Spatial Patterns and Determinants of Inter-county Migration in California: A Multilevel Gravity Model Approach.

ABSTRACT: Understanding migration patterns and their determinants is crucial for population estimation and resource allocation for policymakers. Utilizing residential mobility data collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles, this present study provides a spatiotemporal analysis of inter-county migration in California for the period 2014-2021. We use multilevel gravity models to address the hierarchical nature of migration data and the effects of migration flows sharing common origins, destinations, and regions, providing a substantively complete examination of push and pull forces affecting migration. Our findings show that populous counties in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area represent the largest origins and destinations, despite a systemic decline in intra-state migration. Mi

SUBMITTER: Xu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132804 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature