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Section I

Overview of Dickinson County

Dickinson County

is one of 105

counties of the

sunflower state

located in the northcentral part of

Kansas. The county

seat is the City of

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County Profile - Dickinson County, KS

Dickinson County is one of the 105 counties in the state of Kansas. The 2007populations estimate lists the population to be 18,957. According to 2000 estimates, ithas 847.92 square miles in land area and a population density of 22.8 people persquare mile. The average household size is 2.4 persons (2000) and median householdincome is $ 38,311(2004) (US census Bureau).

Population Estimates

Dickinson County has a population of 18,957 as of July 1, 2007 (US Census Bureau).The population decreased by 2% from the year 2000 to 2007. As per the 2000 censussurvey, population of the county was 19,344 with a median age of 40 years. In 2000,

Dickinson County had 20.6% of its population under the age of 15 years, 21.7% in theage group 15 to 34 years, 34.5% in the age group 35 years to 59 years and 23.4% of itspopulation above 60 years of age.

Table 1: Population Estimates for Dickinson County

Population EstimatesYear Ending Dickinson County Kansas

July 1,2007 18,957 2,775,997

July 1,2006 18,970 2,755,817

July 1,2005 18,902 2,741,665

July 1,2004 18,892 2,730,828

July 1,2003 19,028 2,721,824

July 1,2002 18,983 2,712,383

July 1,2001 19,064 2,700,979

July 1,2000 19,349 2,692,890

Census 2000 April 1,2000 19,344 2,688,418

2000 to 2007 % change -2.00% 3.26%1990 to 2000 % change 2.00% 8.5%

Source: US Census Bureau


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Source: US Census Bureau

Figure 1: Population Change in the Last Century

Table 2: Sex and Age of Population (2000 Census) Dickinson CountySEX AND AGE Count Percentage

Male 9,430 48.7

Female 9,914 51.3

Under 5 years 1,103 5.7

5 to 9 years 1,333 6.9

10 to 14 years 1,542 8

15 to 19 years 1,417 7.3

20 to 24 years 806 4.2

25 to 34 years 1,974 10.2

35 to 44 years 3 106 16 1

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Household Income

Median household income for Dickinson County is $41,061 which is 4.25 % less thanthe state median income. The median household income had declined by 2.64% from2000 to 2005, but that rate is far less than the rate state median income has declined at9.9%.

Table 3: Median Income in Dickinson CountyMedian Income Dickinson Kansas

Median household income in 2005 $41,061 $42,861Median household income in 1999 (adj. for inflation1) $42,172 $47,622

5-year percent change 2000 to 2005 -2.64% -9.9%Source: USDA ERS (www.ers.usda.gov) and US Census Bureau

Figure 2: Median Income in Dickinson County and Kansas

Poverty Rates

The current poverty rate for Dickinson County is less than that of the state. In 2005,Dickinson Countys poverty rate was 8.1% which increased to 8.8% in 2005. Thepoverty rate for Kansas in the same period went from 8.9% to 11.7%.

Table 4: Poverty estimates for Dickinson County

Poverty Estimates Dickinson 5-Year % Change Kansas

Poverty rate in 2005In 2000

8.88.1

--8.6%

11.78.9

Poverty rate for children under 18 in 2005 13.0 -- 15.2

$41,061$42,172

$42,861

$47,622

$36,000

$38,000

$40,000

$42,000$44,000

$46,000

$48,000

$50,000

Medianhouseholdincomein2005 Medianhouseholdincomein1999

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Labor Force

Dickinson Countys current unemployment rate is 3.9% which is less than the state rateof 4.1%. The total labor force for the county increased slightly by 0.1% in the last fiveyears, but the trend for the last ten years revealed that it declined by 1.8%. Theunemployed labor force declined by 7.2% in the last five years and by 12.1% in the lastten years.

