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Employees purchase real estate and
pay property taxes. They buy motor
vehicles and pay sales and real estate
taxes on these products. They buy
other taxable items such as groceries
and general merchandise. We developed
and administered a survey of
employees to learn more about their
living and spending patterns. Almost
five hundred employees (493) filled out
the survey on the 8th July, 2000. Assuming
that those who filled out the survey
represent the total population of
the workforce at the casino and the
hotel, we can make a number of conclusions.
Twenty eight percent (27.8)
have moved into the area to work at
the casino since 1997. Twenty eight
percent (28.4) have children going to
schools in the area. The average commute
in minutes is 25.57. Twelve percent
(12.4) have bought a home in the
last three years. Forty-six percent (45.7)
have bought one or more cars in the
last three years. The employees spend
their money the following ways: six
percent (6.1) is spent on the
reservation, sixteen percent (15.9) is
spent in the Holton area, four percent
(3.72) is spent elsewhere in Jackson
County, forty-eight percent (48) is
spent in the Topeka area, 9 percent
(8.8) is spent elsewhere in Shawnee
County, and the rest (17.48) is spent
elsewhere in the world.
Summary of a Statistical Analysis
1. By all measures, the employment
numbers in Jackson County have
increased dramatically, mainly due to
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