[CTPP] Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America

Another example of using ACS data, and combining it with other data These results are limited to county geography only. Elaine --------------- Thanks to FHWA Hawaii Division's Liz Fischer for sharing the interactive online data tool below. Brenda C. Kragh Social Science Analyst FHWA Office of Human Environment Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America This month's featured resource is the Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America <https://webmail3.dot.gov/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://r20.rs6.net/t n.jsp?llr=jbzhuubab%26et=1104996167958%26s=7324%26e=001G9lMtrSlSr9GGlHth GNylZ_Y5pY_LxsQKDAskqCn_L_afUmGG-00xFBs_i6IqGySx2PZmb6n-XlPOcDzYplXPrtID 2te81D8xFgjFh20nvW9WXLfpxFWSMkah2B_CrHbTk5hAIacYt4=> [http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruralatlas/] , an interactive online data tool maintained by the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Atlas highlights the value of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey as a source of county data, aggregating data from several different federal sources. Through its interactive visual display, the Atlas assembles statistics on four broad categories of socioeconomic factors including demographics, jobs, agriculture indicators, and poverty trends. Users of this information-rich tool have the option to view county-level maps; view the entire country or zoom into specific regions, States, or county areas; view a selected socioeconomic indicator; view a pop-up window showing all the indicators for that county; print a version of the map or save the image in a graphics-file format that may be added to documents or presentations. A few clicks can provide a visual display of trends affecting transportation use, such as the percentage of persons over 65 living alone, retirement destinations projected to expand in the next ten years, and the shape of employment changes throughout the country.