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Geographic Area: Costa Mesa city, California FIPS: 0616532

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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 31,615 100.0 771 33,906 100.0 1,211 32,453 100.0 1,183 No
Drove alone 23,030 72.8 694 24,771 73.1 1,354 25,413 78.3 1,195 Yes
2-person Carpool 3,155 10.0 285 2,929 8.6 595 2,021 6.2 390 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 960 3.0 159 628 1.9 256 593 1.8 295 Yes
Transit 1,295 4.1 184 851 2.5 397 927 2.9 330 No
Bike 995 3.1 162 1,427 4.2 476 957 2.9 384 No
Walked 740 2.3 140 1,178 3.5 387 437 1.3 232 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 375 1.2 100 712 2.1 260 401 1.2 132 No
Worked at Home 1,060 3.4 167 1,410 4.2 337 1,704 5.3 356 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 24,015 100.0 704 25,086 100.0 1,491 25,924 100.0 1,193 Yes
Drove alone 17,970 74.8 631 18,309 73.0 1,029 19,426 74.9 1,097 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,240 9.3 241 2,386 9.5 513 1,649 6.4 414 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 595 2.5 125 437 1.7 188 304 1.2 189 Yes
Transit 1,315 5.5 186 947 3.8 306 1,088 4.2 378 No
Bike 115 0.5 55 333 1.3 270 394 1.5 212 Yes
Walked 590 2.5 125 1,111 4.4 394 768 3.0 211 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 165 0.7 66 172 0.7 130 298 1.1 175 No
Worked at Home 1,015 4.2 163 1,391 5.5 350 1,997 7.7 504 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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