Chicago Rideshare Driver Monthly Eligibility and Trip Reports

City of Chicago data lists drivers eligible to work for Transportation Network Providers each month, with records for each eligible month. The dataset includes driver demographics, trip counts, and employment classification. Data is reported monthly by licensed rideshare companies to the City of Chicago.

Use Cases

• Analyze driver age distribution and employment classification trends over time using AGE, EMPLOYMENT_CLASSIFICATION, and MONTH_REPORTED.
• Model driver activity levels by correlating NUMBER_OF_TRIPS with driver tenure using DRIVER_START_MONTH and MONTH_REPORTED.
• Identify geographic concentration of drivers by aggregating records by ZIP, CITY, and STATE fields.
• Detect drivers working for multiple companies by filtering on the MULTIPLE_TNPS flag.
• Estimate driver cohort retention by tracking individuals across sequential MONTH_REPORTED values.

Strengths

• Contains driver-level trip counts via the NUMBER_OF_TRIPS column.
• Includes temporal analysis dimensions with MONTH_REPORTED and DRIVER_START_MONTH.
• Attempts to identify drivers working for multiple companies via the MULTIPLE_TNPS column.

Limitations

• Matching process for drivers across companies and databases is noted as imperfect, introducing potential record linkage errors.
• Data for Q2 2018 is aggregated and assigned to June, requiring caution in monthly analysis for that period.
• Records indicate eligibility, not actual driving activity, for each reported month.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Monthly reports submitted by licensed Transportation Network Providers as required by city ordinance.

Time Range

Monthly records from at least 2018 onward, with noted data correction for Q2 2018.

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026, with monthly reporting cadence.

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA, focusing on drivers eligible for trips within the city.