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Geographic Area: Howard County, Maryland FIPS: 24027

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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 71,550 100.0 1,162 77,942 100.0 1,316 82,770 100.0 1,277 Yes
Drove alone 59,435 83.1 1,095 63,002 80.8 1,404 67,036 81.0 1,452 Yes
2-person Carpool 4,860 6.8 355 5,159 6.6 579 5,253 6.3 797 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,540 2.2 201 1,539 2.0 392 1,284 1.6 307 No
Transit 1,655 2.3 209 3,056 3.9 491 3,251 3.9 489 Yes
Bike 65 0.1 42 184 0.2 134 124 0.1 100 No
Walked 865 1.2 151 882 1.1 312 875 1.1 278 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 405 0.6 104 431 0.6 154 567 0.7 229 No
Worked at Home 2,725 3.8 267 3,689 4.7 563 4,380 5.3 817 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 63,445 100.0 1,119 68,318 100.0 1,377 73,506 100.0 1,522 Yes
Drove alone 51,110 80.6 1,037 54,806 80.2 1,542 59,594 81.1 1,766 Yes
2-person Carpool 5,120 8.1 365 4,672 6.8 601 5,129 7.0 814 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,210 1.9 179 1,002 1.5 301 815 1.1 240 Yes
Transit 1,530 2.4 201 2,948 4.3 598 2,126 2.9 448 Yes
Bike 10 0.0 16 0 0.0 165 42 0.1 50 No
Walked 655 1.0 132 782 1.1 282 841 1.1 300 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 405 0.6 104 212 0.3 120 325 0.4 172 No
Worked at Home 3,400 5.4 298 3,896 5.7 544 4,634 6.3 568 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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