Research & Analytics

Region 1 Planning Council collects, houses, and analyzes a wide variety of demographic, economic, transportation, and community data as well as data analysis and visualization tools to best support the needs of the region.

Data Dashboards
Our team produces data visualizations to track, analyze, and display key indicators, metrics, and data points for any project, business, department, study, and more. We collect and develop or simply apply your data to create data dashboards to your specifications.

Regional Economic Modeling
Regional Economic Models, Inc (REMI) is a macroeconomic forecasting software used to analyze economy-wide impacts of policy changes, new construction, supply chain disruptions, population changes, and more. Economic analysis services are available for Winnebago County, Boone County, Ogle County, and any combination of the three with projections through the year 2060.

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Image by: Visum TDM

Image by: Visum TDM

Travel Demand Modeling
VISUM’s Travel Demand Model (TDM) is used for localized analysis of transportation projects, traffic analysis, transportation planning, and more. Localized analysis is available for the Winnebago County, Boone County, and Ogle County area.

Geographic Information System
The Winnebago County Geographic Information System (WinGIS) maintains a comprehensive, county-wide database and contributes to multidisciplinary, collaborative planning. Offerings include member, subscription, and public access options for parcel search, mapping, data transfer, and more! WinGIS covers available for Winnebago County, Boone County, and Stephenson County.

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Custom Research & Data Reports
Custom research and data services are offered to fit your project and organization’s needs. Examples of custom reports include:

  • Demographic Analysis at a village, town, city, county, or regional level

  • Business Environment reports

  • Industry Analysis reports

  • Transportation Safety reports

  • Asset Condition Analysis reports

  • Environmental Data Analysis reports

  • Survey design and implementation

  • And more…

 For more information, contact Jason Holcomb at jholcomb@r1planning.org.