Table 5: Labor Force Annual Averages for Dickinson County

Labor Force Annual Averages in 2007 Dickinson County KansasTotal Labor Force

5-year % change10-year % change

10,3230.1%-1.8%

1,478,7813.8%6.9%

Employed5-year % change10-year % change

9,9230.4%-1.4%

1,418,6665.0%6.7%

Unemployed5-year % change

10-year % change

400-7.2%

-12.1%

60,115-17.8%

12.0%Unemployment Rate

5-year % change10-year % change

3.9-7.1%-9.3%

4.1-19.6%5.1%

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (Downloaded from www.stats.indiana.edu)

96%

4%

Employed

Unemployed


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Educational Attainment

About eighty-six percent of the population above the age of 25 has at least a highschool degree. 26.6% of the population above the age of twenty-five has some collegeeducation, and 20.5% hold a college degree.

Table 6: Educational Attainment Dickinson County

Educational Attainment: Census 2000 DickinsonPercent ofPopulation

25+Kansas

Percent ofPopulation

25+

Total Population 25 and Older 13,156 100.0 1,701,207 100.0

Less Than 9th Grade 553 4.2 88,124 5.2

9th to 12th, No Diploma 1,242 9.4 149,675 8.8

High School Graduate (incl. equiv.) 5,164 39.3 507,612 29.8

Some College, No Degree 3,498 26.6 417,722 24.6

Associate Degree 703 5.3 99,096 5.8

Bachelor's Degree 1,420 10.8 290,271 17.1

Graduate or Professional Degree 576 4.4 148,707 8.7Source: US Census Bureau

Figure 4: Educational Attainment Dickinson County

4.20% 5.20%

9.40% 8.80%

39.30%29.80%

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Workers Commuting to Work

About sixty-nine percent of the labor force works in the county itself. The maximumoutflow of workers from Dickinson County is to Saline County (1,214 workers commuteto Saline County for work). Geary County (691 workers commute to Geary county forwork) and Riley County (573 workers commute to Riley county for work) receive thesecond and third largest outflow of workers.

Table 7: Workers (Commuting to Work) Living in Dickinson County

Workers Living inCounty in 2000

Dickinson Pct Dist.in County

Kansas Pct Dist.in State

Total 9,639 100.0% 1,310,746 100.0%

Working in County 6,671 69.2% 1,214,739 92.7%

Working Elsewhere 2,968 30.8% 96,007 7.3%

San Bernardino Co. 4 0.04% - -

Whitfield Co. GA 1 0.01% - -

Johnson Co. IA 8 0.08% - -

Anderson Co. KS 8 0.08% - -

Barton Co. KS 7 0.07% - -

Butler Co. KS 5 0.05% - -

Cheyenne Co. KS 7 0.07% - -

Clay Co. KS 29 0.30% - -

Cloud Co. KS 9 0.09% - -

Ellis Co. KS 5 0.05% - -

Ellsworth Co. KS 4 0.04% - -Finney Co. KS 11 0.11% - -

Franklin Co. KS 2 0.02% - -

Geary Co. KS 691 7.17% - -

Harvey Co. KS 5 0.05% - -

Johnson Co. KS 10 0.10% - -

Kiowa Co. KS 2 0.02% - -

Lyon Co. KS 8 0.08% - -

McPherson Co. KS 7 0.07% - -

Marion Co. KS 76 0.79% - -

Marshall Co. KS 12 0.12% - -

Morris Co. KS 101 1.05% - -

Osage Co. KS 2 0.02% - -

Ott C KS 3 0 03%


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Workers Living inCounty in 2000

DickinsonPct Dist.

in CountyKansas

Pct Dist.in State

Wyandotte Co. KS 8 0.08% - -Boone Co. MO 2 0.02% - -

Jackson Co. MO 18 0.19% - -

Douglas Co. NE 10 0.10% - -

Lancaster Co. NE 3 0.03% - -

Clark Co. NV 1 0.01% - -

Onondaga Co. NY 2 0.02% - -

Comanche Co. OK 2 0.02% - -

Kay Co. OK 12 0.12% - -

Bradford Co. PA 2 0.02% - -

Bell Co. TX 11 0.11% - -

Italy 2 0.02% - -Source: US Census Bureau (Includes only workers over 16 years old)


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Figure 5: Workers Commute from Dickinson County

-- Less than 1% of residence county population commutes

-- 1.0% -4.9% of residence county population commutes

-- 5.0% - 9.9% of residence county populationcommutes-- 10.0% - 19.9% of residence county population commutes

-- 20% or more residence county population commutes


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The maximum inflow of workers to Dickinson County is from Geary County. Three

hundred and seventy-six workers commute to Dickinson County from Geary County forwork, and 285 come from Saline County. In total 1,317 workers commute to DickinsonCounty for work.

