Objective:
The objective of this research was to develop data tabulations using secondary and publicly available sources to support the development of Commuting in America IV -- published as Commuting in America 2013 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials at https://traveltrends.transportation.org/Pages/default.aspx#. Commuting in America 2013 is a series of 16 "briefs" describing various aspects of commuting:
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Overview
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The Role of Commuting in Overall Travel
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Population and Worker Trends
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Population and Worker Dynamics
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The Nature and Pattern of Jobs
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Job Dynamics
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Vehicle and Transit Availability
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Consumer Spending on Transportation
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How Commuting Influences Travel
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Commuting Mode Choice
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Commuting Departure Time and Trip Time
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Auto Commuting
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Transit Commuting
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Bicycling and Walk Commuting
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Commuting Flow Patterns
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The Evolving Role of Commuting
The data tabulations, which use new and historical data sets and include documentation and source code, are organized in a single spreadsheet with 16 tabs - each corresponding to the Brief with the same number and should be useful to practitioners working at the federal, state and regional level. The spreadsheet is available HERE.