There are quite a few farms out there which need labor. At the wage paid in Seattle, employers can get a more productive worker than someone who has been chronically homeless is capable of being.

Yes, but its not like most of the formerly-homeless sheltered individuals are getting a job in the urban core near the business district where many of the shelters are

Are jobs concentrated specific places or all over? Where do transit lines run? Where are other services located?

In many cities, the transit is hub-spoke from downtown (which is mostly offices), so not a lot of opportunities.

> Are their jobs concentrated elsewhere? Knowledge worker jobs are concentrated downtown, and jobs that are likely to look favorably upon someone homeless are probably not concentrated in any one area.

Not a lot of opportunities for what?

It sounds like it would be more difficult for homeless people to travel from or to anywhere else on average.