Abstract
This study tests the relationships among three independent variables (metropolitan size, employment type, and employment location) and three dependent variables (trip frequency, vehicle occupancy, and private auto use) using 11,223 samples of employees in five different metropolitan areas of Texas. Analysis of variance is the main tool to find where the high rate of trip frequency and auto use occurs, and where the low rate of vehicle occupancy occurs in different metropolitan sizes, employment locations, and employment types. The findings of this study are classified based on metropolitan size (large, medium, and small). In large metropolitan areas, trip frequency is low in all employment locations and types. In terms of vehicle occupancy, the employment types of retail and basic (i.e. mining, manufacturing, etc.) located in urban and suburban show low vehicle occupancy. For auto use, service employment located in urban and suburban areas reveals a high rate of auto use. In medium metropolitan sizes, a high travel frequency rate exists in service employment in urban and suburban areas. In terms of vehicle occupancy, low vehicle occupancies are observed in service employment in the Central Business District(CBD), CBD fringe, and rural areas. Regarding auto use, basic employment has a high rate of auto use. In small metropolitan areas, a high travel frequency rate exists in service employment in the CBD and CBD fringe. A low rate of vehicle occupancy exists in basic and service employment in urban and suburban areas. Basic employment has a high rate of auto use in the CBD and CBD fringe areas.
Ahn, Junggeun (1995). The travel behavior of employees at Texas metropolitan workplaces. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -1561695.