Business Analysis — Sources
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Federal Reserve System — Small Business Credit Survey, 2024 Annual Report
Debt service burden data and fixed obligation trends for small employer firms. The 2024 report, fielded
September through November 2024, found that approximately 40 percent of small employer firms cited making
payments on debt as an operational challenge, with financing conditions described as weaker compared with prior
years. Available at fedsmallbusiness.org.
U.S. Census Bureau — Service Annual Survey, 2022 Release
Revenue per establishment by service sector, published 2024. Establishes the demand level baseline against which
current operating conditions are measured. Note: the Service Annual Survey carries an approximately two-year
publication lag by design; 2022 is the most recent available release as of early 2026. Available at
census.gov/services.
Regional Signals — Sources
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U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 2024 One-Year Estimates
Population totals and migration flows for Spokane MSA and Boise City MSA. The residential absorption pattern
referenced in this analysis is drawn from the 2024 one-year estimates, released September 2025, which reflect
calendar year 2024 conditions. Available at census.gov/acs.
U.S. Census Bureau — County-to-County Migration Flow Tables, 2018–2022
Origin and destination migration flows derived from USPS address change records, published by the Census Bureau.
This product aggregates flows across a five-year period by design; the 2018–2022 tables, released 2024, are the
most recent available. The directional pattern referenced — specifically the inland travel distance beyond
first-tier Pacific Northwest alternatives — is visible in the flow tables for Spokane County and Ada County
(Boise). Available at census.gov/topics/population/migration.