Location Advantages

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Travel Time to Work

The mean travel time to work has stayed relatively steady since 2000 in Boone county, approximately 30 minutes. 

Source: U.S. Census

Commuting Characteristics

The majority of Boone County’s workers (77%) drove to work alone, which is a slightly higher rate than both the state of Illinois (73.4%) and the United States (76.4%).

The number of workers using means of transportation other than a personal vehicle in Boone County (2.3%) was significantly lower than the State of Illinois rate (13.8%).

Source: U.S. Census

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No Vehicles Available

1.6% of workers 16 or older in Boone County households do not have access to a vehicle. Comparatively, 5.1% of workers in the State of Illinois and 4.5% of workers in the United States did not have access to a vehicle.

Source: U.S. Census

Transportation Costs

On average, Boone County households spend $12,000 on annual transportation costs.

Households in the county typically spend 16% of their income on transportation.

The transportation costs in CNT’s H+T index are modeled based on three components of transportation behavior—auto ownership, auto use, and transit use—which are combined to estimate the cost of transportation.

Source: Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT)

 

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Annual GHG Emissions

In Boone County, the annual greenhouse gas emissions per household is 11.74 tons. Comparatively, the greenhouse gas emissions in McHenry County is 11.43 tons per household and Winnebago is 9.58 tons per household.

CNT calculates greenhouse gas emissions, using vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for the local household. A standard emissions factor of 0.438 metric tonnes of CO2 per mile is then applied to the local VMT estimates to get the emissions figure.

Source: Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT)

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Airports

Boone County is home to the Poplar Grove Airport and is within 75 miles of six primary airports, which have more than 10,000 passenger boarding's annually. 

  • 1 hour from O’Hare International Airport the nation’s fastest growing airport.
  • 1 ½ hours from Chicago Midway and General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • 15 minutes east of the Chicago-Rockford International Airport: home to the largest regional parcel-sorting facility in the UPS system 

Chicago Rockford International Airport

The Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is located 85 miles northwest of Chicago and encompasses over 3,000 acres. The airport is home to 30 industrial tenants and the largest regional parcel-sorting facility in the UPS system – the only facility of its type that handles coast-to-coast cargo. Our airport has progressively evolved from a general aviation facility to a dynamic commercial service airport. RFD is presently ranked as the 14th largest cargo airport in the nation and the 224th largest passenger airport. Currently, Allegiant Air offers non-stop flights to Orlando, Las Vegas, Ft. Myers, Nashville, Phoenix, Sarasota, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Cancun, and Punta Cana. RFD averages 31 flights a week.

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Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Transportation Options

The total bike facilities in Boone County are a combination of the Long Prairie Path, Kishwaukee Riverfront Path, and the Prairie Fields Path. The total number of roadway miles is a combination of county, township, municipal, and tollway roads. The two transit providers in the county are Boone County Public Transit, RMTD and Boone County Council on Aging. The four taxi service providers in the county are 5 Stars Taxi, Zippy Taxi, Lucy’s Taxi, Chi-Town Taxi and Panama Taxi.

Source: Region 1 Planning Council