Empirical Analysis of Commuting Length Choice Behavior

Motivated by the importance of commuter behavior analysis this study intended to determine the roles of individual, household, housing and location area related characteristics on commute length choice behavior in a developing country context. The main objective of this paper is to find out who are the long, medium and short commuters and what characteristics and attributes contribute to the choice of commute length. An ordered-response probit model was developed with commute length choice of the commuter as endogenous variable. The research results provide useful insights into the effects of individual/household sociodemographics, housing and location characteristics on commuters' commute length choice in a highly urbanized environment in a developing country. This study also has important applications for predicting the changes in commuters' commute length choice as a result of the changes in sociodemographics and transportation scenarios. And analyzing the restrictions and preferences that lead an individual to be a particular type of commuters would help for making better policies to provide mobility options and job accessibility for different commuter segments.