Supporting Late-Shift Workers Their Transportation Needs and the Economy

American Public Transportation Association (APTA) initiated this study to better understand the needs of late-shift commuters and the ways public transit providers and decisionmakers can improve commuting options for this growing segment of the U.S. workforce. This report is organized into four broad sections. The first highlights the economic importance of the late-shift, including the size and significance of the U.S.’s late-shift workforce. This section quantifies the total wages generated by late-shift public transit riders and the demographic and industrial differences in late-shift commuting needs. The second part of this report profiles the state of commuting during the late-shift. Here the report explores how public transit usage differs substantially between the day and night, along with the geography of late-shift public transit usage. This section highlights the impacts that limited public transit during the night has on both employees and employers. The third section discusses the challenges and approaches to operating late-shift public transit. Here the study discusses the various barriers public transit providers face in extending nighttime public transit service. Several models for late-shift public transportation are discussed. Finally, the report ends with a conclusion, including a call to action for how policymakers can better support the commuting needs of late-shift workers.

• Record URL:
  https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploads/APTA_Late-Shift_Report.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://www.apta.com/research-technical-resources/research-reports/supporting-late-shift-workers-their-transportation-needs-and-the-economy/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract used with permission from American Public Transportation Association.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Zalewski, Andrew
  • Byala, Lora
  • Weiland, Joshua
  • Germano, Reinaldo
  • Viggiano, Cecilia
  • Stein, Naomi
  • Irvine, Brandon
  • Blair, Adam
  • Landau, Steven
• Publication Date: 2019-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 56p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Commuters; Commuting; Demographics; Economic analysis; Geography; Night shifts; Public transit; Transit riders; Wages
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Economics; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01717781
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 24 2019 2:49PM