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Jobs Proximity Index, 2020

United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development · 2020 Full Details

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Jobs Proximity Index, 2020
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The jobs proximity index quantifies the accessibility of a given residential neighborhood as a function of its distance to all job locations within a CBSA, with larger employment centers weighted more heavily. Specifically, a gravity model is used, where the accessibility (Ai) of a given residential block- group is a summary description of the distance to all job locations, with the distance from any single job location positively weighted by the size of employment (job opportunities) at that location and inversely weighted by the labor supply (competition) to that location. More formally, the model has the following specification: Where i indexes a given residential block-group, and j indexes all n block groups within a CBSA. Distance, d, is measured as “as the crow flies” between block-groups i and j, with distances less than 1 mile set equal to 1. E represents the number of jobs in block-group j, and L is the number of workers in block-group j. The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) has missing jobs data in all of Puerto Rico and a concentration of missing records in Massachusetts. Interpretation Values are percentile ranked with values ranging from 0 to 100. The higher the index value, the better the access to employment opportunities for residents in a neighborhood. Data Source: Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) data, 2014. Related AFFH-T Local Government, PHA and State Tables/Maps: Table 12; Map 8. To learn more about the Jobs Proximity Index visit: https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/4868/affh-raw-data/ Date of Coverage: 02/2020, The Jobs Proximity Index quantifies the accessibility of a given residential neighborhood (Census Block Group) as a function of its distance to all job locations within a CBSA, with larger employment centers weighted more heavily.
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United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Subject
Labor market, Boundaries, Economy, Location, Society
Temporal Coverage
2020
Date Issued
2023
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This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
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Public
Format
Shapefile
Language
English
Date Added
October 01, 2025

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