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per cent in 1%0 and 20 per cent in 1970. The background report states that “although agriculture is still the foundation of the Rappahannock County economy, more residents now depend more heavily on other sectors of the economy for their employment needs.”
The report also notes that the Aileen Plant in Flint Hill is the county’s largest employer with 482 persons working in March 1977. As of that date, there were no other employers in the county with more than 15 employees.
“How many of the people who work at Aileen live in Rappahannock County and how many commute?” asked Phil Irwin, adding he’d heard that 80 per cent of those employed were commuters.
Capelle replied that it would be impossible to gather that type of data without permission from plant management.
“Do you have any accurate figures on the tourist trade up Route 211?” asked Miller.
“It’s very difficult to get that type of information,” answered Capelle. He added that all of the figures included in the background material were “somewhat out of date.” He explained that data from the 1980 census wouldn’t be available until April 1982, while some information, such as commuter growth figures, wouldn’t come out until 1984.
According to informatin from the 1970 census, Rappahannock has had a total net out-commuting increase (of people who live in Rappahannock but work elsewhere) of 3.6 per cent1 between 1960 and 1970. “Generally, increasing outcommuting from an area suggests a lack or imbalance of local employment opportunities,” the report states.
Capelle noted that the number of out-commuters has shown a 26.4 per cent
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