Determinants of Residential Location Pattern of Staff of Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji, Osun-State, Nigeria

Abstract

This research analyzed the determinants of residential location choices/pattern of the academic staff of JABU. It examined among others the time travel distance of the academic staff of JABU from their various residential locations to their work place.  The data for the study was collected through structured questionnaires from one hundred and twenty academic staff of JABU (Academic Office, 2017). The data collected were analyzed using Descriptive Statistics (Weighted Mean Scores and frequency tables). The study revealed that the time travel distance of about 60% of the academic staff of JABU is not less than 20 minutes/19km. The study further revealed that nearness to place of work which should have been the highest ranked determinant of residential location of JABU staff was outranked by Location because of the inadequacy of infrastructures in the town where JABU is located. It is therefore recommended that Government should be more responsive and active in the provision of urban infrastructure and services in every neighborhood since this is one of the major reasons why tenants search for accommodation from one location to another. Thus, the distribution of urban facilities and service in Ikeji-Arakeji and environs will enhance proper development in the town and eventually help to minimize the problem of time travel distance which cannot but affect productivity and high mobility of staff.

Keywords: Residential, Determinants and Location choices