Table 4-1: Commuting to Work: 2000
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 4-1: Commuting to Work: 2000
| Mode | Illinois | United States | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total | 5,713,973 | 100.0 | 127,448,586 | 100.0 |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 4,184,658 | 73.2 | 97,243,457 | 76.3 |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 605,290 | 10.6 | 14,299,090 | 11.2 |
| Public transportation (including taxi) | 532,123 | 9.3 | 6,592,685 | 5.2 |
| Walked | 171,395 | 3.0 | 3,417,546 | 2.7 |
| Other means | 62,628 | 1.1 | 1,820,578 | 1.4 |
| Worked at home | 157,879 | 2.8 | 4,075,230 | 3.2 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 27.1 | 24.3 | ||
NOTE: Data are for workers 16 years and over.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics, available at http://www.census.gov/c2ss/www/ as of Oct. 16, 2001.