North Central Kansas County Profiles

Chase County

2008

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Section I
Overview of Chase County

Chase County is one

of 105 counties of
the sunflower state
located in the north
central part of
Kansas. The county
seat is the City of
Cottonwood Falls.

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County Profile - Chase County, KS

Chase County is one of the 105 counties in the state of Kansas. The 2007 populations
estimate lists the population to be 2,882. According to 2000 estimates, it has 775.89
square miles in land area and a population density of 3.9 people per square mile. The
average household size is 2.34 persons (2000), and median household income is
$34,432 (2004) (US census Bureau).

Population Estimates

Chase County has a population of 2,882 as of July 1, 2007 (US Census Bureau). The
population decreased by 4.88% from the year 2000 to 2007. As per the 2000 census
survey, population of the county was 3,030 with median age of 40.3 years. In 2000,
Chase County had 19.5% of its population under the age of 15 years, 21.8% in the age
group 15 to 34 years, 35.3% in the age group 35 years to 59 years and 23.3% of its
population above 60 years of age.

Table 1: Population Estimates for Chase County

Year Ending Chase County Kansas
Population Estimates
July 1,2007 2,882 2,775,997
July 1,2006 2,973 2,755,817
July 1,2005 2,987 2,741,665
July 1,2004 3,018 2,730,828
July 1,2003 2,963 2,721,824
July 1,2002 3,027 2,712,383
July 1,2001 2,982 2,700,979
July 1,2000 3,030 2,692,890
Census 2000 April 1,2000 3,030 2,688,418
2000 to 2007 % change -4.88% 3.26%
1990 to 2000 % change 0.3% 8.5%
Source: US Census Bureau

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3,000,000

2,500,000

2,000,000
Kansas
1,500,000

1,000,000

500,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000 Chase 
2,000
1,000
0
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000

Source: US census Bureau

Figure 1: Population Change in the Last Century

Table 2: Sex and Age of Population (2000 Census)

SEX AND AGE Count Percentage
Male 1,544 51.0%
Female 1,486 49.0%
Under 5 years 182 6.0%
5 to 9 years 186 6.1%
10 to 14 years 223 7.4%
15 to 19 years 218 7.2%
20 to 24 years 118 3.9%
25 to 34 years 325 10.7%
35 to 44 years 480 15.8%
45 to 54 years 420 13.9%
55 to 59 years 171 5.6%
60 to 64 years 139 4.6%
65 to 74 years 267 8.8%
75 to 84 years 212 7.0%
85 years and over 89 2.9%
Source: US Census Bureau

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Household Income

Median Household income for Chase County is $34,634 and it is about 19% less than
the state median income. The median household income had declined by 9.5% from
2000 to 2005, but that rate is still less than the rate state median income has declined at
9.9%

Table 3: Median Income in Chase County

Median Income Chase Kansas
Median household income in 2005 $34,634 $42,861
Median household income in 1999 (adj. for inflation1) $38,282 $47622
5-year percent change 2000 to 2005 -9.5% -9.9%
Source: USDA ERS (www.ers.usda.gov) and US Census Bureau

$60,000 
$47,622 
$50,000  $42,861 
$38,282 
$40,000  $34,634 
$30,000  Chase
$20,000  Kansas
$10,000 
$0 
Median household income in 2005 Median household income in 1999 

Figure 2: Median Income in Chase County and Kansas

Poverty Rates

The current poverty rate for Chase County is less than that of the state. In 2000, Chase
County’s poverty rate was 10.9% which decreased to 10.4% in 2007. The poverty rate
for Kansas in the same period went from 8.9% to 11.2%.

Table 4: Poverty Estimates for Chase County

Poverty Estimates Chase 5-Year % Change Kansas
Poverty rate in 2007 10.4 - 11.2
In 2000 10.9 -4.6% 8.9
Poverty rate for children under 18 in 2007 17.1 - 14.7
In 2000 14.2 20.4% 11.9
Source: US Census Bureau (Downloaded from www.stats.indiana.edu)

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Value 2005 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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Labor Force

Chase County’s current unemployment rate is 3.8% which is less than the state rate of
4.1%. The total labor force for the county increased by 0.5% in the last five years and by
14.4% in the last ten years, but along with that the unemployed labor force also declined
by 13.7% in the last five years.

