Economic ties across Southeast Louisiana:Preliminary findings from commuter data

Economic ties across Southeast Louisiana:Preliminary findings from commuter data

Presented by:

Dr. Allison Plyer

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Source: http://loudonville.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/nice-wagon-clark.jpg

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Source: Brookings Institution

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Q: Do New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Houma-Thibodaux share important economic synergies?

Do N.O. Baton Rouge, and Houma-Thibodaux share important economic synergies?

• Shared industry specializations

• Shared suppliers

• Shared investors

• Shared workforce

Local Employment Dynamics (LED) data from the U.S. Census Bureau

Where worker works

State payroll data IRS and Census data

Where worker lives

The labor sheds of Jefferson and Orleans are another useful way to look at these interconnections. Interestingly, Jefferson attracts workers from a larger geography.

Source: GNOCDC analysis of Local Employment Dynamics, U.S. Census Bureau.

The cross-metro flow map below illustrates that many commutes spill over metropolitan boundaries in Southeast Louisiana.

Workers commuting between Southeast Louisiana parishes, 2010

Source: GNOCDC analysis of Local Employment Dynamics, U.S. Census Bureau.

Cross-metro commuting has existed for quite some time…

Workers commuting between metros, 2004

Source: GNOCDC analysis of Local Employment Dynamics, U.S. Census Bureau.

Cross-metro commuting has existed for quite some time… but the interconnections have increased post-Katrina.

Workers commuting between metros, 2004 and 2010

Source: GNOCDC analysis of Local Employment Dynamics, U.S. Census Bureau.

Inter-metro commuters are slightly more likely to work in jobs paying less than $1,250 or more than $3,333 per month than the average worker in Southeast Louisiana…Commuters by wage, 2010

Source: GNOCDC analysis of Local Employment Dynamics, U.S. Census Bureau.

Healthcare industry:Job categories and commuter patterns

Healthcare industry:Job categories and commuter patterns

Draft data analysis

Percent of jobs by hourly wage in the healthcare and biosciences industryNew Orleans 5-parish region

Source: GNOCDC analysis of data from EMSI

Jobs in the healthcare and biosciences industry span across all wage levels, with the majority paying a middle-wage.

Percent of jobs by skill level in the healthcare and biosciences industryNew Orleans 5-parish region

Source: GNOCDC analysis of data from EMSI

Jobs in the healthcare and biosciences industry span across all skill levels, with the majority of jobs being middle-skilled.

Although we can’t know the commuter patterns for hospitals yet to be built, we can look at commuter patterns to existing hospitals – such as Touro Hospital.

The main census block of Touro Hospital provides 392 jobs.

The main census block of Touro hospital provides 392 jobs. But, we know that many hospitals take up more space than just one census block AND they support many surrounding businesses.

The area around Touro Hospital supports 1,471 jobs that employ more middle wage people, more supportive services like food services.

Workers in the area surrounding Touro Hospital come primarily from Orleans Parish.

The labor shed of Touro Hospital shows that most of the workers come from Orleans Parish.

Sources: GNOCDC analysis of Local Employment Dynamics, U.S. Census Bureau.

Workers in the area primarily live within 10 miles of Touro Hospital with some variability by wage level.