V N E/N ROf those who responded as voluntarily not employed/not rered, 34.8 percent are “very or somewhat likely”to accept employment if the right opportunity is presented. Figure 34 shows that the <strong>Kossuth</strong> <strong>County</strong>Laborshed area is esmated to contain 425 individuals who are voluntarily not employed/not rered andwilling to work if presented with the right opportunity. This group may represent a quality source of potenalavailable labor in the Laborshed area for certain industries/businesses looking to fill non‐tradional workarrangements.Figure 34Voluntarily Not Employed/Not Rered ‐ Willing to Accept EmploymentTotal AdjustedLabor Force by ZoneEstimated Total Willing toChange/Accept by Zone*Estimated Number of VoluntarilyNot Employed/Not RetiredWilling to Accept by Zone*Zone 1 3,765 1,840 88Zone 2 8,616 3,624 199Zone 3 61,503 2,611 138Total 73,884 8,075 425*Total Willing to Change/Accept Employment references those who would be willing to commute into Zone 1 from their homeZIP code for an employment opportunity.Respondents willing to accept employment by zone are calculated using a regression model weighted bymulple variables such as educaon level, gender, age, miles willing to travel and wages. This model providesan esmate for the total number of individuals “willing to change” by zone. The totals are based on the TotalAdjusted Labor Force esmates found in Figure 1.For more informaon regarding those who are voluntarily not employed/not rered, please contact the<strong>Kossuth</strong>/Palo Alto <strong>County</strong> <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Development</strong> Corp.R PRered individuals (18‐64 years of age) represent an underulized and knowledgeable pool of workers in someLaborshed areas. In the <strong>Kossuth</strong> <strong>County</strong> Laborshed area, 14.3 percent of those who are rered are willing to re‐enter the workforce at some capacity. Figure 35 illustrates that those who are rered and willing to re‐enterthe workforce reside throughout the survey zones (approximately 1,510).Figure 35Rered (18‐64) ‐ Willing to Accept EmploymentTotal AdjustedLabor Force by ZoneEstimated Total Willing toChange/Accept by Zone*Estimated Number ofRetired Willing toAccept by Zone*Zone 1 3,765 1,840 151Zone 2 8,616 3,624 303Zone 3 61,503 2,611 1,056Total 73,884 8,075 1,510*Total Willing to Change/Accept Employment references those who would be willing to commute into Zone 1 fromtheir home ZIP code for an employment opportunity.Respondents willing to accept employment by zone are calculated using a regression model weighted bymulple variables such as educaon level, gender, age, miles willing to travel and wages. This model providesan esmate for the total number of individuals “willing to change” by zone. The totals are based on the TotalAdjusted Labor Force esmates found in Figure 1.For more informaon regarding rerees, please contact the <strong>Kossuth</strong>/Palo Alto <strong>County</strong> <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Development</strong>Corp.<strong>Kossuth</strong> <strong>County</strong> Laborshed Analysis 24 Released March 2013
Commuter Concentrationby Place of Residence into AlgonaNOBLESJACKSONMARTINFairmontFARIBAULTBlue EarthFREEBORNMOWERSpirit LakeSpirit LakeOSCEOLAOkobojiDICKINSONMilfordTerrilEsthervilleEMMETWallingfordArmstrongRingstedLedyardSwea CityBuffalo Center ThompsonLakotaWINNEBAGO LelandBancroft§¨¦ 90 £¤ 65Lake MillsWORTHKensettMITCHELLRakeOBRIENCHEROKEEGraettingerSpencerRuthvenCylinder£¤ 169 £¤ 18TitonkaForest CityFentonWodenCrystal LakeLone RockBurtKOSSUTHEmmetsburgBrittWesleyCLAYAlgonaPALO ALTOHANCOCKWhittemore ^_Ayrshire£¤ 71 WebbMallard West BendCorwithLu Verne£¤ 20BodeKanawhaOttosenLaurensRolfeLivermore RenwickBradgate £¤ 169Rutland HardyHUMBOLDTGoldfieldBUENA VISTAPOCAHONTASGilmore City HumboldtDakota CityWRIGHT ClarionGarnerClear LakeMason CityCERRO GORDO§¨¦ 35FRANKLINFLOYDBUTLERClareThorBadgerEagle GroveWoolstockFort DodgeWEBSTERIDASACCALHOUNDuncombeWebster CityHAMILTONHARDINGRUNDY10 Mile Interval Between RingsLehighMiles0 10 20 40 60 80Area ShownLegend^_AlgonaInterstates4-Lane HighwaysUS HighwaysState HighwaysIowa <strong>County</strong>Minnesota <strong>County</strong>Commuter Concentrationby Place of Residence (per ZIP Code)1 - 1819 - 5960 - 137138 - 1,509<strong>Kossuth</strong> <strong>County</strong> Laborshed Analysis 25 Released March 2013
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