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Demographic Data

Demographic data is critical in planning the future transportation system.  Demographic data is composed of employment, housing units, and population. Each of these components serves different aspects in the transportation planning process. Employment and housing units are used in travel demand modelling. The population projections have a lots of uses including economic projection, demand management, and comparisons between communities.

The Demographics-Update-Technical-Report updates the 2012 Demographic projections to a base-year of 2015 with projections provided for every five years until 2045.  This demographic update allows BTPO to validate the assumption used in the 2012 plan and to extending the projected data to 2045.   In summary, the estimates for 2015 and the actual 2015 numbers were very consistent in magnitude but missed in assigning the growth to specific Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ).   For example, the 2015 projection housing units were 30,137 and the actual number of housing units in 2015 was 30,166.  The method used to determine employment was the biggest change in the 2015 report.  An error in determining self-employed workers led to an over-representation of employment within the region.  Employment in 2015 and future projections was reduced by about 10,000 employees.  After the adjustment, the projected 2015 numbers were very close to the actual 2015 numbers.  Therefore, the projections and control total for 2020 to 2040 from the 2012 report will be used.  Only the allocation to the 613 TAZs will vary.

2015 Demographic Summary for BTPO Planning Area

Category2015202020252030203520402045
Education Employment1172128014401587175018951972
University Employment2887310631643227329534613600
Retail Employment4865481350345263550457555987
Service Employment14119144161503815767164891724317936
Other Employment12642140411463415271159301661217282
Households28959306253229133943357553741439073
Housing Units30166319023363635357372453897340701
Population774368201086344906459539299689103985

Annual Update

On November 7, 2016, the BTPO Policy Board approved the annual updated of the demographic data.  Providing tracking between the five-year intervals was one area targeted for improvement.  Employment control total data comes from US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) CA25N Total Full-Time and Part-Time Employment by NAICS Industry for the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan statistical area.  The table below shows the trend using the 2014 estimated employment.   The growth rate for employment went down from 1.87% to 1.77%.  The projected BTPO 2015 control total is 37,430 while projecting the BEA data the 2020 employment number would be 39,302.   BTPO considers this to be still on track.

Wage and Salary Employment

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

BTPO 2015 Control Total Estimates

35347

35725

36107

36492

36882

37430

BEA 2013

35896

36569

37254

37952

38663

39387

BEA 2014 Update

36004

36640

37288

37948

38619

39302

Housing units provide a similar story.  BTPO tracks building permits as a way to track households and population between the censuses.  The 2015 projections have the number of housing units increasing between 2015 and 2020 from 30,166 to 30,513 units.  An average of 347 housing units needs to be built annually to meet this projection.  In the period from May 2018  to May 2019, only 241 units were built.  The household and population data assume a 4% vacancy rates the lower number of units might be an indication that growth is behind or that vacancy rates are moving lower.

 

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Great information on how a roundabout operates.With the new Philbin/Chubbuck Rd. Roundabout opening soon, we wanted to share some information on how to properly Navigate Roundabouts.

Roundabouts have been proven to be much safer than traditional intersections because they give drivers more time to judge and react to other cars, reduce the severity of crashes and reduce fatalities by up to 90 percent. They also offer 75 percent fewer conflict points than traditional intersections and cost much less to operate.

Overview of roundabout navigation:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=peUf2NRdWxs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46mOPz3rhHs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=il0Qmt5AOC8

How to navigate a single-lane roundabout (like the new one) with trailer/large truck:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Qkm7r6k_0

How to navigate truck aprons with large equipment/trailers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK5k2sH9Mko

Roundabouts vs stop lights vs stop signs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ0pnCx76Nk
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Great information on how a roundabout operates.
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