Census Data Field Guide for Transportation Applications
2025

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The Census Transportation Planning Products datasets and the American Community Survey are critical data elements that support the analysis of transportation plans, policies, programs, and project selection.

NCHRP Research Report 1108: Census Data Field Guide for Transportation Applications, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, presents a comprehensive field guide for transportation practitioners on how to effectively utilize census data to support transportation analyses.

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136 pages · 8.5 x 11 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-73399-5
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-73400-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/29028

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Census Data Field Guide for Transportation Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Front Matter i-x
Summary 1-5
1 Introduction 6-10
2 American Community Survey 11-19
3 AASHTO Census Transportation Solutions 20-24
4 Public Use Microdata Sample 25-28
5 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics 29-30
6 National Household Travel Survey and American Time Use Survey 31-33
7 Differential Privacy 34-38
8 Uses of Census Data 39-52
9 2020 TRB Workshop 53-55
10 COVID-19 and Its Implications 56-60
11 Field Guide Organization 61-61
12 Scenario: Travel Survey Weighting 62-72
13 Scenario: Understanding the Crucial-to-Identify Gaps in Transit 73-80
14 Scenario: Understanding Nationwide Demographic Trends 81-88
15 Scenario: Statewide Snapshot of Mean Travel Times 89-94
16 Scenario: Data Preparation for Travel Demand Model Validation 95-98
17 Scenario: County Level Employment (Number of Jobs) in the United States 99-106
18 Scenario: Using Public Use Microdata Sample Data to Understand Changes in Occupation Trends Due to COVID-19 107-114
19 Resources and Guidelines for Practitioners 115-119
References and Bibliography 120-126

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Census Data Field Guide for Transportation Applications (2025)

Chapter: 3 AASHTO Census Transportation Solutions

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