Table 8: People Working in Dickinson County

People Working in County in2000

DickinsonPct Dist.

in CountyKansas

Pct Dist.in State

Total 7,988 100.0% 1,317,070 100.0%

Living in County 6,671 83.5% 1,214,739 92.2%Living Elsewhere 1,317 16.5% 102,331 7.8%

Navajo Co. AZ 14 - - -

Boulder Co. CO 9 - - -

Pinellas Co. FL 8 - - -

Brown Co. KS 3 - - -

Chase Co. KS 5 - - -

Clay Co. KS 116- - -Cloud Co. KS 16 - - -

Geary Co. KS 376 - - -

Harvey Co. KS 19 - - -

McPherson Co. KS 4 - - -

Marion Co. KS 105 - - -

Mitchell Co. KS 9 - - -

Morris Co. KS 113 - - -

Ottawa Co. KS 67 - - -Pottawatomie Co. KS 13 - - -

Pratt Co. KS 3 - - -

Reno Co. KS 16 - - -

Riley Co. KS 62 - - -

Rooks Co. KS 3 - - -

Saline Co. KS 285 - - -

Sedgwick Co. KS 7 - - -Shawnee Co. KS 2 - - -

Wabaunsee Co. KS 13

Washington Co. KS 6

Wyandotte Co. KS 5

Lancaster Co. NE 7


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Industry Analysis

Industry Totals for Dickinson County

Industry grew at a steady rate between 1990 and 1999, but it started declining after that. Dickinson County lost 24establishments, 979 jobs and the average annual pay increased by $2,448 from 1990 to 2007. In the past 18 years (1990-2007), Dickinson County had maximum number of establishments and employment in the year 1998.The number ofestablishments declined by 4% from 1990 to 2007 in Dickinson County. Average pay (after adjusting for inflation) hasgrown at a rate of about 10%, and employment in the same period increased at around 16%.

Table 9: Annual Covered Employment & Wages2 over Time (NAICS) Dickinson County

Year Establishments Employment Average Annual PayAverage Pay in terms of

20073

dollars (adj*)

1990 598 5970 $14,650 $23,241

1991 617 6111 $15,072 $22,945

1992 601 6353 $15,759 $23,289

1993592 6338 $16,633 $23,867

1994 603 6472 $17,294 $24,196

1995 601 6706 $17,501 $23,810

1996 600 7004 $17,365 $22,948

2Covered Employment & Wages (CEW) also known as ES202 data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program, the Quarterly Census of Employmentand Wages (QCEW) program or the ES-202 program. The data are derived from summaries of employment and total pay of workers covered by state and federalunemployment insurance (UI) legislation and provided by State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). The summaries are a result of the administration of state

unemployment insurance programs that require most employers to pay quarterly taxes based on the employment and wages of workers covered by UI.(www.bls.gov).

3Average wages in 2007 dollars term calculated using CPI inflation calculator available at Bureau of Labor Statistics website http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl.

The CPI inflation calculator uses the average Consumer Price Index for a given calendar year. This data represents changes in prices of all goods and services

purchased for consumption by urban households. This index value has been calculated every year since 1913. For the current year, the latest monthly index value

is used (www.bls.gov).


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Year Establishments Employment Average Annual PayAverage Pay in terms of

20073

dollars (adj*)

1997 613 6997 $18,323 $23,6711998 621 7336 $18,347 $23,338

1999 606 7267 $18,786 $23,380

2000 599 7276 $19,360 $23,311

2001 585 7026 $20,298 $23,764

2002 602 7006 $21,005 $24,209

2003 598 7054 $21,629 $24,373

2004 592 7095 $22,389 $24,575

2005 582 7080 $23,153 $24,581

2006 566 7077 $24,365 $25,059

2007 574 6949 $25,689 $25,689

Change from 1990 to 2007 -24 979 11039 2448.29

Percent change from 1990 to 2007 -4.01% 16.40% 75.35% 10.53%

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) *adj = Adjusted for Inflation.


