Household Transportation Costs

The Household Transportation Costs indicator is the average percentage of income a household spends on transportation. Lower percentages are better than higher percentages. Data are from the Location Affordability Index (LAI) on HUD’s Location Affordability Portal.

Household transportation costs affect individual health and community health. Households that spend more money on transportation often face greater economic stresses and tend to be in areas with few alternatives to driving. Low-income families often pay high transportation costs. High costs can leave less money for food, health care and other necessities. High transportation costs are usually related to car ownership. Car ownership adds to pollution, and therefore negatively affects air quality. The Household Transportation Costs indicator is in the Transportation Services domain.

Neighborhoodsort ascending Indicator Value Rank
Windom Park 16.4% 37
Windom 17.6% 48
Willard - Hay 18.2% 56
Whittier 13.5% 7
West Calhoun 15.5% 25
Wenonah 18.6% 66
Webber - Camden 18.2% 56
Waite Park 18.9% 70
Victory 19.4% 81
Ventura Village 13.6% 9
University of Minnesota 15.8% 28
Tangletown 18.4% 63
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 14.0% 13
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 12.4% 4
Standish 18.4% 63
St. Anthony West 16.0% 30
St. Anthony East 15.1% 19
Shingle Creek 15.5% 25
Sheridan 15.6% 27
Seward 15.2% 20
Regina 18.5% 65
Prospect Park - East River Road 15.3% 22
Powderhorn Park 16.2% 34
Phillips West 13.9% 12
Page 19.7% 85
Northrop 18.6% 66
Northeast Park 18.9% 70
North Loop 14.5% 16
Nicollet Island - East Bank 14.7% 17
Near - North 16.2% 34
Morris Park 18.9% 70
Minnehaha 18.3% 60
Midtown Phillips 15.2% 20
Mid - City Industrial 17.3% 46
McKinley 18.6% 66
Marshall Terrace 17.3% 46
Marcy Holmes 13.7% 10
Lynnhurst 19.5% 82
Lyndale 14.4% 14
Lowry Hill East 13.5% 7
Lowry Hill 15.4% 23
Loring Park 12.1% 3
Longfellow 16.7% 40
Logan Park 16.0% 30
Linden Hills 18.1% 52
Lind - Bohanon 19.1% 76
King Field 17.6% 48
Kenwood 19.7% 85
Kenny 19.5% 82
Keewaydin 19.2% 79
Jordan 17.9% 50
Humboldt Industrial Area 0.0% 1
Howe 18.2% 56
Holland 16.2% 34
Hiawatha 18.2% 56
Hawthorne 17.0% 44
Harrison 16.0% 30
Hale 19.1% 76
Fulton 19.0% 75
Folwell 18.3% 60
Field 18.9% 70
Ericsson 19.1% 76
Elliot Park 12.7% 5
East Phillips 15.9% 29
East Isles 14.7% 17
East Harriet 17.9% 50
East Calhoun (ECCO) 16.1% 33
Downtown West 13.7% 10
Downtown East 15.4% 23
Diamond Lake 19.5% 82
Corcoran 16.8% 42
Cooper 18.1% 52
Como 16.6% 39
Columbia Park 19.8% 87
Cleveland 18.9% 70
Central 16.7% 40
Cedar Riverside 13.0% 6
Cedar - Isles - Dean 16.5% 38
Camden Industrial 0.0% 1
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 14.4% 14
Bryn - Mawr 19.3% 80
Bryant 18.3% 60
Bottineau 17.2% 45
Beltrami 16.8% 42
Bancroft 18.1% 52
Audubon Park 18.1% 52
Armatage 18.8% 69

Key Citations:
1. Ewing R, Cervero R. Travel and the built environment: a meta-analysis. Journal of the American Planning Association. 2010; 76:3(2010):265-294.