COMMUTING PATTERNS OF INNER-CITY RESIDENTS

This article reports on the extent of suburban jobholding by inner-city residents in six major U.S. cities and the mode of transportation they use to get to those jobs. The proportion of inner-city workers who commuted to suburban jobs ranged from about one-tenth in Houston and New York to more than one-third in Los Angeles. In each of the areas, inner-city men were more likely to travel to suburban jobs than women. In every area except Los Angeles, a larger portion of blacks traveled to the suburbs than whites. The role of transportation in determining where inner-city residents usually work is difficult to isolate, since other influences were clearly present.

• Corporate Authors:

  Government Printing Office

  Superintendent of Documents
  Washington, DC  United States  20402-9325
• Authors:
  • McKay, R V
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 43-48
• Serial:
  • Monthly Labor Review
  • Volume: 96
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Government Printing Office

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuting; Rapid transit; Reverse commuting; Travel demand
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054344
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 10 1981 12:00AM