Excess commuting for two-worker households in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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The commuting behavior of dual-career households and of single-worker households is examined. Data for the study are drawn from a random sample consisting of 150 two-worker households and 200 single-worker households from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. The commuting distances of dual-career families are predicted using three variations of a standard assignment model: the optimum model, the segregated model and the fixed work model. Of these three, the fixed work model is found to have the greatest power. The study investigates the assumption that people aim to reduce commuting distance when they select employment and/or residential locations. Findings support this assumption. The assumption that different household types are homogeneous is also examined. It is found that commuting and location choice behavior varies if households are grouped according to occupation, race and other demographic factors.
Publication Name: Journal of Urban Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0094-1190
Year: 1995
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Location choice and commuting behavior in cities with decentralized employment
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Job location, residential patterns, and commuting behavior are examined in a monocentric, urban model in which employment is decentralized. It is shown that identical households in some cases select different residential rings, depending on where workers' jobs relocate. The significance is that high-income households whose workers are employed near the central business district may opt to live near this business district rather than in suburban areas. Other workers are also shown to select different residential locations, depending on job locations. Also derived are wage gradients for workers, as a job location function. The model also indicates that a firm's work force skill composition has an effect on incentive to relocate to suburban areas. Exploration is presented of implications of the model on commuting patterns.
Publication Name: Journal of Urban Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0094-1190
Year: 1988
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The influence of metropolitan spatial structure on commuting time
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An analysis of land use data from the US Geological Survey for 82 metropolitan areas reveals information about how commute times are affected by such things as city size and metropolitan density. Research findings reveal that dispersed and policentric metropolitan areas accommodate shorter commuting times. Research results also suggest that there is a need to differentiate between the types of density in metropolitan areas, and that high industrial densities and low residential densities favor commuting economies. Additionally, research results indicate that there is a positive connection between commercial densities and commuting time.
Publication Name: Journal of Urban Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0094-1190
Year: 1989
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