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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Aurora, Illinois was 143,078 / 172,945

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Professional, scientific, and technical services6.9% (4,727)7.5% (2,825)6.2% (1,902)
Educational services6.7% (4,623)4.0% (1,500)10.2% (3,123)
Health care6.7% (4,573)2.4% (899)12.0% (3,674)
Finance and insurance6.4% (4,387)5.4% (2,028)7.7% (2,359)
Construction5.9% (4,009)9.8% (3,717)1.0% (292)
Accommodation and food services5.0% (3,401)4.2% (1,593)5.9% (1,808)
Administrative and support and waste management services4.6% (3,134)5.0% (1,881)4.1% (1,253)
Miscellaneous manufacturing2.9% (1,955)3.0% (1,122)2.7% (833)
Metal and metal products2.5% (1,696)3.5% (1,341)1.2% (355)
Public administration2.4% (1,655)2.8% (1,073)1.9% (582)
Computer and electronic products2.4% (1,655)2.4% (927)2.4% (728)
Plastics and rubber products2.3% (1,550)2.4% (900)2.1% (650)
Machinery2.2% (1,539)3.2% (1,203)1.1% (336)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation2.1% (1,406)2.0% (776)2.1% (630)
Food2.0% (1,351)2.3% (858)1.6% (493)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.9% (1,311)1.1% (425)2.9% (886)
Social assistance1.9% (1,276)0.4% (133)3.7% (1,143)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.8% (1,263)1.9% (701)1.8% (562)
Food and beverage stores1.4% (962)1.3% (498)1.5% (464)
Personal and laundry services1.4% (930)0.7% (257)2.2% (673)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.3% (880)1.6% (617)0.9% (263)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.3% (878)1.1% (408)1.5% (470)
Repair and maintenance1.3% (873)2.1% (794)0.3% (79)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.2% (815)1.8% (685)0.4% (130)
Printing and related support activities1.1% (781)1.3% (510)0.9% (271)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components1.1% (780)1.0% (371)1.3% (409)
Truck transportation1.1% (757)1.6% (608)0.5% (149)
Chemicals1.1% (743)1.4% (513)0.8% (230)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.1% (721)0.9% (340)1.2% (381)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.0% (718)1.0% (365)1.2% (353)
Radio, TV, and computer stores1.0% (707)1.3% (502)0.7% (205)
Transportation equipment1.0% (696)1.5% (575)0.4% (121)
Utilities0.9% (599)1.0% (373)0.7% (226)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.9% (599)0.5% (192)1.3% (407)
Paper0.9% (595)1.2% (460)0.4% (135)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.9% (586)1.0% (382)0.7% (204)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.8% (572)1.0% (381)0.6% (191)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.8% (531)1.1% (428)0.3% (103)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.7% (457)0.4% (149)1.0% (308)
U. S. Postal service0.6% (442)0.7% (266)0.6% (176)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.6% (413)0.5% (177)0.8% (236)
Other direct selling establishments0.6% (410)0.5% (191)0.7% (219)
Warehousing and storage0.6% (389)0.7% (248)0.5% (141)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.5% (344)0.4% (164)0.6% (180)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.5% (331)0.6% (220)0.4% (111)
Air transportation0.5% (319)0.4% (138)0.6% (181)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.5% (313)0.3% (114)0.6% (199)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5% (313)0.6% (219)0.3% (94)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5% (309)0.6% (218)0.3% (91)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.4% (279)0.3% (104)0.6% (175)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.4% (259)0.6% (242)0.1% (17)
