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Fresno Mobility Metrics
Measuring Fresno's progress across 28 metrics
In fall 2023, the DRIVE Data Advisory Committee reviewed the Urban Mobility Metrics and added key regional measures: effective public education, neonatal health, environmental quality, and just policing. Outdated and unavailable metrics were removed.
Tailoring for Fresno
28
Metrics
Urban’s working group identified 170 potential metrics across areas like housing, education, health, and civic engagement, prioritized the top 47, and reviewed the literature on those metrics. Urban’s 2020 report, Boosting Upward Mobility: Metrics to Inform Local Action, proposed 26 metrics. These were pilot tested in eight counties and updated in 2023.
Choosing the metrics
170
Metrics
47
Metrics
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Strength of evidence linking the metric to upward mobility
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Availability of local data
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Consistent collection
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Validity
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Ability to highlight racial disparities
Selection criteria
Is Fresno on track to build an economy for everyone?
Fresno DRIVE’s mission is to create an economy where everyone—regardless of background or zip code—can reach their full potential. To understand the factors that drive opportunity, we track the Fresno Mobility Metrics: 28 indicators of upward mobility in areas like education, health, and employment. Community members can explore these public data to see trends over time, differences by race and ethnicity, and how Fresno compares to other communities. By highlighting both progress and challenges, these metrics guide our work toward an economy where everyone has a chance to thrive.
WHAT DATA ARE INCLUDED IN THE FRESNO MOBILITY METRICS?
This dashboard presents 28 metrics of upward mobility, organized by DRIVE’s three priority areas: People, Place, and Prosperity. It also includes the Economic and Racial Inclusion Indices, which provide a broader view of inclusive growth.
HOW CAN THE FRESNO MOBILITY METRICS BE USED?
Whether you're a researcher investigating the factors influencing economic progress, a community leader creating opportunities for residents, or a policymaker shaping initiatives to support disinvested communities, our user-friendly interface provides access to a wealth of data.
Use the dashboard's interactive features:
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Select topics of interest
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Explore how the data are measured and interpreted, and review data limitations
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View data at different geographic levels (e.g., zip code, city, county, and state levels)
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Compare local data to other cities and counties
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View trends over time
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View data stratified by race/ethnicity
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Build layers onto maps to further analyze data
Ask big questions as you explore the dashboard:
What percentage of jobs pay living wages in your local area? How does your area compare to other cities within the Central Valley and the U.S.?
What percentage of students in the Central Valley attend high-poverty schools? And what role do racial inequities play?
Has access to healthcare increased or decreased over time in Fresno? What areas have the greatest need for more doctors?
HOW WERE THE MOBILITY METRICS DEVELOPED?
With support from the Gates Foundation, the Urban Institute launched the Upward Mobility Initiative in 2019. A working group of 11 experts in economics, sociology, political science, and psychology were charged with developing credible, practical indicators of upward mobility.