WTMG Intelligence
USA Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of USA's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score72.4381
Global RMOS Rank#22 of 171
Migration Momentum55.7
International Migrant Stock52,375,047
Migrant Share15.4%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
USA's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS72.4381
Global rank#22
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 12.9%
Migrant-stock rank#1 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#98 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 55.7 | 25% | 13.9255 |
| Migrant Market Size | 100.0 | 20% | 20.0000 |
| Migrant Share | 78.8 | 15% | 11.8235 |
| GDP per Capita | 95.5 | 15% | 14.3258 |
| GDP Growth | 40.1 | 10% | 4.0113 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 61.0 | 10% | 6.1020 |
| Visa Accessibility | 45.0 | 5% | 2.2500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 72.4381 | ||
USA migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
USA Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock52,375,047
2020 migrant stock50,471,028
2015 migrant stock47,942,986
2020-2024 change+1,904,019 (+3.8%)
2015-2024 change+4,432,061 (+9.2%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into USA
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mexico | 11,279,561 | 11,177,052 | 11,938,908 | +102,509 (+0.9%) |
| #2 | India | 3,165,238 | 2,741,155 | 2,381,638 | +424,083 (+15.5%) |
| #3 | China | 2,488,775 | 2,255,170 | 2,101,592 | +233,605 (+10.4%) |
| #4 | Philippines | 2,263,697 | 2,159,185 | 2,098,753 | +104,512 (+4.8%) |
| #5 | Puerto Rico | 1,924,799 | 1,864,991 | 1,687,821 | +59,808 (+3.2%) |
| #6 | El Salvador | 1,569,946 | 1,463,484 | 1,379,162 | +106,462 (+7.3%) |
| #7 | Dominican Republic | 1,483,418 | 1,289,305 | 1,099,126 | +194,113 (+15.1%) |
| #8 | Vietnam | 1,434,631 | 1,396,246 | 1,350,067 | +38,385 (+2.7%) |
| #9 | Cuba | 1,394,750 | 1,346,576 | 1,237,236 | +48,174 (+3.6%) |
| #10 | Guatemala | 1,298,936 | 1,144,667 | 952,839 | +154,269 (+13.5%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from USA
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mexico | 823,502 | 799,179 | 768,225 | +24,323 (+3.0%) |
| #2 | Canada | 256,571 | 267,441 | 334,930 | -10,870 (-4.1%) |
| #3 | Germany | 152,501 | 144,138 | 128,204 | +8,363 (+5.8%) |
| #4 | Puerto Rico | 144,149 | 159,515 | 165,147 | -15,366 (-9.6%) |
| #5 | Australia | 114,202 | 112,841 | 104,434 | +1,361 (+1.2%) |
| #6 | Israel | 97,258 | 91,494 | 84,882 | +5,764 (+6.3%) |
| #7 | Spain | 68,613 | 53,484 | 40,176 | +15,129 (+28.3%) |
| #8 | Japan | 62,509 | 89,237 | 82,623 | -26,728 (-30.0%) |
| #9 | Bangladesh | 61,983 | 45,115 | 46,008 | +16,868 (+37.4%) |
| #10 | China | 60,434 | 55,280 | 63,341 | +5,154 (+9.3%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
61.0
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 15 covered WTLG cities.
Explore USA Destination Intelligence on WhereToLiveGuideWTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
45.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 45.0, based on 15 contributing cities.
USA against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | USA | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 72.4 | 55.8 | +16.7 |
| Migration Momentum | 55.7 | 60.1 | -4.4 |
| Migrant Market Size | 100.0 | 50.3 | +49.7 |
| Migrant Share | 78.8 | 50.0 | +28.8 |
| GDP per Capita | 95.5 | 51.1 | +44.4 |
| GDP Growth | 40.1 | 50.6 | -10.5 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 61.0 | 67.0 | -6.0 |
| Visa Accessibility | 45.0 | 60.0 | -15.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.