Trip Linkage Patterns for Workers

Abstract

This study examines the trip-chaining behavior of workers. It develops nine work-related trip-chaining patterns from the 1990 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey data, based on the sequential link of activities occurring in a single day. The study finds that more than 60% of trips for work in urban areas represent complex trip-chaining patterns. Males are more likely to use a simpler work trip pattern than females. From the results of analysis of variance, there are gender variations between trip-chaining patterns in trip rates for nonwork activities, travel distance, and travel time. There are also significant gender differences in trip rates and travel resources in each trip-chaining pattern.