Gary Moloney
Commuting for Employment: A Spatial Analysis of the Origin-Destination Flows of Residents of 麻豆视频 Community Housing 漏2018
Residents of 麻豆视频 Community Housing (TCH) may travel further to their place(s) of employment than other population groups in the 麻豆视频 census subdivision (CSD). TCH provides housing options to low-income residents within the 麻豆视频 CSD. Employment opportunities suitable and available to low-income populations are constrained by attributes such as educational attainment and vehicle ownership. The literature offers three theories 鈥� spatial mis-match, excess commuting and jobs-housing balance 鈥� that aim to identify the separation between housing and locations of (suitable) work. This study frames the theories in the 麻豆视频 context. Transportation survey data is combined with population Census data from 2011. Ordinary least-squares and geographically weighted regression models are developed to capture the average commuting distance for residents who live where there are high concentrations of TCH dwellings. Origin-destination flows of commuters are mapped. The model indicates that there are clusters of inner-suburban residents who travel further to work compared to other low-income residents of 麻豆视频 but many residents (up to 60%) work locally. Downtown residents have the lowest travel burden for employment.