Travel, Tourism & Movement
Commuting & Transport
Explore Census 2021 patterns in travel to work, commuting distance and household access to cars and vans in England.
England | Census 2021
Method of travel to work
Usual residents aged 16 years and over were asked how they usually travelled to work. Census-day conditions affected these results.
Census dataset
Work mainly at or from home
8,321,252
Driving a car or van
11,751,945
On foot
2,016,981
Bus, minibus or coach
1,129,539
Train
517,902
Bicycle
554,215
Published by Office for National Statistics.View official source →
England | Census 2021
Distance travelled to work
Distance to the workplace for usual residents aged 16 years and over. People for whom the measure does not apply are excluded from the display.
Census dataset
Less than 2km
2,898,994
2km to less than 5km
3,335,948
5km to less than 10km
3,099,302
10km to less than 20km
2,750,302
20km to less than 30km
1,051,967
Works mainly from home
8,321,252
Published by Office for National Statistics.View official source →
England | Census 2021
Cars or vans available to households
Households grouped by the number of cars or vans owned or available for use.
Census dataset
No cars or vans
5,516,098
1 car or van
9,674,645
2 cars or vans
6,106,970
3 or more cars or vans
2,138,372
Published by Office for National Statistics.View official source →