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Geographic Area: Torrance city, California FIPS: 0680000

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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 35,960 100.0 840 36,408 100.0 1,392 36,640 100.0 1,234 No
Drove alone 30,365 84.4 792 30,262 83.1 1,315 30,858 84.2 1,169 No
2-person Carpool 2,650 7.4 263 2,308 6.3 398 1,935 5.3 409 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 465 1.3 111 552 1.5 189 283 0.8 138 Yes
Transit 414 1.2 105 773 2.1 421 903 2.5 341 Yes
Bike 240 0.7 80 203 0.6 139 387 1.1 190 No
Walked 370 1.0 99 192 0.5 96 499 1.4 243 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 445 1.2 108 536 1.5 265 498 1.4 233 No
Worked at Home 1,010 2.8 163 1,582 4.3 349 1,277 3.5 340 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 30,610 100.0 795 32,091 100.0 1,102 31,699 100.0 1,238 No
Drove alone 24,835 81.1 735 25,643 79.9 1,062 25,832 81.5 1,221 No
2-person Carpool 2,760 9.0 268 2,230 6.9 466 1,917 6.0 389 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 645 2.1 130 540 1.7 225 685 2.2 222 No
Transit 374 1.2 99 751 2.3 264 515 1.6 208 No
Bike 55 0.2 38 107 0.3 78 54 0.2 51 No
Walked 515 1.7 117 565 1.8 252 606 1.9 256 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 114 0.4 55 723 2.3 312 408 1.3 230 Yes
Worked at Home 1,310 4.3 185 1,532 4.8 368 1,682 5.3 398 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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