The pie chart depicts how much time the UK population allocated to commuting to work, while the bar one illustrates how they traveled to work in 2009.
Overall, it is clear that most UK commuters spent under 30 minutes on their daily travel. Additionally, people of both London and the other areas of the UK preferred travelling to work by car.
As for the pie chart, in 2009, the proportion of UK workers who spent under 15 minutes commuting to work accounted for the largest share, at 42%, which was 9% higher than the data for people who spent 16-30 minutes (33%) traveling to their work in the same year. Meanwhile, 12% and 8% were the figures for UK people who spent 31-45 and 35-40 minutes commuting to their work, respectively, while the lowest figure belonged to UK workers who spent more than an hour travelling to work.
Regarding the bar one, in 2009, Cars were the most preferred means of transport, with roughly 72% and about 36% of people in the rest of the UK and London, respectively. Although trains and ungergrounds were the second most popular means of transport in London, with 20% and around 18%, respectively, they were not preferred in other areas in the UK, with only 2% each. When it comes to the three least commonly used means of transport, London people preferred commuting by Bus than people in the rest of the UK, whereas the opposite was true for people who walked to their work, with their figures standing at around 10%, each. Lastly, a similarity was recorded in the use of Bicycles in both London and other areas in the UK, with just approximately 5% each.