title: Long-distance commuting and population change in Georgia, 1960-80.
abstract: The authors investigate counter-urbanization and population change in Georgia between 1960 and 1980 by examining commuting patterns.  "The immediate objective is to construct the entire set of commuting fields of both large metropolitan areas to metropolitan and nonmetropolitan employment centers.  We then proceed to the relationship between commuting from nonmetropolitan areas to all levels of Georgia's urban hierarchy and population change in these nonmetropolitan settings.  By matching population growth and decline areas with explicit employment ties...the nature of the population changes is much better understood."  Data from the 1960, 1970, and 1980 censuses for 581 Census County Divisions (CCDs) in Georgia are analyzed. It is concluded that "most nonmetropolitan growth taking place in Georgia is associated with intensification of metropolitan commuting fields along with growth of nonmetropolitan centers and their influence along the very periphery of metropolitan spheres of employment influence.  However, a significant share of Georgia's nonmetropolitan population revitalization is explained by growth independent of direct metropolitan influence.  It would appear then that nonmetropolitan growth centers are an important part of the basis for population decentralization in Georgia.  Metropolitan spill-over alone cannot account for counterurbanization on this portion of the American economic landscape."
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Mitchelson
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005843:Geography; D005845:Georgia; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013383:Suburban Population; D014186:Transportation; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Commuting; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Georgia; Labor Force; Migration; Migration, Internal; Nonmetropolitan Population; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Report; Spatial Distribution--changes; Suburbanization; Temporary Migration; Turnaround Migration; United States; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization