Sunday 27 July 2014

Travel to work flows - initial findings for Edinburgh City

The Office for National Statistics published census tables (published on 25th July 2014) on travel to work flows as part of a release or UK Origin Destination statistics (See footnote for more details)

These tables allow more detailed analysis of the way people travel to work, in particular subdividing workers depending on where they are resident.  The following analysis was carried out for Edinburgh City, where workers were subdivided into those living in Edinburgh and others living outwith Edinburgh in other parts of Scotland.

As expected there is a much percentage of workers travel into Edinburgh by car from surrounding areas, than travel from within Edinburgh . (66% compared with 36%) . Similarly marked differences with those travelling by train 17% compared with 1%.







Compared with 2001 , the main changes in the methods of transport used are

i) For those travelling from within Edinburgh

4 percent point increase in travel by bus
6 percent point decrease in travel by car (driving)
2 percent point decrease in passenger in a car
2 percent point increase in both travel by foot and travel by bike




ii) For those travelling from outwith Edinburgh

5 percent point increase in travel by train
2 percent point decrease in travel by bus
1 percent point decrease in travel by car (driving)
3 percent point decrease in passenger in a car



Footnote: Origin Destination 

Origin destination statistics are census tables which deal with movement/ flow of people; either as migration (from their address one year ago before the census) or travel to work or study (to their workplace address). These flows can be cross-tabulated by other variables of interest (for example, method of travel).

The first batch of this data is now available from NOMIS (published 25th July 2014), and cover the following for Scotland, down to local authority level:

WU01UK: Location of usual residence and place of work by sex
WU02UK: Location of usual residence and place of work by age
WU03UK: Location of usual residence and place of work by method of travel to work

The tables are published here Reference tables

Future releases will cover smaller areas below local authority.  Information on proposed timetables and release details can be found here plans for further releases

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