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Geographic Area: Elgin city, Illinois FIPS: 1723074

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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 24,515 100.0 545 27,883 100.0 1,144 27,110 100.0 1,130 Yes
Drove alone 19,205 78.3 501 22,955 82.3 1,087 21,189 78.2 1,134 Yes
2-person Carpool 2,270 9.3 190 2,027 7.3 416 2,917 10.8 602 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 1,385 5.6 149 583 2.1 253 1,208 4.5 408 No
Transit 535 2.2 93 431 1.5 155 431 1.6 218 No
Bike 65 0.3 33 130 0.5 118 117 0.4 133 No
Walked 455 1.9 86 742 2.7 409 381 1.4 248 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 170 0.7 53 331 1.2 167 263 1.0 199 No
Worked at Home 435 1.8 84 684 2.5 236 604 2.2 284 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 20,930 100.0 516 23,400 100.0 1,104 22,903 100.0 1,272 Yes
Drove alone 16,375 78.2 471 17,904 76.5 1,010 19,020 83.0 1,216 Yes
2-person Carpool 1,905 9.1 175 2,291 9.8 519 1,441 6.3 397 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 920 4.4 122 561 2.4 220 498 2.2 238 Yes
Transit 680 3.2 105 925 4.0 350 644 2.8 287 No
Bike 4 0.0 8 0 0.0 154 0 0.0 110 No
Walked 390 1.9 80 717 3.1 276 478 2.1 177 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 145 0.7 49 196 0.8 145 193 0.8 140 No
Worked at Home 505 2.4 91 806 3.4 223 629 2.7 210 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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