Download a combined statistical areas shapefile into R
Combined statistical areas are "two or more adjacent CBSAs that have significant employment interchanges." In turn, CSAs are composed of multiple metropolitan and/or micropolitan areas, and should not be compared with individual core-based statistical areas.
combined_statistical_areas(cb = FALSE, resolution = "500k", year = NULL, ...)
cb |
If cb is set to TRUE, download a generalized (1:500k) cartographic boundary file. Defaults to FALSE (the most detailed TIGER/Line file). |
resolution |
The resolution of the cartographic boundary file (if cb == TRUE). Defaults to '500k'; options include '5m' (1:5 million) and '20m' (1:20 million). |
year |
the data year (defaults to 2019). |
... |
arguments to be passed to the underlying 'load_tiger' function, which is not exported.
Options include |
Other metro area functions:
core_based_statistical_areas(),
metro_divisions(),
new_england(),
urban_areas()
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