Gasoline stations0.4% (240)0.3% (108)0.4% (132)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.3% (230)0.6% (211)0.1% (19)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.3% (226)0.3% (130)0.3% (96)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.3% (211)0.3% (96)0.4% (115)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.3% (193)0.3% (126)0.2% (67)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.3% (188)0.2% (86)0.3% (102)
Rail transportation0.3% (174)0.4% (159)0.0% (15)
Wood products0.2% (166)0.4% (146)0.1% (20)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.2% (162)0.3% (107)0.2% (55)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.2% (156)0.1% (27)0.4% (129)
Petroleum and coal products0.2% (138)0.2% (92)0.2% (46)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.2% (133)0.1% (53)0.3% (80)
Beverage and tobacco products0.2% (120)0.2% (66)0.2% (54)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2% (118)0.3% (110)0.0% (8)
Private households0.2% (111)0.1% (39)0.2% (72)
Textile mills and textile products0.1% (97)0.1% (37)0.2% (60)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1% (92)0.2% (70)0.1% (22)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.1% (90)0.2% (76)0.0% (14)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers0.1% (84)0.1% (47)0.1% (37)
Music stores0.1% (80)0.1% (52)0.1% (28)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.1% (80)0.1% (23)0.2% (57)
Book stores and news dealers0.1% (78)0.1% (29)0.2% (49)
Management of companies and enterprises0.1% (75)0.2% (61)0.0% (14)
Apparel0.1% (62)0.1% (41)0.1% (21)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.1% (60)0.2% (60)0.0% (0)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.1% (56)0.1% (56)0.0% (0)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females
Other production occupations including supervisors6.3% (4,306)6.9% (2,619)5.5% (1,687)
Computer specialists4.0% (2,772)5.1% (1,926)2.8% (846)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers4.0% (2,724)4.5% (1,686)3.4% (1,038)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors3.7% (2,502)3.5% (1,341)3.8% (1,161)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors3.6% (2,483)2.1% (780)5.6% (1,703)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations3.6% (2,455)4.6% (1,739)2.3% (716)
Metal workers and plastic workers3.3% (2,273)4.6% (1,732)1.8% (541)
Laborers and material movers, hand3.2% (2,220)4.0% (1,523)2.3% (697)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing3.1% (2,107)3.7% (1,401)2.3% (706)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers2.9% (1,981)3.2% (1,217)2.5% (764)
Retail sales workers except cashiers2.6% (1,809)2.1% (799)3.3% (1,010)
Business operations specialists2.5% (1,713)2.0% (746)3.2% (967)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers2.4% (1,657)0.8% (312)4.4% (1,345)
Secretaries and administrative assistants2.3% (1,608)0.0% (17)5.2% (1,591)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors2.1% (1,450)3.5% (1,326)0.4% (124)
Top executives2.1% (1,423)2.8% (1,059)1.2% (364)
Cashiers2.0% (1,389)0.8% (305)3.5% (1,084)
Assemblers and fabricators2.0% (1,376)1.7% (645)2.4% (731)
Customer service representatives2.0% (1,339)1.0% (380)3.1% (959)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers1.8% (1,262)3.1% (1,180)0.3% (82)
Engineers1.7% (1,194)2.7% (1,037)0.5% (157)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers1.7% (1,164)2.1% (804)1.2% (360)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers1.6% (1,125)2.1% (810)1.0% (315)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives1.6% (1,123)0.4% (170)3.1% (953)
Accountants and auditors1.5% (1,023)1.1% (412)2.0% (611)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers1.4% (926)2.4% (926)0.0% (0)
Registered nurses1.3% (924)0.0% (6)3.0% (918)
Cooks and food preparation workers1.3% (877)1.5% (586)0.9% (291)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand1.2% (819)1.9% (734)0.3% (85)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors1.0% (713)0.9% (341)1.2% (372)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.0% (683)0.3% (115)1.9% (568)
