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Atlas of internal migration in Brazil 2022 Census · 2017–2022

Migration in Região Metropolitana do Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 39 municipalities, with its core in São José dos Campos and a reference population of 2,505,725 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 69,325 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of +47,330.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery15,350
Periphery → core8,775
Periphery → periphery45,195
External inflows (rest of the country)115,930
External outflows (rest of the country)68,600

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
São José dos Campos/SPJacareí/SPCore → periphery5,920
Taubaté/SPTremembé/SPPeriphery → periphery3,705
Jacareí/SPSão José dos Campos/SPPeriphery → core2,220
São José dos Campos/SPCaçapava/SPCore → periphery2,005
Taubaté/SPPindamonhangaba/SPPeriphery → periphery1,605
São José dos Campos/SPCaraguatatuba/SPCore → periphery1,255
Pindamonhangaba/SPTaubaté/SPPeriphery → periphery1,250
São José dos Campos/SPTaubaté/SPCore → periphery1,180
Tremembé/SPTaubaté/SPPeriphery → periphery1,125
São Sebastião/SPCaraguatatuba/SPPeriphery → periphery995

Commuting

Employed persons in the region1,176,285
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)125,995
% of commuters among employed persons10.7
Median commuting time40 min
% using public transport28.5

Migrants and work

Sum over the region's municipalities (rm_mig_pendular_resumo): among those who migrated within their own metropolitan region and were employed, where they went to work.

Intra-RM migrants69,315
... employed37,265
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)12,395
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left8,130
... now working in the core510
... working where they now live23,835

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana do Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte

MunicipalityCoreNet migration
São José dos Campos/SPYes+4,745
Aparecida/SP−2,045
Arapeí/SP+60
Areias/SP+110
Bananal/SP−145
Cachoeira Paulista/SP−610
Campos do Jordão/SP−1,695
Canas/SP+90
Caraguatatuba/SP+11,860
Caçapava/SP+2,645
Cruzeiro/SP−1,390
Cunha/SP+525
Guaratinguetá/SP+165
Igaratá/SP+715
Ilhabela/SP+1,310
Jacareí/SP+7,135
Jambeiro/SP+360
Lagoinha/SP+220
Lavrinhas/SP+65
Lorena/SP−815
Monteiro Lobato/SP+315
Natividade da Serra/SP+790
Paraibuna/SP+720
Pindamonhangaba/SP+3,750
Piquete/SP−105
Potim/SP+1,815
Queluz/SP−105
Redenção da Serra/SP+220
Roseira/SP+540
Santa Branca/SP+420
Santo Antônio do Pinhal/SP+435
Silveiras/SP−95
São Bento do Sapucaí/SP+390
São José do Barreiro/SP−135
São Luiz do Paraitinga/SP+550
São Sebastião/SP+3,450
Taubaté/SP−600
Tremembé/SP+7,265
Ubatuba/SP+4,420

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