Table 5: Labor Force Annual Averages for Chase County

Labor Force Annual Averages in 2007 Chase County Kansas
Total Labor Force 1,680 1,478,781
5-year % change 0.5% 3.8%
10-year % change 14.4% 6.9%
Employed 1,617 1,418,666
5-year % change 1.1% 5.0%
10-year % change 15.2% 6.7%
Unemployed 63 60,115
5-year % change -13.7% -17.8%
10-year % change -3.1% 12.0%
Unemployment Rate 3.8 4.1
5-year % change -13.6% -19.6%
10-year % change -13.6% 5.1%
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (Downloaded from www.stats.indiana.edu)

4%

Employed
Unemployed

96%

Figure 3: Employed and Unemployed Labor Force in Chase County

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Educational Attainment

About eighty-seven percent of the population above the age of 25 has at least a high
school degree. 24.2% of the population above the age of twenty-five had some college
education, and 23.2% hold some kind of college degree.

Table 6: Educational Attainment – Chase County

Percent of Percent of
Educational Attainment: Census 2000 Chase Population Kansas Population
25+ 25+
Total Population 25 and Older 2,081 100.0% 1,701,207 100.0%
Less Than 9th Grade 97 4.7% 88,124 5.2%
9th to 12th, No Diploma 171 8.2% 149,675 8.8%
High School Graduate (incl. equiv.) 827 39.7% 507,612 29.8%
Some College, No Degree 503 24.2% 417,722 24.6%
Associate Degree 75 3.6% 99,096 5.8%
Bachelor's Degree 303 14.6% 290,271 17.1%
Graduate or Professional Degree 105 5.0% 148,707 8.7%
Source: US Census Bureau

100% 5.00% 8.70%

90% Graduate or Professional 
14.60% Degree
80% 17.10%
3.60% Bachelor's Degree
70% 5.80%
24.20% Associate Degree
60%
24.60%
50% Some College, No Degree
40%
30% 39.70% High School Graduate (incl. 
29.80%
equiv.)
20% 9th to 12th, No Diploma
10% 8.20% 8.80%
0% 4.70% 5.20% Less Than 9th Grade
Chase Kansas

Figure 4: Educational Attainment – Chase County

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Workers Commuting to Work
About fifty-three percent of the labor force work in the county itself. The maximum
outflow of workers from Chase County is to Lyon County (about 30% of workers
commute to Lyon County for work).
Table 7: Workers (Commuting to Work) Living in Chase County
Workers Living in Pct Dist.
Chase
County in 2000 in County
Total 1,519 100.0%
Working in County 818 53.85
Working Elsewhere 701 46.15%
Barton County, KS 5 0.33%
Butler County, KS 28 1.84%
Coffey County, KS 1 0.07%
Dickinson County, KS 5 0.33%
Douglas County, KS 10 0.66%
Geary County, KS 5 0.33%
Harvey County, KS 15 0.99%
Johnson County, KS 3 0.20%
Lyon County, KS 468 30.81%
McPherson County, 11 0.72%
Marion County, KS 48 3.16%
Morris County, KS 20 1.32%
Osage County, KS 2 0.13%
Reno County, KS 3 0.20%
Riley County, KS 3 0.20%
Sedgwick County, KS 37 2.44%
Shawnee County, KS 8 0.53%
Wabaunsee County, 7 0.46%
Wyandotte County, KS 2 0.13%
Jackson County, MO 11 0.72%
McDonald County, MO 4 0.26%
Custer County, OK 3 0.20%
Salt Lake County, UT 2 0.13%
Source: US Census Bureau (Includes only workers over 16 years old)
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CHASE COUNTY
Pct Dist.
Kansas
in State
1,310,746 100.0%
1,214,739 92.7%
96,007 7.3%
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– less than 1% of residence county population commutes

– less than 5% of residence county population commutes
– less than 10% of residence county population commutes
– less than 20% of residence county population commutes
– more than 20% of residence county population commutes
Figure 5: Workers Commute from Chase County

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The maximum inflow of workers to Chase County is from Lyon County. Around 33
workers commute to Chase County from Lyon County for work, and 25 come from
Marion County. In total around 93 workers commute to Chase County for work.

