Rate controls for size
Net households per 1,000 residents makes differently sized metros comparable, while the inspector preserves the underlying count.
IRS metro migration network
See the corridors behind a metro's migration total.
Net movement answers how the balance changed. This atlas adds the direct market network underneath it—without mistaking tax-return households for every mover, renter or future lease.
- Complete metros
- 696 all-US totals + direct pairs
- Direct corridors
- 16,928 directional market pairs
- Mapped households
- 3,449,254 tax-return households
- Arcs at once
- 20 largest selected direction
Balance + direct network
One background measure. One selected flow direction.
Color reports net IRS tax-return households per 1,000 residents. Arcs report exact stored pairs for the selected metro; neither layer is a demand forecast or recommendation.
Shareable atlas controls
696 exact metro recordsChoose one metro and one direction
Direct flow direction
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Background: net IRS tax-return households per 1,000 ACS residents. Arcs: the 20 largest directly mapped inter-metro flows for the selected direction. Metro display anchors are averages of member-county shape centers, not official centroids.
Interpret before ranking
Counts, rates and coverage answer different questions.
The atlas keeps all-US IRS totals separate from the subset whose two county ends both map directly to a current RentMarker metro.
Pairs are directional
Dallas to Houston and Houston to Dallas are different stored flows. Switching direction changes both the arcs and counterpart ledger.
Exact membership only
County ends map through the official CBSA membership table. Unmatched movement stays outside direct mapped coverage.
IRS scope stays explicit
The records describe filing-unit moves and mover AGI. They do not identify tenure, motive, neighborhood or the rent a mover paid.
Server-rendered evidence
Both ends of the net migration rate.
This exact evidence view remains readable without the interactive map, pointer input or client-side JavaScript.
Highest net inflow rates
| Market | Net / 1,000 | Net households | Top direct counterpart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson, GA | +21.4 | 1,814 | Atlanta, GA |
| The Villages, FL | +21.0 | 3,011 | Orlando, FL |
| Spearfish, SD | +16.2 | 441 | Rapid City, SD |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | +15.5 | 5,933 | New York, NY |
| Ocala, FL | +14.8 | 5,929 | Orlando, FL |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | +14.2 | 2,307 | Tampa, FL |
| Wilmington, NC | +12.5 | 5,645 | Raleigh, NC |
| Lewisburg, TN | +11.7 | 422 | Nashville, TN |
| Lakeland, FL | +11.6 | 9,148 | Orlando, FL |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | +10.6 | 5,547 | Miami, FL |
Highest net outflow rates
| Market | Net / 1,000 | Net households | Top direct counterpart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards, CO | -6.8 | -374 | Denver, CO |
| Morgan City, LA | -6.3 | -303 | Lafayette, LA |
| Mitchell, SD | -6.3 | -162 | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Pittsburg, KS | -6.0 | -235 | Joplin, MO |
| Rexburg, ID | -6.0 | -411 | Idaho Falls, ID |
| Kingsville, TX | -5.8 | -178 | Corpus Christi, TX |
| Plainview, TX | -5.8 | -215 | Lubbock, TX |
| Ithaca, NY | -5.6 | -584 | New York, NY |
| Fairbanks, AK | -5.5 | -526 | Anchorage, AK |
| Lafayette, IN | -5.4 | -1,233 | Indianapolis, IN |
Source ledger
Direct flows, dated population and official geography.
Every row carries the same three-source contract. The stored atlas was synchronized on 2026-07-30.
Methods, limitations and CSV- Census ACS 5-year — populationACS 2024 5-yearPulled 2026-07-26Open publisher
- OMB/BLS delineation — metro geographyOMB July 2023 delineationPulled 2026-07-30Open publisher
- IRS SOI — county migration and mover incomeSOI migration 2022-2023Pulled 2026-07-26Open publisher