The pie chart shows the average time UK workers spent commuting to work, and the bar chart compares the ways of travelling to work between London and the rest of the UK in 2009.
Overall, most workers in the UK spent 30 minutes or less to travel to work. In addition, cars were the most popular type of transport in both areas, but people in London used trains and the Underground much more than people in other parts of the UK.
Looking at the pie chart, the highest percentage of workers spent between 1 and 15 minutes to commute, at 42%. The second largest group was 16 to 30 minutes, which made up 33%. In contrast, smaller numbers of workers had longer journeys. Around 12% of people travelled for 31 to 45 minutes, while 8% spent 45 to 60 minutes. Only 5% of workers took more than 60 minutes to get to work.
Regarding the methods of travel, over 70% of workers in the rest of the UK used cars, while this figure was only 35% in London. On the other hand, 20% of London workers used trains and 18% used the Underground, compared to only about 2% and 0% respectively in the rest of the UK. The percentage of people using buses was 13% in London and 8% in other regions. Finally, walking was around 9% in London and 11% in the rest of the UK, while bicycles were the least common choice in both places, at around 4% to 5%.