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Survey: ACS 2009 (1-Year Estimates)
Data Source: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Data set: American Community Survey 2009 (ACS09)
Table: | C08018. Place of Work for Workers 16 Years and Over--Not Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Level [6] |
Universe: Workers 16 years and Over not living in a Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area
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C08018. | Place of Work for Workers 16 Years and Over--Not Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Level | ||||||||||||||
Universe: Workers 16 years and Over not living in a Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||||
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Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2009 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2009-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> 2009 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Journey to Work -> Place of Work |
The data on place of work were derived from answers to Question 30, which was asked of people who indicated in Question 29 that they worked at some time during the reference week. (See "Reference Week.")
Data were tabulated for workers 16 years old and over, that is, members of the Armed Forces and civilians who were at work during the reference week. Data on place of work refer to the geographic location at which workers carried out their occupational activities during the reference week. In the American Community Survey, the exact address (number and street name) of the place of work was asked, as well as the place (city, town, or post office); whether the place of work was inside or outside the limits of that city or town; and the county, state or foreign country, and ZIP Code. In the Puerto Rico Community Survey, the question asked for the exact address, including the development or condominium name, as well as the place; whether or not the place of work was inside or outside the limits of that city or town; the municipio or U.S. county. Respondents also were asked to enter Puerto Rico or name of U.S. state or foreign country and the ZIP Code. If the respondent's employer operated in more than one location, the exact address of the location or branch where he or she worked was requested. When the number and street name were unknown, a description of the location, such as the building name or nearest street or intersection, was to be entered. People who worked at more than one location during the reference week were asked to report the location at which they worked the greatest number of hours. People who regularly worked in several locations each day during the reference week were requested to give the address at which they began work each day. For cases in which daily work did not begin at a central place each day, the respondent was asked to provide as much information as possible to describe the area in which he or she worked most during the reference week.
Place-of-work data may show a few workers who made unlikely daily work trips (e.g., workers who lived in New York and worked in California). This result is attributable to people who worked during the reference week at a location that was different from their usual place of work, such as people away from home on business.
In areas where the workplace address was geographically coded to the block level, people were tabulated as working inside or outside a specific place based on the location of that address regardless of the response to Question 30c concerning city/town limits. In areas where it was impossible to code the workplace address to the block level, or the coding system was unable to match the employer name and street address responses, people were tabulated as working inside or outside a specific place based on the combination of state, county, ZIP Code, place name, and city limits indicator. The city limits indicator was used only in coding decisions when there were multiple geographic codes to select from, after matching on the state, county, place, and ZIP Code responses. The accuracy of place-of-work data for census designated places (CDPs) may be affected by the extent to which their census names were familiar to respondents, and by coding problems caused by similarities between the CDP name and the names of other geographic jurisdictions in the same vicinity.
Place-of-work data are given for selected minor civil divisions (MCDs), (generally cities, towns, and townships) in the 12 strong MCD states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin), based on the responses to the place of work question. Many towns and townships are regarded locally as equivalent to a place, and therefore, were reported as the place of work. When a respondent reported a locality or incorporated place that formed a part of a township or town, the coding and tabulating procedure was designed to include the response in the total for the township or town.
Data were tabulated for workers 16 years old and over, that is, members of the Armed Forces and civilians who were at work during the reference week. Data on place of work refer to the geographic location at which workers carried out their occupational activities during the reference week. In the American Community Survey, the exact address (number and street name) of the place of work was asked, as well as the place (city, town, or post office); whether the place of work was inside or outside the limits of that city or town; and the county, state or foreign country, and ZIP Code. In the Puerto Rico Community Survey, the question asked for the exact address, including the development or condominium name, as well as the place; whether or not the place of work was inside or outside the limits of that city or town; the municipio or U.S. county. Respondents also were asked to enter Puerto Rico or name of U.S. state or foreign country and the ZIP Code. If the respondent's employer operated in more than one location, the exact address of the location or branch where he or she worked was requested. When the number and street name were unknown, a description of the location, such as the building name or nearest street or intersection, was to be entered. People who worked at more than one location during the reference week were asked to report the location at which they worked the greatest number of hours. People who regularly worked in several locations each day during the reference week were requested to give the address at which they began work each day. For cases in which daily work did not begin at a central place each day, the respondent was asked to provide as much information as possible to describe the area in which he or she worked most during the reference week.
Place-of-work data may show a few workers who made unlikely daily work trips (e.g., workers who lived in New York and worked in California). This result is attributable to people who worked during the reference week at a location that was different from their usual place of work, such as people away from home on business.
