Census Data

West of England: Method used to travel to work

Location Type: Combined Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E47000009

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Key Facts

All Residents 956,298
Male 472,682
Female 483,616
Households 388,989

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Combined Authorities. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within West of England. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Table Codets061
Issued2022-12-08
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options12

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 475,937
Work mainly at or from home 178,986
Underground, metro, light rail, tram 217
Train 2,717
Bus, minibus or coach 22,122
Taxi 1,510
Motorcycle, scooter or moped 3,035
Driving a car or van 186,364
Passenger in a car or van 14,856
Bicycle 17,239
On foot 44,949
Other method of travel to work 3,942

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within West of England. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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