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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 2,070,300 100.0 5,018 2,244,350 100.0 9,195 2,197,088 100.0 9,409 Yes
Drove alone 1,617,015 78.1 4,599 1,749,002 77.9 8,152 1,740,935 79.2 10,876 Yes
2-person Carpool 222,950 10.8 1,884 201,362 9.0 4,158 181,013 8.2 5,622 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 87,835 4.2 1,193 82,029 3.7 3,524 65,978 3.0 3,100 Yes
Transit 13,750 0.7 474 22,617 1.0 1,684 24,978 1.1 1,593 Yes
Bike 5,690 0.3 305 7,869 0.4 996 8,124 0.4 868 Yes
Walked 47,535 2.3 880 50,224 2.2 3,264 47,019 2.1 2,332 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 26,875 1.3 662 31,862 1.4 2,188 29,263 1.3 1,728 Yes
Worked at Home 48,665 2.4 890 99,385 4.4 4,678 99,778 4.5 3,319 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 1,767,470 100.0 4,752 1,975,381 100.0 8,549 1,994,115 100.0 8,123 Yes
Drove alone 1,429,650 80.9 4,387 1,631,201 82.6 9,201 1,660,944 83.3 8,927 Yes
2-person Carpool 177,410 10.0 1,685 158,149 8.0 4,136 144,660 7.3 3,921 Yes
3-or-more-person Carpool 50,075 2.8 903 38,458 1.9 1,822 37,566 1.9 1,825 Yes
Transit 15,975 0.9 511 20,918 1.1 1,633 21,540 1.1 1,413 Yes
Bike 1,150 0.1 137 2,020 0.1 430 2,401 0.1 468 Yes
Walked 26,615 1.5 659 29,444 1.5 2,073 26,800 1.3 1,587 No
Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means 12,315 0.7 449 14,881 0.8 1,492 14,643 0.7 1,603 Yes
Worked at Home 54,285 3.1 940 80,310 4.1 2,546 85,561 4.3 3,084 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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