A vibrant community is almost always rooted in a solid economic base. Without it, efforts to achieve excellence in all facets of life may falter. Information in this category covers many dimensions of a regional economy: Jobs, earnings at those jobs, income levels, taxes and revenue, data on local firms, and the distribution of income. This category paints a fairly detailed picture of the economies of each of the three counties as well as for the Tri-County region as a whole.