Commute

The Primary Direction of travel to work for the Boston, MA Market is South East followed by North. The market ranks 133rd with an average distance of 8.1 Miles.

Commute Pattern

The following shows the commute to work patterns for the Boston, MA Market. The average direction is found via a circular mean function. The concentration is the proportion of overall travel headed in that direction and those adjacent to that direction. Length of arrow is scaled by the distance traveled. Together this allows for a general view of how traffic flows around the market each morning.

Figure 22: Commute Pattern

Overall Distance and Direction

Figure 23: Commute Distance and Direction

Number of Vehicles per Household

The Boston, MA has an average of 1.6 vehicles per household. This market subsequently ranks 165th in vehicles per household across the 168 STI Markets. It has a location quotient of 0.89 time the national average of 1.8.

County View

Figure 24: Household Type Comparison

Thematic view of Average Vehicles per HH

Figure 25: Avg Vehicles Per HH Thematic

Age and Family Structure

Focus and Skills