About the Public Transportation in Illinois Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Public Transportation in Illinois Market Research Report
Definition of the Public Transportation in Illinois?
Public transportation agencies primarily operate regional passenger transportation systems with regular routes and fixed schedules. The industry does not include taxis and limousines (IBISWorld report 48533), charter buses (48522) or school and employee buses (48541).
What’s included in the Public Transportation in Illinois?
The Public Transportation in Illinois includes operating heavy rail systems (e.g. metro, subway, rapid transit or rapid rail), operating light rail systems (e.g. streetcar, tramway or trolley), operating cable car systems, operating monorail transit systems, operating tramway systems, operating commuter transit systems, operating suburban and urban bus services, operating commuter and local bus operations, operating suburban and urban transit systems and operating mixed mode transit systems (e.g. bus, commuter rail and subway combinations). Related terms covered in the Public Transportation in Illinois industry report includes the number of times passengers board public transit vehicles. passengers are counted each time they board a vehicle, regardless of the number of vehicles that are used for each trip, a streetcar, tramway or trolley that travels on fixed rails and is often separated from other traffic for part or much of the way, a mode of transit service often referred to as a metro, subway, rapid transit or rapid rail system, a prearranged ridesharing program that uses vans and small buses to provide round trip transportation service between prearranged boarding points and a common destination and a mode of transit service that uses vehicles propelled by a motor that is powered by overhead electrical wires.
Industry Performance of the Public Transportation industry in Illinois
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Public Transportation in Illinois
#9 in Highest Revenue 2.8% of state's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Public Transportation in the US
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Public Transportation industry in Illinois
See how key industry drivers, such as population, unemployment rate, private investment in non-residential construction, federal funding for transportation, urban population and national unemployment rate are impacting Public Transportation in Illinois
Illinois Economic Indicators
Population
Unemployment Rate
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
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US Key External Drivers
Federal funding for transportation
Urban population
National unemployment rate
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County Data of the Public Transportation industry in Illinois
Access proprietary data on county in the Public Transportation in Illinois, such as Cook County, Dupage County and Will County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.
Key Statistics of the Public Transportation industry in Illinois
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