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Jobs and Average Wages by Industry

The Manufacturing sector is the largest employer sector in Dickinson County with 1,434 jobs. The highest number ofestablishments in Dickinson County is in the Construction & Retail Trade sector. The highest paid sector is the Utilitiessector with annual average wages of $60,150. Retail Trade is the second largest sector in terms of employment in thecounty with 874 jobs. Other high wage paying sectors are: Transportation & Warehousing (annual average wages of$40,054), Finance & Insurance (annual average wages of $36,617) and Information (annual average wages of $33,733).

Table 10: Industry Distribution of Establishments, Jobs, and Average Wages Dickinson CountyIndustry Distribution of Establishments, Jobs & Average Wages (2007) Establishments Jobs Annual Average Wage

Total Covered Employment and Wages 574 6949 $25,689

Private 502 5214 $25,937

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 15 59 $27,537

Mining 6 16 $32,483

Utilities 5 57 $60,150

Construction 71 266 $24,142

Manufacturing 23 1434 $31,789

Wholesale Trade 23 256 $30,312Retail Trade 70 874 $20,614

Transportation and Warehousing 37 209 $40,054

Information 11 103 $33,733

Finance and Insurance 31 172 $36,617

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 16 28 $13,105

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 30 119 $27,060

Management of Companies and Enterprises 2 - -

Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services 18 - -Educational Services 7 - -

Health Care and Social Assistance 44 436 $19,174

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 31 121 $15,847

Accommodation and Food Services 40 455 $8,799

Other Services (except Public Administration) 63 214 $15,384

Public Administration 30 388 $21,946Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) N Non-disclosed, NA- Not Applicable


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Figure 8: Establishments and Jobs in Various Industry Sectors in Dickinson County

Jobs Establishments

Agriculture Mining Utilities

Construction Manufacturing WholesaleTrade

RetailTrade Transportation&Warehousing Information

FinanceandInsurance RealEstate Professional&TechnicalServices

ManagementofCompanies WasteManagement EducationalServices

HealthCare&SocialAssistance Arts,Entertainment&Recreation Accommodation&FoodServices

OtherServices PublicAdministration


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Figure 9: Average Wage in Various Industries in Dickinson County

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812310 Coin-Operated Laundries and

Drycleaners2 3 $23,016 50.90% 14.47% 1.74

Source: ES202 2006 data, IMPLAN MIG Group

Growth RatesMost of the industries with high growth rates are local instead of traded5 industries in Dickinson County. The highestgrowth rate is for the Administrative Management Consulting Services, which is a part of Business & Financial Servicescluster. Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices is the largest employer with 337 employees among thefastest growing industries in Dickinson County.

Table 12: Top 10 Industries (6-digit NAICS) with Highest Growth Rates

NAICS NAICS Definition Establishments EmploymentAverageWages

GrowthDifferentials

Cluster

541611 Administrative Management

Consulting Services

1 21 $31,318 175.89% Business and Financial Services

237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge

Construction

2 20 $41,055 171.44% Local Real Estate , Construction

& Development561410 Document Preparation Services 1 16 $16,259 151.98% Local Commercial Services

561422 Telemarketing Bureaus 1 16 $13,799 151.98% Local Commercial Services

721110 Hotels and Motels, except CasinoHotels

7 61 $9,230 147.98% Arts, Entertainment, Recreation &Visitor Industries

237990 Other Heavy and Civil

Engineering Construction1 10 $41,055 115.44% Energy (Fossil and Renewable)

541690 Other Technical Consulting

Services3 10 $41,629 115.44% Business and Financial Services

624410 Child Day Care Services 3 20 $13,915 115.44% Local Personal Services (Non-

Medical)

551114 Corporate, Subsidiary, and

Regional Managing Offices2 337 $34,467 112.74% Local Commercial Services

561110 Office Administrative Services 2 9 $14,577 108.01% Local Commercial Services


5Traded industries are defined as the ones exporting their goods and/or services outside their region. Local industries are the ones with all local (within the region)

dealings (Porter 2003).


