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Seward County Development Corporation Housing Employer Survey

INTRODUCTION

Seward County Development Corporation (SCDC) has partnered with FIVE RULE Rural Planning to complete an update to its housing study.

This survey will provide input to determine the need for workforce housing in Seward County and in planning for the type of housing most needed in our communities.

In addition to planning, this information will help with budgeting and fundraising from sources both within and outside of Seward County.

Your input into this survey will assist the city through the discovery and decision-making process.

This survey is anonymous.

Please complete the entire survey to the best of your ability.

SURVEY DEADLINE: May 16, 2025
1.Select the title that most accurately describes your employment status.
2.If you are a business owner or are in a manager/supervisory role, check all that apply:
3.If you responded that you are experiencing limited growth in question 2, check all that apply as reasons that limit growth:
4.Please check the statements below that apply to your business/organization that you work for: 
5.What is the individual wage range/s of employees in your company that struggle the most to adequate housing in Seward County (check all that apply)?

Employees earning:
6.What percentage of your current staff do you believe will be retiring [that you will need to replace] in the next 3-5 years?
7.The federal government defines affordable housing as spending less than 30% of take home pay after taxes on all housing expenses (rent/mortgage, insurance, utilities). 

Based on this definition, the range of monthly housing costs my employees can afford is (check all that apply):
8.Over the past 36 months, what is the average number of job openings at your company?
9.If you routinely have multiple openings, what are the wage ranges of employees that are hardest to fill (select all that apply):
10.What Seward County communities do you serve?
11.What Seward County community is your business located within?
12.Where do your employees live?
13.Thank you for your time to complete this survey.
As an employer in the county, please provide any other insights you'd like to share regarding workforce housing in Seward County.