2001

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Sub-theme	<<The local environment Transport
Indicator	<<Accessibility and transport links Infrastructure>> Distance travelled to work
Analysis	2001

Source	2001 Census (Office for National Statistics)
Date Released	2003
National Indicators	N/A
Hampshire LAA targets	N/A
Date range	2001

Data Time Series Comparisons Commentary Confidence Levels Notes

Commentary

Data on distance travelled to work is available from the 2001 Census. It is "residence based" so identifies the distance travelled to work by the borough`s residents whether to work within or outside the borough. It is based on all people aged 16-74 who are in employment.

The distance travelled to work is measured in kilometres of a straight line between the residence postcode and the workplace postcode. It is not calculated for people working mainly at or from home, people with no fixed workplace, people working on an offshore installation, or people working outside the UK.

Confidence Levels

There are no confidence issues with the 2001 Census.

Data

As explained in the section on in and out commuting, a high proportion of the borough`s residents work within the borough. Not unsurprisingly therefore, the majority of Basingstoke and Deane residents make relatively short journeys to work. 42% of people who do travel to work make journeys of less than 5 kilometres. At the time of the Census this would relate to over 34,000 people. Taking into account those that work at or mainly at home (9.4%), 76% of people travel less than 20 kilometres to work.

Distance travelled to work - all people in employment aged 16-74	Basingstoke and Deane (Number)	Basingstoke and Deane (%)	Hampshire (Number)	Hampshire (%)	South East (Number)	South East (%)
All People	82,628		625,860		3,888,756
Works mainly at or from home	7,768	9.4%	60,879	9.7%	386,302	9.9%
Less than 2km	17,143	20.7%	124,086	19.8%	792,325	20.4%
2km to less than 5km	17,517	21.2%	104,007	16.6%	683,531	17.6%
5km to less than 10km	10,627	12.9%	111,007	17.7%	589,320	15.2%
10km to less than 20km	10,248	12.4%	93,207	14.9%	532,799	13.7%
20km to less than 30km	6,188	7.5%	37,260	6.0%	260,817	6.7%
30km to less than 40km	2,134	2.6%	15,787	2.5%	138,450	3.6%
40km to less than 60km	3,134	3.8%	19,310	3.1%	151,207	3.9%
60km and over	4,031	4.9%	26,887	4.3%	141,187	3.6%
No fixed place of work	3,644	4.4%	30,439	4.9%	199,278	5.1%
Working outside the UK	176	0.2%	2,644	0.4%	11,593	0.3%
Working at offshore installation	18	0.0%	347	0.1%	1,947	0.1%

Proportions and comparisons with the South East and county average can also be seen in the graph below. The borough has similar proportions of people working from home or travelling less than 2k to the Hampshire and South East average. However, the percentage of people travelling between 2 and 5K clearly exceeds that for the county and region.