Hospital Visitor Flows Between Pennsylvania Census Block Groups in 2023

Pennsylvania visitor flows between Census Block Groups and hospitals are aggregated for the year 2023. The dataset contains anonymized mobility data in CSV format. It was authored by Ali Khosravi Kazazi and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Model hospital catchment areas by analyzing aggregated visitor flows from origin Census Block Groups.
• Assess regional mobility patterns by examining the volume of trips terminating at hospital destinations.
• Identify spatial inequities in healthcare access by correlating flow volumes with origin block group demographics.
• Calibrate agent-based simulation models using the origin-destination flow data for hospital visits.

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year (2023) of visitor flows.
• Geographic scope is explicitly defined for Pennsylvania.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is small at 2.8 MB, indicating limited row count or feature detail.
• Data is aggregated and anonymized, preventing individual-level analysis.
• Lacks documented column names, data dictionary, and exact row count.

Provenance

Source

Ali Khosravi Kazazi via figshare.

Collection Method

Aggregated from anonymized visitor flow data.

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Data reflects 2023 activity, with metadata updated in April 2026.

Geography

Pennsylvania, United States (Census Block Groups and hospitals).