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Geographic Area: Shelby County, Alabama FIPS: 01117

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Table 1a. Mode to Work by Gender
Table 1a. Mode to Work by Gender 1 Census 2000 2007-2009 ACS 2010-2012 ACS Is the numeric change
between Census 2000 and 2010-2012
ACS Significant? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
Male At Place of Residence
Total Workers 41,135 100.0 693 52,581 100.0 922 51,948 100.0 1,105 Yes
Drove alone 35,715 86.8 663 44,040 83.8 1,167 43,616 84.0 1,321 Yes
2-person Carpool 3,035 7.4 221 4,065 7.7 601 3,167 6.1 625 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 590 1.4 98 997 1.9 271 1,473 2.8 547 Yes
Transit 70 0.2 34 124 0.2 103 62 0.1 98 No
Bike 40 0.1 26 0 0.0 158 9 0.0 15 Yes
Walked 285 0.7 68 432 0.8 194 345 0.7 148 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 275 0.7 67 368 0.7 150 520 1.0 250 No
Worked at Home 1,130 2.7 135 2,555 4.9 532 2,756 5.3 430 Yes
Table 1b. Mode to Work by Gender
Table 1b. Mode to Work by Gender 1 Census 2000 2007-2009 ACS 2010-2012 ACS Is the numeric change
between Census 2000 and 2010-2012
ACS Significant? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
Female At Place of Residence
Total Workers 32,635 100.0 642 42,702 100.0 993 44,606 100.0 1,198 Yes
Drove alone 27,905 85.5 607 36,205 84.8 1,042 38,857 87.1 1,259 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,340 7.2 194 3,187 7.5 508 2,734 6.1 494 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 680 2.1 105 463 1.1 199 461 1.0 227 No
Transit 15 0.0 16 149 0.3 150 41 0.1 61 No
Bike 0 0.0 0 16 0.0 25 0 0.0 110 No
Walked 415 1.3 82 614 1.4 236 203 0.5 115 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 25 0.1 20 111 0.3 70 123 0.3 78 Yes
Worked at Home 1,255 3.8 143 1,957 4.6 410 2,187 4.9 463 Yes

Notes:

* The coefficient of variation (CV) can be derived by the standard error (SE) divided by the estimate, while SE = MOE/1.645.
** The z-value of the difference of the two estimates are used to determined if the two estimates are significantly different at 90% confidence level.

1 Census 2000 Table 1-002, 2007-2009 ACS Table B08006 and 2010-2012 ACS B08006

Updated: 8/11/2017
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