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Title:

Trends of Home Deliveries in the U.S.: Changes from 2009 to 2017

Accession Number:

01697344

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Most aspects of modern life have been significantly influenced by the internet and shopping is not immune from this. This is quite evident when analyzing the 2009 and 2017 National Household Travel Surveys (NHTS). Between 2009 and 2017, the number of online shopping deliveries received by the average American each month more than doubled. Zero-inflated negative binomial models are applied to both NHTS datasets. In both 2009 and 2017, age, education level, and technology use are major indicators of online shopping patterns. Both NHTS datasets were pooled to create a comparison model, with the main differences in demographic effects being the effect of education and large metropolitan areas on purchasing patterns. The results here reflect the trend of home deliveries. For transportation planners, it implies an increased amount of freight traffic on residential streets that communities will need to accommodate.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABJ90 Standing Committee on Freight Transportation Data.

Report/Paper Numbers:

19-02312

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

Authors:

Schmid, Joshua
Wang, Xiaokun

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2019

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2019-1-13 to 2019-1-17
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

United States

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2019 Paper #19-02312

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 7 2018 9:24AM