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Originally Posted by Rail Claimore
Here are the CSA numbers for the big 4, assuming current definitions:
Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman CSA 1,208,453
Jefferson 658,466
Shelby 195,085
St Clair 83,593
Cullman 80,406
Walker 67,023
Blount 57,322
Chilton 43,643
Bibb 22,915
Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope CSA 595,257
Mobile 412,992
Baldwin 182,265
Huntsville-Decatur CSA 571,422
Madison 334,811
Morgan 119,490
Limestone 82,782
Lawrence 34,339
Montgomery-Alexander City CSA 427,691
Montgomery 229,363
Elmore 79,303
Autaga 54,571
Tallapoosa 41,616
Coosa 11,539
Lowndes 11,299
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Just randomly searched to see if there was new commuting data from the Census for 2010 (there was, so I did some searching) and here are the results for Alabama metros:
(Using 2010 numbers and 2009 numbers for year-over-year reference)
Large % increases in
BLUE (>.5%)
Large % decreases in
RED (>.5%)
Reminder: typically, MSA counties need 25% and CSA need 15% to be included.
Birmingham
Shelby 48.8% (MSA) Up from 48.2%
St. Clair 45.0% (MSA) Down from 45.2%
Cullman 13.9% (out of CSA?) Down from 14.5%
Walker 27.9% (MSA) Down from 28.2%
Blount 42.8% (MSA) unchanged
Chilton 18.2% (CSA) Down from 18.3%
Bibb 18.8% (CSA) Down from 19.2%
Population:
Jefferson-Shelby-St.Clair-Walker-Blount MSA: 1,061,489
Jefferson-Shelby-St.Clair-Walker-Blount-Chilton-Bibb CSA: 1,128,047
Jefferson-Shelby-St.Clair-Walker-Blount-Chilton-Bibb-Cullman CSA: 1,208,453 (if Cullman is included)
Huntsville
Morgan 21.9% (CSA) Up from 21.4%
Limestone 39.4% (MSA) Up from 38.7%
Lawrence 11.2% (x) Up from 10.2%
Marshall 15.8% (CSA) Up from 15.5%
Jackson 12.2% (x) Down from 12.9%
Population:
Madison-Limestone MSA: 417,593
Madison-Limestone-Morgan-Marshall CSA: 630,102
Madison-Limestone-Morgan-Marshall-Lawrence CSA: 664,441 (if you include Lawrence in the future)
Mobile
Baldwin 25.4% (MSA) Up from 25.1%
Washington 27.9% (MSA) Up from 19.1%
Clarke 13.3% (on verge of CSA) Up from 12.3%
Monroe 9.4% (x) Up from 8.3%
Escambia 9.0% (x) Down from 9.1%
Choctaw 9.1% (x) Up from 6.2%
Population:
Mobile-Baldwin-Washington MSA: 612,838
No CSA with current figures moving Baldwin (and Washington) to MSA
Mobile-Baldwin-Washington-Clarke CSA: 638,671 (if Clarke is included in the future)
Montgomery
Elmore 45.3% (MSA) Down from 46.0%
Autaga 42.7% (MSA) Up from 42.3%
Tallapoosa 10.1% (x) Up from 9.5%
Coosa 9.6% (x) Up from 7.0%
Lowndes 26.3% (MSA) Up from 25.9%
Macon 16.1% (CSA) unchanged
Bullock 16.2% (CSA) Up from 14.2%
Crenshaw 20.2% (CSA) Up from 19.2%
Pike 10.7% (x) Down from 10.9%
Population:
Montgomery-Elmore-Autauga-Lowndes MSA: 371,536
Montgomery-Elmore-Autauga-Lowndes-Macon-Bullock-Crenshaw CSA: 420,808
Ranking Alabama's potential future MSAs (Big 4):
- Jefferson-Shelby-St.Clair-Walker-Blount MSA: 1,061,489
- Mobile-Baldwin-Washington MSA: 612,838
- Madison-Limestone MSA: 417,593
- Montgomery-Elmore-Autauga-Lowndes MSA: 371,536
CSAs:- Jefferson-Shelby-St.Clair-Walker-Blount-Chilton-Bibb CSA: 1,128,047
- Madison-Limestone-Morgan-Marshall CSA: 630,102
- Montgomery-Elmore-Autauga-Lowndes-Macon-Bullock-Crenshaw CSA: 420,808