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Geographic Area: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania FIPS: 42079

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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 75,670 100.0 972 74,153 100.0 1,323 74,612 100.0 1,253 No
Drove alone 61,990 81.9 904 60,368 81.4 1,462 58,910 79.0 1,234 Yes
2-person Carpool 6,805 9.0 330 6,053 8.2 528 7,089 9.5 733 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 2,015 2.7 181 2,796 3.8 494 2,136 2.9 367 No
Transit 712 0.9 108 468 0.6 220 1,051 1.4 322 No
Bike 110 0.1 42 158 0.2 134 215 0.3 101 No
Walked 2,195 2.9 189 2,509 3.4 497 2,538 3.4 496 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 495 0.7 90 433 0.6 173 595 0.8 223 No
Worked at Home 1,355 1.8 149 1,368 1.8 366 2,078 2.8 478 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 65,500 100.0 923 68,277 100.0 1,378 67,720 100.0 1,441 Yes
Drove alone 53,640 81.9 855 56,368 82.6 1,430 55,340 81.7 1,568 No
2-person Carpool 5,785 8.8 305 5,510 8.1 617 5,923 8.7 628 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,100 1.7 134 1,189 1.7 323 1,166 1.7 290 No
Transit 699 1.1 107 879 1.3 307 640 0.9 241 No
Bike 15 0.0 16 34 0.0 40 75 0.1 64 No
Walked 2,385 3.6 197 2,147 3.1 545 2,376 3.5 413 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 320 0.5 72 428 0.6 193 289 0.4 104 No
Worked at Home 1,550 2.4 159 1,722 2.5 420 1,911 2.8 338 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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