vacation survey summary - part 3 pdf - wayne county, pa

WAYNE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN – VACATION HOME SURVEY TALLY

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26) During a typical visit by you (and/or your household)

to this property, what is the average number of:

Household members 3.0

Day guests in your party 1.7

Overnight guests 2.6

27) During the past 12 months for any one visit,

what was the maximum number of:

Household members 3.5

Day guests in your party 5.1

Overnight guests 5.1

28) Which days of the week did your household spend at your property?

Rank by frequency, using "1" as most frequent, "2" as next most frequent, etc.

(average rating indicated below - lowest rating is most popular)

Rating Inverse Rank

Saturday 1.4 0.7 1

Sunday 2.3 0.4 2

Friday 2.6 0.4 3

Monday 4.0 0.3 4

Thursday 5.0 0.2 5

Tuesday 5.0 0.2 6

Wednesday 5.6 0.2 7

29) During which month did the largest number of individuals visit?

January 3

February 3

March 3

April 1

May 4

June 15

July 57

August 47

September 3

October 4

November 10

December 5

30) During the next 12 months, about how much time

do you plan to spend on your property compared

with the last 12 months?

More days 43

Fewer days 17

About the same number of days 113

I do not plan to visit my property 4

3.5

5.1

5.1

Household members

Day guests in your party

Overnight guests

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0

Maximum 2nd home visitation

3.0

1.7

2.6

Household members

Day guests in your party

Overnight guests

0.0 2.0 4.0

Average 2nd home visitation

Saturday

Sunday

Friday

Monday

Thursday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Most popular visitation days

3 3 3

1 4

15 57

47 3 4

10 5

January February

March April May

June July

August September

October November December

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Most popular visitation months

24%

10%

64%

2% More days

Fewer days

About the same number of days

I do not plan to visit my property

Plans for spending time


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31) Do you rent your home in Wayne County to other persons

groups or families when you are not using it?

Yes 5

No 166

If yes, do you rent by:

The year 1 14%

The month 2 29%

The week 3 43%

The weekend 1 14%

Totals 7 100%

What percentage of the year is your

second home occupied by tenants? 42%

32) Please estimate your household's average weekly expenditures

while visiting your property, during the last 12 months on:

Food and groceries $361

Other expenditures $212

Meals eaten out $191

Personal expenses $175

Recreation $171

Transportation $131

Clothing $69

Hotels, motels or B&B's $2

Total $1,312

33) Estimate your annual expenditures on each of the following items

during the last 12 months incurred because of this property.

(a) Real estate taxes $2,491

(b) Maintenance expenses for:

(1) Utilities $1,223

(2) Repairs $2,459

(3) Insurance $722

(4) Other related items $846

c) Major purchases at stores near this property for:

(1) Recreational equipment $2,339

(2) Home furnishings $1,630

Total $11,710

34) Approximately how far, in miles, do you travel to reach your second

home in Wayne County from your primary home?

0-50 17

51-100 41

101-150 79

151-200 25

201-250 5

251-300 4

301-350 2

351-400 0

Over 400 8

3%

97% Yes

No

Do you rent out your 2nd home?

14%

29%

43% 14%

Year

Month

Week

Weekend

Do you rent out your 2nd home?

$361

$214

$191

$175

$171

$131

$69

Food and groceries

Other expenditures

Meals eaten out

Personal expenses

Recreation

Transportation

Clothing

$0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

Weekly expenditures

$5,250

$3,969 $2,491 Maintenance/utilities

Major purchases

Real estate taxes

Annual 2nd home expenses

9%

23%

44%

14%

10%

0-50

51-100

101-150

151-200

200+

Miles of travel to reach 2nd home


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35) Which roads do you use to reach your home in Wayne County?

