,292 +/-8,256
Drove alone  2000 32.8 597,600 29,780 122,685 118,250 170,640 81,530 74,720
2005 32.1 620,379 35,170 130,363 126,793 175,689 76,116 76,248
2005 MOE +/-1.47 +/-16,691 +/-3,698 +/-7,432 +/-7,014 +/-10,056 +/-5,488 +/-5,787
2-person carpool 2000 33.6 122,910 5,195 25,340 23,785 35,145 16,450 17,000
2005 32.7 95,542 4,437 21,034 17,283 32,422 9,467 10,899
2005 MOE +/-5.21 +/-7,998 +/-1,186 +/-5,349 +/-2,550 +/-4,385 +/-2,022 +/-2,243
3+ carpool 2000 40.2 49,810 1,450 6,755 7,230 14,565 9,105 10,705
2005 38.5 28,939 856 3,529 5,351 8,613 4,714 5,876
2005 MOE +/-7.05 +/-3,157 +/-472 +/-947 +/-1,605 +/-1,935 +/-1,455 +/-1,438
Bus or trolley bus 2000 46.0 163,875 1,920 12,240 21,785 49,930 29,850 48,145
2005 46.2 169,962 2,768 13,172 22,513 51,248 27,036 53,225
2005 MOE +/-3.45 +/-8,654 +/-944 +/-2,375 +/-3,118 +/-5,013 +/-2,932 +/-4,586
All other transit3 2000 43.6 137,345 445 6,160 18,805 49,315 31,635 30,985
2005 41.3 123,741 668 5,190 19,194 47,450 29,251 21,988
2005 MOE +/-3.56 +/-6,677 +/-510 +/-1,361 +/-3,104 +/-4,170 +/-3,606 +/-3,131
All other modes4 2000 18.3 92,430 26,950 36,540 12,950 9,250 2,525 4,220
2005 18.4 90,467 29,811 32,875 13,520 7,078 2,517 4,666
2005 MOE +/-3.27 +/-6,971 +/-4,828 +/-3,264 +/-2,477 +/-1,437 +/-1,263 +/-1,725
TABLE 2.  MODE TO WORK BY TRAVEL TIME, PERCENT OF WORKERS, 2000 and 2005
(Universe = Workers who did not work at home)
Percent of Workers   Mean travel time (mins.)1 Total Less than 10 minutes 10 to 19 minutes 20 to 29 minutes 30 to 44 minutes 45 -59 minutes 60/more minutes
Total   2000 35.2 100.0 5.6 18.0 17.4 28.3 14.7 16.0
2005 34.3 100.0 6.5 18.3 18.1 28.6 13.2 15.3
2005 MOE +/-1.11 ***** +/-1.9 +/-1.9 +/-1.9 +/-1.8 +/-1.9 +/-1.9
Drove alone  2000 32.8 100.0 5.0 20.5 19.8 28.6 13.6 12.5
2005 32.1 100.0 5.7 21.0 20.4 28.3 12.3 12.3
2005 MOE +/-1.47 ***** +/-2.7 +/-2.7 +/-2.7 +/-2.7 +/-2.7 +/-2.7
2-person carpool 2000 33.6 100.0 4.2 20.6 19.4 28.6 13.4 13.8
2005 32.7 100.0 4.6 22.0 18.1 33.9 9.9 11.4
2005 MOE +/-5.21 ***** +/-8.4 +/-8.3 +/-8.4 +/-8.2 +/-8.4 +/-8.4
3+ carpool 2000 40.2 100.0 2.9 13.6 14.5 29.2 18.3 21.5
2005 38.5 100.0 3.0 12.2 18.5 29.8 16.3 20.3
2005 MOE +/-7.05 ***** +/-10.9 +/-10.9 +/-10.9 +/-10.7 +/-10.9 +/-10.9
Bus or trolley bus 2000 46.0 100.0 1.2 7.5 13.3 30.5 18.2 29.4
2005 46.2 100.0 1.6 7.7 13.2 30.2 15.9 31.3
2005 MOE +/-3.45 ***** +/-5.1 +/-5.1 +/-5.1 +/-5.0 +/-5.1 +/-5.0
All other transit3 2000 43.6 100.0 0.3 4.5 13.7 35.9 23.0 22.6
2005 41.3 100.0 0.5 4.2 15.5 38.3 23.6 17.8
2005 MOE +/-3.56 ***** +/-5.4 +/-5.4 +/-5.4 +/-5.2 +/-5.4 +/-5.4
All other modes4 2000 18.3 100.0 29.2 39.5 14.0 10.0 2.7 4.6
2005 18.4 100.0 33.0 36.3 14.9 7.8 2.8 5.2
2005 MOE +/-3.27 ***** +/-7.5 +/-7.6 +/-7.7 +/-7.7 +/-7.7 +/-7.7
Notes:
1. Please read notes.htm
2. ACS did not include group quarter population.  For more information, please read notes.htm
3. Includes streetcar/trolley car, subway/elevated, railroad, and ferryboat.
4. Includes bicycle, walk, motorcycle, taxicab, or other means.
SSS: Not shown because weighted total by mode is less than 500.
***** Cannot be calculated.