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Location Quotient

The sector Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate (NAICS 311330) has the highest LQ in DickinsonCounty of 386.64. There are four sectors in the Agribusiness, Food Processing and Technology Cluster having a high LQ.This is a good indicator that an Agribusiness, Food Processing and Technology cluster may exist in Dickinson County.

Table 13: Top 10 Industries (6-digit NAICS) with Highest Location Quotients


LocationQuotient

Cluster

311330 Confectionery Manufacturingfrom Purchased Chocolate

1 653 $26,544 386.64Agribusiness, Food Processing &Technology

335311 Electric Power and SpecialtyTransformer Manufacturing

1 326 $32,781 248.75Electrical Equipment, Appliance &Component Manufacturing

333922 Conveyor and ConveyingEquipment Manufacturing

1 273 $29,326 189.69 Machinery Manufacturing

561591Convention and Visitors Bureaus 1 55 $15,719 145.21

Arts, Entertainment, Recreation &Visitor Industries

711219Other Spectator Sports 22 92 $18,167 81.71

Arts, Entertainment, Recreation &

Visitor Industries

311211Flour Milling 1 30 $48,702 48.70

Agribusiness, Food Processing &Technology

424510Grain and Field Bean Wholesale 7 84 $37,128 41.54


424520Livestock Wholesale 1 31 $9,126 31.76


441210 Recreational Vehicle Dealers 1 52 $30,502 27.10 Local Motor Vehicle Products &Services

333999 Miscellaneous General PurposeMachinery Manufacturing

1 46 $27,382 23.10 Machinery Manufacturing



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Annual Average Wages

The countys sector 721191 (Bed-and-Breakfast Inns) has average wages around 60% higher than the national averages.The sector has an LQ of 71.91, which is quite high (Table 14). Home Centers have wages about 51% higher than thenational average and Coin Operated Laundries have about 50% higher wages.

Table 14: Top 10 Industries (6-digit NAICS) with Wages Above National Averages


WagesComparedto Nation

6

Cluster

721191 Bed-and-Breakfast Inns 1 5 $24,580 60.91%Arts, Entertainment, Recreation &

Visitor Industries

444110 Home Centers 2 1 $39,917 51.35% Local Household Goods & Services

812310 Coin-Operated Laundries and

Drycleaners2 3 $23,016 50.90% Local Commercial Services

441320 Tire Dealers 1 5 $49,581 42.90% Local Motor Vehicle Products &

Services

311119 Other Animal Food

Manufacturing

2 26 $51,732 24.56% Agribusiness, Food Processing and

Technology

624310 Vocational Rehabilitation

Services3 13 $27,147 21.66% Local Health Services

484220 Other Specialized Trucking,

Local5 32 $44,338 18.93% Transportation & Logistics

484230 Other Specialized Trucking,

Long-Distance2 18 $48,395 15.92% Transportation & Logistics

484122General Freight Trucking, Long-

Distance LTL 2 36 $54,912 15.83% Transportation & Logistics

541370 Other Surveying and Mapping

Services1 40 $47,210 11.48% Business and Financial Services


6Wages Compared to Nation the difference in county and national average wages for a particular industry as a percentage of the national average.


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Shift Share Analysis

Shift share analysis breaks down changes in employment (growth or decline) over a period of time into three components:national growth share, industry mix share and local share. This analysis is used to account for the competitiveness of aregions industries and to analyze the local economic base7.

National Growth ShareThis is the share of growth (decline) in local employment that can be attributed to growth (decline) in employmentat the national level.

National Growth Share = Employment in base year * National employment growth rate

Industry Mix ShareThis is the growth (decline) in employment in the region that can be attributed to the growth (decline) in thatparticular industry at the national level.

