An analysis of rural citizens’ mobility (based on population survey data)

The article deals with the problem of agricultural areas development. The key problems that have existed for decades are job losses and migration to cities. An important factor is the availability of a sufficient number of services provided to the population and the distance to large cities. We have considered the situation in Kochkovsky district of Novosibirsk Oblast. It was revealed a logarithmic dependence between the change in the number of residents and the size of settlements, as well as its proximity to the regional center. We conducted a survey of the population of all village soviets of the district, the number of respondents in each settlement ranged from 13 to 62%. Information was collected on the characteristics of families and individual family members, as well as on their weekly repairs. We have come to the conclusion that the distance from the regional center and the type of activity influence population mobility and the choice of travel mode