@article {10.3844/ajeassp.2020.27.36, article_type = {journal}, title = {Investigating Commuting Time in a Metropolitan Statistical Area Using Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis}, author = {Miri, S. Hessam and Miri, S. Behnam}, volume = {13}, number = {1}, year = {2020}, month = {Jan}, pages = {27-36}, doi = {10.3844/ajeassp.2020.27.36}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajeassp.2020.27.36}, abstract = {Commuting is an unavoidable issue as living and working are two spatially separated activities for most people. The most influence of commuting is on land uses and transportation systems and ultimately it poses its consequences to the society. Research on urban commuting is one of the most favorable approaches to lessening the impact and intensity of land use and transportation problems. As urban spatial structure affects commuting patterns, this study aims to understand the spatial distribution of mean commuting time at the block group level in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) using spatial autocorrelation analysis method. The results show that the areas of recent housing boom have longer commuting time and the commuting time decreases as the areas’ age increase. Also, there is no significant difference in Moran’s I values for Rook and Queen methods as they are 0.45939 and 0.45265, respectively. The positive value of Moran’s I (p-values }, journal = {American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences}, publisher = {Science Publications} }