Dakota County Eastern Transit Study - Employers

Employer Survey

Dakota County is performing a study to on potential improvements to transit in your community. To gather meaningful community input on the project, you are invited to participate in a brief survey to help us understand needs and opportunities for transit service in Eastern Dakota County. One of our goals is to get a better understanding of the role transit service plays in increasing the labor shed, lower absenteeism, and general benefit to businesses.

If you have any questions or need assistance taking the survey, please contact Joe Morneau, Dakota County Senior Transit Specialist, at
952-891-7986 or joe.morneau@co.dakota.mn.us.

Your participation is voluntary, and responses are completely anonymous. Thank you for your participation in this study, your feedback is important.

Please respond to survey by November 21.

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* 1. What is the name and location of your business?

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* 2. How many employees are at your workplace?

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* 3. Do the majority of your employees have traditional start/end hours (8am - 5pm)

Yes

If you answered “No”, what are the hours of your main shift?

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* 4. Where are the majority of your employees coming from?

Dakota County

Nearby suburban county*

Minneapolis/Hennepin County

St. Paul/Ramsey County

Other*

*If you answered "Nearby suburban county" or "Other", please list specific location here.

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* 5. What areas do you typically scout or advertise for new employees?

Dakota County

Nearby suburban county*

Minneapolis

St. Paul

Other*

*If you answered "Nearby suburban county" or "Other" please list specific location here.

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* 6. To the best of your knowledge, how many of your employees get to work using the following transportation methods?

	None	Few	Some	Majority
Car	Car None	Car Few	Car Some	Car Majority
Vanpool	Vanpool None	Vanpool Few	Vanpool Some	Vanpool Majority
Carpool	Carpool None	Carpool Few	Carpool Some	Carpool Majority
Bike	Bike None	Bike Few	Bike Some	Bike Majority
Walk	Walk None	Walk Few	Walk Some	Walk Majority
Transit	Transit None	Transit Few	Transit Some	Transit Majority
Other	Other None	Other Few	Other Some	Other Majority

If "Other," please explain here.

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* 7. Do you have difficulty attracting or retaining employees because of transportation issues (don’t have a car, lack of transit service, etc.)?

Yes

If you answered yes, please list the transportation issues that you are aware of.

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* 8. Does your organization participate in any programs to encourage or facilitate carpooling, vanpooling, transit use, or biking to work?

Yes

If you answered yes, please provide details on the programs.
If you answered no, are you interested in pursuing an incentive program similar to Metropass?

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* 9. Any other comments?

If you would like additional information about this study please visit our website at: dceasterntransitstudy.com