DESCRIPTION
The Neighborhood Jobs-Housing Balance Index is average variance of jobs and housing (lessser divided by greater) by transportation
analysis zone (or other measure used in the metropolitan area) as reported in USDOT Census Transportation Package 1990. This home-work walkability
indicator expresses the maximum possible jobs-housing walkability --- the extent of the balance if the maximum possible number of jobs within the zone
were filled by people living in the zone. It does not take into consideration how well local residents might match to local jobs in skills, interest or
qualifications.
Perfect balance = 1.000.
Maximum imbalance = 0.000
Range = 0.000 to 1.000. Higher score indicates greater balance (greater walkability). Additional details below.
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BY METROPOLITAN AREA OVER 1,000,000 (RANKING BELOW) |
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Metropolitan Area |
Neighborhood
Jobs-Housing
Balance Index
(Maximum Possible Home to Work Walkability) |
Rank |
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Atlanta |
0.331 |
28 |
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Boston |
0.354 |
20 |
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Buffalo |
0.448 |
1 |
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Charlotte |
0.235 |
39 |
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Chicago |
0.343 |
23 |
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Cincinnati |
0.355 |
19 |
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Cleveland |
0.390 |
7 |
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Columbus |
0.302 |
33 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
0.274 |
38 |
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Denver |
0.376 |
11 |
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Detroit |
0.361 |
18 |
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Greensboro |
0.235 |
40 |
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Hartford |
0.437 |
2 |
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Houston |
0.339 |
25 |
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Indianapolis |
0.384 |
8 |
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Kansas City |
0.373 |
15 |
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Los Angeles |
0.423 |
4 |
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Memphis |
0.338 |
26 |
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Miami |
0.382 |
9 |
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Milwaukee |
0.378 |
10 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
0.322 |
31 |
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New Orleans |
0.334 |
27 |
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New York |
0.319 |
32 |
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Orlando |
0.276 |
37 |
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Philadelphia |
0.427 |
3 |
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Phoenix |
0.375 |
13 |
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Pittsburgh |
0.353 |
21 |
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Portland |
0.365 |
17 |
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Providence |
0.375 |
12 |
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Rochester |
0.374 |
14 |
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Sacramento |
0.342 |
24 |
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Salt Lake City |
0.283 |
36 |
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San Antonio |
0.293 |
34 |
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San Diego |
0.401 |
5 |
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San Francisco-San Jose |
0.352 |
22 |
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Seattle |
0.371 |
16 |
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St. Louis |
0.399 |
6 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
0.327 |
30 |
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk |
0.327 |
29 |
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Washington-Baltimore |
0.284 |
35 |
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Average |
0.349 |
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Average |
0.348 |
21 |
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RANKING |
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Metropolitan Area |
Neighborhood
Jobs-Housing
Balance Index
(Maximum Possible Home to Work Walkability) |
Rank |
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Buffalo |
0.448 |
1 |
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Hartford |
0.437 |
2 |
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Philadelphia |
0.427 |
3 |
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Los Angeles |
0.423 |
4 |
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San Diego |
0.401 |
5 |
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St. Louis |
0.399 |
6 |
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Cleveland |
0.390 |
7 |
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Indianapolis |
0.384 |
8 |
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Miami |
0.382 |
9 |
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Milwaukee |
0.378 |
10 |
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Denver |
0.376 |
11 |
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Providence |
0.375 |
12 |
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Phoenix |
0.375 |
13 |
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Rochester |
0.374 |
14 |
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Kansas City |
0.373 |
15 |
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Seattle |
0.371 |
16 |
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Portland |
0.365 |
17 |
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Detroit |
0.361 |
18 |
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Cincinnati |
0.355 |
19 |
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Boston |
0.354 |
20 |
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Pittsburgh |
0.353 |
21 |
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San Francisco-San Jose |
0.352 |
22 |
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Chicago |
0.343 |
23 |
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Sacramento |
0.342 |
24 |
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Houston |
0.339 |
25 |
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Memphis |
0.338 |
26 |
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New Orleans |
0.334 |
27 |
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Atlanta |
0.331 |
28 |
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk |
0.327 |
29 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
0.327 |
30 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
0.322 |
31 |
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New York |
0.319 |
32 |
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Columbus |
0.302 |
33 |
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San Antonio |
0.293 |
34 |
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Washington-Baltimore |
0.284 |
35 |
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Salt Lake City |
0.283 |
36 |
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Orlando |
0.276 |
37 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
0.274 |
38 |
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Charlotte |
0.235 |
39 |
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Greensboro |
0.235 |
40 |
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Notes: |
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Neighborhood Balance Index is average variance of jobs and housing (lessser divided by greater) by transportation analysis zone (or other measure used in the metropolitan area) as reported in USDOT Census Transportation Package 1990. |
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Perfect balance = 1.000 |
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Range = 0.000 - 1.000 |
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Higher score indicates greater balance |
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2000 data not yet available |
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20020816 (Draft 2) |
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