COMMUTING IN AMERICA

Contains a study of commuting patterns and trends in the United States from three main perspectives: the worker boom, the suburban commuting boom, and the private-vehicle boom. The first section is an introduction to a better understanding of commuters and commuting. This part identifies and describes attributes of specific data sources used in the study and the geographic units used to aggregate and present data. Section 2 examines commuter characteristics. It discusses the boom in jobs since World War II, and also traces the demographic changes of job holder and the explosive increase in women workers. It examines new household formation characteristics and new patterns of vehicle ownership and use in commuting. Section 3 looks at commuting flow characteristics. Commuting patterns are examined based on the flows of commuters between central cities, suburbs and exurban areas. Modes of transportation used in the different markets for work travel are described, along with a discussion of the impacts of working at home and flexible job schedules. Section 3 also identifies the distances, travel times and speed characteristics of the new patterns of commuting. Section 4 identifies some of the possible implications of the changes that have been occuring in commuter and commuting characteristics.

• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  P.O. Box 2055, Saugatuck Station
  Westport, CT  United States  06880-0055
• Authors:
  • Pisarski, A E
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 78 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Commuters; Commuting; Females; Mobility; Suburbs; Traffic flow; Trend (Statistics); Workforce
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477640
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1989 12:00AM