The paper provides the results of the analysis of the basic trends in terms of development of the transport complex of the Russian Federation. The analysis results have demonstrated that the condition of the transport complex cannot be considered optimal, and the level of development cannot be regarded sufficient to meet the requirements of the economy and the population of Russian regions referred to transport services. Vectors of transition of the transport complex of the region to an innovation way of development are substantiated. By way of the example of the Sverdlovsk region, it is demonstrated that innovation development of transport with efficient use of the industrial potential of the region is a major factor of modernization of the industrial complex that secures innovations in the branches and activity scopes related to the transport complex.

The article describes the theoretical and methodological foundations and methodological trips to the assessment of the socio-economic well-being as one of the areas most relevant aspects of the study of the territorial socio-economic systems. The results of the comparative evaluation of intraregional differences in the levels of socio-economic well-being of municipalities located in the Sverdlovsk region.