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, ...)
If cb is set to TRUE, download a generalized (1:500k) cartographic boundary file. Defaults to FALSE (the most detailed TIGER/Line file).
The resolution of the cartographic boundary file (if cb == TRUE). Defaults to '500k'; options include '5m' (1:5 million) and '20m' (1:20 million).
the data year (defaults to 2020).
arguments to be passed to the underlying `load_tiger` function, which is not exported.
Options include class
, which can be set to "sf"
(the default) or "sp"
to
request sf or sp class objects, and refresh
, which specifies whether or
not to re-download shapefiles (defaults to FALSE
).
https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2020/TGRSHP2020_TechDoc.pdf
Other metro area functions:
core_based_statistical_areas()
,
metro_divisions()
,
new_england()
,
urban_areas()