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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 735,425 100.0 3,803 813,334 100.0 4,045 782,682 100.0 5,323 Yes
Drove alone 566,985 77.1 3,470 631,114 77.6 4,764 616,702 78.8 5,918 Yes
2-person Carpool 70,420 9.6 1,350 64,494 7.9 2,672 59,053 7.5 2,384 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 25,260 3.4 815 21,852 2.7 1,977 18,006 2.3 1,439 Yes
Transit 18,455 2.5 697 23,242 2.9 1,625 20,382 2.6 1,692 Yes
Bike 9,500 1.3 501 12,104 1.5 1,461 10,837 1.4 1,208 Yes
Walked 13,220 1.8 591 13,740 1.7 1,400 12,614 1.6 1,205 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 7,995 1.1 460 10,260 1.3 1,057 9,369 1.2 890 Yes
Worked at Home 23,585 3.2 788 36,528 4.5 1,969 35,719 4.6 1,637 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 578,560 100.0 3,496 623,490 100.0 4,795 635,894 100.0 4,391 Yes
Drove alone 438,760 75.8 3,137 484,400 77.7 4,494 490,374 77.1 5,260 Yes
2-person Carpool 60,390 10.4 1,252 51,137 8.2 2,011 52,276 8.2 2,378 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 18,300 3.2 694 13,787 2.2 1,100 13,826 2.2 1,085 Yes
Transit 18,105 3.1 691 19,518 3.1 1,391 21,264 3.3 1,604 Yes
Bike 1,085 0.2 170 2,109 0.3 472 2,929 0.5 611 Yes
Walked 13,020 2.3 586 15,142 2.4 1,289 14,531 2.3 1,280 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 3,650 0.6 311 4,134 0.7 630 4,785 0.8 625 Yes
Worked at Home 25,245 4.4 815 33,263 5.3 1,790 35,909 5.6 1,871 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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