Telecommuting and the Demand for Urban Living: A Preliminary Look at White-collar Workers

Ingrid Gould Ellen and Katherine Hempstead
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Ingrid Gould Ellen: Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, 4 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10003, USA, ingrid.ellen@nyuedu
Katherine Hempstead: Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers University, 317 George Street, Suite 400, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2008, USA, hkempstead@cshp.rutgers.edu

Urban Studies, 2002, vol. 39, issue 4, 749-766

Abstract: With recent advances in communications technology, telecommuting appears to be an increasingly viable option for many workers. For urban researchers, the key question is whether this growing ability to telecommute is altering residential location decisions and leading households to live in smaller, lower-density and more remote locations. Using the Work Schedules supplement from the 1997 Current Population Study, this paper explores this question. Specifically, it examines the prevalence of telecommuting, explores the relationship between telecommuting and the residential choices of white-collar workers and, finally, speculates about future impacts on residential patterns and urban form.

Date: 2002
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