Chicago: Public Transport Commuter Rail
(Suburban Rail) Commuting by Sector

  Land Area Share of Land Area Commuter Rail Commuters Market Share
Central Business District 1.9 0.1% 96,037 19.8%
Elsewhere 1,582.6 99.9% 26,924 1.0%
Urbanized Area 1,584.5 100.0% 122,961 3.8%
         
  Employees per Square Mile Compared to Average Commuter Rail Commuters per Square Mile Compared to Average
Central Business District 255,832 125.98 50,610 652.17
Elsewhere 1,726 0.85 17 0.22
Urbanized Area 2,031 1.00 78 1.00
         
Calculated from 1990 US Census data      

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