England and Wales: Distance travelled to work
Location Type: England and Wales, ONS Geographic Code: K04000001
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Key Facts
| All Residents | 59,597,542 |
| Male | 29,177,340 |
| Female | 30,420,202 |
| Households | 24,783,199 |
| Population Density (people/km2) | 394.6 |
England
Wales| Table Code | ts058 |
| Issued | 2022-12-08 |
| Unit of Measure | Person |
| Number of Response Options | 11 |
Description
Data
Bar Chart
Pie ChartThis 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 | 27,773,665 |
|---|---|
| Less than 2km | 3,057,913 |
| 2km to less than 5km | 3,499,333 |
| 5km to less than 10km | 3,273,927 |
| 10km to less than 20km | 2,924,547 |
| 20km to less than 30km | 1,127,371 |
| 30km to less than 40km | 470,353 |
| 40km to less than 60km | 358,932 |
| 60km and over | 382,608 |
| Works mainly from home | 8,671,722 |
| Works mainly at an offshore installation, in no fixed place, or outside the UK | 4,006,959 |
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