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Geographic Area: Kent County, Michigan FIPS: 26081

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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 152,510 100.0 1,354 152,969 100.0 1,827 148,176 100.0 2,021 Yes
Drove alone 128,440 84.2 1,278 124,430 81.3 1,947 121,491 82.0 1,930 Yes
2-person Carpool 11,315 7.4 426 11,725 7.7 1,053 9,847 6.6 871 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 2,935 1.9 219 3,651 2.4 635 2,916 2.0 480 No
Transit 1,729 1.1 168 2,201 1.4 406 2,912 2.0 583 Yes
Bike 570 0.4 97 1,564 1.0 374 1,124 0.8 304 Yes
Walked 3,245 2.1 230 2,556 1.7 430 2,790 1.9 515 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 1,305 0.9 146 1,182 0.8 341 1,389 0.9 301 No
Worked at Home 2,970 1.9 220 5,660 3.7 873 5,707 3.9 679 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 131,725 100.0 1,289 134,211 100.0 1,717 134,539 100.0 1,887 Yes
Drove alone 108,510 82.4 1,200 110,776 82.5 1,943 111,885 83.2 1,910 Yes
2-person Carpool 10,650 8.1 414 9,466 7.1 935 9,322 6.9 913 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 2,145 1.6 187 2,110 1.6 434 2,491 1.9 441 No
Transit 1,264 1.0 144 2,435 1.8 588 2,035 1.5 392 Yes
Bike 100 0.1 40 236 0.2 105 150 0.1 81 No
Walked 2,700 2.0 210 2,363 1.8 426 2,375 1.8 425 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 830 0.6 116 589 0.4 222 425 0.3 172 Yes
Worked at Home 5,530 4.2 299 6,236 4.6 631 5,856 4.4 640 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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