The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Medicine Park, employing 7.50% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Other and Accommodation industries employ 21.71% and 20.39% of the civilian workforce, respectively.
A relatively large number of people in Medicine Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.75% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Medicine Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Medicine Park is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Medicine Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Medicine Park has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Medicine Park has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Medicine Park than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Medicine Park may be for you.
One downside of living in Medicine Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.65 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Medicine Park doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
