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The OMB defines a core-based statistical area as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one urban core area of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties.
Jan 1, 2012 · Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia 1 1 1 1 1 1 Metropolitan Division. C A N A D A International OHIO State or Statistical Equivalent Alcona County or Statistical Equivalent Lake Erie Coastline. CBSA boundaries and names are as of February 2013. All other boundaries and names are as of January 1, 2012.
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The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, [2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with ...
Combined Statistical Area [1]2023 Population (est.) [3]Core-based Statistical Area [1]2023 Population (est.) [3]5,361,9274,342,3045,361,927401,5225,361,927365,5365,361,927155,045I found a great "crosswalk" dataset on the HUDUser website (link: huduser.gov) that does exactly this--connects ZIP code to CBSA. I merged the two files in SAS on ZIP code and voila, most of my problems were solved.
A core-based statistical area (CBSA) is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It contains a large population nucleus, or urban area, and adjacent communities that have a high degree of integration with that nucleus.
The component CBSA’s identified on the CPS Public Use Files are listed for each CSA.
