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Geographic Area: Contra Costa County, California FIPS: 06013

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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 238,550 100.0 2,176 254,540 100.0 2,675 252,120 100.0 2,622 Yes
Drove alone 168,980 70.8 1,919 178,155 70.0 2,867 175,003 69.4 2,710 Yes
2-person Carpool 22,435 9.4 762 23,231 9.1 1,424 22,378 8.9 1,561 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 9,450 4.0 498 7,581 3.0 939 8,468 3.4 1,172 No
Transit 21,175 8.9 741 22,824 9.0 1,658 22,051 8.7 1,529 No
Bike 1,775 0.7 217 2,203 0.9 590 1,814 0.7 458 No
Walked 3,240 1.4 293 5,007 2.0 862 4,034 1.6 819 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 3,045 1.3 284 3,282 1.3 650 3,329 1.3 659 No
Worked at Home 8,445 3.5 471 12,257 4.8 1,121 15,043 6.0 1,526 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 203,455 100.0 2,059 216,971 100.0 2,884 220,983 100.0 2,724 Yes
Drove alone 141,305 69.5 1,786 152,777 70.4 2,592 155,787 70.5 2,872 Yes
2-person Carpool 19,645 9.7 714 19,012 8.8 1,382 18,329 8.3 1,286 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 8,230 4.0 465 6,548 3.0 756 6,563 3.0 835 Yes
Transit 18,085 8.9 686 20,047 9.2 1,465 21,058 9.5 1,306 Yes
Bike 310 0.2 91 598 0.3 215 658 0.3 230 Yes
Walked 3,390 1.7 299 3,871 1.8 607 2,973 1.3 528 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 1,960 1.0 228 1,559 0.7 342 2,196 1.0 458 No
Worked at Home 10,535 5.2 526 12,559 5.8 920 13,419 6.1 1,303 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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