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Commuting Working Papers
Commuting Working Papers
U.S. Census Bureau "Working Papers" have not undergone the review and editorial process generally accorded official Census Bureau publications. These working papers are intended to make results of Census Bureau research available to others and to encourage discussion on Commuting (Journey to Work).
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Sorted by date of release (newest from top/left).
Working Paper
2022 ACS Content Test: Round 3 Cognitive Testing Results
This report summarizes results from Round 3 of cognitive testing, which gathered feedback from individuals in groups quarters facilities and Puerto Rico.
Working Paper
2022 ACS Content Test: Round 1 and Round 2 Cognitive Testing Results
This report summarizes results from two rounds of cognitive testing for the 2022 ACS Content Test.
Working Paper
2016 American Community Survey Content Test: Race and Hispanic Origin
Results from the 2016 ACS Content Test of the questions about Race and Hispanic origin.
Working Paper
2016 American Community Survey Content Test: Journey to Work
Results from the 2016 ACS Content Test of the questions about Journey to Work: Travel Mode of Commute and Time of Departure for Work.
Working Paper
Commuting Patterns of Older Workers in the United States, 2008-2012
This paper describes commuting patterns of older workers in the United States, based on data from the 5-year 2008-2012 American Community Survey (ACS).
Working Paper
Transit Access and Population Change
Explores the extent to which the population profile of workers living near rail transit differs from those of other workers within the Washington, DC region.
Working Paper
Characteristics of Daytime Urban Commuters for 20 U.S. Cities
This poster shows the social and economic characteristics of daytime urban commuters for 20 U.S. cities.
Working Paper
Mega Commuting in the U.S.
Examines the spatial patterns, demographic, and transportation characteristics of commuters who travel 50 or more miles AND 90 minutes or more to get to work.
Working Paper
How can we best visualize worker movement throughout the day?
This research documents the process by which the dynamic daytime population estimates were created.
Working Paper
Commuter-Adjusted Population Estimates: ACS 2006-10
Summarizes commuter-adjusted population estimates for places, MCDs, counties, and states based on the 2006-2010 ACS 5-year estimates.
Working Paper
County-to-County Commuting Flows: 2006-10
Commuting plays an important role in the larger interchange of people, goods, services, and information across places.
Extended Place of Work Allocation Procedures
This paper documents the methodology for the main processing system, which contains the allocation procedure.
Working Paper
Research on Commuting Expenditures & Geographic Adjustments in the SPM
This paper discusses how to estimate commuting expenses and seeks to enhance and refine the SPM so that it adjusts commuting expenses for geographic difference.
Employment
Commuter-Adjusted Population Estimates: ACS 2006-10
The concept of the daytime population refers to the number of people who are present in an area during typical business hours.
Working Paper
Evaluation Report Covering Vehicles
Results of proposed changes to the vehicles content as tested in the 2006 American Community Survey Content Test.
Working Paper
Estimates about Journey to Work from 2005 ACS, C2SS, and Census 2000
Comparison of commuting data between the 2005 American Community Survey, the Census 2000 and the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey (C2SS).
Working Paper
Report 5: Comparing Economic Characteristics With Census 2000
Fifth in a series of reports about implementing the ACS: comparing economic characteristics between ACS and Census 2000.
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