The paper investigates the emerging pattern of journey to work traffic that characterises the employment centres
of a fast growing African city with reference to the case of Benin region, Nigeria. This is achieved by identifying
and extracting the significant employment centres of the region. On the one hand, factor analysis and Getis-Ord
statistic were systematically used to identify the spatial configuration of the region’s employment. Regression
models on the other hand, were used to estimate the relationship that exists between job decentralisation and
travel behaviour. Factor analysis and Getis-Ord statistic identified four significant employment clusters in the
region. Multivariate and bivariate regression models were further used to explore the dynamics of commuting
behaviour in response to decentralisation of employment centres. It is found that employment spatial structure
exerts significant influence on all dimensions of commuting pattern of the region. The result shows that
decentralisation of jobs in the metropolis has led to a reduction in commuting times, travel distance and
significantly influence the modal choice of commuters.