Comanche County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Comanche County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 23 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 34.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Comanche County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (23 new jobs)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (11 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (9 new jobs)
4. Animal food manufacturing (5 new jobs)
5. Private households (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Comanche County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 11 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 36.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Comanche County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (11 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (4 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (2 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (39 jobs lost)

Of the 22 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 13 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Comanche County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 57 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Comanche County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other professional and technical services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 17.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 6.1 percent. The losses in the Other professional and technical services industry in Comanche County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.5 percent in terms of employment in the Other professional and technical services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (17.3 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (12.5 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (10.4 percent decline)
4. Health and personal care stores (4.8 percent decline)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (3.1 percent decline)

Comanche County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 73.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Comanche County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 1.1 percent. The Private households industry in Comanche County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (73.7 percent gain)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (66.7 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (29.5 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (25.1 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (24.3 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Comanche County, Texas

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 10 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $36,563. Hispanic in Comanche County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $24,563, which is 26.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Comanche County had a median household income level of $24,863, this was 25.2 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $61,718. This median is 85.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Comanche County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $34,157 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Comanche County accounted a relatively low median household income of $33,254 (2005 Dollars). This median is 40.5 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and this is 47.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Comanche County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 17.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Comanche County, reporting 29.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.