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HOUSING NEEDS <br />COMMUTE PATTERNS <br />An important consideration in addressing housing needs is the commute patterns <br />Santa Ana of residents and the workforce and the extent to which a balance in jobs and <br />� Irvine housing is desired. In a large metropolitan area where employment centers cross <br />Anaheim municipal boundaries, a jobs /housing balance is more often achieved at a regional <br />level, as opposed to a city level. However, to the extent that minimizing commutes <br />Costa Mesa and improving air quality are important objectives, striving to achieve an <br />Los Angeles acceptable jobs /housing balance is worthwhile. <br />I [}range <br />Illustrated in the map below and in Chart A -8, the majority of Santa Ana's <br />Newport Beach working residents— approximately 72 percent —are employed within Orange <br />Garden Grove County. While the majority of employed Santa Ana residents work outside of the <br />Tustin City, approximately 20 percent work within the City. The top six places where <br />Santa Ana residents work are in Santa Ana, Irvine, Anaheim, Costa Mesa, the <br />Huntington Beach City of Los Angeles, and Orange, according to the 2010 US Census. <br />0% 10% 20% <br />Chart A -8: Place of Work, <br />2010 <br />Approximately one in five employed <br />Santa Ana residents work in the City of <br />Santa Ana. The next top five places of <br />work include Irvine, Anaheim, Costa <br />Mesa, the City of Los Angeles, and <br />Orange. <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau, <br />Longitudinal Employer - Household <br />Dynamics 2010. <br />FA <br />--"5 <br />1. Santa Ana 20.440(20x) <br />2. Irvine 11,900(12%) <br />3. Anaheim 6.500(5x) <br />4. Costa Mesa 4.900 (5 %) <br />5. Las Angeles (City) 4.500 0%) <br />6. Orange 4.100 (4 %j <br />7. Newport Beach 3.60014 %y <br />S. Garden Grove 2.80013x) <br />9. Tustin 2.70013 %) <br />IQ. HUntington Beach 2.50013%) <br />Al— ti'wr tars ,.ws r <br />Source: Longitudinal Employer- Household Dynamics based on the 2010 Census <br />A -8 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT <br />