Draft Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update_September 25

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Employment Morrisville is in the middle of the Raleigh/Durham/Research Triangle Park area. According to the 2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates and displayed in Figure 2-10, over a quarter of Morrisville’s employees work in the industry described as “professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services” by the U.S. Census Bureau. Educational services and health care and social assistance account for a fifth of the Town’s employment. Based on the 2014 American Community Survey, the average travel time to work for residents in Morrisville was 21 minutes, compared with 24 minutes for Wake County and the state of North Carolina. Figure 2-10 displays Morrisville employment by industry. Figure 2-11 and Figure 2-12 show residents’ commute times to work and the distance traveled to work.

Figure 2-10: Employment by Industry

Professional, scientific, and mgmt, and admin and waste mgmt services Educational services, and health care and social assistance Manufacturing Retail trade Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services Other services, except public administration Information Wholesale trade Public administration Transportation and warehousing, and utilities Construction Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

0.0%

1.7%

2.5% 2.4%

3.5% 3.4%

3.9%

5.7%

7.7%

8.9%

13.8%

20.4%

26.1%

0%

5%

10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Figure 2-11: Commute Time

Less than 10 minutes 10 to 19 minutes 20 to 29 minutes 30 to 39 minutes 40 to 59 minutes An hour or longer

18%

34%

28%

12% 4%4%

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20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 2-12: Commute Distance

Less than 10 miles

10 to 24 miles

53%

32% 2% 13%

25 to 50 miles

Greater than 50 miles

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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September 25, 2017 Draft