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Geographic Area: Harris County, Texas FIPS: 48201

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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 848,350 100.0 3,229 1,066,016 100.0 5,960 1,077,053 100.0 5,661 Yes
Drove alone 645,790 76.1 2,927 819,754 76.9 7,320 850,209 78.9 6,666 Yes
2-person Carpool 85,730 10.1 1,170 95,815 9.0 3,489 88,971 8.3 4,003 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 39,415 4.6 799 49,794 4.7 2,642 40,146 3.7 3,085 No
Transit 27,755 3.3 671 28,125 2.6 1,672 27,371 2.5 2,036 No
Bike 4,190 0.5 262 4,423 0.4 886 4,355 0.4 915 No
Walked 15,550 1.8 503 17,114 1.6 1,583 15,515 1.4 1,518 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 12,455 1.5 451 19,379 1.8 1,952 21,797 2.0 1,982 Yes
Worked at Home 17,460 2.1 533 31,612 3.0 1,653 28,689 2.7 1,636 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 667,245 100.0 2,963 808,357 100.0 6,540 839,433 100.0 6,811 Yes
Drove alone 502,115 75.3 2,647 629,112 77.8 6,379 662,935 79.0 6,332 Yes
2-person Carpool 76,045 11.4 1,103 74,142 9.2 2,516 73,309 8.7 3,777 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 20,665 3.1 580 17,031 2.1 1,230 17,126 2.0 1,489 Yes
Transit 32,760 4.9 729 31,959 4.0 2,035 29,420 3.5 1,896 Yes
Bike 610 0.1 100 1,080 0.1 356 1,331 0.2 441 Yes
Walked 11,200 1.7 428 14,495 1.8 1,632 13,422 1.6 1,227 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 5,125 0.8 289 10,554 1.3 1,393 10,898 1.3 1,112 Yes
Worked at Home 18,735 2.8 552 29,984 3.7 1,797 30,992 3.7 1,680 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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