Table 8: People Working in Chase County

People Working in County Pct Dist. Kansas Pct Dist.
in 2000 Chase in County in State
Total 911 100.0% 1,317,070 100.0%
Living in County 818 89.79% 1,214,739 92.2%
Living Elsewhere 93 10.21% 102,331 7.8%
Butler County, KS 2 - - -
Coffey County, KS 3 - - -
Greenwood County, KS 2 - - -
Leavenworth County, KS 2 - - -
Lyon County, KS 33 - - -
Marion County, KS 25 - - -
Morris County, KS 20 - - -
Sedgwick County, KS 3 - - -
Shawnee County, KS 1 - - -
Wilson County, KS 2 - - -
Source: US Census Bureau (Includes only workers over 16 years old.)

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– less than 1% of residence county population commutes

– less than 5% of residence county population commutes
– less than 10% of residence county population commutes
– less than 20% of residence county population commutes
– more than 20% of residence county population commutes
Figure 6: Workers Commuting to Chase County

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 Section – II
Industry Analysis
 CHASE COUNTY

Industry Analysis

Industry Totals for Chase County

Industry employment in Chase County increased by 7.57% from 1990 to 2007. Average pay (after adjusting for inflation)
has grown by 20.88%, and the number of establishments in the same period has remained the same overall with some
being added and closed over the years.

Table 9: Annual Covered Employment & Wages2 Over Time (NAICS) – Chase County
Average Pay in Terms of
Year Establishments Employment Average Annual Pay
20073 Dollars (adj*)
1990 87 779 $11,842 $18,786
1991 86 752 $12,808 $19,498
1992 86 782 $13,095 $19,352
1993 81 772 $13,538 $19,426
1994 84 803 $14,184 $19,844
1995 86 801 $14,385 $19,571
1996 85 816 $15,170 $20,047
1997 88 805 $15,292 $19,755
1998 89 804 $15,813 $20,115
1999 87 755 $16,920 $21,058

2
Covered Employment & Wages (CEW) also known as ES202 data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program, the Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages (QCEW) program, also known as the ES-202 program. The data are derived from summaries of employment and total pay of workers covered by state
and federal unemployment 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).

3
Average 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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Average Pay in Terms of

Year Establishments Employment Average Annual Pay
20073 Dollars (adj*)
2000 88 762 $17,413 $20,967
2001 92 777 $17,786 $20,823
2002 92 812 $16,772 $19,330
2003 87 741 $18,336 $20,662
2004 85 756 $18,815 $20,652
2005 83 741 $21,597 $22,929
2006 81 761 $22,876 $23,528
2007 87 838 $22,709 $22,709
Change from 1990 to 2007 0 59 $10,867 $3,923
Percent change from 1990 to 2007 0.00% 7.57% 91.77% 20.88%
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) *adj = Adjusted for Inflation.

