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Geographic Area: Houston city, Texas FIPS: 4835000

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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 470,220 100.0 2,418 605,562 100.0 5,756 554,114 100.0 4,754 Yes
Drove alone 338,150 71.9 2,140 446,960 73.8 5,858 415,104 74.9 5,605 Yes
2-person Carpool 50,200 10.7 895 57,641 9.5 3,180 48,804 8.8 2,873 No
3-or-more-person Carpool 27,200 5.8 663 34,405 5.7 2,395 26,453 4.8 2,523 No
Transit 21,900 4.7 595 22,383 3.7 1,570 21,138 3.8 1,906 No
Bike 3,395 0.7 236 3,062 0.5 576 3,227 0.6 802 No
Walked 11,300 2.4 429 12,052 2.0 1,404 11,761 2.1 1,369 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 8,290 1.8 368 11,019 1.8 1,409 12,757 2.3 1,511 Yes
Worked at Home 9,785 2.1 399 18,040 3.0 1,297 14,870 2.7 1,298 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 371,465 100.0 2,219 454,627 100.0 5,396 429,598 100.0 4,792 Yes
Drove alone 266,540 71.8 1,941 343,563 75.6 5,412 330,915 77.0 4,349 Yes
2-person Carpool 44,010 11.8 839 42,476 9.3 2,352 37,487 8.7 2,423 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 12,570 3.4 452 8,866 2.0 902 7,031 1.6 821 Yes
Transit 26,359 7.1 652 25,654 5.6 1,851 22,504 5.2 1,637 Yes
Bike 465 0.1 87 929 0.2 353 946 0.2 306 Yes
Walked 8,110 2.2 364 11,013 2.4 1,394 9,015 2.1 1,002 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 3,490 0.9 239 6,080 1.3 1,011 6,160 1.4 812 Yes
Worked at Home 9,920 2.7 402 16,046 3.5 1,466 15,540 3.6 1,106 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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