Route I-84 74 36%

Route I-80 73 36%

Route 6 57 28%

Route 191 54 26%

Route 590 41 20%

Route I-380 39 19%

Route 17 (I-86) 32 16%

I-476 (PA Turnpike) 27 13%

Route 196/296 25 12%

Route 15/206 23 11%

Route 611 17 8%

Route I-81 16 8%

Route 247 15 7%

Route 402 13 6%

Route 17B 12 6%

Route 371 8 4%

Route 370 7 3%

Route 171 5 2%

Route 670 3 1%

Route 652 2 1%

Route 170 0 0%

36) Do you ever plan on residing in Wayne County full-time?

Yes 71

No 96

If yes, within:

3 years 15

5 years 21

10 years 18

15 years 7

20 years 0

Not certain 22

36%

36%

28%

26%

20%

19%

16%

13%

12%

11%

8%

8%

7%

6%

6%

4%

3%

2%

1%

1%

Route I-84

Route I-80

Route 6

Route 191

Route 590

Route I-380

Route 17 (I-86)

I-476 (PA Turnpike)

Route 196/296

Route 15/206

Route 611

Route I-81

Route 247

Route 402

Route 17B

Route 371

Route 370

Route 171

Route 670

Route 652

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Travel routes to reach 2nd homes

43%

57%

Yes

No

Do you ever plan to reside here?


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37)

Ambulance service 20 10%

Arts and cultural offerings 7 3%

Blight 7 3%

Cellular phone service 58 28%

Child care / family support 0 0%

Continuing education 7 3%

Crime 13 6%

Domestic violence 0 0%

Downtown revitalization 15 7%

Drug and alcohol abuse 0 0%

Economic opportunities 12 6%

Educational system quality 5 2%

Elder care (day care, etc.) 3 1%

Employment - seasonal 3 1%

Employment -full time 18 9%

Fire protection 17 8%

Health care 20 10%

High speed internet 15 7%

Higher education 2 1%

Highway maintenance 16 8%

Historical preservation 8 4%

Housing opportunities 1 0%

Illegal trash dumping 18 9%

Job training 3 1%

Library service 5 2%

Mental health services 1 0%

Open space 21 10%

Over-burdening land use regs 10 5%

Over-development / sprawl 27 13%

Police protection 21 10%

Poverty 6 3%

Property maintenance 13 6%

Public transportation 14 7%

Quality of new development 11 5%

Recreational opportunities 14 7%

Sewage disposal 9 4%

Shopping opportunities 13 6%

Stormwater management 9 4%

Taxes/cost of government 54 26%

Traffic congestion 5 2%

Water pollution 15 7%

Water supplies 13 6%

Youth programs 3 1%

This question attempts to understand what you feel needs to be

addressed to make Wayne County a better place to live. Please tell

us the five most important subjects you feel need attention.

Note: %'s indicate proportion of 205 total survey responses.

28%

26%

13%

10%

10%

10%

10%

9%

9%

8%

8%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

5%

5%

4%

4%

4%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Cellular phone service

Taxes/cost of government

Over-development / sprawl

Open space

Police protection

Ambulance service

Health care

Employment -full time

Illegal trash dumping

Fire protection

Highway maintenance

Downtown revitalization

High speed internet

Water pollution

Public transportation

Recreational opportunities

Crime

Property maintenance

Shopping opportunities

Water supplies

Economic opportunities

Quality of new development

Over-burdening land use regs

Sewage disposal

Stormwater management

Historical preservation

Arts and cultural offerings

Blight

Continuing education

Poverty

Educational system quality

Library service

Traffic congestion

Elder care (day care, etc.)

Employment - seasonal

Job training

Youth programs

Higher education

Housing opportunities

Mental health services

Child care / family support

Domestic violence

Drug and alcohol abuse

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Highest rated needs


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38) Can you tell us your total annual income?

Less than $50,000 19 12%

$50,000 to $74,999 30 19%

$75,000 to $99,999 25 15%

$100,000 to $124,999 30 19%

$125,000 to $149,999 18 11%

$150,000 to $199,999 18 11%

$200,000 to $399,999 14 9%

$400,000 to $499,999 2 1%

$500,000 or more 6 4%

Total 162 100%

39) Where did you live when you decided to purchase

your vacation home?