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Establishments 
95
92 92

90 89
88 88
87 87 87 87
86 86 86
85 85
85 84
83
81 81
80

75
Employment
860 838
840
816 812
820 803 801 805 804
800 779 782
772 777
780 762 761
752 755 756
760 741 741
740
720
700
680

$23,528
$22,929
Average Annual Pay Adjusted

$22,709
$21,058

$20,967

$20,823

$20,662

$20,652
$20,115
$20,047
$19,844

$19,755
$19,571
$19,498

$19,426
$19,352

$19,330
$18,786

$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Figure 7: Changes in Establishments, Employment and Average Annual Wages in the County

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Jobs and Average Wages by Industry

Accommodation & Food Services is the largest sector in Chase County with 135 jobs. The highest paid sector is the Arts,
Entertainment & Recreation sector with annual average wages of $38,400. Other high wage paying sectors are: Public
Administration (annual average wages of $31,124) and Construction (annual average wages of $25,830). The maximum
number of establishments is in the Public Administration sector (17 establishments) followed by Retail Trade,
Transportation & Warehousing and the Accommodation & Food Services sectors each with 9 establishments.

Table 10: Industry Distribution of Establishments, Jobs, and Average Wages – Chase County
Industry Distribution of Establishments, Jobs & Average Wages (2007) Establishments Jobs Annual Average Wage
Total Covered Employment and Wages 87 838 $22,709
Private 63 547 $22,576
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 6 N N
Mining 3 N N
Utilities NA N N
Construction 5 6 $25,830
Manufacturing 3 60 $21,467
Wholesale Trade 2 N N
Retail Trade 9 54 $14,371
Transportation and Warehousing 9 10 $25,145
Information 1 N N
Finance and Insurance 4 N N
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 3 N N
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3 N N
Management of Companies and Enterprises NA N N
Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services 1 N N
Educational Services 2 N N
Health Care and Social Assistance 3 N N
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1 15 $38,400
Accommodation and Food Services 9 135 $10,485
Other Services (except Public Administration) 7 13 $13,739
Public Administration 17 26 $31,124
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) N – Non-disclosed, NA- Not Applicable

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Establishments Employment

Agriculture Mining
Utilities Construction
Manufacturing Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade Transportation & Warehousing
Information Finance & Insurance
Real Estate  Professional & Technical Services
Mgmt of Companies Waste Management
Educational Services Health Care 
Arts & Entertainment Accommodation & Food Services
Other Services (except Public Administration) Public Administration

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

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Agriculture
Average Annual Pay Mining

$38,400
45000 Utilities
Construction
40000 Manufacturing

$31,124
Wholesale Trade
35000 Retail Trade
$25,830
Transportation & Warehousing

$25,145
30000 Information
$21,467 Finance & Insurance
25000 Real Estate 
$14,371 Professional & Technical Services

$13,739
20000
Mgmt of Companies

$10,485
Waste Management
15000
Educational Services
Health Care 
10000
Arts & Entertainment
5000 Accommodation & Food Services
Other Services (except Public Administration)
$0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 Public Administration

Figure 9: Average Wage in Various Industries in the Chase County

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Key Industries

Chase County is home to some very well performing industries. These industries may be a part of existing or emerging
clusters. For identifying key industries and clusters, three criteria were used:
1. Location Quotient – Location quotients (LQ) for industries at 6-digit NAICS level were calculated with US industry
employment as a base. The cutoff for LQ was taken as 1.25 (based on previous studies, especially Cortright 2003).

2. Average Wages – Average wages at 6-digit NAICS codes were compared to US average wages. If any industry
has average wages 10% above the US average, it is considered to be a good performing industry.

3. Growth Rate – Growth rates for the employment were calculated over three year time period from 2003 to 20064;
Growth rates above 5% are considered to be an indicator of good industry performance.

Any industry that satisfies one of these three conditions is either a good performing industry or an industry with good
potential for growth. There may or may not be a cluster existing in a region for every good performing industry, but if
there are good performing industries, a cluster may emerge in the near future. (For further details of methodology,
please see Appendix B).

The industry satisfying all three of the above stated criteria is the Animal Production sector (NAICS 112). This sector has
grown by approximately 51% over the last three years, and the wages are 11% more than the national average. The
location quotient for the sector is 24.19(Table 11).

