Benjamin Motte Baumvol
@u-bourgogne.fr
Universite de Bourgogne
Scopus Publications
- Work-from-home frequency across metropolitan contexts: A comparison of Paris, New York and London
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Tim Schwanen
Cities, 2026
This paper examines spatial and social correlates of work-from-home (WFH) frequency in three major global metropolitan areas—Paris, New York, and London—using harmonized 2023 survey data and an interpretable machine learning approach (XGBoost with SHAP). Focusing on regular hybrid workers whose workplaces are located within these metropolitan areas, the analysis documents how commuting, housing, employment, and sociodemographic characteristics are associated, individually and in combination, with high-frequency WFH (3–5 days per week). Results indicate that commuting distances and proximity to the central business district (CBD) are among the most prominent correlates of WFH frequency, with substantial contextual variation: in London, greater residential distance from the CBD is associated with higher WFH frequency, whereas in the New York metropolitan area high-frequency WFH is concentrated among workers who both live and work close to the CBD. Paris differs from the other metropolitan areas, with lower overall WFH frequency and a narrower profile of workers engaging in high-frequency WFH, a pattern observed alongside metropolitan-specific institutional and organizational contexts. Income, gender, and housing conditions are also associated with WFH frequency, with heterogeneous patterns across spatial configurations and employment structures. Overall, the analysis documents distinct metropolitan patterns, indicating that WFH frequency varies across locally specific urban labor markets and spatial contexts. These findings provide descriptive insights relevant to ongoing discussions of transport systems, housing markets, and social equity in metropolitan regions. • WFH frequency is embedded in metropolitan-specific labor and spatial structures. • Paris, New York, and London exhibit distinct spatial configurations of high-frequency WFH. • In the New York metropolitan area, frequent WFH is concentrated near the CBD. • In London, frequent WFH is more common among workers living farther from the CBD. • Interpretable machine learning reveals non-linear, context-dependent WFH dynamics with planning implications. - Understanding home-to-work distances of teleworkers. Residential mobilities and work relocation dynamics in Switzerland
Emmanuel Ravalet, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Patrick Rérat
Transportation, 2026 - Priority Areas for Geoparks in the Serra Do Espinhaço Biosphere Reserve, Brazil: Lessons from the Luberon Geopark and Biosphere Reserve, France
Úrsula de Azevedo Ruchkys, Damien Marage, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Miguel Ângelo Andrade
Geoheritage, 2025 - Assessing the link between COVID-19-induced telework adoption and residential relocation in France, the UK, and the US
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Thomas Porcher
Cities, 2025
This study examines whether the rise of telework following COVID-19 has led to an increase in relocations, particularly considering the relaxation of proximity constraints between home and workplace. This question is especially relevant for major metropolitan areas, which accommodate a high concentration of telework-compatible jobs and experience strong real estate market pressures. The article explores two key questions: (1) Are teleworkers more likely to have relocated since 2020 and to have a relocation project? (2) Do teleworkers exhibit a greater tendency to relocate or plan a relocation outside metropolitan areas? To address these questions, this study draws on a large-scale survey conducted at the end of 2023 with 15,000 individuals from France, the US, and the UK, focusing on work characteristics and residential mobility since 2020. The findings indicate that while teleworkers have been more likely to relocate since 2020, they do not exhibit stronger intentions to relocate soon. Moreover, their residential trajectories suggest a reinforcement of metropolitan concentration rather than a move away from urban centers, challenging assumptions that telework necessarily leads to suburbanization or increased commuting distances. • Teleworkers relocated more often since 2020 but stayed in metropolitan areas. • No evidence that telework drives urban decentralization or long-distance moves. • Telework is linked to longer commutes, not explained by recent relocations. • Pandemic-related personal effects shape relocation intentions. • Findings challenge assumptions about telework and urban decentralization. - The key role of motorized two-wheelers in boosting the earnings of on-demand delivery workers in Paris
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Laetitia Dablanc
Research in Transportation Economics, 2025
In France, earnings from delivery workers involved in on-demand instant delivery are not well known. Using data from two waves of a survey conducted in Paris with instant delivery workers, this research presents the interactions between types of delivery gigs, operations and vehicles that lead to differences in income earned from delivery. The results show that the highest incomes are found among delivery workers with the longest service and who work for multiple delivery platforms. More importantly, using a motorized two-wheeler instead of a bicycle, e-bicycle, or scooter is key. It seems to be the best way to ensure a good level of earnings for on-demand instant delivery workers. However, there are legal and environmental dilemmas. Primarily, French law mandates that freelance delivery drivers obtain a specific license before utilizing mopeds for delivery purposes, a license that most of them do not have. Moreover, the energy consumption of mopeds is higher than that of bicycles and electric scooters by a factor of twenty, presenting significant environmental concerns. - Online Shopping and Mobility: Exploring the Determinants of Final Delivery Solutions by French Households
Leslie Belton Chevallier, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Anne Aguiléra
Transportation Research Procedia, 2025
