The commuting behavior of workers in the United States: Differences between the employed and the self-employed

Giménez-Nadal, José Ignacio (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Molina, José Alberto (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Velilla Gambó, Jorge (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: In this paper, we analyze the commuting behavior of workers in the United States, with a focus on the differences between employees and the self-employed. Using the American Time Use Survey for the years 2003–2014, our empirical results show that employees spend 7.22 more minutes per day commuting than their self-employed counterparts, which represents a difference of 17% of the average commuting time of employed workers. This is especially prevalent in non-metropolitan areas, and it also appears to depend on the size of the population of the area of residence. Our results suggest that there is a complex relationship between urban form and the commuting behavior of workers.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.10.011

Año: 2018

Publicado en: Journal of Transport Geography 66 (2018), 19-29
ISSN: 0966-6923

Factor impacto JCR: 3.56 (2018)

Categ. JCR: ECONOMICS rank: 36 / 363 = 0.099 (2018) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: TRANSPORTATION rank: 7 / 36 = 0.194 (2018) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: GEOGRAPHY rank: 8 / 83 = 0.096 (2018) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.668 - Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Transportation (Q1) - Geography, Planning and Development (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/ECO2012-34828

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)