Commute distance and jobs-housing fit

Evelyn Blumenberg () and Fariba Siddiq ()
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Evelyn Blumenberg: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Fariba Siddiq: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Transportation, 2023, vol. 50, issue 3, No 5, 869-891

Abstract: Abstract Anecdotal evidence suggests that the affordable housing crisis is forcing households to seek lower cost housing in the outer reaches of major metropolitan areas, helping to explain recent increases in commute distance. To test this relationship, we use spatial regression to examine the relationship between the availability of affordable housing in close proximity to jobs (jobs-housing fit) and commute distance in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The analysis draws on 2015 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Origin–Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) by workplace supplemented with data from the 2013–2017 5-Year American Community Survey on affordable housing units. We find substantial variation in jobs-housing fit across Los Angeles neighborhoods. The imbalance is greatest in higher-income neighborhoods located along the coast and in Orange County, south of Los Angeles. Controlling for other determinants of commute distance, a higher ratio of jobs to affordable housing is associated with longer distance commutes. To address growing commute distances, policymakers must greatly expand and protect the supply of long-term rental housing particularly in job-rich neighborhoods.

Keywords: Commuting; Low-wage workers; Affordable housing; Residential location (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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