Households are more and more buying online and using various delivery solutions, between home deliveries and out-of-home collecting points (pick-up point or food drive). Based on a questionnaire survey of 593 households in France, our article aims to better understand the determinants of online shopping practices, considering the nature of the goods purchased (food or non-food) as well as the collection methods chosen. Our paper aims at refine the innovation and efficiency hypothesis of the geographical distribution of online shopping uses and mobilities. Beyond the usual socio-demographic determinants, it appears that geographical location doesn't impact the intensity of online purchases but the choice of a particular delivery method. In fact, the choice of home delivery is more likely to be made by households that live or consider living in less densely populated areas with fewer shops. Conversely, the choice of a relay point is more likely to be made by households living in towns and cities or in areas they consider to be well equipped. Thus, in dense areas, the online purchase of material goods would generate logistical trips for households, whereas in less dense areas, households would more easily delegate these same trips to a logistics provider. - Telework and the day-to-day variability of travel behaviour: The specificities of Fridays
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Tim Schwanen, Olivier Bonin
Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, 2024
This study investigates the uniqueness of Fridays for telework in relation to commuting and non-work travel patterns. Utilizing Bayesian analysis on UK National Travel Survey data (2015–2019), it explores differences in trip frequency, distance, time, and CO2 emissions across days, particularly focusing on teleworkers versus other workers. The findings highlight Fridays as a distinct day for teleworkers, marked by a 20 % reduction in commuting and increased non-work trips, particularly during afternoons and evenings, compared to other weekdays and non-teleworkers. Key factors influencing these patterns include commuting mode, particularly private car use, and rural residency. The study concludes by considering telework’s potential in reducing travelrelated CO2 emissions and its impact on public transport and local economies, especially post-COVID-19. - Unevenly Distributed Mobility, Spotlight on Brazil
Benjamin MOTTE‐BAUMVOL
Urban Mobility Systems in the World, 2024
This chapter shows that low mobility takes on different forms depending on the social and spatial context, and that it results in different forms of exclusion for the individuals experiencing it. Brazil is characterized by a much lower level of per capita income and very marked sociospatial inequalities compared to the other countries. Indeed, the link between motorization and automotive mobility is not straightforward, since it is not absolutely necessary to own a car to enjoy access to automotive mobility. Individuals with low mobility, whatever its characteristics, short distances traveled and/or few trips, seem irremediably trapped in this situation, mainly by the costs associated with the automobile and by the locations in which they live. However, there is room for maneuver for these households to escape transport poverty and "participate in the economic, political and social life of the community", despite their lower accessibility and mobility. - Telework, travel times, and peak hour avoidance in England: An overview using travel times across five weekdays
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Tim Schwanen
Travel Behaviour and Society, 2024 - Understanding the socio-spatial determinants of online shopping through household delivery option choices
Leslie Belton Chevallier, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Anne Aguiléra
Cybergeo, 2024
Households increasingly buy goods online and use various delivery services, such as home deliveries and pick-up or click-and-collect services. Drawing on a questionnaire survey of 633 households in France, this article seeks to deepen understanding of the factors influencing online shopping practices, focusing on the type of goods purchased (food or non-food) and the chosen delivery services. The findings refine the innovations and efficiency hypotheses, that these factors have a greater influence on the choice of delivery methods than on the likelihood of shopping online. Beyond standard socio-demographic factors, residential location does not significantly impact the frequency of online purchases but significantly influences the selection of delivery options. Specifically, households in areas perceived or characterized as less densely populated, with fewer local stores and collection points, are more likely to opt for home delivery. Conversely, those in neighbourhoods perceived as well equipped with amenities are more inclined to choose a collection point. The conclusion, therefore, is that households in densely populated areas are more inclined to retrieve purchases from pick-up points, whereas those in less dense areas would more readily outsource these trips to a logistics provider for home delivery. - Older adults’ immobility: disentangling choice and constraint
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Julie Pélata, Jimmy Armoogum, Olivier Bonin
Transportation, 2024 - Mapping out the current and ideal weekly distribution of remote work in France after COVID-19
Leslie Belton Chevallier, Anne Aguilera, Eugênia Viana Cerqueira, Eléonore Pigalle, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2024 - Immobility in a weekly mobility routine: studying the links between mobile and immobile days for employees and retirees
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Julie Fen-Chong, Olivier Bonin
Transportation, 2023 - The effects of informality on socio-spatial inequalities in accessibility to job opportunities: Evidence from Fortaleza, Brazil
Davi Garcia Lopes Pinto, Carlos Felipe Grangeiro Loureiro, Francelino Franco Leite de Matos Sousa, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol
Journal of Transport Geography, 2023 - Does e-grocery shopping reduce CO2 emissions for working couples’ travel in England?
