Calling All Movers: The Analytics Behind Where People are Moving

We analyzed data released by the IRS on tax filings for the 2020–2021 tax years. Here’s what we found.

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Every year the IRS releases data on the number of returns filed by county in the United States and the total income associated with those returns.

The data was recently published for the 2020–2021 tax years. We combed through the data and picked out three key findings for businesses to be monitoring as they consider expansion and new market opportunity.

1. The rise of the Northeast “super-suburb”
2. Sunbelt growth began its acceleration
3. Money moved into Florida and out of California

While the data isn’t current, it gives us data-backed insights into the migration of households in early COVID and validates early trends that have continued to play out today.

The Rise of the Northeast “Super-Suburb”

In remote work’s early phases, much was said about its impact on people leaving cities and moving to areas that otherwise wouldn’t have been accessible with fully in-person employment.