Industry Mix Share = Employment in base year *(Industrys national growth rate National employmentgrowth rate)

Local ShareThis is the share of growth (decline) in employment in a region that can be attributed to the competitiveness of aregion.

Local Share = Employment in base year *(Regions industry growth rate National industry growth rate)

The industry with the highest local share in growth is Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices. Theemployment in the sector increased by 302, and 299 of those jobs were due to local growth (Table 15). The second

highest growth in employment was in the Spectator Sports sector. In this industry there was a net growth of 81 jobs, ofwhich all 81 were attributable to local growth in the region.

7Pennstate (2003) Using employment data to better understand your local economy.


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Table 15: Industries with Highest Local Share of Growth Shift Share Analysis Dickinson CountyNAICS NAICS Definition Net Growth National Growth Share Industry Mix Share Local Share

551114 Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing

Offices302 2 1 299

711219 Other Spectator Sports 81 1 0 81

721110 Hotels and Motels, except Casino Hotels 57 0 0 57

541940 Veterinary Services 47 2 3 42

441210 Recreational Vehicle Dealers 27 1 2 24

484122 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance LTL 25 1 1 24

541611 Administrative Management Consulting Services 20 0 0 20

237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 19 0 0 19624410 Child Day Care Services 18 0 0 18

424510 Grain and Field Bean Wholesale 17 4 -4 17

713910 Golf Courses and Country Clubs 16 0 0 16

561422 Telemarketing Bureaus 15 0 0 15

561410 Document Preparation Services 15 0 0 15

221122 Electric Power Distribution 14 1 -2 15

441110 New Car Dealers 9 5 -6 11

453910 Pet and Pet Supplies Stores 11 1 1 9

237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

(includes Dams and Hydroelectric Facilities)9 0 0 9

562991 Septic Tank and Related Services 9 0 0 8

335311 Electric Power and Specialty Transformer 16 16 -9 8

541690 Other Technical Consulting Services 9 0 1 8

238110 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

(includes Dams and Hydroelectric Facilities)

10 0 2 8

561110 Office Administrative Services 8 0 0 8

326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing 7 0 -1 8

453220 Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores 6 0 -2 7

333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 7 0 0 7

Data Source: ES202 data, IMPLAN MIG group


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Clusters in Dickinson County

Traded Clusters

Machinery Manufacturing (growth rate 86.72%, LQ 5.94) and Arts & Entertainment clusters (growth rate 24.12, LQ 1.25)may exist in Dickinson County. Apart from these, the Apparel & Textiles cluster has a growth rate of 19.68% but a lowerLQ of 0.20 and wages considerably less than the national average. Similarly the Business & Financial and FabricatedMetal Product Manufacturing clusters have high growth rates but lower LQ and wages. The clusters with LQ higher than1.25 are the Agribusiness, Electrical Equipment Manufacturing, Energy, IT & Telecommunication and Mining clusters.Investments into these sectors should be considered to make them more competitive.

Table 16: Traded Clusters in Dickinson County

Cluster Establishments EmploymentWages

Average WagesCompared to

National Average

GrowthRate

LQ

Advanced Materials 3 15 $37,498 -38.44% 7.72% 0.06

Agribusiness, Food Processing & Technology 36 979 $28,590 -16.39% -7.40% 6.20

Apparel & Textiles 3 12 $26,851 -31.15% 19.68% 0.20Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Visitor

Industries42 283 $14,386 -56.13% 24.12% 1.25

Biomedical/Biotechnical (Life Sciences) 21 323 $16,378 -60.92% -6.33% 0.59

Business & Financial Services 51 183 $35,472 -53.33% 10.13% 0.33

Chemicals & Chemical-Based Products 6.3 80 $27,438 -50.52% 0.85% 0.70

Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing 0 0 N N N N

Defense & Security 8 41 $21,920 -66.64% -27.37% 0.21

Education & Knowledge Creation 2 28 $21,637 -50.63% -8.87% 0.26

Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component

Manufacturing1 326 $32,781 -34.24% 1.69% 15.93

Energy (Fossil & Renewable) 42 612 $30,970 -48.17% 0.94% 1.70

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 3 23 $18,477 -57.95% 56.50% 0.32

