Quantifying the impact of COVID-19 on travel behavior in different socio-economic segments.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in substantial negative impacts on social equity. To investigate transport inequities in communities with varying medical resources and COVID controlling measures during the COVID pandemic and to develop transport-related policies for the post-COVID-19 world, it is necessary to evaluate how the pandemic has affected travel behavior patterns in different socio-economic segments (SES). We first analyze the travel behavior change percentage due to COVID, e.g., increased working from home (WFH), decreased in-person shopping trips, decreased public transit trips, and canceled overnight trips of individuals with varying age, gender, education levels, and household income, based on the most recent US Household Pulse Survey census data during Aug 2020 ∼ Dec 2021.

SUBMITTER: Xi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10033235 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature