LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics

Alternate Titles(s): LODES
UID: 10148
Description
The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) provides data on the geographic employment patterns by employment location and residential location. Variables tracked include age of worker, earning, industry, sex, race, ethnicity, educational attainment. Forty-nine states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are active participants, although there are currently no public-use statistics for Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands. Data files are state-based and organized into three types: Origin-Destination (OD), Residence Area Characteristics (RAC), and Workplace Area Characteristics(WAC), all at census block geographic details. Data is available for most states for the years 2002 - 2014.
Publisher
Timeframe
2002 - Present
Geographic Coverage
National
Subject Domain
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Access

Restrictions
Free to All
Instructions
Data is publicly available from most states for the years 2002 - 2014.
Access via LEHD

Data & Documentation

Study Type
Observational