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Geographic Area: Palmdale city, California FIPS: 0655156

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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 23,980 100.0 711 29,511 100.0 1,190 30,293 100.0 1,169 Yes
Drove alone 17,065 71.2 622 21,983 74.5 1,155 22,569 74.5 1,312 Yes
2-person Carpool 3,865 16.1 315 4,347 14.7 691 3,690 12.2 595 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,680 7.0 210 1,346 4.6 340 1,634 5.4 374 No
Transit 640 2.7 130 478 1.6 169 1,007 3.3 283 Yes
Bike 60 0.3 40 22 0.1 35 95 0.3 83 No
Walked 175 0.7 68 298 1.0 202 210 0.7 125 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 190 0.8 71 308 1.0 143 151 0.5 96 No
Worked at Home 295 1.2 88 729 2.5 293 937 3.1 327 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 18,240 100.0 639 24,886 100.0 1,155 23,123 100.0 1,118 Yes
Drove alone 12,315 67.5 540 18,473 74.2 1,156 16,900 73.1 1,110 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,865 15.7 272 2,997 12.0 532 2,709 11.7 536 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,365 7.5 189 1,145 4.6 319 890 3.8 316 Yes
Transit 479 2.6 112 880 3.5 318 785 3.4 329 No
Bike 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 168 0 0.0 120 No
Walked 245 1.3 81 234 0.9 129 130 0.6 92 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 165 0.9 66 150 0.6 106 178 0.8 126 No
Worked at Home 805 4.4 146 1,007 4.0 321 1,531 6.6 371 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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