The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning 2040 Forecast of Population, Households and Employment was developed in support of the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan adopted on October 13, 2010.  The primary function of these data is to serve as an input for CMAP transportation modeling activities, which are an important component in air quality conformity evaluations of the region's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

This forecast was developed through the creation of a "reference scenario" based on current population and land use trends.  Mathematical modeling techniques were then employed to evaluate how the distribution of population and employment would change in response to different planning strategies which might increase or dampen the amount of socioeconomic activity within a given area.  The data in this forecast reflect the CMAP Preferred Regional Scenario, which was developed in part through a series of Invent the Future workshops held throughout the region between May and September 2009. 

The table below summarizes the expected outcomes of the GO TO 2040 Preferred Scenario in comparison to current (2010, estimated) conditions.  These data are used for a variety of regional land use and transportation planning efforts.  A more detailed description of the development of the forecast can be found in Socioeconomic Inventory Validation and Forecasting Method (link below).

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NOTE: All 2010 figures are internally-derived estimates and are not based on 2010 Census data, which were not available during the GO TO 2040 process.  Estimation methodology is covered in the Socioeconomic Inventory Validation and Forecasting Method document (below).

Excel spreadsheet (134 Kb) containing 2040 forecast summaries of population, households and employment by county, township and municipality. 

The PDF maps below provide a graphic depiction of what CMAP subzones were "assigned" to which municipalities and townships for the creation of municipal/township forecast totals.  Please be aware that these subzone aggregations were created for tabulation purposes only, and are not intended to suggest or predict the future extent of any community.

Municipal subzone assignment map (PDF, 7 MB)

Township subzone assignment map (PDF, 6 MB)

The GIS shapefile (2 MB) is a zipped shapefile of the CMAP subzones with 2010 (estimated) and 2040 (forecast) data.  Subzone-level forecast data are the result of modeling procedures which mathematically express policies reflected in the GO TO 2040 Preferred Scenario; as such, they cannot be considered precise at any specific (subzone) location.  These data are only appropriate for planning purposes when aggregated to larger areas.

Socioeconomic Validation and Forecasting Method: this document serves as a primer on the methods used to develop datasets representing population and employment for long range plan strategy analyses and preferred scenario modeling.

MS Word version (10 MB) with embedded Excel spreadsheets allowing the user to view the data behind the document's tables and charts.  This document was created using Microsoft Word 2010, and is incompatible with earlier versions.

PDF version (2.5 MB), no embedded data.

If you have questions regarding any of these documents, please contact us at info@cmap.illinois.gov.