Description
Calculate transfer-waiting time as a share of supplied commute time.
Geographic activity records depend on location precision, boundary vintage, observation time, population denominator and access-window conventions. A travel-time budget differs from actual accessibility, and rectangular cell area does not establish privacy. Local shares and labels need the original survey and spatial definitions.
Calculate transfer-waiting time as a share of supplied commute time.
When to use this tool
Use Commute Transfer Wait Share when you already have transferWaitingMinutes, totalCommuteMinutes and need to calculate transfer-waiting time as a share of supplied commute time.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter transferWaitingMinutes, totalCommuteMinutes. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read waitingFraction, otherMinutes. Use the output convention below.
Require totalCommuteMinutes>0 and waiting within total; return waiting/total and total-waiting.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| transferWaitingMinutes | Transfer Waiting Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| totalCommuteMinutes | Total Commute Minutes | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| waitingFraction | Waiting Fraction | Required. Finite number. |
| otherMinutes | Other Minutes | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"transferWaitingMinutes": 15,
"totalCommuteMinutes": 60
},
"output": {
"waitingFraction": 0.25,
"otherMinutes": 45
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No route, reliability, actual waiting, accessibility or appropriate travel-time budget is estimated.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the actual route, service schedule, survey frame and boundary source when assessing mobility or access. Review disclosure across the full spatial dataset and linked records; a location label or cell-size product is not a complete privacy method.
References
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