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The American Community Survey, Commuting, and Geographic Data Overview

The American Community Survey, Commuting, and Geographic Data Overview. The American Community Survey. The American Community Survey is on the leading edge of survey design, continuous improvement, and data quality

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The American Community Survey, Commuting, and Geographic Data Overview

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  1. The American Community Survey, Commuting, and Geographic Data Overview

  2. The American Community Survey The American Community Survey is on the leading edge of survey design, continuous improvement, and data quality • The nation’s most current, reliable, and accessible data source for local statistics on critical planning topics such as age, children, veterans, commuting, education, income, and employment • Surveys 3.5 million households each year • Covers 35+ topics and produces 11 billion estimates each year • Three key annual data releases: • 1-year Estimates (for large populations) • 1-year Supplemental Estimates (for small populations) • 5-year Estimates (for very small populations)

  3. The American Community SurveyHow is the ACS Different from the Census?

  4. The American Community SurveyContent Overview POPULATION HOUSING Ancestry Citizenship Disability Educational Attainment Fertility Grandparents Language Marital Status Migration School Enrollment Veterans Age Hispanic Origin Race Relationship Sex DEMOGRAPHIC SOCIAL Computer & Internet Use Costs (Mortgage, Taxes, Insurance) Heating Fuel Home Value Occupancy Plumbing/Kitchen Facilities Structure Tenure (Own/Rent) Utilities Vehicles Year Built/ Year Moved In ECONOMIC Class of Worker Commuting Employment Status Food Stamps (SNAP) Health Insurance Hours/Week, Weeks/Year Income Industry & Occupation

  5. The American Community SurveyAvailability of ACS Data Products

  6. The American Community Survey Transportation Questions on the ACS • Means of transportation to work • Occupants per vehicle • Time leaving home for work • Travel time to work • Place of work • Vehicles per household

  7. Strengths of ACS Transportation Data • Survey data, collected continuously • Available for small areas • Comparability across years and geographies • Includes margins of error for quality checks • Rich set of demographic characteristics • Several ways to access the data depending on user needs

  8. The American Community SurveyHow People Travel to Work: 2016 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey. Table S0801.

  9. The American Community SurveyCommuting by Automobile: 1960 to 2016 Sources: Census 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000; American Community Survey 2006, 2010, 2016. Universe: Workers 16 years and older.

  10. The American Community SurveyVehicles Available for Household Use in the United States: 2016 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey. Table DP04.

  11. Selected Census Geographic Concepts Nation Zip Code Tabulation Areas Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas American Indian/ Alaska Native Areas/ Hawaiian Home Lands Urban Areas Regions States Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) Places School Districts Congressional Districts Counties Alaska Native Regional Areas State Legislative Districts Census Tracts 930,000 Geographic Areas 35,000+ Communities Block Groups 11

  12. Selected Ways to Access Data • QuickFacts • My Congressional District • My Tribal Area • OnTheMap for Emergency Management • Census Business Builder • American FactFinder • Data.census.gov • DataFerrett • TIGER/Line Shapefiles w/ Selected Demographic Data • Application Programming Interface (API) census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/guidance/which-data-tool/data-tools-chart.html

  13. County-to-County Commuting Flows • 2009-2013 5-year county-to-county (and MCD) commuting flows • Total worker counts • Means of transportation (4 categories) • Access data • https://www.census.gov/topics/employment/commuting/guidance/flows.html • Metro area redefinition expected using mid-decade ACS 5-year estimates (2011-2015)

  14. American FactFinder factfinder.census.gov 14

  15. Block Group Estimates

  16. Census.gov 18

  17. TIGER Products 19

  18. TIGER/Line with Selected Demographic and Economic Data 20

  19. 2012 – 2016 Detailed Tables www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger-data.html 21

  20. Continue the Conversation #ACSdata #CensusGeo Sign up for and manage alerts at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCENSUS/subscriber/new More information online: https://www.census.gov/acs • https://www.census.gov/geography.html Journey to Work and Migration Branch(301) 763-2454 acso.users.support@census.gov • geo.tiger@census.gov Social media: @uscensusbureau

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