OnTheMap

Posted by Amanda Bergson-Shilcock.

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Tagged with amanda bergson-shilcock, asset mapping, barriers to employment, community, data, mass transit, planning, workforce innovations and workshops.

What kind of jobs are available in your community? Where do the workers in your community commute to their jobs? How much money are they earning and what industries are they working in?

Today we got to see how easy it is to create maps of this information using the OnTheMap tool from the Census Bureau. I'm very excited about how these maps give us snapshots of jobs and workers. What's especially remarkable is how detailed this data is -- all the way down to the Census tract level!

Key features of OnTheMap

Draws on Census (and American Community Survey) data to track workers' home locations.
Draws on state payroll tax (Unemployment Insurance) data to track workers' earnings, and their employers' locations
Available free online to the public, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

Those of you at the conference may want to head to the Exhibit Hall and visit with the Census folks, who can demonstrate the tool.

Even if you're not in New Orleans, check out the OnTheMap web tool. There's even a list of case studies and examples showing how states have already used it. Enjoy!