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2008-2009 Jefferson-Orange-Hardin Regional Transportation Study (JOHRTS) Household Travel Survey Technical Summary Prepared by the Texas Department Texas Transportation Institute of Transportation December 2011 2008-2009 Jefferson-Orange-Hardin Regional Transportation Study (JOHRTS) Household Travel Survey Technical Summary Texas Department of Transportation Travel Survey Program by Debbie Spillane Assistant Transportation Researcher Texas Transportation Institute David Pearson, Ph.D., P.E. Research Engineer Texas Transportation Institute and Edwin Hard Research Scientist Texas Transportation Institute Performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration December 2011 TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE The Texas A&M University System College Station, Texas 77843-3135 DISCLAIMER The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) or the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project was conducted in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Jefferson-Orange-Hardin Metropolitan Planning Organization. The authors provide special thanks to Mr. Charlie Hall, the TxDOT project director, for his guidance on this report and for his continuing direction of TxDOT’s Travel Survey Program. The authors also acknowledge the contributions of Mr. Gary Lobaugh, of the Texas Transportation Institute, for preparation of the graphics and for editing the report. 2008-2009 JOHRTS Household Travel Survey Technical Summary iii iv 2008-2009 JOHRTS Household Travel Survey Technical Summary TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures ................................................................................................................... vii List of Tables ................................................................................................................... viii Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 Household Survey Results .................................................................................................. 5 Key Points Regarding Household Survey Data .............................................................. 5 Findings of the Survey .................................................................................................... 5 Household Characteristics .................................................................................................. 6 Household Size ............................................................................................................... 6 Household Life Cycle ..................................................................................................... 7 Household Income .......................................................................................................... 8 Household Vehicle Availability and Licensed Drivers .................................................. 9 Household Employment ............................................................................................... 11 Ethnicity ........................................................................................................................ 13 Traveler Characteristics .................................................................................................... 14 Household Trip Rates and Vehicle Occupancy ............................................................ 14 Travel by Age Cohort ................................................................................................... 17 Mode of Travel ................................................................................................................. 18 Amount of Travel .............................................................................................................. 19 Trip Distance ................................................................................................................. 19 Trip Duration ................................................................................................................ 21 Vehicle Miles of Travel ................................................................................................ 22 Time of Travel .................................................................................................................. 22 Travel Purpose .................................................................................................................. 23 Type of Place at Trip Destination ................................................................................. 24 Where People Traveled ..................................................................................................... 26 Summary Data .................................................................................................................. 35 Terminology ...................................................................................................................... 37 Appendix A: Household Survey Instruments ................................................................... 39 Appendix B: Household Survey Data File Formats ......................................................... 49 2008-2009 JOHRTS Household Travel Survey Technical Summary v vi 2008-2009 JOHRTS Household Travel Survey Technical Summary LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. JOHRTS Survey Area - Jefferson, Orange, and Hardin Counties. ..................................3 Figure 2. Distribution of Households by Household Size. ..............................................................7 Figure 3. Distribution of Households by Life Cycle. .......................................................................8 Figure 4. Distribution of Households by Household Income Range. ..............................................9 Figure 5. Distribution of Households by Number of Vehicles Available. .....................................10 Figure 6. Distribution of Households by Number of Licensed Drivers. ........................................10 Figure 7. Distribution of Households by Licensed Drivers and Vehicle Availability. ..................11 Figure 8. Distribution of Households by Number of Persons Employed. .....................................11 Figure 9. Distribution of Persons by Employment Status..............................................................12 Figure 10. Distribution of Employed Persons by Employer Type.................................................13 Figure 11. Distribution of Persons by Ethnicity. ...........................................................................13 Figure 12. Household Trip Rates by Household Size. ...................................................................14 Figure 13. Household Trip Rates by Household Income Range. ..................................................15 Figure 14. Household Trip Rates by Number of Vehicles Available. ...........................................15 Figure 15. Distribution of Person Trips by Mode of Travel. .........................................................19 Figure 16. Distribution of Person Trips by Trip Distance in Miles. ..............................................20 Figure 17. Distribution of Vehicle Trips by Trip Distance in Miles. ............................................20 Figure 18. Distribution of Person Trips by Trip Duration in Minutes. ..........................................21 Figure 19. Distribution of Vehicle Trips by Trip Duration in Minutes. ........................................21 Figure 20. Distribution of Person Trip Start Times by Hour of the Day. ......................................23 Figure 21. Distribution of Person Trips by Trip Destination Purpose. ..........................................24 Figure 22. Sub-Regions within the Three-County Household Survey Area. ................................28 Figure 23. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 1 and Areas 2-11. .........................................29 Figure 24. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 2 and Areas 1 and 3-11. ................................29 Figure 25. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 3 and Areas 1-2 and Areas 4-11. ..................30 Figure 26. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 4 and Areas 1-3 and Areas 5-11. ..................30 Figure 27. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 5 and Areas 1-4 and Areas 6-11. ..................31 Figure 28. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 6 and Areas 1-5 and Areas 7-11. ..................31 Figure 29. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 7 and Areas 1-6 and Areas 8-11. ..................32 Figure 30. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 8 and Areas 1-7 and Areas 9-11. ..................32 Figure 31. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 9 and Areas 1-8 and Areas 10-11. ................33 Figure 32. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 10 and Areas 1-9 and Area 11. .....................33 Figure 33. Person Trip Interchanges between Area 11 and Areas 1-10. .......................................34 Figure 34. Percent of Person Trips that Remain within Each Sub-Region. ...................................34 2008-2009 JOHRTS Household Travel Survey Technical Summary vii LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Estimated Number of 2006 Households, Number of Households Surveyed, and Percent