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Wed, 2012-02-29 17:46
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The NYU study found that super-commuting is becoming increasingly popular in eight of the nation's 10 largest metro areas.
A new report from NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management details the rise of the “super-commuter,” defined as one who commutes from one metropolitan area to another. Study data was tracked through the U.S. Census Bureau’s OnTheMap tool, according to The Atlantic Cities [1].
Research focused on the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S.: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Seattle. Houston and Dallas featured the largest percentage of super-commuters, with more than 13 percent of all workers falling in that category. Houston also saw the greatest growth in super-commuter population from 2002 to 2009, nearly reaching 100 percent.
A second map displayed the most popular super-commuting routes nationwide. The Arizona Sun Corridor from Tucson to Phoenix was at the top of the list, carrying 54,400 drivers to work. Other heavily trafficked routes included:
- The Northwest Corridor from Portland, Ore. to Seattle
- The California Corridor from San Francisco to Los Angeles
- The Texas Triangle of Austin, Dallas, and Houston
- The Midwest Quadrant connecting St. Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Detroit
- The Keystone Corridor from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia
- The Northeast Corridor from Boston to New York
Demographically speaking, super-commuters tended to be persons 29 years old or younger in the middle class.
To see the interactive maps, click here [1].