Table 11: 6 Digit NAICS Codes with High Wages, Location Quotients and Growth Differentials
Higher Wages Growth Location
NAICS NAICS Definition Establishments Employment Average Wages
than Nation Differentials Quotient
112 Animal Production 4 21 $30,071 11.03% 51.83% 24.19
Source: ES202 2006 data, IMPLAN MIG Group

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There were two reasons for selecting 2003 base year. 1) The numbers were more likely to be free from 9/11 impacts as compared to 2001 or 2002 numbers. 2)
NAICS definitions changed in 2002, so it was very difficult to bridge between 2002 & 1997 codes for some industries.

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Industries with Highest Growth Rates

The highest growth rate is for the Nursing Care Facilities in the county. Other sectors with high growth rates for Chase
County are the Hotels and Motels (NAICS 721110), Crop Production (NAICS 111) and the Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
(NAICS 721191). The Agriculture, Arts & Entertainment and Local Services are sectors with high growth rates.

Table 12: Top 10 Industries (6-digit NAICS) with Highest Growth Rates
Average Growth
NAICS NAICS Definition Establishments Employment Cluster
Wages Differentials
623110 Nursing Care Facilities 1 39 $20,126 239.12% Biomedical/Biotechnical (Life Sciences)
721110 Hotels and Motels, except 1 39 $10,326 77.28% Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Visitor
Casino Hotels Industries
111 Crop Production 1 80 $22,441 74.72% Agribusiness, Food Processing and
Technology
721191 Bed-and-Breakfast Inns 2 4 $10,193 58.74% Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Visitor
Industries
Commercial and Industrial
Machinery & Equipment
811310 (except Automotive & 2 4 $12,276 58.74% Local Personal Services (Non-Medical)
Electronic) Repair &
Maintenance
112 Animal Production 4 21 $30,071 51.83% Agribusiness, Food Processing and
Technology
Supermarkets & Other Local Food and Beverages Processing &
445110 Grocery (except 1 15 $12,458 44.22%
Distribution
Convenience) Stores
447110 Gasoline Stations with 1 12 $11,290 44.22% Energy (Fossil and Renewable)
Convenience Stores
813910 Business Associations 1 4 $20,584 25.99% Local Community & Civic Organizations
444130 Hardware Stores 1 7 $21,691 11.87% Local Household Goods & Services
448140 Family Clothing Stores 1 7 $11,930 11.87% Local Retail Clothing & Accessories
Source: ES202 2006 data, IMPLAN MIG Group

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Industries with highest Location Quotient

The sector Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining (NAICS 212312) has the highest LQ in Chase County of 416.20. There
are three sectors with high LQ that are a part of the Agribusiness cluster and two sectors that are a part of the Arts &
Entertainment cluster. These are the sectors:
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Visitor Industries Cluster
Recreational and Vacation Camps
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Agribusiness, Food Processing and Technology Cluster
Crop Production
Animal Production
Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating

Table 13: Top 10 Industries (6-digit NAICS) with Highest Location Quotients
Average Location
NAICS NAICS Definition Establishments Employment Cluster
Wages Quotient
212312 Crushed and Broken 2 43 $40,499 416.20 Mining
Limestone Mining
721214 Recreational and Vacation 1 8 $8,491 73.16 Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Visitor
Camps Industries
721191 Bed-and-Breakfast Inns 2 4 $10,193 57.62 Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Visitor
Industries
111 Crop Production 1 80 $22,441 36.72 Agribusiness, Food Processing and
Technology
112 Animal Production 4 21 $30,071 24.19 Agribusiness, Food Processing and
Technology
115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, 1 2 $25,684 21.99 Agribusiness, Food Processing and
and Cultivating Technology
532412 Const, Mining & Forestry 1 4 $75,910 18.05 Mining
Mach Equip Rental & Leasing
484121 General Freight Trucking, 1 36 $30,216 16.64 Transportation & Logistics
Long-Distance TL
323110 Commercial Lithographic 1 15 $42,645 15.19 Printing and Publishing
444130 Hardware Stores 1 7 $21,691 10.88 Local Household Goods & Services
Source: ES202 2006 data, IMPLAN MIG Group

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Industries with Highest Wages as Compared to National Averages

The county’s Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (NAICS 532412) have
average wages around 32% more than the national averages. The other sectors with wages higher than national
averages are the Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Newspaper Publishers, Animal Production and the Farm and
Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers sector.

