Household & Establishment Travel

Shaping Transportation Strategies: One Survey at a Time

ETC Institute has over 30 years of experience conducting Household and Establishment Travel Surveys for regional and state Departments of Transportation. Using a combination of custom smartphone applications, online platforms, CATI, and mailed survey materials, we collect comprehensive data on household and employer travel patterns.

These insights inform the development of accurate travel demand models and inform long-range planning, infrastructure investments, and policy decisions that shape more efficient and resilient transportation networks.

Household Travel

ETC Institute recruits representative households within your travel-demand model area to capture a clear picture of daily travel patterns. Participants are assigned a specific travel day and record all trips taken within a 24-hour period using a desktop platform or ETC’s custom mobile app.

Each survey collects detailed data on:

Mode of Travel
Trip Purpose and Time
Vehicle Occupancy

Vehicle Ownership
Household Demographics

All information is confidential, and individual responses are never released.

These statistically valid insights provide a critical foundation for updating travel demand models, supporting infrastructure planning, and shaping future investment priorities.

Workplace/Establishment

For more than a decade, ETC Institute has conducted on-site person counts, origin-destination surveys, and traffic counts at workplaces and business centers throughout the United States

We manage the full process, from business recruitment to data collection, ensuring that the sample accurately reflects the travel activity associated with employers in your region.

The insights gathered help planners and agencies understand how workplace-related travel impacts the transportation network. These results are essential to refining travel demand models, informing corridor studies, and supporting strategic transportation planning for employment and commercial areas.

Unparalleled Expertise

Trusted by Transportation Departments & Planning Organizations Nationwide

For over three decades, ETC institute has been a trusted partner to city, county, and state agencies, as well as a wide range of public institutions committed to data-informed decision-making.