I can’t put too much stock in this. Here’s a county I’m very familiar with:
No. 19: Lancaster County, Va.
Arriving average income per capita: $40,243
Departing average income per capita: $33,353
Stationary household average income per capita: $34,526
Total arriving people: 559
Total departing people: 451
Top origin: Northumberland County, Va. (84 people)
This county has a small population (about 11,000) and little to draw the wealthy. As of March 2010, Lancaster’s unemployment rate was among the highest in Virginia at 12.3%. The median household income is about $45K as compared to about $61K for the entire state. Not many high paying jobs, not a big draw for vacations, few upscale communities. Nice area, but not where I see the “big money” going in Virginia. IMO, the fact that 559 people with a per capital income of about $40K relocated there doesn’t provide compelling evidence this is where the money is moving.