Can I get industry data for census tracts, block groups, townships, American Indian reservations or other small areas shown in the population census?
• Census 2000 is the only data set that provides employment by industry for tracts, block groups, townships, Indian reservations, Congressional Districts, and a variety of other specialized areas. The only areas shown in the Economic Census are states, counties, places with 2500 or more inhabitants, metro areas, and ZIP Codes. • Note that the data in Census 2000 are counts of residents of the block group employed in that industry. Economic Census data are counts of persons who work in the specified area. (See the note on Census 2000 data by place of work under the next question.) Users should also recognize that Economic Census figures exclude most self-employed individuals and other “nonemployers”. • Census 2000 detail in SF3 includes employment in each of the 18 NAICS sectors shown in the Economic Census, plus two more outside the scope of the Economic Census: agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; and public administration. SF3 also includes some broader sector groupings not sh