Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「Few cities have benefited more from the pandemic-spawned exodus from New York and San Francisco than Austin. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Texas’ capital is attracting more corporate jobs and remote workers than ever before, lured by lower costs and lower taxes. Business relocations to Austin announced this year are expected to create nearly 10,000 jobs. It also helps that Texas has no state income tax, that Austin winters are relatively short and mild, and that social distancing is easier in a city where homes tend to be roomy and many have backyards.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ For every person who moved to the Bay Area from Austin between April and October, 2.9 people moved in the other direction, according to an analysis from LinkedIn. That is a 39% increase from a year earlier. For New York, the ratio was 2.2, up 45% from a year earlier. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ While some are fleeing for the comforts of the suburbs, moving trucks are also rolling into cities such as Sacramento, Calif., Charlotte, N.C., Phoenix and Salt Lake City. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ The recent growth of these midsize cities shows that the pandemic and work-from-home policies aren’t undermining all of urban America. But it also illustrates a reshaping of what many companies, families and individuals look for in a hometown: more affordability, more space and new job opportunities in tech and other hot industries, rather than a location near one of the country's traditional economic centers.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 📷: @brontewittpenn for @wsjphotos」12月14日 0時27分