England and Wales: Method used to travel to work

Location Type: England and Wales, ONS Geographic Code: K04000001

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

This is the top-level dataset for the whole of England and Wales. Drill down further by selecting a country:

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	27,773,666
Work mainly at or from home	8,671,722
Underground, metro, light rail, tram	505,311
Train	529,461
Bus, minibus or coach	1,160,990
Taxi	200,490
Motorcycle, scooter or moped	128,849
Driving a car or van	12,524,571
Passenger in a car or van	1,083,447
Bicycle	569,295
On foot	2,113,657
Other method of travel to work	285,873

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