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Leslie Belton Chevallier, Olivier Bonin
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2023 - Flexible work arrangements and household-related journeys. Who takes the lead in dual-earner heterosexual couples?
Eugênia Viana Cerqueira, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol
Travel Behaviour and Society, 2022 - Does working from home reduce CO2 emissions? An analysis of travel patterns as dictated by workplaces
Eugênia Dória Viana Cerqueira, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Leslie Belton Chevallier, Olivier Bonin
Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, 2020 - The spatial dimensions of immobility in France
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Olivier Bonin
Transportation, 2018 - Coping with the costs of car dependency: A system of expedients used by low-income households on the outskirts of Dijon and Paris
Leslie Belton Chevallier, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Sylvie Fol, Yves Jouffe
Transport Policy, 2018 - Inclusive mobility or inclusive accessibility? A European perspective
Caroline Gallez, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol
Cuadernos Europeos De Deusto, 2017 - Who escort children: mum or dad? Exploring gender differences in escorting mobility among parisian dual-earner couples
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Olivier Bonin, Leslie Belton-Chevallier
Transportation, 2017 - Growing motorization and evolution of commuting in Rio de Janeiro between 2002 and 2012
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Carlos David Nassi, Gregório Coelho de Morais Neto, Larissa Lopes, Patrícia de Aquino Lannes Brites
Cybergeo, 2017 - Barriers and (im)mobility in Rio de Janeiro
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Olivier Bonin, Carlos David Nassi, Leslie Belton-Chevallier
Urban Studies, 2016 - Outer suburbs, car dependence and residential choice in France
Tooran Alizadeh Fard
Planning After Petroleum Preparing Cities for the Age Beyond Oil, 2016 - Commuting patterns in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. What differences between formal and informal jobs?
Benjamin Motte, Anne Aguilera, Olivier Bonin, Carlos D. Nassi
Journal of Transport Geography, 2016 - Sustainability of car dependant peri-urban territories in the light of households' e-shopping practices
Paul Cary, Sylvie Fol
Geographie Economie Societe, 2016 - Dealing with inequality in mobility: Tactics, strategies and projects for poor households on the Outskirts of Paris
Yves Jouffe, David Caubel, Sylvie Fol, Benjamin Motte-Baumvol
Cybergeo, 2015 - Immobility in Rio de Janeiro, beyond poverty
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Carlos D. Nassi
Journal of Transport Geography, 2012 - The effects of home-delivery on grocery accessibility: A case study of large supermarkets and online grocery stores in the Dijon region
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Leslie Belton-Chevallier, Miriam Schoelzel, Guillaume Carrouet
Flux, 2012 - Periurban areas and the single adult household's increase. The case of the Ile-de-France great suburb
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Leslie Belton-Chevallier
Espace Populations Societes, 2011 - Gender differences and dependence between spouses in chauffeuring children among dual-earner families
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Leslie Belton-Chevalier, Richard G Sheamur
Geographie Economie Societe, 2011 - Escaping car dependence in the outer suburbs of Paris
Benjamin Motte-Baumvol, Marie-Hélène Massot, Andrew M. Byrd
Urban Studies, 2010 - Weak ties that bind: Do commutes bind Montreal's central and suburban economies?
