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Geographic Area: Detroit city, Michigan FIPS: 2622000

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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 150,025 100.0 1,438 128,079 100.0 2,836 90,063 100.0 2,722 Yes
Drove alone 103,890 69.2 1,231 92,364 72.1 2,735 61,457 68.2 2,039 Yes
2-person Carpool 17,720 11.8 534 11,395 8.9 1,357 8,719 9.7 961 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 7,100 4.7 340 3,670 2.9 751 3,076 3.4 589 Yes
Transit 12,589 8.4 451 9,672 7.6 1,160 8,283 9.2 722 Yes
Bike 370 0.2 78 831 0.6 309 535 0.6 198 No
Walked 4,480 3.0 270 5,424 4.2 915 3,516 3.9 551 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 2,080 1.4 184 1,841 1.4 397 1,858 2.1 429 No
Worked at Home 1,790 1.2 171 2,882 2.3 586 2,619 2.9 527 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 169,420 100.0 1,510 154,531 100.0 3,210 108,691 100.0 2,726 Yes
Drove alone 115,225 68.0 1,288 113,675 73.6 3,165 76,987 70.8 2,374 Yes
2-person Carpool 22,045 13.0 594 13,118 8.5 1,261 10,605 9.8 816 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 7,675 4.5 353 3,529 2.3 623 3,086 2.8 610 Yes
Transit 13,345 7.9 464 12,799 8.3 1,106 9,939 9.1 1,059 Yes
Bike 140 0.1 48 240 0.2 167 108 0.1 75 No
Walked 4,495 2.7 271 3,822 2.5 701 2,520 2.3 411 Yes
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 2,475 1.5 201 2,698 1.7 580 2,128 2.0 498 No
Worked at Home 4,020 2.4 256 4,650 3.0 699 3,318 3.1 479 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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