DRAFT Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update: 2/23/2018 version

Employment Morrisville is in the middle of the Raleigh/Durham/Research Triangle Park area. According to the 2014 American Community Survey 5-Year

Estimates, displayed in Figure 2-9 , 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, health care, and social

assistance account for a fifth of the Town’s employment.

Figure 2-9: Employment by Industry

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

0.0%

Construction

1.7%

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

2.4%

Public administration

2.5%

Wholesale trade

3.4%

Information

3.5%

Other services, except public administration

3.9%

Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services

5.7%

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing

7.7%

Retail trade

8.9%

Manufacturing

13.8%

Educational services, and health care and social assistance

20.4%

Professional, scientific, and mgmt, and admin and waste mgmt services

26.1%

Only 6.4% of Morrisville residents stay in Morrisville for work, while 22.3% commute to Raleigh, 18.6% to Durham, and 15.7% to Cary. Thirty-

seven percent of Morrisville residents commute to other places such as RTP, Chapel Hill, and Apex. Figure 2-10 shows the jurisdictions

Morrisville’s residents commute to, while Figure 2-11 shows the counties Morrisville’s residents commute to. This information indicates

that a large percentage of Morrisville residents are traveling to work outside of Morrisville, emphasizing the need for safe and efficient

access to the interstate and major arterials while supporting connectivity and mobility within Morrisville.

Figure 2-10: Workplace by City

Figure 2-11: Workplace by County

19.8%

22.3%

37.0%

54.6%

15.7%

25.7%

6.4%

18.6%

Raleigh Cary Morrisville Durham Other

Wake County Durham County

Other

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