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Geographic Area: Houghton County, Michigan FIPS: 26061

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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 8,010 100.0 319 7,951 100.0 674 8,032 100.0 456 No
Drove alone 5,675 70.8 280 5,347 67.2 579 5,715 71.2 442 No
2-person Carpool 720 9.0 107 814 10.2 192 788 9.8 171 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 149 1.9 49 238 3.0 101 180 2.2 70 No
Transit 35 0.4 24 25 0.3 31 22 0.3 28 No
Bike 50 0.6 29 171 2.2 96 64 0.8 48 No
Walked 1,005 12.5 126 902 11.3 229 874 10.9 210 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 80 1.0 36 43 0.5 36 66 0.8 44 No
Worked at Home 295 3.7 69 411 5.2 158 323 4.0 150 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 6,910 100.0 302 6,892 100.0 377 6,496 100.0 477 No
Drove alone 5,140 74.4 269 4,522 65.6 353 4,918 75.7 405 No
2-person Carpool 655 9.5 103 994 14.4 296 464 7.1 120 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 134 1.9 47 154 2.2 71 105 1.6 61 No
Transit 40 0.6 26 113 1.6 89 38 0.6 35 No
Bike 20 0.3 18 64 0.9 47 39 0.6 35 No
Walked 625 9.0 100 658 9.5 247 624 9.6 209 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 24 0.3 20 55 0.8 49 35 0.5 31 No
Worked at Home 275 4.0 67 332 4.8 137 273 4.2 113 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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