Work
commuting has the implication of going from one major jurisdiction to another
when traveling from home to work. In Indiana, the common level of
jurisdiction used would be counties. I would expect a regular basis to
mean at least twice a week.
Hugh Smith
Muncie MPO
From:
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Behalf Of Chen, Ju-Yin (VDOT)
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 2:33 PM
To: ctpp-news@ryoko.chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] What defines a commuter?
Hi! All,
I got an interesting question from our management.
They want to know if we can define a commuter by how many
work trips this particular person make during certain period of time (a day, a
week or a year).
The simple definition I found online to describe a commuter
is “a person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis.”
This brings up two basic questions:
1.
How do we determine “some distance”?
2.
How do we determine “regular basis”?
I could not find a clear definition regarding commuter in Commuting
in America III though we talked about commuter population throughout the
report.
Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated!
Juyin (roo-een) Chen, AICP
Travel Demand Modeling Coordinator
Virginia Department
of Transportation
Transportation & Mobility Planning Division
P +1-804-225-3564
F
+1-804-225-4785
http://www.virginiadot.org/vtm/