Re-drawing the Planners’ Circle
50th, 75th, and 90th Percentile Observed Walk Distances in Meters from the German and United States 2017 National Household Travel Behavior Surveys.
For more information, please see:
Re-Drawing the Planners’ Circle: Analyzing Trip-Level Walk Distances across Two National Surveys. Published in the Journal of the American Planning Association
| Trip Purpose: Commuting | ||||||
| Age Group | Germany | United States | ||||
| Percentiles | 50th | 75th | 90th | 50th | 75th | 90th |
| 0-17 | 487 | 867 | 1598 | 921 | 1615 | 2313 |
| 18-29 | 705 | 1354 | 2268 | 651 | 1190 | 1853 |
| 30-49 | 714 | 1399 | 2346 | 585 | 1106 | 1885 |
| 50-69 | 842 | 1625 | 2579 | 596 | 1193 | 1983 |
| 70+ | 864 | 1606 | 2500 | 558 | 1155 | 1921 |
| Trip Purpose: Errands | ||||||
| Age Group | Germany | United States | ||||
| Percentiles | 50th | 75th | 90th | 50th | 75th | 90th |
| 0-17 | 455 | 880 | 1793 | 677 | 1144 | 1399 |
| 18-29 | 673 | 1367 | 2464 | 407 | 719 | 939 |
| 30-49 | 682 | 1412 | 2542 | 341 | 635 | 971 |
| 50-69 | 810 | 1639 | 2774 | 352 | 722 | 1069 |
| 70+ | 832 | 1619 | 2696 | 314 | 684 | 1007 |
| Trip Purpose: Leisure | ||||||
| Age Group | Germany | United States | ||||
| Percentiles | 50th | 75th | 90th | 50th | 75th | 90th |
| 0-17 | 992 | 2169 | 3976 | 903 | 1778 | 2676 |
| 18-29 | 1210 | 2656 | 4646 | 633 | 1353 | 2216 |
| 30-49 | 1220 | 2701 | 4724 | 567 | 1269 | 2248 |
| 50-69 | 1348 | 2927 | 4956 | 578 | 1356 | 2284 |
| 70+ | 1369 | 2908 | 4878 | 540 | 1318 | 2284 |
| Trip Purpose: Leisure trips, excluding loop trips | ||||||
| Age Group | Germany | United States | ||||
| Percentiles | 50th | 75th | 90th | |||
| 0-17 | No data | 954 | 1790 | 2132 | ||
| 18-29 | 618 | 1152 | 1655 | |||
| 30-49 | 569 | 1100 | 1687 | |||
| 50-69 | 586 | 1093 | 1643 | |||
| 70+ | 475 | 994 | 1744 | |||
| Trip Purpose: School | ||||||
| Age Group | Germany | United States | ||||
| Percentiles | 50th | 75th | 90th | 50th | 75th | 90th |
| 0-17 | 796 | 1275 | 1916 | 816 | 1383 | 1864 |
| 18-29 | 1014 | 1762 | 2586 | 546 | 958 | 1404 |
| 30-49 | 1024 | 1807 | 2664 | 480 | 874 | 1436 |
| 50-69 | 1152 | 2034 | 2897 | 491 | 961 | 1472 |
| 70+ | 1173 | 2014 | 2818 | 453 | 923 | 1472 |
| Trip Purpose: Shopping | ||||||
| Age Group | Germany | United States | ||||
| Percentiles | 50th | 75th | 90th | 50th | 75th | 90th |
| 0-17 | 341 | 598 | 1225 | 727 | 1225 | 1511 |
| 18-29 | 559 | 1085 | 1895 | 457 | 800 | 1051 |
| 30-49 | 568 | 1131 | 1973 | 391 | 716 | 1083 |
| 50-69 | 696 | 1357 | 2206 | 402 | 803 | 1181 |
| 70+ | 718 | 1338 | 2127 | 364 | 765 | 1119 |
| Trip Purpose: Work-Related | ||||||
| Age Group | Germany | United States | ||||
| Percentiles | 50th | 75th | 90th | 50th | 75th | 90th |
| 0-17 | 511 | 951 | 1994 | 785 | 1192 | 1581 |
| 18-29 | 729 | 1438 | 2665 | 515 | 767 | 1121 |
| 30-49 | 738 | 1483 | 2743 | 449 | 683 | 1153 |
| 50-69 | 866 | 1710 | 2975 | 460 | 770 | 1251 |
| 70+ | 888 | 1690 | 2897 | 422 | 732 | 1189 |
N.B.: All units in meters
Source: US and German National Household Travel Surveys, 2017