Local Employment Dynamics:OnTheMap Version 4

New Jersey State Data CenterAnnual Network Meeting

Stephen TibbetsLEHD Program

June 17, 2010

OnTheMap

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LED’s online dynamic mapping and reporting tool

Where do workers live? Where do residents work? Reports on age, earnings, and

industries Segment an analysis by age,

earnings, or industry 47 states online

UN recognition as major U.S. statistical innovation

2002-2008 annual data User-selected areas

based on Census Block units

Innovative disclosure protection

Flexible Inputs/Outputs

LED Tool Comparison

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What Data are Available?• Demographic Data reported in:

– 3 Age Groups– 3 Monthly Earning Groups– 20 NAICS Sectors

• Commute Data (Work/Home Origin-Destination) reported in:– 7 different geographic aggregations, including political,

workforce, and education layers. • Available for every Census Block in the Country!

(except DC, CT, MA, NH)

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Advances in Version 4• Search Result auto-selected in Analysis tab• Improved cartography and additional

reference geographies in Base Map• More streamlined Analysis tab• Import selection areas (SHP, KML, Lat/Long,

Address)• Improved simplicity and flexibility in

Selection Tools• Export Point and Thermal overlays (SHP,

KML)• Identify tool provides detail to Point overlays

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OnTheMap: General Process

1. Define Analytical Question2. Search for Name/Pan & Zoom in Map Viewer3. Turn on/off Base Map Layers & Labels *

4. Create Analysis5. View Map and Report6. Save Outputs *

7. Refine Analytical Question & Start Again *

* Optional

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OnTheMap: Analysis TabCreating Your Analysis

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Step 3

Type of Analysis

Step 1

Type of Region

Step 2Specify region for

analysis

Also specify years, job type, labor market segment

Results

Data Outputs from OnTheMap• Reports – HTML, Excel, and PDF

– Age, Earnings, and Industry Characteristics of workers living or working within selection area

– Cities, Counties, Zip Codes, etc. where workers are commuting to/from

• Map Overlays – Points and Thermals (KML, SHP, PDF)– Work or Home Locations within selection area– Work or Home Locations as commuting

destinations from selection area

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Live Demo

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Advanced Topics• Other Selection Tools

– Freehand, Ring/Buffer, Plume, Donut• Labor Market Segments

– Analyze by one of 3 Age, 3 Earnings, or 3 Industry Labor Segments

• Paired Area Analyses– Analyze by shared Home and Work areas

• Import/Export Functionality– KML, SHP, Lat/Long, Address Import and KML, SHP Overlay

Export • Raw Data Download

– Create analyses from the raw data

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Labor Market Segments

• Fine Tune By Characteristics– Options for segmentation roughly match

characteristics shown in Area Profile Reports– 3 Age, 3 Earnings, and 3 Industry Groupings

• Area Profile Reports– View characteristics of workers in selected

segment (i.e. age and earnings of workers in an industry segment)

• Shed Reports– Same information as “All Workers” report

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Creating a Paired Area Analysis

• Fine Tune By Geography– Limit workers included in the analysis to those that

share a Home and Work area • Step 2a of the Analysis tab

– Same selection tools as in Step 2• Paired Area Profile Reports

– View characteristics of workers living and working in selected areas (3 Age, 3 Earnings, and 3 Industry)

• Paired Shed Reports– No “Rollups” available for Paired Areas

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More Advanced Analysis Questions• Where do workers aged 30 and younger live who are

employed in a particular geographic area? • What are the age, earnings, and industry characteristics of

workers who commute between two neighboring counties? • How many 'Goods Producing' jobs are located within twenty

miles of a planned employment training center or transit stop? • What are the age and earnings characteristics of workers

employed in the 'Trade, Transportation, and Utilities' industry grouping?

• What percentage of high-income earners live and work within a certain city, versus those who commute to a rival city?

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Using OnTheMap’s Raw Data

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• TIGER/Line Shapefiles• Raw OnTheMap Data (VRDC)• Disaster Reference Data• GIS Software• Statistical Software

Flooding in Des Moines, IA

How do you analyzenon-contiguous areastogether?

Using OnTheMap’s Raw Data

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Fire-Impacted Areas

(10/19/07-10/26/07)3,653 Census Blocks

in 7 counties within 1 km of2,719 active fires

Resident WorkersAbout 93,000 workers live

in the fire areas

Employed WorkersAbout 60,000 workers work

in the fire areas

93,000 Resident Workers

NAICS Sectors60,000

Employed Workers

11% Manufacturing 13%11% Retail Trade 8%9% Educational Services 8%8% Health Care & Social

Assistance 4%

8% Professional, Scientific and Technical

4%

7% Accommodation & Food Services

8%

7% Construction 9%

And much more...

Links to Important Places

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Contact Us

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