Take a look at October's Regional Snapshot to gear up for the election and see how our economy has improved since the recession. Check out the highlights below, or download the entire report here. Nationally, recovery with expansion continues Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is recovering since the recessionary trough, and employment has as well, but [...]
It's that time of the year when we take a look to see how our economy is performing. With employment rates, home price indices, building permits, and more, The Quarter can help us identify what areas of our economy are striving and what areas are slower to recover. Check out the highlights below and take [...]
This visualization shows traffic congestion costs per commuter throughout the U.S. Atlanta ranks on the higher end with an average cost per commuter of $1,130. Credit: Tableau-CindyGlover
Trends in patents are a leading indicator for higher-wage job growth. When there are high amounts of patents filed, it suggests that people are innovating, creating, and starting businesses. This map shows the number of patents filed per 100,000 people in 2015. Dark blue represents the highest rates and light blue/ grey represent the lowest. Atlanta [...]
The lists and maps below show the Top 10 Worst Bottlenecks in September 2016 in metro Atlanta. The worst bottleneck was located at I-85/I-75 S @ I-20/SB Exit 247. On average, this location had a maximum back up of 3.6 miles, an average duration of 5 hours and 10 minutes, and was classified as a bottleneck [...]
This map shows the top twenty metros that had the greatest increase in population from 2010-2015. The metros in darker circles had the greatest increase in population. Austin had the greatest increase with a population that grew 15.8 percent from 2010. In addition to the top twenty, the map shows metro Atlanta (ranking 23rd) with [...]
Election Day is just 39 days away and there are only 12 days left to register to vote. We are taking a timely look at voter data from the last three Presidential elections. In 2012, there were a little over 3 million registered voters in the 23-county metro Atlanta region, and 2.2 million voted. As of September 1, [...]
This map shows areas in metro Atlanta that have the greatest number of employees working in the Transportation & Warehousing industry (determined using the North American Industry Classification System). These areas are primarily concentrated in south metro Atlanta, near the airport. This map was made using Neighborhood Nexus. Areas with the greatest number of [...]
This map, from our latest Regional Snapshot: Reading Matters and Math Counts, shows the 50 schools with the highest reading proficiency (in blue) and the 50 schools with the lowest reading proficiency (in gray) in metro Atlanta. With the exception of schools in Fayette County and a couple of schools in northern DeKalb, Gainesville City, and Cobb, there [...]
An estimated 500,000 people visited Atlanta on Labor Day weekend to attend various holiday events. To see what kind of impact the influx of visitors had on traffic, the maps below compare travel speeds on the Saturday of Labor Day (September 3) to the following Saturday (September 10). The maps, using INRIX data, show non-interstate roads [...]
