Community Design – Community Diversity (Emp. + Housing)
This indicator reports the employment and household entropy score from EPA’s Smart Location Dababase, 2021. This score represents the characteristics of the built environment known to be supportive of walking, especially mixed community land use. The higher the score, the higher diversity in community land use.
Source
Source Description
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Smart Location Database (SLD) is a nationwide geographic data resource for measuring location efficiency. It includes more than 90 attributes summarizing characteristics such as housing density, diversity of land use, neighborhood design, destination accessibility, transit service, employment, and demographics. Most attributes are available for every census block group in the United States. EPA first released the Smart Location Database in 2011 and released version 2.0 in July 2013 and version 3.0 in May 2021. Please review the user guide for a full description of all available variables, data sources, data currency, and known limitations.
Methodology
This indicator reports information about urban design in terms of street network density. Density is calculated using total street network density (road miles). The denominator in calculation is total block group area (acres). These data are acquired from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Smart Location Database (SLD). Denominator was converted to square miles for consistent reporting. For complete indicator definitions and information about the data sources and analysis contained within the SLD, please review the user guide.
Data Breakouts Available
- Population Percentages by Tiered Community Diversity Score
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