Americans Up and Moved During the Pandemic. Here’s Where They Went.

The year the Covid-19 pandemic forced many Americans to stay home, more than seven million households moved to a different county—nearly half a million more households than in 2019.

Spurred by the promise of flexible, remote work, many left large metropolitan areas and migrated toward less-dense, more-affordable places that offered more space.

Residents in recent years have been leaving big cities and moving to suburbs or smaller metro areas.