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Regional Characteristics

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Out-Commuting: Employed Persons 16 Years and Older

Living in the McLean County, Illinois MSA and Working In:

Area Number Percent
McLean Co. 72,720 92.0
Livingston Co. 1,146 1.4
Peoria Co. 796 1.0
Champaign Co. 726 0.9
Tazewell Co. 598 0.7
DeWitt Co. 597 0.7
Woodford Co. 488 0.6
Ford Co. 328 0.4
Cook Co. 281 0.3
Macon Co. 242 0.3
Logan Co. 221 0.2
LaSalle Co. 120 0.1
All other areas 708 0.8


In-Commuting: Employed Persons 16 Years and Older

Working in the McLean County, IL MSA and Living In:

Area Number Percent
McLean Co. 72,720 75.2
Livingston Co. 1,452 1.5
Peoria Co. 1,012 1.0
Champaign Co. 480 0.4
Tazewell Co. 3,071 3.1
DeWitt Co. 1,875 1.9
Woodford Co. 2,169 2.2
Ford Co. 241 0.2
Cook Co. 388 0.4
Macon Co. 436 0.4
Logan Co. 1,091 1.1
LaSalle Co. 178 0.1
All other areas 4,918 5.0

 

City Distance (Miles) Travel Time (at 55 mph)
Chicago, IL 131 2:13 hrs.
Des Moines, IA 306 4:42 hrs.
Detroit, MI 390 6:03 hrs.
Indianapolis, IN 173 2:45 hrs.
Kansas City, MO-KS 402 6:08 hrs.
Madison, WI 203 3:16 hrs.
Milwaukee, WI 210 3:25 hrs.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 465 7:07 hrs.
St. Louis, MO-IL 163 2:33 hrs.


Other Commuting Patterns
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Total Work In
Work and Live In
Commute From Other IL County
----Commute From Out of State----
Total
IN
IA
KY
MO
WI
Other
87,521
72,720
14,148
653
94
16
31
34
25
453

 

Total Live In
Work and Live In
Commute To Other IL County
----Commute Out of State----
Total
IN
IA
KY
MO
WI
Other
79,370
72,720
6,306
344
97
0
10
47
36
154

 

Total Resident Work-force
Work at Home
Commute to Work
79,370
2,539
76,831
------------------Commuters-----------------
Commuting Time (Minutes) ------Means of Commuting------
-20
20-39
40+
Car/ Carpool
Motor cycle

Walk/ Bicycle

Public Trans. Other
54,486
16,844
5,501
71,136
54
4,462
871
308

 

For additional in-depth commuting information: Excel

SOURCE: Labor Market Information, Illinois Dept. of Employment Security

Passenger Bus, Mass Transit Services

Intercity Bus Service Available: Greyhound Lines, Peoria Charter, Baldwin Shuttle, Burlington Trailways

Intracity Bus Service Available: Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System, Illinois State University Nite Ride

Taxicab Service: American City Cab, Beyer Twin City Cab, Bloomington-Normal Cab, Circle City Cab, Rainbow Cab & Shuttle, Red Top Cab

Para-Transit Service: Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System, MEDI Van

 

NOTE: Percentages may not add due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 - 2000 Census of Population and Housing