Child care workers1.0% (667)0.0% (13)2.1% (654)
Construction laborers1.0% (663)1.7% (652)0.0% (11)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers1.0% (662)1.7% (659)0.0% (3)
Carpenters0.9% (611)1.6% (611)0.0% (0)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations0.9% (608)0.2% (87)1.7% (521)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.9% (598)0.1% (37)1.8% (561)
Other financial specialists0.9% (589)0.9% (336)0.8% (253)
Waiters and waitresses0.8% (556)0.3% (127)1.4% (429)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers0.8% (547)0.7% (263)0.9% (284)
Financial managers0.8% (533)0.7% (247)0.9% (286)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides0.7% (495)0.1% (51)1.4% (444)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists0.7% (474)0.3% (126)1.1% (348)
Health technologists and technicians0.7% (469)0.2% (81)1.3% (388)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.7% (455)1.0% (384)0.2% (71)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors0.6% (439)1.1% (401)0.1% (38)
Other protective service workers including supervisors0.6% (431)0.8% (313)0.4% (118)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers0.6% (390)0.4% (144)0.8% (246)
Secondary school teachers0.5% (376)0.6% (215)0.5% (161)
Art and design workers0.5% (375)0.5% (191)0.6% (184)
Postsecondary teachers0.5% (374)0.4% (165)0.7% (209)
Media and communication equipment workers0.5% (346)0.5% (189)0.5% (157)
Personal appearance workers0.5% (344)0.1% (55)0.9% (289)
Food processing workers0.5% (335)0.7% (251)0.3% (84)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses0.5% (334)0.3% (110)0.7% (224)
Other healthcare support occupations0.5% (329)0.2% (57)0.9% (272)
Therapists0.4% (290)0.2% (85)0.7% (205)
Religious workers0.4% (290)0.6% (232)0.2% (58)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers0.4% (278)0.7% (258)0.1% (20)
Electricians0.4% (245)0.6% (235)0.0% (10)
Life and physical scientists0.3% (237)0.5% (172)0.2% (65)
Printing workers0.3% (230)0.4% (145)0.3% (85)
Lawyers0.3% (225)0.4% (170)0.2% (55)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers0.3% (212)0.4% (154)0.2% (58)
Bus drivers0.3% (194)0.1% (54)0.5% (140)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations0.3% (193)0.3% (122)0.2% (71)
Social scientists and related workers0.3% (193)0.2% (76)0.4% (117)
Legal support workers0.3% (182)0.2% (76)0.3% (106)
Agricultural workers including supervisors0.3% (176)0.4% (155)0.1% (21)
Air transportation workers0.3% (176)0.4% (141)0.1% (35)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.2% (162)0.4% (154)0.0% (8)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.2% (157)0.3% (113)0.1% (44)
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants0.2% (130)0.1% (23)0.3% (107)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters0.2% (128)0.3% (128)0.0% (0)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.2% (128)0.2% (86)0.1% (42)
Painters and paperhangers0.2% (127)0.3% (127)0.0% (0)
Physicians and surgeons0.2% (127)0.2% (90)0.1% (37)
Special education teachers0.2% (120)0.0% (0)0.4% (120)
Librarians, curators, and archivists0.2% (109)0.1% (25)0.3% (84)
Communications equipment operators0.2% (105)0.1% (31)0.2% (74)
Other construction workers and helpers0.1% (97)0.3% (97)0.0% (0)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers0.1% (93)0.2% (84)0.0% (9)
Rail and water transportation workers0.1% (86)0.2% (86)0.0% (0)
Mathematical science occupations0.1% (81)0.1% (26)0.2% (55)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers0.1% (79)0.2% (79)0.0% (0)
Other transportation workers0.1% (74)0.2% (60)0.0% (14)
Woodworkers0.1% (39)0.1% (39)0.0% (0)

