The areas on that map which demonstrate the highest gain in rising income between generations are almost exclusively in areas with either high natural gas reserves or high oil reserves.
The middle tier is mainly made up of areas where moving from a suburb to a major city does not involve getting on a plane to visit relatives. (Chicago being the exception, not sure why, maybe its proximity to Michigan?).
The lowest areas are primarily the deed south without access to oil/nat gas reserves. The deep south has a triple challenge of low income to reinvest in to school systems, limited opportunities or areas near Detroit which have seen a complete collapse of jobs.
This map is basically a heat map of areas which saw rapid changes to their underlying economies because of forces they could not control.
The middle tier is mainly made up of areas where moving from a suburb to a major city does not involve getting on a plane to visit relatives. (Chicago being the exception, not sure why, maybe its proximity to Michigan?).
The lowest areas are primarily the deed south without access to oil/nat gas reserves. The deep south has a triple challenge of low income to reinvest in to school systems, limited opportunities or areas near Detroit which have seen a complete collapse of jobs.
This map is basically a heat map of areas which saw rapid changes to their underlying economies because of forces they could not control.