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Geographic Area: Northampton County, Pennsylvania FIPS: 42095

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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 67,245 100.0 908 74,316 100.0 1,415 72,180 100.0 1,219 Yes
Drove alone 55,695 82.8 850 61,354 82.6 1,506 60,028 83.2 1,436 Yes
2-person Carpool 4,990 7.4 283 5,151 6.9 641 4,583 6.3 627 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,485 2.2 155 1,707 2.3 378 1,469 2.0 374 No
Transit 590 0.9 98 1,091 1.5 320 1,029 1.4 355 Yes
Bike 225 0.3 61 97 0.1 73 124 0.2 70 Yes
Walked 2,430 3.6 199 1,577 2.1 387 1,935 2.7 445 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 375 0.6 78 620 0.8 191 353 0.5 136 No
Worked at Home 1,455 2.2 154 2,719 3.7 459 2,659 3.7 428 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 58,425 100.0 864 66,509 100.0 1,375 65,010 100.0 1,462 Yes
Drove alone 47,680 81.6 801 54,379 81.8 1,365 54,887 84.4 1,416 Yes
2-person Carpool 4,675 8.0 274 4,784 7.2 603 4,295 6.6 607 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 955 1.6 125 1,076 1.6 267 768 1.2 234 No
Transit 764 1.3 112 1,144 1.7 336 767 1.2 250 No
Bike 4 0.0 8 19 0.0 31 32 0.0 51 No
Walked 2,680 4.6 208 1,735 2.6 361 1,420 2.2 315 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 175 0.3 54 390 0.6 204 91 0.1 61 Yes
Worked at Home 1,485 2.5 155 2,982 4.5 487 2,750 4.2 512 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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