Last week I mentioned a New York Times graphic describing state-level migration flows. The Census Bureau has released the Census Flows Mapper, a county-level mapping tool. This is a useful tool for county leaders and economic developers as they think about who they are attracting, where out-migrants are going, and how they can leverage regional assets to support regional and local development. Statistically, most moves occur relatively near a base county, which alludes to the regional nature of our economies and social capital.

2008-2012 Net Migration in Brazos County, home to Texas A&M University’s main campus:

Brazos County TX image from Census Flows Mapper. http://flowsmapper.geo.census.gov/flowsmapper/map.html