Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/232701 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 13949
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper explores the mobility patterns of elder workers in the United States, with a focus on mobility to and from work (e.g., commuting) across metropolitan areas and metropolitan population sizes. Using detailed time diaries from the American Time Use Survey for the years 2003-2018, estimates reveal a positive correlation between the time spent commuting and residing in metropolitan areas, which is also driven by longer commutes in more populated metropolitan areas. Furthermore, elder workers in metropolitan areas of more than 2.5 million inhabitants use more public transports in their commuting trips than similar workers in less-populated or non-metropolitan areas. The analysis presented here may allow policy makers to identify which elder workers may be more affected by the negative consequences of commuting, and also which groups of elder workers have more limitations in their commuting behaviors.
Subjects: 
commuting time
elder workers
metropolitan areas
population size
American Time Use Survey
JEL: 
R40
J14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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