Table 14: Top 10 Industries (6-digit NAICS) with Wages Above National Averages
Wages
Average
NAICS NAICS Definition Establishments Employment Compared Cluster
Wages
to Nation5
Construction, Mining, and
532412 Forestry Machinery and 1 4 $75,910 32.71% Mining
Equipment Rental and Leasing
531210 Offices of Real Estate Agents and 1 1 $68,250 25.01% Local Real Estate, Construction &
Brokers Development
511110 Newspaper Publishers 1 2 $50,374 23.46% Education & Knowledge Creation
112 Animal Production 4 21 $30,071 11.03% Agribusiness, Food Processing and
Technology
423820 Farm and Garden Machinery and 1 1 $42,874 3.98% Agribusiness, Food Processing and
Equipment Merchant Wholesalers Technology
Source: ES202 2006 data, IMPLAN MIG Group

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Wages compared to nation – the difference in county & 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 a
region’s industries and to analyze the local economic base6.

National Growth Share

The share of growth (decline) in local employment that can be attributed to growth (decline) in employment at the
national level.
National Growth Share = Employment in base year * National employment growth rate

Industry Mix Share

This is the growth (decline) in employment in the region that can be attributed to the growth (decline) in that
particular industry at the national level.
Industry Mix Share = Employment in base year *(Industry’s National Growth rate – National employment
growth rate)

Local Share
This is the share of growth (decline) in employment in a region that can be attributed to the competitiveness of a
region.
Local Share = Employment in base year *(Region’s industry growth rate – National Industry growth rate)

The industry with the highest local share in growth is the Crop Production sector. The employment in the sector increased
by 65, and all of the 65 jobs were due to local growth (Table 15). The second highest growth in employment was in the
Nursing Care Facilities sector. In this industry there was a net growth of 38 jobs, all of which were attributable to local
growth in the region.

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Table 15: Industries with Highest Local Share of Growth – Shift Share Analysis Chase County
NAICS NAICS Definition Net Growth National Growth Share Industry Mix Share Local Share
111 Crop Production 65 1 -1 65
623110 Nursing Care Facilities 38 0 0 38
721110 Hotels and Motels, except Casino Hotels 32 0 0 32
112 Animal Production 15 0 0 15
445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except 10 0 0 10
Convenience) Stores
447110 Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 8 0 0 8
721191 Bed-and-Breakfast Inns 3 0 0 3
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and
811310 3 0 0 3
Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic)
Repair and Maintenance
444130 Hardware Stores 2 0 0 2
813910 Business Associations 2 0 0 2
484121 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance TL 4 2 1 1
323110 Commercial Lithographic Printing 0 1 -2 1
448140 Family Clothing Stores 2 0 1 1
Data Source: ES202 data, IMPLAN MIG group

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Clusters in Chase County

Traded Clusters

An Agribusiness, Food Processing & Technology cluster may exist in Chase County or may be part of a larger cluster in
the region or state. The cluster has a growth rate of 50.18% and an LQ of 7.83, but the wages are less than the national
average. The Biomedical/Biotechnical cluster also has a very high growth rate of 239.121% but has considerably lower
wages than the rest of the nation; its LQ of 0.84 is lower than the cut off value. Other clusters with high LQ are the Mining,
Printing & Publishing and Transportation & Logistic clusters. Investments into these sectors should be considered to make
them more competitive.

