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.

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

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.