2000, 2007-2009 ACS, Census 2010 and 2010-2012 ACS

Geographic Area: Blue Earth County, Minnesota FIPS: 27013

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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? **
Table 1a. Mode to Work by Gender ¹	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*
Male	At Place of Residence
Total Workers	16,115	100.0	433	17,894	100.0	525	18,250	100.0	600	Yes
Drove alone	12,415	77.0	398	14,002	78.2	695	15,064	82.5	670	Yes
2-person Carpool	1,325	8.2	146	1,380	7.7	246	1,197	6.6	223	No
3-or-more-person Carpool	355	2.2	76	363	2.0	146	164	0.9	78	Yes
Transit	265	1.6	66	288	1.6	184	98	0.5	60	Yes
Bike	90	0.6	38	126	0.7	68	150	0.8	72	No
Walked	815	5.1	115	766	4.3	270	604	3.3	181	No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means	140	0.9	48	165	0.9	62	157	0.9	80	No
Worked at Home	710	4.4	107	804	4.5	216	816	4.5	145	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? **
Table 1b. Mode to Work by Gender ¹	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*	Number	Percent	MOE(+/-)*
Female	At Place of Residence
Total Workers	14,760	100.0	422	16,270	100.0	518	17,019	100.0	496	Yes
Drove alone	11,340	76.8	385	12,868	79.1	550	13,763	80.9	549	Yes
2-person Carpool	1,270	8.6	143	1,340	8.2	315	1,335	7.8	230	No
3-or-more-person Carpool	275	1.9	67	211	1.3	92	322	1.9	143	No
Transit	189	1.3	56	218	1.3	111	212	1.2	152	No
Bike	25	0.2	20	105	0.6	60	42	0.2	37	No
Walked	965	6.5	125	808	5.0	227	566	3.3	159	Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means	55	0.4	30	100	0.6	58	142	0.8	128	No
Worked at Home	650	4.4	103	620	3.8	172	637	3.7	137	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