Unemployment by year (%)

Unemployment in 2009:
Aurora:

9.1%
Illinois:

9.0%
Unemployment in 2008:
Aurora:

6.6%
Illinois:

6.4%
Unemployment in 2007:
Aurora:

5.1%
Illinois:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2006:
Aurora:

4.5%
Illinois:

4.6%
Unemployment in 2005:
Aurora:

6.2%
Illinois:

5.8%
Unemployment in 2004:
Aurora:

6.5%
Illinois:

6.2%
Unemployment in 2003:
Aurora:

7.3%
Illinois:

6.7%
Unemployment in 2002:
Aurora:

7.0%
Illinois:

6.5%
Unemployment in 2001:
Aurora:

5.6%
Illinois:

5.4%
Unemployment in 2000:
Aurora:

4.5%
Illinois:

4.5%
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.5%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 21.2%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.9%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.8%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.1%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.8%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

5.0% (4,220)
Illinois:

4.3% (242,481)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    5.6% (2,601)
    Illinois:

    5.6% (167,087)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    4.3% (1,619)
    Illinois:

    2.8% (75,394)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Aurora:

5.3% (4,492)
Illinois:

4.2% (239,278)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    7.3% (3,379)
    Illinois:

    5.7% (169,195)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    3.0% (1,113)
    Illinois:

    2.6% (70,083)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

4.9% (4,086)
Illinois:

5.0% (283,045)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    4.6% (2,130)
    Illinois:

    6.2% (185,660)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    5.2% (1,956)
    Illinois:

    3.6% (97,385)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Aurora:

10.3% (8,648)
Illinois:

9.3% (526,844)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    13.2% (6,150)
    Illinois:

    11.2% (334,938)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    6.6% (2,498)
    Illinois:

    7.1% (191,906)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

11.2% (9,393)
Illinois:

10.0% (570,626)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    10.7% (4,957)
    Illinois:

    10.4% (311,377)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    11.8% (4,436)
    Illinois:

    9.6% (259,249)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Aurora:

12.0% (10,123)
Illinois:

14.1% (800,813)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    11.7% (5,447)
    Illinois:

    13.3% (398,148)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    12.4% (4,676)
    Illinois:

    14.9% (402,665)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

10.3% (8,642)
Illinois:

12.6% (715,560)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    10.6% (4,937)
    Illinois:

    10.5% (314,053)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    9.9% (3,705)
    Illinois:

    14.9% (401,507)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Aurora:

10.0% (8,374)
Illinois:

10.9% (621,208)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    8.6% (3,980)
    Illinois:

    9.7% (290,072)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    11.7% (4,394)
    Illinois:

    12.3% (331,136)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

4.6% (3,853)
Illinois:

5.2% (296,874)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    4.1% (1,901)
    Illinois:

    4.0% (119,682)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    5.2% (1,952)
    Illinois:

    6.6% (177,192)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

4.5% (3,813)
Illinois:

5.3% (301,771)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    3.0% (1,376)
    Illinois:

    4.7% (139,294)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    6.5% (2,437)
    Illinois:

    6.0% (162,477)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

3.7% (3,136)
Illinois:

2.8% (159,248)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    2.1% (968)
    Illinois:

    2.4% (72,388)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    5.8% (2,168)
    Illinois:

    3.2% (86,860)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

1.3% (1,110)
Illinois:

1.3% (74,192)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    1.3% (620)
    Illinois:

    1.2% (35,619)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    1.3% (490)
    Illinois:

    1.4% (38,573)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Aurora:

10.1% (8,480)
Illinois:

8.0% (454,518)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    10.2% (4,760)
    Illinois:

    7.9% (237,436)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    9.9% (3,720)
    Illinois:

    8.1% (217,082)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Aurora:

6.8% (5,727)
Illinois:

7.0% (399,246)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    Aurora:

    7.1% (3,322)
    Illinois:

    7.2% (216,089)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    Aurora:

    6.4% (2,405)
    Illinois:

    6.8% (183,157)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

3.1% (2,047)
Illinois:

3.6% (205,429)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Aurora:

3.7% (2,507)
Illinois:

3.5% (199,483)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

6.1% (4,085)
Illinois:

4.8% (274,395)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Aurora:

11.2% (7,516)
Illinois:

9.3% (532,224)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

12.6% (8,478)
Illinois:

10.3% (593,196)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Aurora:

14.2% (9,555)
Illinois:

14.1% (808,399)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

12.6% (8,436)
Illinois:

14.5% (834,444)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Aurora:

8.6% (5,747)
Illinois:

10.2% (588,282)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

3.8% (2,570)
Illinois:

4.6% (266,648)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

4.0% (2,707)
Illinois:

4.7% (269,854)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

1.7% (1,154)
Illinois:

2.1% (118,418)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Aurora:

1.0% (689)
Illinois:

