A socioeconomic analysis of commuting professionals

Everyday commuting as a mobility phenomenon is well-investigated and has been the topic of many contributions. Nevertheless, the distinct determinants of the commuting professional’s motivation to regularly travel comparably long distances have not been in the focus of research yet. Thus, this contr...

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Published in:Transportation (Dordrecht) 2021-10, Vol.48 (5), p.2127-2158
Main Authors: Kersting, Moritz, Matthies, Eike, Lahner, Jörg, Schlüter, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commuting
Decision analysis
Economic Geography
Economics
Economics and Finance
Education
Engineering Economics
Germany
Innovation/Technology Management
Logistics
Marketing
Microcensus
Mobility
Motivation
Occupation
Organization
Professionals
Regional/Spatial Science
Regression analysis
Regression models
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic factors
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Summary:Everyday commuting as a mobility phenomenon is well-investigated and has been the topic of many contributions. Nevertheless, the distinct determinants of the commuting professional’s motivation to regularly travel comparably long distances have not been in the focus of research yet. Thus, this contribution analyses the sociodemographic variables that underpin the well-educated group’s decision to commute longer distances than other educational groups. For German Microcensus data, ordered logistic regression models are used to estimate and compare the influences of sociodemographic variables on all commuting employees and commuting professionals. The data of German Microcensus of the year 2012 are used for the analysis. The results imply that some characteristics exert the already known effects on both samples. Others do vary with education and thus illustrate some unique sociodemographic influences on the commuting behaviour of professionals.
ISSN:1572-9435
0049-4488
1572-9435
DOI:10.1007/s11116-020-10124-w