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Geographic Area: Fairfax County, Virginia FIPS: 51059

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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 285,330 100.0 2,146 299,961 100.0 2,269 319,536 100.0 2,156 Yes
Drove alone 210,705 73.8 1,942 218,988 73.0 2,928 229,076 71.7 3,056 Yes
2-person Carpool 24,365 8.5 737 23,228 7.7 1,395 23,213 7.3 1,786 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 13,325 4.7 548 9,338 3.1 1,178 9,123 2.9 1,350 Yes
Transit 20,380 7.1 675 26,803 8.9 1,421 31,111 9.7 1,875 Yes
Bike 600 0.2 117 1,076 0.4 252 1,182 0.4 369 Yes
Walked 3,440 1.2 280 5,034 1.7 821 7,034 2.2 1,423 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 2,950 1.0 259 3,312 1.1 575 4,467 1.4 690 Yes
Worked at Home 9,560 3.4 465 12,182 4.1 1,060 14,330 4.5 1,158 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 242,130 100.0 2,038 250,644 100.0 2,638 271,115 100.0 2,399 Yes
Drove alone 176,520 72.9 1,817 182,636 72.9 3,030 197,612 72.9 3,214 Yes
2-person Carpool 22,490 9.3 709 20,806 8.3 1,212 20,292 7.5 1,490 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 8,715 3.6 444 5,590 2.2 569 5,621 2.1 864 Yes
Transit 17,145 7.1 621 21,580 8.6 1,293 23,396 8.6 1,831 Yes
Bike 70 0.0 40 241 0.1 144 361 0.1 160 Yes
Walked 3,525 1.5 283 4,613 1.8 653 5,057 1.9 824 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 1,204 0.5 166 1,600 0.6 441 2,158 0.8 520 Yes
Worked at Home 12,465 5.1 530 13,578 5.4 1,029 16,618 6.1 1,248 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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