1.0% (59,913)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Aurora:

8.2% (5,505)
Illinois:

7.4% (425,049)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Aurora:

6.3% (4,249)
Illinois:

6.8% (393,506)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,815 (2.7% of all workers)

Daytime population change due to commuting: -14,921 (-10.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 20,326 (30.3%)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)

Working at home in 2008 - Aurora

Working at home in 2008 - Illinois

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Males

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Females

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000 (%)

Working at home in 2000 - Aurora

Working at home in 2000 - Illinois

Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
Aurora:

2.4% (1,609)
Illinois:

3.1% (175,898)
    Less than 5 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    2.2% (752)
    Illinois:

    2.9% (87,448)
    Less than 5 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    2.6% (857)
    Illinois:

    3.3% (88,450)
5 to 9 minutes:
Aurora:

10.6% (7,162)
Illinois:

9.6% (544,146)
    5 to 9 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    7.6% (2,637)
    Illinois:

    8.7% (261,420)
    5 to 9 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    13.9% (4,525)
    Illinois:

    10.5% (282,726)
10 to 14 minutes:
Aurora:

17.0% (11,451)
Illinois:

13.0% (739,456)
    10 to 14 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    17.6% (6,105)
    Illinois:

    12.1% (362,923)
    10 to 14 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    16.5% (5,346)
    Illinois:

    14.0% (376,533)
15 to 19 minutes:
Aurora:

15.1% (10,156)
Illinois:

13.3% (754,504)
    15 to 19 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    13.5% (4,693)
    Illinois:

    12.4% (371,910)
    15 to 19 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    16.8% (5,463)
    Illinois:

    14.2% (382,594)
20 to 24 minutes:
Aurora:

15.3% (10,314)
Illinois:

12.8% (726,381)
    20 to 24 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    17.8% (6,206)
    Illinois:

    12.5% (375,109)
    20 to 24 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    12.6% (4,108)
    Illinois:

    13.1% (351,272)
25 to 29 minutes:
Aurora:

5.1% (3,440)
Illinois:

5.4% (308,342)
    25 to 29 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    5.4% (1,862)
    Illinois:

    5.3% (158,820)
    25 to 29 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    4.9% (1,578)
    Illinois:

    5.6% (149,522)
30 to 34 minutes:
Aurora:

13.6% (9,137)
Illinois:

14.0% (795,472)
    30 to 34 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    12.5% (4,354)
    Illinois:

    14.6% (438,096)
    30 to 34 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    14.7% (4,783)
    Illinois:

    13.3% (357,376)
35 to 39 minutes:
Aurora:

3.2% (2,170)
Illinois:

3.0% (170,726)
    35 to 39 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    3.8% (1,324)
    Illinois:

    3.1% (94,213)
    35 to 39 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    2.6% (846)
    Illinois:

    2.8% (76,513)
40 to 44 minutes:
Aurora:

4.5% (3,034)
Illinois:

4.7% (269,172)
    40 to 44 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    4.8% (1,669)
    Illinois:

    4.9% (147,218)
    40 to 44 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    4.2% (1,365)
    Illinois:

    4.5% (121,954)
45 to 59 minutes:
Aurora:

6.6% (4,406)
Illinois:

10.2% (578,079)
    45 to 59 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    7.3% (2,551)
    Illinois:

    11.1% (333,059)
    45 to 59 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    5.7% (1,855)
    Illinois:

    9.1% (245,020)
60 to 89 minutes:
Aurora:

5.2% (3,513)
Illinois:

7.9% (451,191)
    60 to 89 minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    6.0% (2,079)
    Illinois:

    8.9% (266,457)
    60 to 89 minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    4.4% (1,434)
    Illinois:

    6.9% (184,734)
90 or more minutes:
Aurora:

1.3% (870)
Illinois:

3.0% (171,697)
    90 or more minutes - Males:
    Aurora:

    1.6% (548)
    Illinois:

    3.3% (99,736)
    90 or more minutes - Females:
    Aurora:

    1.0% (322)
    Illinois:

    2.7% (71,961)
Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
Aurora:

