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

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Geographic Area: Tompkins County, New York FIPS: 36109

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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 24,210 100.0 545 25,797 100.0 1,227 24,824 100.0 934 No
Drove alone 14,840 61.3 453 14,311 55.5 994 14,221 57.3 765 No
2-person Carpool 2,290 9.5 191 2,892 11.2 529 1,724 6.9 310 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 374 1.5 78 352 1.4 150 208 0.8 136 Yes
Transit 1,095 4.5 133 1,597 6.2 420 1,787 7.2 361 Yes
Bike 345 1.4 75 448 1.7 176 486 2.0 254 No
Walked 4,005 16.5 251 4,222 16.4 780 4,127 16.6 710 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 180 0.7 54 213 0.8 120 352 1.4 186 No
Worked at Home 1,085 4.5 133 1,762 6.8 418 1,919 7.7 404 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 23,180 100.0 537 23,367 100.0 1,296 22,763 100.0 1,002 No
Drove alone 13,500 58.2 436 13,223 56.6 915 14,211 62.4 756 No
2-person Carpool 2,625 11.3 204 2,630 11.3 515 2,168 9.5 349 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 489 2.1 89 390 1.7 148 150 0.7 88 Yes
Transit 1,165 5.0 137 1,491 6.4 404 1,412 6.2 291 No
Bike 65 0.3 33 123 0.5 71 143 0.6 103 No
Walked 3,945 17.0 249 3,626 15.5 683 3,277 14.4 551 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 50 0.2 29 149 0.6 116 90 0.4 65 No
Worked at Home 1,340 5.8 147 1,735 7.4 372 1,312 5.8 305 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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