Local Employment Dynamics: OnTheMap Version 4 New Jersey State Data Center Annual Network Meeting Stephen Tibbets LEHD Program June 17, 2010
Feb 25, 2016
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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