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'1 " ;1 ') r; ') J:..I ,_'..... u _" HOUSING Housing vacancy rates in aU ESA counties were over 10 percent for 1980 and 1986. Vacancy rates less than 10 percent are indicative of a housing shortage. Although Table 2-3 figures appear to show that all four counties could absorb light and perhaps heavy growth with existing housing, the vacancy rates shown may not take into account the large numher of seasonal residents in Crested Butte, Lake City, and other communities in the ESA, or building conditions. ECONOMIC AFFECTED DECISIONS SECTORS BY RESOURCE POTENT1ALl. Y MANAGEMENT Over 60 percent of the ESA workforce is in tbe service, Government, and trade sectors. Most potential effects on these sectors from BLM resource management decisions are indirect and immeasurable. Thus is it unlikely that any of the RMP/EIS alternatives will significanlly impact these sectors representing well over the majority of economic earners. AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT tbe total ESA employment; In 1984 Gunnison County travel related employment was 15 percent of the total county workforce; Hinsdale County had 28 percent of its employment related to travel, Montrose County had four percent related to travel, and Saguache County had six percent of its employment related to travel. All ESA Counties are dependent on various tourism related income sectors for their socio-economic well being, especially Hinsdale County, with the least amount of private land tax base in the ESA. Population in Hinsdale County expands from approximately 400 during winter and spring months to 4600 during peak summer and autumn months. Table 2-2 TOTAL RET AlL SALES (IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) COUNTY 1982 1986 1980 Gunnison 192.625 97.097 109.567 Changes in recreation management could have Hinsdale 3.898 5.304 5.548 localized economic impacts in the ESA, however, Montrose 165.138 178.935 189.558 The planning area derives benefits from expenditures Saguache 19.232 18.223 19.341 made for recreational activities, many of which are not presently quantified. ESA TOTALS 280.893 299.559 324.014 Tourism, or travel, economic impacts in the ESA for 1984 are quantified and shown in Table 2-4. Travel generated employment represents about 9 percent of Source: Colorado Department or Revenue HOUSING UNlTS AND VACANCY RATES BY COUNTY AND THE ESA Table 2-3 GUNNISON HINSDALE MONTROSE SAGUACHE ESA 1980 1986 1980 1986 1980 1986 1980 1986 1980 1986 Total Housing Units 5,823 7,099 701 854 9,423 10,252 1,885 1,918 17,832 20,123 Vacant Housing Units 2,039 2,727 538 689 995 1,164 525 464 4,097 5,044 Housing Unit Rate 35.02 38.41 76.75 80.68 10.56 11.35 27.85 24.19 22.98 25.07 Source: Division of Local Government, Demography Section, Local Government SuJVeY 2-3