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Geographic Area: Knox County, Illinois FIPS: 17095

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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 12,935 100.0 403 11,016 100.0 671 11,019 100.0 801 Yes
Drove alone 10,445 80.7 373 9,015 81.8 723 8,932 81.1 607 Yes
2-person Carpool 1,040 8.0 129 783 7.1 198 815 7.4 247 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 279 2.2 67 236 2.1 105 254 2.3 146 No
Transit 80 0.6 36 82 0.7 62 74 0.7 74 No
Bike 50 0.4 29 96 0.9 92 74 0.7 61 No
Walked 490 3.8 89 374 3.4 220 438 4.0 161 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 200 1.5 57 191 1.7 126 133 1.2 118 No
Worked at Home 355 2.7 76 239 2.2 95 299 2.7 110 No
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 12,195 100.0 395 10,724 100.0 532 10,700 100.0 465 Yes
Drove alone 9,825 80.6 364 8,943 83.4 543 8,941 83.6 480 Yes
2-person Carpool 990 8.1 126 645 6.0 195 473 4.4 156 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 245 2.0 63 31 0.3 158 199 1.9 82 No
Transit 60 0.5 31 97 0.9 86 10 0.1 17 Yes
Bike 25 0.2 20 35 0.3 40 41 0.4 39 No
Walked 540 4.4 94 515 4.8 277 495 4.6 152 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 114 0.9 43 90 0.8 102 134 1.3 99 No
Worked at Home 405 3.3 81 368 3.4 154 407 3.8 128 No

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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