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Employment Profile

Area =

.5 mile radius

1 mile radius

3 mile radius

 

2005 Employment by Industry

Total

2,374

8,800

75,533

%Agriculture/Mining

1.7

.7

.4

%Construction

8.4

10.3

8.9

%Manufacturing

3.6

4.6

4.9

%Wholesale Trade

2.3

2.9

3

%Retail Trade

10.5

11.1

11.4

%Transportation/Utilities

4.3

4.4

5.1

%Information

2.2

1.8

2.5

%Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

10.4

7.4

8.8

%Services

51.7

53.8

51.6

%Public Administration

4.9

3

3.5

 

Employment by Occupation

Total

2,375

8,801

75,534

%White Collar

32.2

36.1

53

%Management/Business/Financial

2.3

3.9

11.4

%Professional

8.6

10.9

16.9

%Sales

9.6

10.9

13

%Administrative Support

11.7

10.4

11.7

%Services

38.5

35.1

25.2

%Blue Color

29.3

28.8

21.7

%Farming/Forestry/Fishing

1.3

.7

.3

%Construction/Extraction

10.5

10.6

7.8

%Installation/Maintenance/Repair

4.2

3.9

3.5

%Production

4.7

5.2

4.2

%Transportation/Material Moving

8.5

8.5

6

 

Workers Means of Transportation to Work

Total

2,045

7,981

68,053

%Drove Alone

48.9

59.1

73.4

%Carpooled

19.9

17.6

13

%Public Transportation

24.4

16

5.9

%Walked

4.6

3

2.2

%Other Means

2.2

3.3

2.5

%Worked at Home

.1

1

2.9

 

Source: US Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census of Population and Housing. ESRI forecasts for 2005