Richard Shearmur, Benjamin Motte
Urban Affairs Review, 2009 - Characterizing the Paris Region on the basis of car ownership
B MOTTE, E ROY
Recherche Transports Securite, 2002
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
- Work-from-home frequency across metropolitan contexts: A comparison of Paris, New York and London
B Motte-Baumvol, T Schwanen
Cities 175, 107196 , 2026
2026 - Understanding home-to-work distances of teleworkers. Residential mobilities and work relocation dynamics in Switzerland
E Ravalet, B Motte-Baumvol, P Rérat
Transportation, 1-22 , 2026
2026 - Priority Areas for Geoparks in the Serra Do Espinhaço Biosphere Reserve, Brazil: Lessons from the Luberon Geopark and Biosphere Reserve, France
Ú de Azevedo Ruchkys, D Marage, B Motte-Baumvol, MÂ Andrade
Geoheritage 17 (4), 127 , 2025
2025
Citations: 1 - Assessing the link between COVID-19-induced telework adoption and residential relocation in France, the UK, and the US
B Motte-Baumvol, T Porcher
Cities 163, 106037 , 2025
2025
Citations: 8 - Les mobilités liées au e-commerce
A Aguiléra, C Bordes, LE Desquith, M Gardrat, M Koning, ...
HAL Working Papers , 2025
2025 - Les mobilités liées au e-commerce
LB Chevallier, A Aguiléra, C Bordes, LE Desquith, M Gardrat, M Koning, ...
Université Gustave Eiffel , 2025
2025 - Géodiversité et géoparcs: inspirations françaises pour le Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brésil
ÚA Ruchkys, D Marage, B Motte-Baumvol, PTA Castro, EV Cerqueira
Confins. Revue franco-brésilienne de géographie/Revista franco-brasilera de … , 2025
2025 - The key role of motorized two-wheelers in boosting the earnings of on-demand delivery workers in Paris
B Motte-Baumvol, L Dablanc
Research in Transportation Economics 110, 101545 , 2025
2025
Citations: 3 - The key role of motorized two-wheelers in boosting earnings of on-demand delivery workers. Transportation Research Board’s Annual Meeting
B Motte-Baumvol, L Dablanc
transportation research board's annual meeting , 2025
2025 - Online Shopping and Mobility: Exploring the determinants of final delivery solutions by french households
LB Chevallier, B Motte-Baumvol, A Aguiléra
Transportation Research Procedia 82, 1151-1166 , 2025
2025
Citations: 2 - Understanding the socio-spatial determinants of online shopping through household delivery option choices
L Belton Chevallier, B Motte-Baumvol, A Aguiléra
Cybergeo: European Journal of Geography , 2024
2024 - Older adults’ immobility: disentangling choice and constraint
B Motte-Baumvol, J Pélata, J Armoogum, O Bonin
Transportation, 1-17 , 2024
2024 - Mapping out the current and ideal weekly distribution of remote work in France after COVID-19
L Belton Chevallier, A Aguilera, E Viana Cerqueira, E Pigalle, ...
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation 18 (11), 962-971 , 2024
2024
Citations: 1 - Are gig delivery workers satisfied with their work? A statistical analysis of Paris 2021 and 2022 instant delivery surveys
M Albertelli, B Motte-Baumvol, L Dablanc
35th International Geographical Congress , 2024
2024 - Changes in the practices, profiles and working conditions of delivery drivers in Paris. Delivering for a digital platform: a job that brings satisfaction?
B Motte-Baumvol, M Albertelli, L Dablanc
35th International Geographical Congress , 2024
2024 - Telework and the day-to-day variability of travel behaviour: The specificities of Fridays
B Motte-Baumvol, T Schwanen, O Bonin
Transportation research part D: transport and environment 132, 104245 , 2024
2024
Citations: 23 - Être livreur pour une plateforme numérique à Paris. Un métier qui apporte satisfaction?
B Motte-Baumvol, M Albertelli, L Dablanc
6èmes Rencontres Francophones Transports et Mobilités , 2024
2024 - Déterminants de la mobilité de récupération des achats e‐commerce par les ménages
M Gardrat, F Toilier, C Bordes, LB Chevallier, B Motte-Baumvol
6e Rencontres Francophones Transport Mobilité (RFTM) , 2024
2024 - Immobilité des retraités: difficultés de déplacement ou simple réorganisation des sorties à l'échelle de la semaine?
J Pélata, B Motte-Baumvol, J Armoogum, C Garcia
6e Rencontres Francophones Transport Mobilité (RFTM) , 2024
2024 - Télétravail: une cause d'augmentation des distances domicile‐travail?
