The Equity and Policy Implications of Long-Distance Commuting in the Greater Los Angeles Region

Blumenberg, Evelyn A.; Taylor, Brian D.; Ding, Hao; Speroni, Samuel; Siddiq, Fariba; METRANS Transportation Center (Calif.); University of Southern California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies

doi:10.25554/hxns-5e23

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The Equity and Policy Implications of Long-Distance Commuting in the Greater Los Angeles Region

2025-04-01
By Blumenberg, Evelyn A. ; Taylor, Brian D. ; Ding, Hao ; ...

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Blumenberg, Evelyn A. ; Taylor, Brian D. ; Ding, Hao ; Speroni, Samuel ; Siddiq, Fariba

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METRANS Transportation Center (Calif.) ; University of Southern California, Los Angeles ; University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies

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United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California

United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California Less -
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Commuting Costs Environmental Impacts Equity (Justice) Travel Behavior
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PSR-23-23 TO 080
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https://doi.org/10.25554/hxns-5e23
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area ; United States

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Final report (6-1-24 to 4-1-25)
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Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California
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The phenomenon of very long commutes, or “super-commutes,” has long interested the public, planners, elected officials, and researchers. US researchers define super-commuting as one-way commutes over 50 miles or 90 minutes. We draw on multiple data sources to examine the prevalence, characteristics, and location of super-commuters in the greater Los Angeles region. We then use individual and household data to examine super-commuting and housing and transportation (H+T) expenditure burdens in California. We find that super-commuters are a relatively small, albeit growing, share of workers in the greater Los Angeles region who are more likely to be higher-income than other workers. Low-income super-commuters are about six times as likely as higher- income super-commuters to travel by bus. Across all income groups, super-commuter households have slightly higher H+T burdens than non-super-commuter households. However, the contribution of super-commuting to the H+T expenditure burden is modest compared to other factors. Public policy efforts to reduce commute times would almost certainly lower the number of super-commuters. So too would interventions to increase incomes or reduce housing and/or transportation expenditures. Possible policy interventions include: low-income auto access and ownership subsidies, programs to assist modest-income, first-time home buyers, zoning for and entitling additional housing, and improved transit service in transit-friendly neighborhoods.
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69A3551747109, 65A0674
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