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Geographic Area: Pierce County, Washington FIPS: 53053

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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 177,960 100.0 1,742 202,502 100.0 2,286 191,148 100.0 2,460 Yes
Drove alone 135,390 76.1 1,580 147,845 73.0 2,313 150,069 78.5 2,285 Yes
2-person Carpool 19,345 10.9 656 18,983 9.4 1,430 14,138 7.4 1,110 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 5,265 3.0 346 6,712 3.3 1,005 4,585 2.4 600 No
Transit 4,425 2.5 317 6,580 3.2 793 6,725 3.5 644 Yes
Bike 565 0.3 114 752 0.4 234 1,068 0.6 320 Yes
Walked 5,950 3.3 367 8,394 4.1 1,249 4,799 2.5 738 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 2,250 1.3 226 3,949 2.0 749 3,022 1.6 435 Yes
Worked at Home 4,775 2.7 329 9,287 4.6 1,510 6,742 3.5 668 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 146,325 100.0 1,627 170,289 100.0 2,288 167,777 100.0 2,641 Yes
Drove alone 112,210 76.7 1,468 130,050 76.4 2,653 132,528 79.0 2,827 Yes
2-person Carpool 14,880 10.2 577 14,403 8.5 1,139 12,237 7.3 966 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 3,670 2.5 289 4,593 2.7 632 2,973 1.8 496 Yes
Transit 4,258 2.9 311 6,527 3.8 808 5,795 3.5 695 Yes
Bike 85 0.1 44 345 0.2 173 334 0.2 196 Yes
Walked 3,465 2.4 281 5,427 3.2 988 4,790 2.9 812 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 970 0.7 149 1,105 0.6 313 1,266 0.8 352 No
Worked at Home 6,790 4.6 392 7,839 4.6 745 7,854 4.7 854 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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