In areas where the workplace address was geographically coded to the block level, people were tabulated as working inside or outside a specific place based on the location of that address regardless of the response to Question 30c concerning city/town limits. In areas where it was impossible to code the workplace address to the block level, or the coding system was unable to match the employer name and street address responses, people were tabulated as working inside or outside a specific place based on the combination of state, county, ZIP Code, place name, and city limits indicator. The city limits indicator was used only in coding decisions when there were multiple geographic codes to select from, after matching on the state, county, place, and ZIP Code responses. The accuracy of place-of-work data for census designated places (CDPs) may be affected by the extent to which their census names were familiar to respondents, and by coding problems caused by similarities between the CDP name and the names of other geographic jurisdictions in the same vicinity.
Place-of-work data are given for selected minor civil divisions (MCDs), (generally cities, towns, and townships) in the 12 strong MCD states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin), based on the responses to the place of work question. Many towns and townships are regarded locally as equivalent to a place, and therefore, were reported as the place of work. When a respondent reported a locality or incorporated place that formed a part of a township or town, the coding and tabulating procedure was designed to include the response in the total for the township or town.
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2009 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2009-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> 2009 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Employment Status -> Worker |
This term appears in connection with several subjects: employment status, journey-to-work questions, class of worker, weeks worked in the past 12 months, and number of workers in family in the past 12 months. The meaning varies and, therefore, should be determined in each case by referring to the definition of the subject in which it appears. When used in the concepts "workers in family" and "full-time, year-round workers," the term "worker" relates to the meaning of work defined for the "work experience" subject.
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2009 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2009-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Chapter 1. Abstract -> 1.3. Geographic Content |
The American Community Survey Summary Files include all detailed tables for all geographic areas published by the 2009 1-Year ACS. The main directory of the American Community Survey' s Summary File product release, located within the file transfer protocol (FTP) site, contains documentation about the Summary Files, information pertaining to the United States, each of the individual states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The following list outlines the hierarchical geographic levels contained within the Summary File release.
- State
- County
- County subdivision
- Place
- Congressional district (110th Congress)
- Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)
- School Districts
- Alaska Native Regional Corporation
The ACS Summary File for the U.S. contains the following geographic areas:
- United States
- Region
- Division
- State
- County
- County subdivision
- Place
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Combined statistical area
- New England City and Town Area (NECTA)
- Urban area
- Congressional district (110th Congress)
- Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)
Please send any technical questions or comments you have via email to: nicholas.m.spanos@census.gov. If you have questions or comments about the American Community Survey, please contact us online at ask.census.gov/.
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2009 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2009-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Chapter 4. Summary Level Sequence Chart -> 4.1. 2009 American Community Survey Data Products: Summary Level Sequence |
Geographic Component | Summary Level |
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00, 01, 43, A0, C0, C1, C2, E0, E1, E2, G0, H0, 89, 91-94 | 010 United States1 |
00, 01, 43, A0, C0, C1, C2, E0, E1, E2, G0, H0 | 020 Region1 |
00, 01, 43, A0, C0, C1, C2, E0, E1, E2, G0, H0 | 030 Division1 |
00, 01, 43, A0, C0, C1, C2, E0, E1, E2, G0, H0 | 040 State2 |
55-59, 60-62 00 | 050 State-County3 |
00 | 060 State-County-County Subdivision |
00 | 160 State-Place |
00 | 500 State-Congressional District (111th) |
00 | 795 State-Public Use Microdata Area (5%) |
00 | 950 State-School District (Elementary)/Remainder4 |
00 | 960 State-School District (Secondary)/Remainder4 |
00 | 970 State-School District (Unified)/Remainder4 |
00 | 230 State-Alaska Native Regional Corporation |
00 | 250 American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land |
00 | 310 Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area |
00 | 312 Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area-State-Principal City |
00 | 314 Metropolitan Statistical Area/Micropolitan Statistical Area-Metropolitan Division |
00 | 330 Combined Statistical Area |
00 | 335 Combined New England City and Town Area |
00 | 350 New England City and Town Area |
00 | 352 New England City and Town Area-State-Principal City |
00 | 355 New England City and Town Area (NECTA)-NECTA Division |
00 | 400 Urban Area |
Footnotes:
1Land area, water area, population counts, and housing unit counts for the United States, Regions, and Divisions do not include Puerto Rico.
2State, District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
3Parish in Louisiana, Borough or Census Area in Alaska, and Municipio in Puerto Rico; in Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia, one or more cities are independent of counties and are treated as statistical equivalents of counties; the entire District of Columbia, which has no counties, is treated as a county equivalent.
4Remainder of school districts are published for ACS 5-year data.