Census Studio

ArcGIS Pro Toolbox for U.S. Census Bureau Data

Welcome to Census Studio

Census Studio is a comprehensive ArcGIS Pro toolbox for working with U.S. Census Bureau data. Download ACS, Decennial Census, Population Estimates, Migration Flows, and LEHD employment data directly into feature classes. Join demographics to your own boundaries, analyze spatial patterns, aggregate across geographies, and create professional reports—all within ArcGIS Pro with proper statistical rigor built in.

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🚀 Getting Started

Install R, configure your Census API key, and run your first download in minutes.

Setup Guide →

🔍 Variable Lookup

Search thousands of ACS variables by keyword or browse by topic to find exactly what you need.

Search Variables →

📊 Census Data Guide

Learn about ACS tables, margins of error, geography levels, and best practices.

Learn More →

📖 Tutorials

Step-by-step workflows for common tasks like demographic profiles and hot spot analysis.

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Tools Overview (15 Tools)

Census Data (7 tools)
Census Data Download ACS Census Data Download ACS data with geometry using the tidycensus R library
Census Data Download Decennial Census DataNEW Download 2000, 2010, 2020 Decennial Census data including block-level geography
Census Data Download Population EstimatesNEW Download Census Population Estimates Program (PEP) data with demographic breakdowns
Census Data Download Migration FlowsNEW Download ACS county-to-county migration flow data with destination mapping
Census Data Download LEHD JobsNEW Download LEHD LODES job counts by residence or workplace location
Census Data Download LEHD Commute FlowsNEW Download LEHD LODES origin-destination commuting data
Census Data Compare Time Periods Compare a variable across two years with statistical significance testing
Census Data Join ACS Data to Features Assign Census demographics to your own polygon features
Data Enrichment (3 tools)
Data Enrichment Normalize Data Calculate percentages, per capita rates, with proper MOE propagation
Data Enrichment MOE Reliability Filter Calculate coefficient of variation and flag unreliable estimates
Data Enrichment Aggregate DataNEW Aggregate data from source polygons to target zones with MOE propagation
Analysis (2 tools)
Analysis Demographic Profile Report Compare a study area to county, state, and national averages
Analysis Hot Spot Analysis Identify statistically significant clusters with MOE adjustment
Configuration (2 tools)
Configuration Generate Variable Lookup Build the JSON lookup file for the variable browser
Configuration Set Census API Key Store your Census API key for automatic use