From online deliveries to travel behavior: Socioeconomic insights from 2009, 2017, and 2022

IF 6.3 2区工程技术 Q1 ECONOMICS

Transport Policy Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI:10.1016/j.tranpol.2025.03.025

Jaehyun Ha

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Abstract

This study examines the evolving landscape of online deliveries and travel behavior using three waves of the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) from 2009, 2017, and 2022. As e-commerce continues to expand and individuals’ shopping behaviors shift, it is important to understand how socioeconomic and geographic factors influence online delivery engagement. The findings reveal persistent disparities over time, with females, well-educated individuals, Whites, high-income households, and employed workers more likely to engage in online deliveries. Notably, while gaps across income levels and age groups have narrowed, disparities in online delivery engagement based on education and employment status have widened. Additionally, we find that online deliveries are positively associated with shopping and meal-related trips, suggesting a complementary relationship. However, there is also evidence of substitution effects as we see a decreasing trend of shopping and meal-related trips over time. These insights contribute to a better understanding of how e-commerce impacts travel demand and highlight the importance of considering socioeconomic variations in transport policy and planning.

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从在线配送到旅游行为：2009年、2017年和2022年的社会经济洞察

本研究利用2009年、2017年和2022年的三波全国家庭旅行调查（NHTS），考察了在线配送和旅行行为的演变格局。随着电子商务的不断发展和个人购物行为的转变，了解社会经济和地理因素如何影响在线交付参与是很重要的。调查结果显示，随着时间的推移，女性、受过良好教育的个人、白人、高收入家庭和有工作的工人更有可能参与在线配送。值得注意的是，虽然收入水平和年龄组之间的差距缩小了，但基于教育和就业状况的在线教学参与度差距却扩大了。此外，我们发现在线配送与购物和餐饮相关的旅行呈正相关，表明两者之间存在互补关系。然而，也有证据表明，随着时间的推移，我们看到购物和餐饮相关的旅行呈下降趋势。这些见解有助于更好地理解电子商务如何影响旅行需求，并强调在交通政策和规划中考虑社会经济差异的重要性。

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来源期刊

Transport Policy Multiple-

CiteScore

12.10

自引率

10.30%

发文量

282

期刊介绍： Transport Policy is an international journal aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice in transport. Its subject areas reflect the concerns of policymakers in government, industry, voluntary organisations and the public at large, providing independent, original and rigorous analysis to understand how policy decisions have been taken, monitor their effects, and suggest how they may be improved. The journal treats the transport sector comprehensively, and in the context of other sectors including energy, housing, industry and planning. All modes are covered: land, sea and air; road and rail; public and private; motorised and non-motorised; passenger and freight.