&gt; American society was mobile in his day and has only gotten more mobile since.<p>This is the conventional wisdom. Is it true? I&#x27;ve seen assertions challenging it in the past, suggesting Americans were <i>less</i> likely to make big moves today than in the past, and instead remain in the same city (this was in connection with some divorce&#x2F;custody cases).<p>Blurbs challenging the assertion:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newsmax.com&#x2F;US&#x2F;americans-moving-less-than&#x2F;2014&#x2F;05&#x2F;28&#x2F;id&#x2F;573682&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newsmax.com&#x2F;US&#x2F;americans-moving-less-than&#x2F;2014&#x2F;05...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;wonkblog&#x2F;post&#x2F;why-are-americans-moving-less-perhaps-they-dont-need-to&#x2F;2012&#x2F;05&#x2F;18&#x2F;gIQAi0L3YU_blog.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;wonkblog&#x2F;post&#x2F;why-are-a...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;uselectionatlas.org&#x2F;FORUM&#x2F;index.php?topic=151554.0;wap2" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;uselectionatlas.org&#x2F;FORUM&#x2F;index.php?topic=151554.0;wa...</a><p>and one on how Americans are still mobile compared to the rest of the world:
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;wonk&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;15&#x2F;the-united-states-is-still-one-of-the-most-mobile-countries-in-the-world&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;wonk&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;15&#x2F;the-u...</a>