Tutorial: Mapping Migration Flows with R
The American Community Survey Migration Flows dataset estimates the number of people that have moved between pairs of places. The estimates are calculated based on where a person lived when surveyed and where they lived one year prior to being surveyed. The data is...
Mapping Population Growth Hot Spots with R and ArcGIS Pro
This tutorial demonstrates how to use R and ArcGIS Pro to generate hot spot maps of population growth by census tract. In a previous article I showed you how to use the tidycensus R package to quickly access and map US census data. You can also download a free copy of...
Automating Census Map Production with R
Many of our readers regularly work with U.S. Census data for mapping and analysis purposes. Whether you work with these datasets every day or just every now and then to create a simple map you’ve no doubt discovered how difficult it can be to decipher census...
Exporting Census Data to Shapefiles with R
In a previous article you were introduced to using US Census data using the tidycensus R package. In that article you learned how easy it is to generate R datasets containing either decennial or American Community Survey (ACS) data and visualize that information as...