Devon: Distance travelled to work

Location Type: Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E10000008

Key Facts

All Residents	811,640
Male	394,040
Female	417,600
Households	352,619
Population Density (people/km2)	123.7

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- South West
  Regions
Borders with
- Dorset
  Unitary Authorities
- Cornwall
  Unitary Authorities
- Torbay
  Unitary Authorities
- Plymouth
  Unitary Authorities
- Somerset
  Counties
Overlaps with
- Output Area at SX877627
  Output Areas
- Sherford
  Built Up Areas
- Plymouth
  Built Up Areas
- Torquay
  Built Up Areas
- Lyme Regis
  Built Up Areas
- Bishopswood
  Built Up Areas
Contains
- East Devon
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Exeter
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Mid Devon
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- North Devon
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- South Hams
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Teignbridge
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Torridge
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- West Devon
  Non-metropolitan Districts

Table Code	ts058
Issued	2022-12-08
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	11

Description
Data
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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 the distance they travelled to work. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

The distance, in kilometres, between a person's residential postcode and their workplace postcode measured in a straight line. A distance travelled of 0.1km indicates that the workplace postcode is the same as the residential postcode. Distances over 1200km are treated as invalid, and an imputed or estimated value is added.

“Work mainly at or from home” is made up of those that ticked either the 'Mainly work at or from home' box for the address of workplace question, or the “Work mainly at or from home” box for the method of travel to work question.

“Other” includes no fixed place of work, working on an offshore installation and working outside of the UK.

Distance is calculated as the straight line distance between the enumeration postcode and the workplace postcode.

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.

Distance travelled to work: Total: All usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census	370,031
Less than 2km	49,676
2km to less than 5km	35,997
5km to less than 10km	33,709
10km to less than 20km	45,798
20km to less than 30km	17,976
30km to less than 40km	6,922
40km to less than 60km	5,782
60km and over	6,711
Works mainly from home	107,660
Works mainly at an offshore installation, in no fixed place, or outside the UK	59,800

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