by Gary Menger | Apr 20, 2023 | Geography, Maps
Between the county and block group levels – one too general, the other often too detailed. For many analytical tasks, an in-between layer is just what the doctor ordered. So, is there a goldilocks solution? There are four primary choices of standard geographies...
by Elyse Menger | Jan 12, 2023 | Current Events, Maps
Each year, U-Haul releases a list of states experiencing growth based on their own data for equipment demand for one-way trucks which they call the “U-Haul Growth Index” (U-Haul Growth States of 2022: Texas, Florida Top List Again | U-Haul (uhaul.com)). The 2022 list...
by Elyse Menger | Dec 1, 2022 | Maps, Product Sneak Peek
For many years now, we have carried healthcare data relating to estimates of expected case loads by condition, mostly used by hospitals and insurance companies. However, this leaves a gap for those suffering from chronic diseases and the various lifestyle habits that...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 27, 2022 | Maps
The population of the United States has more than doubled since 1950, and along with that growth has been a substantial shift in the demographic makeup of the population. In 1950, 97.5% of the population was either non-Hispanic White or Black. By 2020, the Hispanic...
by Gary Menger | Oct 13, 2022 | Maps
A few weeks ago, we examined the changes to the patterns of manufacturing employment and a natural follow-up is to consider the impacts on regional income. Income is particularly difficult to study over time since the geographic study areas change over time as does...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 29, 2022 | Employment Data, Maps
It is common knowledge that over the past few decades, the American economy has shifted away from manufacturing as we move towards being a service and information economy. At its peak in 1979, manufacturing employed over 19 million workers, which was over 22% of...
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