Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics – OnTheMap
The Census Bureau’s OnTheMap application can be used to answer fundamental questions about the relationship between where people live and where they work. The tool uses Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) data to analyze workforce, commuting, and economic development patterns at levels of geography down to the census block.
User expertise rating:
Intermediate. Many different analyses are available here. Some expertise with workforce, job, and industry characteristics will be helpful.
Sample questions:
What is the size of the private-sector labor force in a given county? What percentage of a given county’s workforce commutes from outside of the county? What is the educational attainment of the workforce employed in a given county’s fastest-growing industries?
