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Geographic Area: Porterville city, California FIPS: 0658240

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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 7,230 100.0 396 10,451 100.0 730 10,356 100.0 835 Yes
Drove alone 4,900 67.8 337 7,224 69.1 712 8,069 77.9 726 Yes
2-person Carpool 1,005 13.9 161 1,648 15.8 496 1,084 10.5 342 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 695 9.6 135 617 5.9 247 818 7.9 342 No
Transit 90 1.2 49 114 1.1 95 91 0.9 71 No
Bike 65 0.9 41 212 2.0 162 89 0.9 86 No
Walked 135 1.9 60 191 1.8 154 20 0.2 31 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 190 2.6 71 205 2.0 160 100 1.0 84 No
Worked at Home 140 1.9 61 240 2.3 150 85 0.8 63 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 6,490 100.0 379 9,547 100.0 690 8,762 100.0 641 Yes
Drove alone 4,765 73.4 333 6,851 71.8 675 6,943 79.2 620 Yes
2-person Carpool 770 11.9 142 1,540 16.1 450 768 8.8 270 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 340 5.2 95 298 3.1 157 579 6.6 241 No
Transit 80 1.2 46 110 1.2 136 65 0.7 70 No
Bike 15 0.2 20 28 0.3 43 0 0.0 120 No
Walked 155 2.4 64 82 0.9 79 82 0.9 55 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 149 2.3 63 323 3.4 276 78 0.9 63 No
Worked at Home 215 3.3 75 315 3.3 152 247 2.8 158 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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