Employment – Employment Change

This indicator reports the net rate of change in employment within the report area. Rates are calculated by dividing the net change in employment due to business births, deaths, expansions, and contractions by the total number of employees in the previous year. Source US Census Bureau, US Census Business Dynamics Statistics, 2022. Source Description The…

Employment – Business Creation

This indicator reports the net rate of change in business establishments within the report area. Rates are calculated by dividing the net change (births – deaths) over the last ten years by the total number of establishments in the initial year. Source US Census Bureau, US Census Business Dynamics Statistics, 2011-2022. Source Description The Business…

Commuter Travel Patterns – Overview

Source US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019-23. Source Description The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with reliable and timely social, economic, housing, and demographic data every year. The ACS has an annual sample size of about 3.5 million addresses, with survey information collected nearly every day of…