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Land Use (Socioeconomic Data) <br />Background <br />The MPO forecasts socioeconomic data (SE Data), such as dwelling units, population and <br />employment, to the year 2045 and uses that data as a key input into the travel demand model <br />called the Triangle Regional Model, or TRM). The process starts with the 2045 guide totals, <br />which are county- level population and employment projections for the year 2045, and <br />proceeds to the Community Visualization (CommViz) model that distributes the dwelling units <br />and employment to particular parcels based on land availability and suitability. <br />The following MPO Web page provides detailed information on the methodologies used for the <br />guide totals and CommViz modeling process, as well as maps showing the projected population <br />and employment distribution: : "i,ly` C C® T ®Land se <br />Guide Totals <br />The MPO establishes the 2045 county -level population and employment to calculate the <br />growth that the CommViz model process will distribute. The population is based on estimates <br />and projections from the N.C. Office of State Budget and Management, and the employment <br />projection is based on a private service from Woods- and -Poole Economics. The employment <br />current employment estimate is based on employer data from InfoUSA that is verified and <br />updated by local planners. The following table provides the guide totals: <br />% change <br />74% <br />66% <br />40% <br />59% <br />% change <br />90% <br />78% <br />68% <br />* 061y lirnciudes portion, of Chatham County lira the modelllirng area. <br />76% <br />76 <br />