Travel to work (2021 Census)

A dataset of Census travel to work by mode in the 2011 and 2021 Censuses 

Census data comparing the number of workers by mode of travel to work in the 2011 and 2021 Censuses

Sources:
2021 Census topic summary TS058 - Distance travelled to work (ONS via Nomis)
2011 Census quick statistics QS702EW - Distance travelled to work (ONS via Nomis)

Information about the latest data:
The 2021 Census was taken on 21st March 2021.
The distance travelled to work is, in kilometres, the distance 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.

It is difficult to compare this variable with the 2011 Census because Census 2021 took place during a national lockdown. The government advice at the time was for people to work from home (if they can) and avoid public transport. Only those who work at a workplace or depot gave their workplace address. This means that the number of people who answered this question is a significantly smaller proportion of the population than normal. People who were on furlough (about 5.6 million), could have given details based on their patterns before or during the pandemic, or what they did during the census taking place, including Census Day.

Source: 2021 Census topic summary TS058 - Distance travelled to work (ONS via Nomis)
2011 Census quick statistics QS702EW - Distance travelled to work (ONS via Nomis)

Information about the data: The 2021 Census was taken on 21st March 2021.
The distance travelled to work is, in kilometres, the distance 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.

The percentages exclude those who indicated that they “work mainly at or from home” and those with no fixed place of work, who are working on an offshore installation or who are working outside of the UK.

It is difficult to compare this variable with the 2011 Census because Census 2021 took place during a national lockdown. The government advice at the time was for people to work from home (if they can) and avoid public transport.

People who were on furlough (about 5.6 million), could have given details based on their patterns before or during the pandemic, or what they did during the census taking place, including Census Day.

Source: 2021 Census topic summary TS058 - Distance travelled to work (ONS via Nomis)

Information about the data: The 2021 Census was taken on 21st March 2021.
The distance travelled to work is, in kilometres, the distance 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.

It is difficult to compare this variable with the 2011 Census because Census 2021 took place during a national lockdown. The government advice at the time was for people to work from home (if they can) and avoid public transport. Only those who work at a workplace or depot gave their workplace address. This means that the number of people who answered this question is a significantly smaller proportion of the population than normal. People who were on furlough (about 5.6 million), could have given details based on their patterns before or during the pandemic, or what they did during the census taking place, including Census Day.

Source: 2021 Census topic summary TS058 - Distance travelled to work (ONS via Nomis)

Information about the data: The 2021 Census was taken on 21st March 2021.
The distance travelled to work is, in kilometres, the distance 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.

It is difficult to compare this variable with the 2011 Census because Census 2021 took place during a national lockdown. The government advice at the time was for people to work from home (if they can) and avoid public transport. Only those who work at a workplace or depot gave their workplace address. This means that the number of people who answered this question is a significantly smaller proportion of the population than normal. 
People who were on furlough (about 5.6 million), could have given details based on their patterns before or during the pandemic, or what they did during the census taking place, including Census Day.

Core city LEP areas are those that contain the English urban areas with the highest populations outside of London. D2N2 includes Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Source: 2021 Census topic summary TS058 - Distance travelled to work (ONS via Nomis)

Information about the data: The 2021 Census was taken on 21st March 2021.
The distance travelled to work is, in kilometres, the distance 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.

It is difficult to compare this variable with the 2011 Census because Census 2021 took place during a national lockdown. The government advice at the time was for people to work from home (if they can) and avoid public transport. Only those who work at a workplace or depot gave their workplace address. This means that the number of people who answered this question is a significantly smaller proportion of the population than normal. 
People who were on furlough (about 5.6 million), could have given details based on their patterns before or during the pandemic, or what they did during the census taking place, including Census Day.

Core city LEP areas are those that contain the English urban areas with the highest populations outside of London. D2N2 includes Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.