The Creative Industries in Douglas County, KS

2011

This Creative Industries report offers a research-based approach to understanding the scope and economic importance of the arts in Douglas County, KS. The creative industries are composed of arts businesses that range from non-profit museums, symphonies, and theaters to for-profit film, architecture, and advertising companies. Arts businesses and the creative people they employ stimulate innovation in todays global marketplace. Nationally, there are 756,007 businesses in the U.S. involved in the creation or distribution of the arts. They employ 2.99 million people, representing 4.14 percent of all businesses and 2.17 percent of all employees, respectively. The source for these data is Dun & Bradstreet, the most comprehensive and trusted source for business information in the U.S. As of January 2011, Douglas County, KS is home to 274 arts-related businesses that employ 1,210 people. These arts-centric businesses play an important role in building and sustaining economic vibrancy. They employ a creative workforce, spend money locally, generate government revenue, and are a cornerstone of tourism and economic development. The map below provides a clear picture of the creative industries in Douglas County, KS, with each dot representing an arts-centric business. The creative industries account for 4.59 percent of the 5,974 total businesses located in Douglas County, KS and 2.71 percent of the 44,730 total people they employ. 274 Arts-Related Businesses in Douglas County, KS Employ 1,210 People

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Arts-Related Businesses and Employment in Douglas County, KS

(Data current as of January 2011)

2011

CATEGORY
Arts Schools and Services Arts Schools and Instruction Design and Publishing Advertising Architecture Design Publishing Film, Radio and TV Motion Pictures Radio Television Museums and Collections Historical Society Museums Performing Arts Music Performers (nec) Services & Facilities Theater Visual Arts/Photography Crafts Photography Services Visual Arts

BUSINESSES
3 3 82 16 18 47 1 32 25 2 5 10 3 7 59 30 11 17 1 88 5 60 12 11 274

EMPLOYEES
15 15 315 116 132 66 1 148 133 2 13 266 9 257 312 109 26 175 2 154 7 77 57 13 1,210

GRAND TOTAL

Note: As the source of these data is based solely on businesses that have registered with Dun & Bradstreet, our analyses indicate an under-representation of nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists. Therefore, this Creative Industries report should be considered a conservative estimate. For more information, maps, and to make sure you are included in our Creative Industries research, visit www.AmericansForTheArts.org/sc/CreativeIndustries.

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