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Geographic Area: Portsmouth city, Virginia FIPS: 51740

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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 23,300 100.0 640 24,396 100.0 846 20,769 100.0 959 Yes
Drove alone 16,765 72.0 565 19,129 78.4 987 16,087 77.5 1,288 No
2-person Carpool 2,700 11.6 245 1,934 7.9 461 1,303 6.3 343 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 790 3.4 134 382 1.6 199 466 2.2 185 Yes
Transit 515 2.2 108 352 1.4 224 435 2.1 183 No
Bike 235 1.0 73 143 0.6 78 206 1.0 118 No
Walked 900 3.9 143 1,220 5.0 805 1,042 5.0 568 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 705 3.0 127 209 0.9 136 116 0.6 96 Yes
Worked at Home 690 3.0 125 1,027 4.2 280 1,114 5.4 963 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 20,620 100.0 612 23,351 100.0 811 20,326 100.0 850 No
Drove alone 15,230 73.9 544 18,588 79.6 957 16,522 81.3 809 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,820 13.7 250 2,232 9.6 495 1,522 7.5 302 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 565 2.7 113 292 1.3 273 413 2.0 199 No
Transit 715 3.5 127 608 2.6 289 397 2.0 170 Yes
Bike 25 0.1 24 94 0.4 97 20 0.1 22 No
Walked 540 2.6 111 689 3.0 306 569 2.8 238 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 220 1.1 71 63 0.3 64 496 2.4 245 Yes
Worked at Home 510 2.5 108 785 3.4 256 387 1.9 170 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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