Transport
Census data from 2011 told us how people got to work, and what distance they travelled.
How people get to work
62.4% of employed people travelled to work by car.
This includes car pool and taxi passengers.
Of the rest of Scotland’s employed population:
- 10.0% travelled by bus
- 9.9% travelled on foot
- 3.7% took a train
- 3.2% used another method of travel, including cycling and light rail
The remaining 10.8% of Scottish workers mainly worked from home.
Scotland’s cities and their surrounding areas had the highest proportions of bus users.
25.6% of City of Edinburgh workers took the bus to work: the highest proportion in Scotland. 17.9% of Glasgow City workers used the bus.
16.3% of City of Edinburgh workers and 14.5% of workers in Argyll and Bute travelled to work on foot.
Distance travelled
38.6% of commutes were shorter than 5km.
Of the 2.1 million people who mainly worked away from home, 651,000 travelled less than 5km.
41.3% of people travelled between 5km and 30km to work, while 7.8% travelled 30km or more.
Cars and vans
86.8% of households had a car or van available to them.
Find out more about car and van availability by household.
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