There is an ongoing discussion about the impact of flexible forms of work on travel behavior. Though it is generally accepted that telework decreases distance commuted, there are mixed conclusions about the notion that non-work-related journeys could be offsetting any saved commute. This paper investigates the influence of two flexible working arrangements – namely telework and flextime – on commutes, non-work traffic, and peak-period travel in Switzerland. Using the 2015 Swiss Mobility and Transport Microcensus (MTMC), this study analyzes flexible working arrangements with respect to their effects on traffic. The results show that people who work partly from home – compared to those who never telework – do indeed commute less; however, their non-work travel increases. This rebound effect completely offsets the saved commutes, resulting in a zero impact on the total distances covered. Only people who work exclusively remotely show less total mobility compared to those who never telework. However, only a small minority of people work only from home, with most teleworkers combining working on-site with some degree of working from home. Moreover, this study finds only slight potential for relieving traffic congestion through flexible working arrangements: Whereas teleworkers are less likely to commute during evening peak periods, people working flextime are even more likely to commute during morning rush hours. Hence, the distinction between morning and evening peak periods should be taken into account in future studies. Furthermore, research on flexible working arrangements and travel behavior benefits from the consideration of both non-work travel and total travel as well as the separation of part-time from full-time telework.

关于灵活工作形式对旅行行为的影响的讨论正在进行中。尽管人们普遍认为远程工作会减少通勤距离，但对于非工作相关的旅程可能会抵消任何节省的通勤时间这一概念，人们得出的结论不一。本文研究了两种灵活的工作安排——即远程工作和弹性工作时间——对瑞士通勤、非工作交通和高峰期旅行的影响。本研究使用 2015 年瑞士移动和交通微型普查 (MTMC)，分析了灵活的工作安排对交通的影响。结果表明，部分在家工作的人——与从不远程工作的人相比——确实通勤时间更少；然而，他们的非工作旅行增加了。这种反弹效应完全抵消了节省的通勤时间，对所覆盖的总距离产生零影响。与从不远程工作的人相比，只有完全远程工作的人表现出更少的总体流动性。然而，只有一小部分人只在家工作，大多数远程工作人员将现场工作与一定程度的在家工作相结合。此外，这项研究发现，通过灵活的工作安排缓解交通拥堵的潜力很小：远程工作人员在晚高峰时段通勤的可能性较小，而弹性工作时间的人更有可能在早高峰时段通勤。因此，在未来的研究中应考虑早晚高峰时段之间的区别。此外，