B Motte-Baumvol
6e Rencontres Francophones Transport Mobilité (RFTM) , 2024
2024
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
- Does working from home reduce CO2 emissions? An analysis of travel patterns as dictated by workplaces
EDV Cerqueira, B Motte-Baumvol, LB Chevallier, O Bonin
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 83, 102338 , 2020
2020
Citations: 202 - Escaping car dependence in the outer suburbs of Paris
B Motte-Baumvol, MH Massot, AM Byrd
Urban Studies 47 (3), 604-619 , 2010
2010
Citations: 93 - Who escort children: mum or dad? Exploring gender differences in escorting mobility among parisian dual-earner couples
B Motte-Baumvol, O Bonin, L Belton-Chevallier
Transportation 44 (1), 117-138 , 2017
2017
Citations: 88 - Coping with the costs of car dependency: A system of expedients used by low-income households on the outskirts of Dijon and Paris
LB Chevallier, B Motte-Baumvol, S Fol, Y Jouffe
Transport Policy 65, 79-88 , 2018
2018
Citations: 83 - Immobility in Rio de Janeiro, beyond poverty
B Motte-Baumvol, CD Nassi
Journal of Transport geography 24, 67-76 , 2012
2012
Citations: 80 - Commuting patterns in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. What differences between formal and informal jobs?
B Motte, A Aguilera, O Bonin, CD Nassi
Journal of Transport Geography 51, 59-69 , 2016
2016
Citations: 79 - La dépendance automobile pour l'accès des ménages aux services: le cas de la grande couronne francilienne
B Motte-Baumvol
RERU, 897-919 , 2007
2007
Citations: 68 - Faire face aux inégalités de mobilité. Tactiques, stratégies et projets des ménages pauvres en périphérie parisienne
Y Jouffe, D Caubel, S Fol, B Motte-Baumvol
Cybergeo: European Journal of Geography , 2015
2015
Citations: 60 - Spatial dimensions of E-shopping in France
B Motte-Baumvol, L Belton-Chevallier, L Dablanc, E Morganti, ...
Asian Transport Studies 4 (3), 585-600 , 2017
2017
Citations: 45 - Les populations périurbaines face à l'automobile en grande couronne francilienne
B Motte-Baumvol
Norois, 53-66 , 2007
2007
Citations: 44 - Inclusive mobility or inclusive accessibility? A European perspective
C Gallez, B Motte-Baumvol
Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto, 79-104 , 2017
2017
Citations: 43 - Weak Ties that Bind Do Commutes Bind Montreal's Central and Suburban Economies?
R Shearmur, B Motte
Urban Affairs Review 44 (4), 490-524 , 2009
2009
Citations: 35 - La dépendance automobile pour l'accès aux services aux ménages en grande couronne francilienne
B Motte
Université Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne , 2006
2006
Citations: 33 - The effects of informality on socio-spatial inequalities in accessibility to job opportunities: evidence from Fortaleza, Brazil
DGL Pinto, CFG Loureiro, FFL de Matos Sousa, B Motte-Baumvol
Journal of Transport Geography 108, 103577 , 2023
2023
Citations: 30 - The spatial dimensions of immobility in France
B Motte-Baumvol, O Bonin
Transportation 45 (5), 1231-1247 , 2018
2018
Citations: 27 - Barriers and (im) mobility in Rio de Janeiro
B Motte-Baumvol, O Bonin, C David Nassi, L Belton-Chevallier
Urban Studies 53 (14), 2956-2972 , 2016
2016
Citations: 27 - L’accès des ménages aux services dans l’espace périurbain francilien
B Motte-Baumvol
Strates. Matériaux pour la recherche en sciences sociales, 149-164 , 2008
2008
Citations: 26 - Telework and the day-to-day variability of travel behaviour: The specificities of Fridays
B Motte-Baumvol, T Schwanen, O Bonin
Transportation research part D: transport and environment 132, 104245 , 2024
2024
Citations: 23 - Telework, travel times, and peak hour avoidance in England: An overview using travel times across five weekdays
B Motte-Baumvol, T Schwanen
Travel Behaviour and Society 34, 100668 , 2024
2024
Citations: 23 - Does e-grocery shopping reduce CO 2 emissions for working couples’ travel in England?
B Motte-Baumvol, L Belton Chevallier, O Bonin
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation 17 (5), 515-526 , 2023
2023
Citations: 20
