Earlham College
OP-14: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Jamey
Pavey Director of the Integrated Program in Sustainability Sustainability and Environmental Studies |
14.1 Percentage of students and employees using more sustainable commuting options
Full-time equivalent student enrollment:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
Description of the methodology used to gather data about student commuting:
For Spring 2025, we had 539 students in residence (91%), 54 off-campus (9%) = 593 total
For students living off campus, survey (36% response rate) indicates 21% of trips using "more sustainable commuting options".
For students living on campus, assumed that at least 75% of students are walking or biking, as ours is a small residential campus. This is a conservative estimate.
Taking these proportional to their make up of the student body = 70% more sustainable commuting options.
Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options:
Description of the methodology used to gather data about employee commuting:
The above statistics were drawn from a survey of all college employees about commuting during Feb. 2025.
177 responses/318 total employees = 56% response rate
The responses were distributed in close proportion between the different categories of employees (teaching faculty, administrative, and hourly staff) to the actual distribution of these employees.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
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Additional documentation for this credit:
Student commuting data
The following 10 fields are included to provide additional context for interpreting the institution’s student modal split. Report either the percentage of students that use each option as their primary means of transportation or the percentage of trips for which students use each option (or avoided trips in the case of remote learning). The figures should total 100.
Percentage of students that commute by walking or the equivalent:
Percentage of students that commute by cycling or another micro-mobility option:
Percentage of students that commute by carpool or vanpool:
Percentage of students that commute by bus, shuttle, or ferry:
Percentage of students that commute by rail:
Percentage of students that commute by light rail or tram:
Percentage of students that commute by motorcycle or moped:
Percentage of students that commute by zero emission vehicle:
Percentage of students that avail of remote learning:
Employee commuting data
The following 10 fields are included to provide additional context for interpreting the institution’s employee modal split. Report either the percentage of employees that use each option as their primary means of transportation or the percentage of trips for which employees use each option (or avoided trips in the case of remote work). The figures should total 100.
Percentage of employees that commute by walking or the equivalent:
Percentage of employees that commute by cycling or another micro-mobility option:
Percentage of employees that commute by carpool or vanpool:
Percentage of employees that commute by bus, shuttle, or ferry:
Percentage of employees that commute by rail:
Percentage of employees that commute by light rail or tram:
Percentage of employees that commute by motorcycle or moped:
Percentage of employees that commute by zero emission vehicle:
Percentage of employees that avail of remote work:
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