Swindon: Method used to travel to work

Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E06000030

Key Facts

All Residents	233,407
Male	116,063
Female	117,347
Households	95,862
Population Density (people/km2)	1,014.4

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- South West
  Regions
Borders with
- Oxfordshire
  Counties
- Gloucestershire
  Counties
- Wiltshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Vale of White Horse
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Cotswold
  Non-metropolitan Districts
Overlaps with

No equivalent overlapping areas found
Contains
- Chiseldon
  Built Up Areas
- Highworth
  Built Up Areas
- Broad Blunsdon
  Built Up Areas
- Blunsdon St Andrew
  Built Up Areas
- South Marston
  Built Up Areas
- Stratton St Margaret
  Built Up Areas
- Swindon (Swindon)
  Built Up Areas
- Bishopstone (Swindon)
  Built Up Areas
- Wanborough
  Built Up Areas
- Liddington
  Built Up Areas
- Wroughton
  Built Up Areas
- Central Swindon South
  Civil Parishes
- Central Swindon North
  Civil Parishes
- Blunsdon
  Civil Parishes
- Covingham
  Civil Parishes
- Wanborough
  Civil Parishes
- Haydon Wick
  Civil Parishes
- Highworth
  Civil Parishes
- Nythe, Eldene and Liden
  Civil Parishes
- South Marston
  Civil Parishes
- St Andrews
  Civil Parishes
- Stratton St Margaret
  Civil Parishes
- West Swindon
  Civil Parishes
- Wroughton
  Civil Parishes
- Stanton Fitzwarren
  Civil Parishes
- Liddington
  Civil Parishes
- Chiseldon
  Civil Parishes
- Bishopstone
  Civil Parishes
- Castle Eaton
  Civil Parishes
- Hannington
  Civil Parishes
- Inglesham
  Civil Parishes
- Old Town
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Mannington and Western
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Lydiard and Freshbrook
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Liden, Eldene and Park South
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Gorse Hill and Pinehurst
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Eastcott
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Covingham and Dorcan
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Chiseldon and Lawn
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Priory Vale
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Ridgeway
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Rodbourne Cheney
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Penhill and Upper Stratton
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Haydon Wick
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Blunsdon and Highworth
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Wroughton and Wichelstowe
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Walcot and Park North
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Shaw
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- St Margaret and South Marston
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- St Andrews
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Central
  Electoral Wards/Divisions

Table Code	ts061
Issued	2022-12-08
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	12

Description
Data
Bar Chart
Pie Chart

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census in England and Wales by their method used to travel to work (2001 specification). The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

A person's place of work and their method of travel to work. This is the 2001 method of producing travel to work variables.

"Work mainly from home" applies to someone who indicated their place of work as their home address and travelled to work by driving a car or van, for example visiting clients.

Quality Statement

As Census 2021 was during a unique period of rapid change, take care when using this data for planning purposes.
Read more in our Travel to work quality information for Census 2021 methodology.

Method of travel to workplace: Total: All usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census	117,866
Work mainly at or from home	36,022
Underground, metro, light rail, tram	64
Train	514
Bus, minibus or coach	6,612
Taxi	830
Motorcycle, scooter or moped	559
Driving a car or van	55,279
Passenger in a car or van	6,049
Bicycle	3,289
On foot	7,517
Other method of travel to work	1,131

Bar chart not showing properly? Data with large numbers of options really needs a wider screen. Try rotating your fondleslab into landscape mode and refreshing the page.