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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Existing Conditions SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN <br /> Where People Work Figure 4: Employment Density <br /> --------------------- ---------4 <br /> - ________ <br /> ---------------------------------- <br /> The geographic distribution of job density in Orange County in <br /> 2020 (Figure 4) is largely similar to population density, with the m <br /> highest density areas in Mebane, Hillsborough, and Chapel Hill- a6 <br /> Carrboro: <br /> r <br /> Cal G <br /> Store Bd s <br /> ■ Employment in Hillsborough is densest in the southeast <br /> 119 BB y1�\ <br /> area of the town. m Ra S`b'y9 <br /> Is Mebane employment density is clustered along 1-40, in <br /> r' c or�a <br /> the southern portion of the municipality. There are few s, oar <br /> pd <br /> jobs outside of these areas. Lebanpn Rd <br /> ay <br /> Mebane a <br /> Jobs not only generate demand from the employees that travel ��, ° <br /> there to work, but also from the potential customers, clients, and " Hillsborough 1 <br /> patients that visit a business. Jobs in the service and retail sectors <br /> tend to generate travel demand at higher rates than industry or <br /> Old NC 10 <br /> officejobs. In 2020, 59% of Orange County jobs were in service <br /> aQ0 o°`c�P ly°pl ` <br /> and retail sectors (Figure 3). � ,w <br /> �c° Ce <br /> Figure 3: Orange County Jobs by Sector e "ex� Q 9a <br /> 0 40 At Sinai Rd <br /> �Qa fiat <br /> `Industry, fi4 X <br /> O% a c' EubaaKs Rd 010 / <br /> c esteatl Rry ♦ �T <br /> Es, <br /> FAA <br /> aaDS� <br /> u , ' <br /> Employment Density Chapel Hill <br /> Jobs per Acre 'A rl, ; =4 <br /> E'<0.5 Ca rr b o ro "Y,y�,y��� .44 <br /> 0.5-1l iI <br /> Old Greensboro Rd <br /> ■1-2 - <br /> 2-5 <br /> 5-10 J a P <br /> ___________________oa__ <br /> ■10� .y sol r2,h <br /> °era soar«::°cxc xro z°zo o 1 zxnes N <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 3-3 <br />