retail market analysis w regional healthcare supplement ashtabula county ohio november 2004 prepared by jill clark program manager and elena irwin assistant professor state specialist in community economics 2 table of contents i executive summary 3 ii introduction 5 demographic trends 7 population growth age life cycle housing characteristics 8 income economic 14 labor force businesses sector implications for the 15 iv surplus leakage results region 19 sales diversity sectors 20 v 27 hierarchy discussion 28 vi developing local strategies 32 vii services 34 35 viii definition terms 37 ix methodology 38 x data sources 39 appendix a 40 b 41 following study analyzes 2003 surrounding eight goal this is to determine how well s meeting needs
