OnTheMap: Online Dynamic Mapping and Reporting Tool

1. Local Employment Dynamics:OnTheMap Version 4New Jersey State Data CenterAnnual Network MeetingStephen TibbetsLEHD ProgramJune 17, 2010

2. OnTheMap LED’s online dynamic mapping and reporting tool • 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 • 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

3. LED Tool Comparison Product Detail Product Currency/Frequency QWIOnline/ IndustryFocus QWIOnline/ IndustryFocus OnTheMap Data Currency Characteristic Detail OnTheMap Geographic Detail Frequency of Updates

4. 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)

5. 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

6. OnTheMap: General Process • Define Analytical Question • Search for Name/Pan & Zoom in Map Viewer • Turn on/off Base Map Layers & Labels * • Create Analysis • View Map and Report • Save Outputs* • Refine Analytical Question & Start Again * * Optional

7. OnTheMap: Analysis TabCreating Your Analysis Results Step 3 Type of Analysis Step 1 Type of Region Also specify years, job type, labor market segment Step 2 Specify region for analysis

8. 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

9. Live Demo

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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?

14. Using OnTheMap’s Raw Data How do you analyze non-contiguous areas together? • TIGER/Line Shapefiles • Raw OnTheMap Data (VRDC) • Disaster Reference Data • GIS Software • Statistical Software Flooding in Des Moines, IA

15. 93,000 Resident Workers NAICS Sectors 60,000 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% Using OnTheMap’s Raw Data Fire-Impacted Areas (10/19/07-10/26/07) 3,653 Census Blocksin 7 counties within 1 km of2,719 active fires Resident Workers About 93,000 workers live in the fire areas Employed Workers About 60,000 workers work in the fire areas And much more...

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