Economic Profile
The Economic Development Department of the City of Smith Center is a key ingredient in the economic success of today and growing our economic profile for tomorrow. We are here to help local businesses and companies looking to relocate to the city of Smith Center through various programs, incentives, and resources.
The strategies we employ include:
- Retain and grow current, existing industry, businesses, and economic activity
- Identify and attract new industries and businesses
- Develop and implement a economic development plan
- Promote Smith Center and specific sites in and around our community that are suitable for new business and industry
- Promote the restoration, maintenance, and beautification of Smith Center’s commercial buildings and businesses
- Promote the City’s assets and resources which enhance economic growth (such as infrastructure, schools, hospital, and community organizations)
The measures of economic success we monitor include:
- Employment
- Payroll
- Business volume
- Local tax base
Data sources and profiles for Smith County, Kansas
- Data USA profile for Smith County, KS - a comprehensive data website and visualization engine of public US Government data
- Kansas State Data Center - a cooperative program utilizing Census Bureau data
- Kansas County profile - Smith County
- Kansas Regional Data Portal (select a region: Northwest Kansas Planning and Development Commission OR Smith County, Kansas)
- Kansas Department of Labor - Labor Market Information Services
- For unemployment data:
- Kansas Initial Claims (select State Map, click on Smith County)
- Kansas Labor Force & Unemployment Rates by County
- For employment data and data related to occupations and vacancies:
- Kansas Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
- 2021 High Demand and High Demand High Wage Occupations (Region: Northwest Projection Region)
- Kansas Job Vacancy Survey 2019 (Local Area I)
- For unemployment data:
- Kansas Department of Agriculture - 2021 Economic Contribution Report
- Kansas Department of Revenue - Sales and Use Tax Reports