Table 2.
Census Tract Travel Times in Minutes by Rural Location
| Large Rural City | Small Rural Town | Isolated Rural Town | All Non-Urban Census Tracts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Median travel time to nearest medical oncologist primary practice location | 39.8 | 51.6 | 58.3 | 51.6 |
| (B) Median travel time to nearest medical oncologist primary practice location or medical oncology VCC location with a visit frequency of 1+ times per month | 10.1 | 13.0 | 25.5 | 19.2 |
| (C) Median travel time to nearest medical oncologist primary practice location or medical oncology VCC location with visit frequency of 2+ times per month | 12.6 | 18.0 | 32.6 | 23.5 |
| (D) Mean travel time to nearest medical oncologist primary practice location | 41.8 | 54.9 | 62.0 | 54.4 |
| (E) Mean travel time to nearest medical oncologist primary practice location or medical oncology VCC location with a visit frequency of 1+ times per month | 13.9*** | 15.2*** | 26.9*** | 19.8*** |
| (F) Mean travel time to nearest medical oncologist primary practice location or medical oncology VCC location with visit frequency of 2+ times per month | 16.8*** | 19.2*** | 33.3*** | 24.5*** |
| Number of census tracts | 110 | 131 | 174 | 415 |
***
Significantly different from average in Row D (travel time to nearest medical oncologist primary practice location), p-value < .0001 for a two-tailed paired comparisons t-test.