The Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis: Some New Evidence

This paper uses commuting times and distance data from the Nationwide Personal Transportation Studies of 1977 to 1983-4 to re-evaluate the spatial mismatch hypothesis. Neither minorities nor low-income workers have longer commutes. In fact, their commuting patterns are very similar to those of worke...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 1989-06, Vol.26 (3), p.315-326
Main Authors: Gordon, Peter, Kumar, Ajay, Richardson, Harry W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bgi / Prodig
Cities
Commuting
Employment
Housing
Housing. Communiting
Human geography
Hypotheses
Income
Labor force
Manufacturing industries
Metropolitan areas
Public transportation
Retail industries
Travel time
Unemployment
Urban geography
Wholesale trade
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This paper uses commuting times and distance data from the Nationwide Personal Transportation Studies of 1977 to 1983-4 to re-evaluate the spatial mismatch hypothesis. Neither minorities nor low-income workers have longer commutes. In fact, their commuting patterns are very similar to those of workers in general. This also implies that minorities are not constrained by income or housing to live closer to work. However, women consistently have shorter worktrips. The spatial mismatch hypothesis receives no support from examination of commuting data.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1080/00420988920080321