The pie chart illustrates the average commuting times of UK workers in 2009 , while the bar chart compares the percentages of people using six different types transport in London and rest of UK in same year .
Overall, most UK workers spent less than 30 minutes traveling to work . Cars were the most popular means of transport in the rest of the UK while people in London were more likely to use trains and the underground.
According to the pie chart , 42% of workers spent between 1 and 15 minutes commuting, making this the largest group . Meanwhile, 33% travelled for 16-30 minutes. Together, these two groups accounted for 75% of workers. In comparison, 12% spend between 31 and 45 minutes travelling, while 8% needed 45-60 minutes. The smallest proportion , at 5% , consisted of those whose jurneys took more than an hour .
Looking at the pie chart, around 72% of workers in the rest of the UK travelled by car , compared with approximately 35% in London. Walking was also slightly more common outside London , at 11% compared with 9% in the capital. However, buses were more popular in London, where the figure stood at 13% , while only 8% of workers in the rest of the UK used this form of transport. Cycling was the least popular option in both areas, accounting for around 5% in London and 4% elsewhere.
A different pattern can be seen in the use of trains and the underground. In London, 20% of workers travelled by train, compared with only 2% in the rest of the UK. Furthermore, approximately 18% on London workers used underground, whereas this method was not used in the rest of the UK. The figures show that public transport was much more popular in London that in other parts of the country.