constrained travel

Evaluation of Rural Travel Constraints and Travel Burdens in the U.S. and in Rural Zero-Car Households

Research Product Type
Research Report
This study evaluates differences in travel burdens and the factors that drive them in rural and urban contexts in the United States. Using the 2017 National Household Transportation Survey, the authors first evaluate differences in travel burdens across rural versus urban communities, including i) the magnitude of travel burdens, ii) who experiences travel burdens, and iii) the individual and environmental factors that are associated with travel burdens.

Rural–nonrural divide in car access and unmet travel need in the United States

Research Product Type
Associated Publication
This paper addresses asks and answers the following questions: (1) What are the scope and scale of rural car access in the U.S. and what are the factors associated with not having a car? (2) How do rural carless residents get around relative to their nonrural peers? (3) What are the consequences of not having car access in rural areas?