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Geographic Area: Pottstown borough, Pennsylvania FIPS: 4262416

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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 5,400 100.0 258 -- 100.0 -- 5,246 100.0 468 No
Drove alone 4,095 75.8 233 -- -- -- 3,843 73.3 446 No
2-person Carpool 590 10.9 97 -- -- -- 463 8.8 179 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 99 1.8 40 -- -- -- 126 2.4 83 No
Transit 59 1.1 31 -- -- -- 9 0.2 14 Yes
Bike 65 1.2 33 -- -- -- 67 1.3 72 No
Walked 350 6.5 75 -- -- -- 352 6.7 192 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 70 1.3 34 -- -- -- 254 4.8 147 Yes
Worked at Home 60 1.1 31 -- -- -- 132 2.5 104 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 4,915 100.0 250 -- 100.0 -- 5,456 100.0 451 Yes
Drove alone 3,680 74.9 224 -- -- -- 4,338 79.5 503 Yes
2-person Carpool 545 11.1 93 -- -- -- 218 4.0 98 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 170 3.5 53 -- -- -- 172 3.2 107 No
Transit 180 3.7 54 -- -- -- 101 1.9 88 No
Bike 10 0.2 13 -- -- -- 0 0.0 98 No
Walked 280 5.7 67 -- -- -- 421 7.7 184 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 4 0.1 8 -- -- -- 99 1.8 98 No
Worked at Home 50 1.0 29 -- -- -- 107 2.0 66 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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