Abstract
Urban spatial structure evolution, when using employment as the proxy, can be explained by the change of employment distribution. In this study, we measure the 361 US metro areas (metros) by employment shares in five submetro sections, and explore the spatial patterns of employment growth in these submetro sections. The results suggest that metros’ spatial structures and growth patterns vary greatly across different size categories while the average spatial structure of US metros experienced little change from 2000 to 2010. We found that (1) small metros tend to have growth in the main-center or non-cluster urban areas, (2) midsize metros may be in the critical period of forming sub-centers, and (3) large metros’ submetro sections tend to grow together, except the main-center.
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