Table 16: Clusters in Chase County

Average Wages
Wages Growth
Cluster Establishments Employment Compared to LQ
Rate
National Average
Advanced Materials N N N N N N
Agribusiness, Food Processing & Technology 8 105 $24,434 -28.54% 50.18% 7.83
Apparel & Textiles N N N N N N
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Visitor 4 51 $10,027 -69.42% -1.89% 2.64
Industries
Biomedical/Biotechnical (Life Sciences) 1 39 $20,126 -51.98% 239.12% 0.84
Business & Financial Services 5 12 $24,198 -68.16% -28.62% 0.26
Chemicals & Chemical-based Products N N N N N N
Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing N N N N N N
Defense & Security 1 0 N N N N
Education & Knowledge Creation 1 2 $50,374 14.94% -39.43% 0.22
Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component N N N N N N
Manufacturing
Energy (Fossil & Renewable) 5 25 $28,976 -51.51% -18.39% 0.82
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing N N N N N N
Forest & Wood Products N N N N N N
Glass & Ceramics N N N N N N

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Information Technology & Telecommunications 2 2 $38,982 -48.47% -41.52% 0.08

Machinery Manufacturing 1 1 $44,551 -17.85% -20.63% 0.21
Mining 4 47 $43,848 -21.80% -6.23% 36.60
Primary Metal Manufacturing N N N N N N
Printing & Publishing 2 17 $43,554 -16.48% -10.86% 1.69
Transportation & Logistics 5 46 $29,402 -31.33% 2.27% 2.87
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing N N N N N N
Total All Industries 60 454 $23,854 -43.75% 0.15% 1.00
Data Source: ES202 data, IMPLAN MIG group
Highlighted cell represent values higher than specified criteria values

Transportation  Biomedical
Printing &  & Logistics 0.84
Publishing 2.87 Arts & 
1.69 Entertainment Business & 
2.64 Financial Services
0.26
Agribusiness
7.83 Education & 
Knowledge 
Creation
Energy 
0.22
0.82

IT & 
Telecom
Mining 0.08
36.60 Machinery Mfg
0.21

Figure 10: Location Quotients for Various Clusters in Chase County

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Figure 11: Traded Clusters in Chase County

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Figure 12: Traded Cluster Location Quotients for Chase County

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Local Clusters

Local Community & Civic Organizations cluster has a high growth rate of 38.67% and an LQ of 1.38 but has wages less
than national averages. The Local Financial Services cluster has a high LQ of 2.88, a low but positive growth rate of
1.49% and wages that are less than national averages. The other cluster with a high growth rate is Local Personal
Services with a growth rate of 25.99%. Local Real Estate, Construction & Development is the only cluster with wages
higher than the national averages. This cluster has wages approximately 93% higher than the national averages.

Table 17: Local Clusters in Chase County

Average Wages
Wages Growth
Cluster Establishments Employment Compared to LQ
Rate
National Average
Local Commercial Services 1 N N N N N
Local Community & Civic Organizations 5 8 $18,127 -40.14% 38.67% 1.38
Local Education & Training N N N N N N
Local Entertainment & Media N N N N N N
Local Financial Services 2 23 $38,202 -25.40% 1.49% 2.88
Local Food and Beverages Processing & 2 17 $12,014 -52.66% 4.26% 0.81
Distribution
Local Health Services 3 3 $22,056 -54.06% 0.00% 0.14
Local Hospitality Establishments 3 37 $7,082 -50.25% -3.36% 0.96
Local Household Goods & Services 3 10 $19,246 -49.15% 0.00% 0.48
Local Industrial Products & Services 1 1 $42,874 -20.33% -65.80% 0.46
Local Logistical Services N N N N N N
Local Motor Vehicle Products & Services 3 5 $17,409 -52.70% -29.05% 0.41
Local Personal Services (Non-Medical) 2 4 $12,276 -50.10% 25.99% 0.43
Local Real Estate , Construction & Development 3 1 $93,512 93.06% -60.31% 0.07
Local Retail Clothing & Accessories 1 7 $11,930 -40.18% -11.21% 0.39
Local Utilities N N N N N N
Data Source: ES202 data, IMPLAN MIG group
Highlighted cell represent values higher than specified criteria values

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Figure 13: Local Clusters in Chase County

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