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Geographic Area: Mercer County, Pennsylvania FIPS: 42085

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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 27,160 100.0 587 26,086 100.0 822 24,907 100.0 634 Yes
Drove alone 22,470 82.7 547 21,346 81.8 763 20,087 80.6 647 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,105 7.8 184 1,638 6.3 321 1,635 6.6 300 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 475 1.7 88 506 1.9 194 607 2.4 182 No
Transit 55 0.2 30 55 0.2 44 33 0.1 33 No
Bike 55 0.2 30 36 0.1 49 77 0.3 73 No
Walked 870 3.2 119 767 2.9 185 894 3.6 186 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 260 1.0 65 457 1.8 160 314 1.3 104 No
Worked at Home 865 3.2 119 1,281 4.9 286 1,260 5.1 247 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 23,960 100.0 560 22,905 100.0 847 23,510 100.0 717 No
Drove alone 20,065 83.7 523 19,123 83.5 838 19,856 84.5 859 No
2-person Carpool 1,855 7.7 173 1,376 6.0 240 1,298 5.5 307 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 295 1.2 69 196 0.9 88 274 1.2 120 No
Transit 104 0.4 41 19 0.1 19 63 0.3 42 No
Bike 4 0.0 8 17 0.1 28 35 0.1 41 No
Walked 740 3.1 110 358 1.6 147 833 3.5 191 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 119 0.5 44 162 0.7 101 96 0.4 51 No
Worked at Home 780 3.3 113 1,654 7.2 337 1,055 4.5 210 Yes

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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