The effects of home-based telework on household total travel: A path analysis approach of British households

摘要

The initial enthusiasm for home-based telework as an attractive travel demand management strategy has been countered by recent research pointing to its inductive effects on travel. This paper develops path analysis models for one- and two-worker households in Great Britain, using data from the National Travel Survey (2005-2012), to study the effects of teleworking frequency on household weekly trips and travel distances by mode and purpose. The results indicate that for one-worker households teleworking increases travel by all modes, particularly travel by car, while it does not appear to significantly increase household travel for two-worker households. The policy implications of these results are that home-based telework does not contribute to reducing travel, especially travel by more polluting modes. At best it has a neutral effect in the case of two-worker households.