Business Patterns (US Census)

  County Business Patterns Metropolitan and Micropolitan Business Patterns ZIP Code Business Patterns   Each of these business patterns provides detailed annual information on Number of business establishments Number of employees Quarterly and annual payroll for most industries Data is available at the six digit NAICS Code (depending on the size of the population). It […]

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American FactFinder (U.S. Census)

American Factfinder is the gateway to  the Decennial Census, the American CommunitySurvey, the Census’  Population Estimates Program, the Economic Census, and Annual Economic Surveys. Factfinder is a massive database that is searchable by topic, geography, population group, and industry and year. Users can modify data tables to focus on specific geographies or data elements. It […]

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Location Quotient Calculator (BLS)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Location Quotient Calculator was discontinued as of March, 2017. Please try the following options: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) on Location Quotients QCEW Location Quotient Details If you need a refresher on Location Quotients, please see Location-Quotients and TRED (Targeting Regional Economic Development) by CCED’s own Steve Deller.

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Historical U.S. Census Data (1790 to 2010)

Looking for historical U.S. Census data?  The U.S. Census provides easy access to historical population, housing, and agricultural data from 1790 to 2010.  Most of the of the data is available at the state and county levels.

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Consumer Expenditure Survey (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) provides information on the buying habits of American consumers. Many private data providers rely on the CES as the basis for their projections. Reported annually, the CES includes spending on a wide variety of consumer goods and services ( i.e. food, clothing, household goods, automobiles). Broad […]

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American Community Survey Data Profiles

American Community Survey (ACS) Data Profiles Demographic, economic, social, and housing profiles are available through the U.S. Census ACS. NOTE: Unlike the ten-year census that attempts to count every individual, the ACS is a sample survey. Because some of the samples are relatively small, it is important to pay attention to the margins of error […]

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City-Data.com

City-Data.com The profiles on this commercial site offer an interesting variety of data for most cities in the U.S. In addition to the demographic and economic data included on many other sites, the profiles on City-Data include photos of the community, crime statistics, information on the local real estate market, data on pollution levels, the […]

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OnTheMap: An online tool for mapping Worker Flow

OnTheMap is an interactive mapping application that shows in high definition where people live and where they work. This application was developed through a partnership between the US Census Bureau and its Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partner states. Wisconsin was added as of August, 2007. Place of work and place of residence is provided at the […]

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