Tag: usa

Mapping Median Household Incomes in the US

Mapping Median Household Incomes in the US

The US Census Download Center contains rich information on its countries demographic data. Here you can find a piece of R code that uses the highcharter package in R to create an interactive map showing the median household per country.

 

Leaving town at rush hour? Here’s how far you’re likely to get from America’s largest cities.

Leaving town at rush hour? Here’s how far you’re likely to get from America’s largest cities.

The Washinton Post is known for the lovely visualizations accompanying their stories. In a recent post, they visualized how long it would take you to get out of the downtown areas of various cities. They compared all the major U.S. cities and examined different leaving times. Unfortunately, I cannot copy the visualizations’ text here, but please do have a look at the originals.

 

How far could you get in 1-5 hours when departing from downtown areas?
How far could you get in 1 hour when leaving Los Angeles (right) and Dallas (left), at 4 (red), 7 (yellow) or 10 p.m. (blueish).