Socioeconomic and Usage Characteristics of Transportation Network Company Riders

The widespread adoption of smartphones followed by an emergence of transportation network companies (TNC) have influenced the way individuals travel. The authors use the 2017 National Household Travel Survey to explore socioeconomic, frequency of use, and spatial characteristics associated with TNC users. The results indicate that TNC riders tend to be younger, earn higher incomes, and have higher levels of education compared to the general population. Urban residents are more likely to use TNC services compared to rural residents and higher population density regions see increased TNC ridership. The presence of heavy rail facilitates increased TNC use as these two modes of travel can be easily paired. TNC users use public transit at higher rates and own fewer vehicles compared to the general population.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP020 Standing Committee on Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies. Alternate title: Socioeconomic and Usage Characteristics of Transportation Network Company (TNC) Riders
  • Corporate Authors:

    Transportation Research Board

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  • Authors:
    • Grahn, Rick
    • Harper, Corey D
    • Hendrickson, Chris
    • Qian, Zhen (Sean)
    • Matthews, H Scott
  • Conference:
  • Date: 2019

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 8p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01698002
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: 19-04584
  • Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
  • Created Date: Mar 1 2019 3:51PM