countymoves

Trace a county’s movers

Pick any of 2,748 counties and see where the returns that moved in came from, or where the ones that left went.

Direction

In 2022–23, 56,461 returns moved into Travis County, Texas. The largest single origin was Williamson County, TX, with 8,377 returns, 14.8% of all arrivals.

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The 15 largest flows of 20 returns or more.

The 20 largest origins

  1. Williamson County, TX8,37714.8% · 29 mi
  2. Harris County, TX3,0735.4% · 140 mi
  3. Hays County, TX2,6064.6% · 24 mi
  4. Bexar County, TX1,9683.5% · 74 mi
  5. Dallas County, TX1,6743.0% · 183 mi
  6. Los Angeles County, CA1,1352.0% · 1,231 mi
  7. Bastrop County, TX9561.7% · 25 mi
  8. Tarrant County, TX8781.6% · 177 mi
  9. Bell County, TX7771.4% · 57 mi
  10. Cook County, IL7671.4% · 980 mi
  11. Collin County, TX7431.3% · 214 mi
  12. King County, WA6571.2% · 1,749 mi
  13. Santa Clara County, CA6441.1% · 1,456 mi
  14. Fort Bend County, TX5791.0% · 125 mi
  15. Denton County, TX5521.0% · 208 mi
  16. Maricopa County, AZ5431.0% · 895 mi
  17. San Diego County, CA5300.9% · 1,137 mi
  18. El Paso County, TX4430.8% · 517 mi
  19. Hidalgo County, TX4390.8% · 267 mi
  20. New York County, NY4370.8% · 1,513 mi

Full profile of Travis County

How to use it

Type part of a county name and pick it from the list, choose a direction and press Show. The map zooms to the counties involved and the list ranks the 20 largest flows, each of 20 returns or more. The address bar keeps your choice, so the link can be shared or bookmarked.

What the numbers mean

Returns are individual income tax returns that the IRS matched across the 2022 and 2023 filing seasons; one return is roughly one household. The share is the flow divided by all returns that moved in (or out), including foreign moves and flows too small to be listed. Miles are straight-line distances between county centers. Counties where the IRS withheld a total have no tracer entry; they still appear as partners of other counties. More on the method in How to read the data.