Factors Affecting Modal Split 

The following are the primary factors affecting the modal split are as follows. 

1.  characteristics of the trips 
2.  Household characteristics 
3.  Zonal characteristics 
4.  Transport system characteristics 

1. Characteristics of the trips 

        a. ​​​​​​​Trips purpose:- The trip purpose  to certain extent influences the choice of mode of travel. 

         b. Trip Length:- The trip length also influences the choice of travel.

 2. Household characteristics 

     A. Income :- The income of a person is a direct determinant the expenses he is prepared to incur on a journey.  

    B. Car ownership:- car ownership determined by the income and for this reason both income and car ownership are intelated in the analysis of modal choice. 

 C. Family size and composition:- The number of persons in Family,  number of people earning,  unemployed and other socio-economic factors of family greatly influence the most choice. 

 3. Zonal characteristics 

    A. Residential Density:-  The use of public transport increases as the residential density increases. This is due to fact that the area.

   B. Concentration of workers                        

 4. Transport system characteristics 

   A. Accessibility ratio :- It is measure of the relative accessibility of that zone to all other zones with respect to mass transit network and highway network. 

B. Travel cost ratio

C. Travel tome ratio