2.0% (1,325)
Illinois:

3.2% (183,600)
5 to 9 minutes:
Aurora:

7.6% (5,065)
Illinois:

10.2% (587,746)
10 to 14 minutes:
Aurora:

13.3% (8,926)
Illinois:

12.9% (743,149)
15 to 19 minutes:
Aurora:

14.1% (9,470)
Illinois:

13.0% (748,578)
20 to 24 minutes:
Aurora:

14.0% (9,366)
Illinois:

12.2% (703,743)
25 to 29 minutes:
Aurora:

6.5% (4,366)
Illinois:

5.2% (298,361)
30 to 34 minutes:
Aurora:

13.1% (8,758)
Illinois:

12.9% (741,188)
35 to 39 minutes:
Aurora:

2.3% (1,541)
Illinois:

2.9% (165,521)
40 to 44 minutes:
Aurora:

3.7% (2,451)
Illinois:

4.3% (244,350)
45 to 59 minutes:
Aurora:

9.1% (6,097)
Illinois:

9.6% (551,290)
60 to 89 minutes:
Aurora:

8.6% (5,790)
Illinois:

7.5% (432,921)
90 or more minutes:
Aurora:

3.1% (2,090)
Illinois:

2.9% (168,793)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
Aurora:

9.2% (342)
Illinois:

18.9% (94,082)
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Aurora:

62.0% (38,176)
Illinois:

62.5% (3,171,095)
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
Aurora:

11.7% (435)
Illinois:

26.4% (131,338)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Aurora:

20.0% (12,315)
Illinois:

20.1% (1,019,721)
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
Aurora:

15.8% (587)
Illinois:

19.0% (94,460)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Aurora:

9.0% (5,510)
Illinois:

9.0% (456,830)
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
Aurora:

63.3% (2,349)
Illinois:

35.7% (177,752)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Aurora:

9.0% (5,531)
Illinois:

8.4% (423,962)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Aurora

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Aurora (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Aurora (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Illinois

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Illinois (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Illinois (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Aurora

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Illinois

Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
Aurora:

83.7% (58,012)
Illinois:

73.5% (4,348,084)
    Drove car alone - Males:
    Aurora:

    83.5% (29,852)
    Illinois:

    73.7% (2,296,876)
    Drove car alone - Females:
    Aurora:

    84.0% (28,160)
    Illinois:

    73.2% (2,051,208)
Carpooled:
Aurora:

8.4% (5,811)
Illinois:

8.9% (525,697)
    Carpooled - Males:
    Aurora:

    9.2% (3,297)
    Illinois:

    9.1% (282,312)
    Carpooled - Females:
    Aurora:

    7.5% (2,514)
    Illinois:

    8.7% (243,385)
Bus or trolley bus:
Aurora:

0.8% (525)
Illinois:

3.8% (223,556)
    Bus or trolley bus - Males:
    Aurora:

    0.3% (117)
    Illinois:

    3.0% (92,749)
    Bus or trolley bus - Females:
    Aurora:

    1.2% (408)
    Illinois:

    4.7% (130,807)
Railroad:
Aurora:

0.1% (65)
Illinois:

2.3% (138,805)
    Railroad - Males:
    Aurora:

    0.2% (65)
    Illinois:

    2.5% (77,651)
Bicycle:
Aurora:

0.2% (133)
Illinois:

0.6% (33,147)
    Bicycle - Males:
    Aurora:

    0.4% (133)
    Illinois:

    0.9% (26,503)
Walked:
Aurora:

0.9% (595)
Illinois:

3.2% (187,597)
    Walked - Males:
    Aurora:

    1.5% (529)
    Illinois:

    3.2% (100,549)
    Walked - Females:
    Aurora:

    0.2% (66)
    Illinois:

    3.1% (87,048)
Other means:
Aurora:

3.1% (2,121)
Illinois:

1.1% (65,186)
    Other means - Males:
    Aurora:

    2.2% (787)
    Illinois:

    1.2% (38,378)
    Other means - Females:
    Aurora:

