Abstract
This paper presents a comparison between Millennials and Baby Boomers non-work travel behaviors using data from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey. Bootstrapped Segmented Ordered Logit Models are employed to capture the variability in travel preferences and trip frequency across these generational groups, providing more robust insights into their non-work travel. Millennials, particularly who work from home, are found to have negative association with higher non-work trips, whereas Baby Boomers have positive association with higher non-work trips. The model results show that female Millennial heads of household are more likely to make non-work trips but less likely to do so when living in urban areas. Ride sharing among Baby Boomers shows a higher association with non-work travel compared to Millennials. These insights could have implications for travel demand management, as shifting travel patterns necessitate adjustments in infrastructure investments and management strategies to support effective long-term transportation planning.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Conference on Transportation and Development 2025 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Transportation Planning and Operations - Selected Papers from the International Conference on Transportation and Development 2025 |
| Editors | Heng Wei |
| Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
| Pages | 51-63 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780784486207 |
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| State | Published - 2025 |
| Event | International Conference on Transportation and Development 2025: Transportation Planning and Operations, ICTD 2025 - Glendale, United States Duration: Jun 8 2025 → Jun 11 2025 |
Publication series
| Name | International Conference on Transportation and Development 2025: Transportation Planning and Operations - Selected Papers from the International Conference on Transportation and Development 2025 |
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Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Transportation and Development 2025: Transportation Planning and Operations, ICTD 2025 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Glendale |
| Period | 06/8/25 → 06/11/25 |
Funding
The authors would like to acknowledge the support of New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The opinions, findings, and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of NYSDOT. This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05- 00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).