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Geographic Area: Somerset County, Pennsylvania FIPS: 42111

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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 18,760 100.0 485 17,825 100.0 534 18,199 100.0 631 No
Drove alone 14,630 78.0 442 14,199 79.7 562 14,725 80.9 669 No
2-person Carpool 2,070 11.0 182 1,596 9.0 271 1,554 8.5 198 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 445 2.4 85 354 2.0 105 427 2.3 108 No
Transit 15 0.1 16 2 0.0 3 30 0.2 50 No
Bike 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 140 55 0.3 50 Yes
Walked 650 3.5 103 670 3.8 166 434 2.4 114 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 175 0.9 53 238 1.3 89 167 0.9 61 No
Worked at Home 785 4.2 113 766 4.3 212 807 4.4 193 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? **
Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)* Number Percent MOE(+/-)*
Female At Place of Residence
Total Workers 15,290 100.0 450 15,584 100.0 530 14,326 100.0 510 Yes
Drove alone 12,355 80.8 414 12,865 82.6 568 11,872 82.9 487 No
2-person Carpool 1,360 8.9 148 1,219 7.8 224 725 5.1 168 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 335 2.2 74 299 1.9 116 305 2.1 127 No
Transit 24 0.2 20 47 0.3 44 19 0.1 17 No
Bike 4 0.0 8 0 0.0 140 4 0.0 6 No
Walked 415 2.7 82 504 3.2 153 364 2.5 120 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 85 0.6 37 20 0.1 19 192 1.3 127 No
Worked at Home 710 4.6 107 630 4.0 156 845 5.9 193 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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