The line graph illustrates the percentage of adults in Britain who travelled to their workplace, worked from home, or combined the two, from April 2021 to July of the following year. Overall, while the proportion of people travelling to work and engaging in hybrid working increased, the reverse was true for working from home.
To begin with, 38% of employed adults commuted to their place of work in April 2021. This figure rose steadily to approximately 53% in October before dropping to around 49% in January 2022. It then climbed to a peak of 58% before declining to finish at 46% by the end of the period.
Turning to employees who worked from home, the figure started at 33%. This proportion then experienced a considerable decline, reaching 18% in October. It recovered to about 24% in July 2022, but then dropped to just 14 % in April before ending at 15% in July, representing an overall decline of more than half.
A smaller proportion, just under a tenth, combined working from home with commuting at the start of the period. The rate experienced gradual increase, reaching 17% before a minor fall in October. It then remained relatively stable, plateauing at 13% between January 2022 and April, before rising considerably to around 24% in July.