Forest & Wood Products 6 24 $22,789 -42.92% -28.26% 0.19

Glass & Ceramics 0.3 0 N N N N


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Information Technology & Telecommunications 9 365 $32,844 -56.59% 1.22% 1.26

Machinery Manufacturing 5 332 $29,014 -46.50% 86.72% 5.94

Mining 5 20 $30,472 -45.66% -13.59% 1.32

Primary Metal Manufacturing 0 0 N N N N

Printing & Publishing 5 41 $23,605 -54.74% -1.58% 0.35

Transportation & Logistics 29 185 $40,556 -5.28% -34.59% 0.98

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 2 14 $47,206 -22.27% 5.27% 0.17

Total All Industries 503 5348 $24,628 -41.92% -0.38% 1.00

Data Source: ES202 data, IMPLAN MIG groupHighlighted cells represent values higher than specified criteria values

Figure 10: Location Quotients for Various Clusters in Dickinson County

Advanced

Materials,0.06

Agribusiness,6.2

Apparel&Textiles,

0.2 Arts&

Entertainment,1.25

Biomedical,0.59

Business&

Financial

Services,0.33

Chemicals&

Chemicalbased

Products,0.7

Defense&

Security,

0.21Education&

Knowledge

Creation,0.26

ElecEquip,

Appliance&

ComponentMfg,

15.93

Energy,1.7

FabricatedMetal

ProductMfg,0.32

Forest&Wood

Products,0.19

IT&Telecom,1.26MachineryMfg,

5.94

Mining,1.32


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Figure 11: Traded Clusters in Dickinson County


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Figure 12: Traded Cluster Location Quotients for Dickinson County

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Local Clusters

In Dickinson County, there is only one local cluster with wages higher than the national average (i.e. Local Entertainment& Media). However, there are a couple of clusters that have shown high growth rates and high LQ. These are the LocalPersonal Services (Growth rate 14.99%, LQ 1.34) and Local Utilities (Growth rate 69%, LQ 1.5) clusters. Apart fromthese, the Local Commercial Services cluster has a growth rate of about 72%, Local Real Estate has 18%, Local RetailClothing & Accessories has 5.65% and Local Household Goods and Services have a growth rate of 3.06%. LocalCommunity & Civic Organizations and Local Food and Beverages Processing & Distribution have LQ of 1.55.

Table 17: Local Clusters in Dickinson County

Cluster Establishments EmploymentAverageWages

Average WagesCompared to

National Average

GrowthRate

LQ

Local Commercial Services 12 392 $31,926 -23.03% 72.03% 0.98

Local Community & Civic Organizations 12 106 $13,763 -54.55% -0.62% 1.55

Local Education & Training 0 0 N N N N

Local Entertainment & Media 1 13 $30,844 24.99% -10.28% 0.29

Local Financial Services 14 112 $31,909 -37.69% -1.45% 1.19

Local Food and Beverages Processing &Distribution

20 383 $13,366 -47.33% 0.71% 1.55

Local Health Services 29 143 $22,861 -52.39% -2.65% 0.57

Local Hospitality Establishments 35 420 $8,178 -42.56% -5.27% 0.92

Local Household Goods & Services 23 104 $19,446 -48.62% 3.06% 0.43

Local Industrial Products & Services 0 0 N N N N

Local Logistical Services 0 0 N N N N

Local Motor Vehicle Products & Services 27 236 $34,140 -7.24% 2.37% 1.66

Local Personal Services (Non-Medical) 23 149 $15,991 -35.00% 14.99% 1.34

Local Real Estate, Construction & Development 27 78 $26,226 -45.85% 18.39% 0.43

Local Retail Clothing & Accessories 6.3 79 $11,935 -40.15% 5.65% 0.37

Local Utilities 4 29 $16,392 -63.31% 69.08% 1.50

Data Source: ES202 data, IMPLAN MIG groupHighlighted cell represent values higher than specified criteria values

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Figure 13: Local Clusters in Dickinson County

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