Table 31. Industrial employment land need <br />on sites smaller than 10 acres, Eugene, 2012-2032 <br />Sites smaller <br />than 10 <br />acres <br />Number of Jobs 6,283 <br />Employment in existing built space 3,454 <br />New jobs requiring vacant land 2,829 <br />Employment density (EPA) 10 <br />Gross Acres Needed 283 <br />Source: ECONorthwest <br />New jobs requiring vacant land was calculated by subtracting employees <br />locating in existing built space (3,454) from new jobs (6,283). <br />Acres needed was calculated by dividing employees on new land by an <br />EPA of 10 (2,829 employees divided by 10 employees per acre equals 283 acres). <br />For sites 10 acres or larger, Table 32 illustrates the reasonable range of <br />land and sites needed to accommodate employment growth on industrial <br />land in Eugene. Table 32 builds on the employment forecast in Table 30 <br />and uses the following assumptions. <br />Range of land need. The range of land need uses the projection <br />that industrial employment will develop at densities between 6 and <br />14 EPA. For example, for employment on sites between 10 to 20 <br />acres, Eugene will need between 98 acres (at 14 EPA) to 229 acres <br />(at 6 EPA) to accommodate the forecast of 1,371 new jobs. <br />Sites needed. The range of needed sites is based on projections <br />about the size of the site at the high and low end of the size range. <br />For example, Eugene would need between five sites (at a size of 20 <br />acres per site for 98 acres of land) to 23 sites (at a size of 10 acres per <br />site for 229 acres of land). The average number of sites is the <br />average in the range (e.g.,14 is the average between 5 and 23 sites). <br />Table 32. Range of land and suitable sites needed to accommodate industrial <br />employment, sites larger than 10 acres, Eugene, 2012-2032 <br />Range of land need <br />Sites needed <br />Gross <br />Site Size <br />Acres <br />(Suitable <br />Range of Needed <br />Site size Number <br />Employees Per Acre <br />Needed <br />Gross Acres) <br />Sites <br />(Suitable Acres) of Jobs <br />Low High <br />Low High <br />Low High <br />Low High Average <br />10 to 20 acres 1,371 <br />6 14 <br />98 229 <br />10 20 <br />5 23 14 <br />20 to 50 acres 1,371 <br />6 14 <br />98 229 <br />20 50 <br />2 12 7 <br />50 to 75 acres 1,257 <br />6 14 <br />90 210 <br />50 75 <br />2 5 3 <br />75 acres and larger 1,142 <br />6 14 <br />82 190 <br />75 100 <br />1 3 2 <br />Source: ECONorthwest <br />The gross acres needed is based on the number of jobs and the EPA range. For example, for sites 10 to 20 acres, the <br />low acreage need (98) is based on the high EPA (14) divided by the number of jobs (1,371 divided by 14). The high <br />acreage need (229) is based on the low EPA (6) divided by the number of jobs (1,371 divided by 6). <br />The gross site size is based on the low and high of the site size. For example, for sites 10 to 20 acres, the low site size is <br />10 acres and the high is 20 acres. <br />The range of needed sites is based on dividing the gross site size by the EPA. For example, for sites 10 to 20 acres, the <br />Part 11 - Eugene Economic Opportunities Analysis ECONorthwest Page 121 <br />