New York 62 33%

New Jersey 57 30%

Lehigh Valley Area 14 7%

Philadelphia 12 6%

Scranton Area 10 5%

Connecticut 2 1%

Pocono Area 2 1%

Wayne County 1 1%

Hazleton/Wilkes-Barre 0 0%

Other areas of Northeastern PA 11 6%

Other areas of PA 13 7%

Other U.S. 6 3%

Total 190 100%

40) What was the main reason(s) you purchased in Wayne County?

(Check all spaces that apply)

Scenic landscapes 77 38%

Slower pace of life 72 35%

Lake Wallenpaupack 69 34%

Recreational opportunities 67 33%

Lack of congestion 61 30%

Small town atmosphere 58 28%

Place to move to later 54 26%

Close to friends/relatives 52 25%

Hunting and/or fishing 49 24%

Friendly atmosphere 46 22%

Investment value 42 20%

Second home pricing 42 20%

Other lakes 34 17%

Proximity to metropolitan areas 23 11%

Upper Delaware River 22 11%

Grew up in Wayne County 9 4%

Summer camp experiences 6 3%

Cultural environment 3 1%


12%

19%

15%

19%

11%

11%

9%

1%

4%

Less than $50,000

$50,000 to $74,999

$75,000 to $99,999

$100,000 to $124,999

$125,000 to $149,999

$150,000 to $199,999

$200,000 to $399,999

$400,000 to $499,999

$500,000 or more

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Annual incomes of 2nd home owners

33%

30%

7%

6%

5%

1%

1%

1%

6%

7%

3%

New York

New Jersey

Lehigh Valley Area

Philadelphia

Scranton Area

Connecticut

Pocono Area

Wayne County

Other Northeast PA

Other PA

Other U.S.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Residence at time of 2nd home buy

38%

35%

34%

33%

30%

28%

26%

25%

24%

22%

20%

20%

17%

11%

11%

9%

Scenic landscapes

Slower pace of life

Lake Wallenpaupack

Recreation

Lack of congestion

Small town

Place to move

Close to friends

Hunting/fishing

Friendly atmosphere

Investment value

2nd home price

Other lakes

Close to metro area

Upper Delaware

Other

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Reasons for 2nd home purchase


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41)

County? Please check the answer closest to your own view.

Major Minor No Not

Problem Problem Problem Sure

16 45 49 36

10 36 64 34

Blight 11 34 46 47

63 64 21 3

1 11 36 89

7 18 30 82

Crime 11 36 36 57

1 12 26 94

19 36 29 56

5 9 29 94

26 27 25 61

1 14 46 76

5 14 25 92

11 26 30 71

24 26 19 71

17 39 49 36

10 43 24 64

21 30 45 48

8 19 33 75

18 39 61 22

3 26 47 64

3 16 52 69

23 57 20 43

5 16 28 89

7 15 47 72

4 5 30 96

12 34 62 33

20 30 36 55

22 43 35 39

17 41 45 41

Poverty 12 30 22 75

13 43 49 43

39 24 27 47

11 28 38 56

7 32 76 22

13 27 57 43

18 35 73 11

19 27 32 59

60 40 23 18

11 46 68 11

15 25 40 56

8 18 60 52

4 13 34 82


GENERAL NOTE:

Totals may not agree in certain cases due to rounding.

Water pollution

Water supplies

Youth programs



Traffic congestion


Sewage disposal







Police protection

Library service


Open space

Highway maintenance




Job training

Health care

High speed internet

Higher education



Fire protection




Domestic violence






Based on your experience as a vacation homeowner, how great a

problem do you feel each of the following issues are for Wayne

Ambulance service


31% 29%

19% 13%

12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 8% 7%

6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%

4% 4% 3% 3% 3%

2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1%

0% 0% 0%








High speed internet




Highway maintenance


Fire protection

Police protection

Ambulance service

Water pollution


Sewage disposal

Open space

Poverty

Blight

Crime



Traffic congestion


Health care

Higher education

Water supplies


Library service




Job training


Youth programs




Domestic violence


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Major rated problems by rank

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