    4.0% (1,334)
    Illinois:

    1.0% (26,808)
Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
Aurora:

74.7% (50,088)
Illinois:

73.2% (4,207,339)
Carpooled:
Aurora:

14.2% (9,525)
Illinois:

10.9% (625,411)
Bus or trolley bus:
Aurora:

1.2% (791)
Illinois:

3.6% (207,517)
Streetcar or trolley car:
Aurora:

0.1% (55)
Illinois:

0.1% (2,929)
Subway or elevated:
Aurora:

0.2% (147)
Illinois:

2.4% (137,996)
Railroad:
Aurora:

4.0% (2,679)
Illinois:

2.3% (134,567)
Ferryboat:
Aurora:

0.0% (8)
Illinois:

0.0% (522)
Taxicab:
Aurora:

0.0% (33)
Illinois:

0.2% (14,101)
Motorcycle:
Aurora:

0.1% (72)
Illinois:

0.0% (2,510)
Bicycle:
Aurora:

0.2% (104)
Illinois:

0.3% (18,406)
Walked:
Aurora:

1.6% (1,059)
Illinois:

3.1% (180,119)
Other means:
Aurora:

1.0% (684)
Illinois:

0.7% (37,823)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Aurora:

84.0% (50,088)
Illinois:

87.1% (4,207,339)
In 2 person carpool:
Aurora:

11.2% (6,701)
Illinois:

10.0% (484,652)
In 3 person carpool:
Aurora:

2.2% (1,311)
Illinois:

1.7% (84,139)
In 4 person carpool:
Aurora:

1.1% (680)
Illinois:

0.6% (30,865)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Aurora:

0.9% (550)
Illinois:

0.3% (15,487)
In 7+ person carpool:
Aurora:

0.5% (283)
Illinois:

0.2% (10,268)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Aurora:

79.6% (54,540)
Illinois:

70.3% (4,102,786)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Aurora:

    82.5% (31,238)
    Illinois:

    73.5% (2,273,190)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Aurora:

    76.0% (23,302)
    Illinois:

    66.8% (1,829,596)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Aurora:

2.0% (1,342)
Illinois:

3.2% (184,981)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Aurora:

    2.7% (1,016)
    Illinois:

    4.4% (137,585)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
    Aurora:

    1.1% (326)
    Illinois:

    1.7% (47,396)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Aurora:

6.4% (4,395)
Illinois:

8.3% (484,163)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Aurora:

    3.9% (1,463)
    Illinois:

    4.9% (152,256)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Aurora:

    9.6% (2,932)
    Illinois:

    12.1% (331,907)
Local government workers:
Aurora:

4.9% (3,325)
Illinois:

6.8% (395,132)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Aurora:

    4.0% (1,528)
    Illinois:

    5.6% (174,192)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Aurora:

    5.9% (1,797)
    Illinois:

    8.1% (220,940)
State government workers:
Aurora:

2.1% (1,441)
Illinois:

3.8% (220,995)
    State government workers - Males:
    Aurora:

    1.6% (610)
    Illinois:

    3.1% (96,283)
    State government workers - Females:
    Aurora:

    2.7% (831)
    Illinois:

    4.6% (124,712)
Federal government workers:
Aurora:

1.8% (1,200)
Illinois:

2.1% (121,776)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Aurora:

    2.0% (771)
    Illinois:

    2.0% (63,146)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Aurora:

    1.4% (429)
    Illinois:

    2.1% (58,630)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Aurora:

3.2% (2,222)
Illinois:

5.3% (307,691)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Aurora:

    3.2% (1,211)
    Illinois:

    6.1% (189,063)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Aurora:

    3.3% (1,011)
    Illinois:

    4.3% (118,628)
Unpaid family workers:
Aurora:

0.1% (60)
Illinois:

0.3% (15,661)
    Unpaid family workers - Males:
    Aurora:

    0.1% (32)
    Illinois:

    0.2% (7,451)
    Unpaid family workers - Females:
    Aurora:

    0.1% (28)
    Illinois:

    0.3% (8,210)

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