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Facts and figures for the full TfW Survey 2009

In total 74 organisations took part in the 2009 Travel for Work survey, giving a potential survey population of 44,651.

The organisations taking part range from large employers such as Cambridgeshire County Council, City & District Councils, Marshall Group and Addenbrooke’s who have long established travel plans, to medium and small employers just starting to develop their own travel plans.

2009 sees a total of 10,694 valid respondents up from 8,163 in 2008 – an increase of just over 31%. This is the highest number of respondents for the annual survey and amounts to a participation rate of 24%.

A Generic Survey report containing the full 2009 figures can be downloaded by clicking here. However a snapshot of the results is highlighted below.

The survey results for the full survey group are summarised in the following table:

Mode	All TfW Employers 2009
Bicycle	21.14%
Car Share	9.42%
Drive (alone)	45.46%
Homeworking	1.98%
Motorbike	0.98%
Other	0.70%
Other Workplace	2.48%
Public Bus	6.01%
Staff Bus	0.28%
Train	3.83%
Walk	7.04%

 

Average Distance Travelled

iIn 2009 the average one-way distance travelled to work by respondents who gave their home postcode was 13.12km (8.2 miles). This is down on last years average distance travelled. The following table provides a comparison for the last five years, however as the survey sample varies from year to year, direct year on year comparisons is problematic.

Year	Average Distance Travelled
2009	13.12km (8.20 miles)
2008	15.75km (9.78miles)
2007	16.47km (10.23miles)
2006	14.71km (9.14miles)
2005	13.89km (8.63miles
2004	12.67km (7.87miles)

 

Drive Alone
The 2001 census showed that 12.6% of Cambridgeshire driving commuters drove less than 2km (1.25miles) to work. The percentage of TfW survey respondents driving less than 2km has varied over the past 5 years between 4.68% and 3.88% and does not follow any pattern.

Year	% of Drive alone trips less than 2km
2009	4.68%
2008	5.30%
2007	4.68%
2006	5.57%
2005	3.88%
2004	5.53%

 

Commute Time Results

This year respondents were asked about how long their commute to work takes on a normal day. The following are the results:

 

	%	Cumulative
20 mins or less	35.42%	35.42%
21 to 40 mins	38.50%	73.91%
41 to 60 mins	18.06%	91.98%
61 to 90 mins	6.36%	98.34%
91 mins or more	1.66%	100.00%

 

Core Group Results

Each year we produce a set of results for a group of organisations that have taken part in each of the surveys. This group is known as the core group and allows year on year comparisons to be made. The results for this year’s core group along with the last six years are in the table below:

Mode	Oct 2003	Oct 2004	Oct 2005	Oct 2006	Oct 2007	Oct 2008	Oct 2009
Bicycle	23.3%	22.5%	23.2%	25.3%	24.1%	24.5%	24.7%
Car Share	12.2%	11.1%	10.9%	10.9%	9.7%	10.8%	9.8%
Drive (alone)	44.3%	44.8%	41.0%	39.8%	41.7%	38.7%	40.3%
Homeworking	-	2.3%	1.8%	1.6%	1.9%	2.4%	2.0%
Motorbike	1.7%	1.3%	1.8%	1.6%	1.6%	1.8%	1.1%
Other	-	0.5%	1.8%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%	1.5%
Other Workplace	-	1.0%	2.0%	1.8%	2.0%	2.1%	2.0%
Public Bus	6.2%	6.7%	6.5%	7.7%	7.7%	7.8%	7.0%
Staff Bus	0.5%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%
Telework	2.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Train	2.7%	2.9%	3.0%	3.2%	3.8%	3.9%	3.3%
Walk	6.7%	6.1%	7.2%	6.9%	6.5%	7.6%	7.9%

The 7 core employers are Cambridge City Council, GO-EAST (Government Office for East of England), Marshall group of Companies, South Cambridgeshire District Council, Univeristy of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County Council and Huntingdonshire District council.

 

One-off Surveys

The annual TfW Survey takes place each October. However TfW can arrange one-off surveys for organisations at any time of year although there is a small fee for this service.

 

For further information on the survey results please contact the Travel for Work team on 01223 715550.

 

Facts and figures for the full TfW Survey 2008

In total 33 organisations took part in the full 2008 Travel for Work survey, giving a potential survey population of almost 40,000.

The organisations taking part range from large employers such as Cambridgeshire County Council, City & District Councils, Marshall Group and Addenbrooke’s who have long established travel plans, to medium sized and small employers just starting to develop their own Travel plans.

2008 sees a total of 8,163 respondents, up from 7,170 in 2007 – an increase of almost 14%. This is the highest ever number of respondents for the annual survey and amounts to a participation rate of just over 21%.

A Generic Survey report containing the full 2008 figures can be downloaded by clicking here. However a snapshot of the results are highlighted below.

The survey results for the full survey group are summarised in the following table:

 

Mode	All TfW Employers 2008
Bicycle	22.5%
Car Share	9.9%
Drive (alone)	42.9%
Homeworking	1.9%
Motorbike	1.6%
Other	0.3%
Other Workplace	2.4%
Public Bus	6.5%
Staff Bus	0.2%
Train	4.7%
Walk	7.1%

 

Average Distance travelled

In 2008 the average one-way distance travelled to work by respondents who gave their home postcode was 15.75km (9.68 miles). This is slightly down on last years highest average distance travelled. Table 5 provides a comparison for the last five years, however as the survey sample varies from year to year, and direct year on year comparisons is problematic.   

Year	Average Distance Travelled
2008	15.75km (9.78miles)
2007	16.47km (10.23miles)
2006	14.71km (9.14miles)
2005	13.89km (8.63miles
2004	12.67km (7.87miles)

Drive Alone

The 2001 census showed that 12.6% of Cambridgeshire driving commuters drove less than 2km (1.25miles) to work. The percentage of TfW survey respondents driving less than 2km has varied over the past 5 years between 5.57% and 3.88% and does not follow any pattern.

Year	% of Drive alone trips less than 2km
2008	5.30%
2007	4.68%
2006	5.57%
2005	3.88%
2004	5.53%

Core Group Results

Each year we produce a set of results for a group of organisations that have taken part in each of the surveys. This group is known as the core group and allows year on year comparisons to be made. The results for this year’s core group along with the last seven years are in the table below:

 

Mode	Oct 2001	Oct 2002	Oct 2003	Oct 2004	Oct 2005	Oct 2006	Oct 2007	Oct 2008
Bicycle	21.9%	26.1%	23.3%	22.5%	23.2%	25.3%	24.1%	24.5%
Car Share	11.2%	11.4%	12.2%	11.1%	10.9%	10.9%	9.7%	10.8%
Drive (alone)	47.9%	41.2%	44.3%	44.8%	41.0%	39.8%	41.7%	38.7%
Homeworking	-	-	-	2.3%	1.8%	1.6%	1.9%	2.4%
Motorbike	1.5%	2.0%	1.7%	1.3%	1.8%	1.6%	1.6%	1.8%
Other	-	-	-	0.5%	1.8%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
Other Workplace	-	-	-	1.0%	2.0%	1.8%	2.0%	2.1%
Public Bus	6.6%	7.8%	6.2%	6.7%	6.5%	7.7%	7.7%	7.8%
Staff Bus	1.1%	0.9%	0.5%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%
Telework	0.9%	1.3%	2.4%	-	-	-	-	-
Train	2.3%	2.3%	2.7%	2.9%	3.0%	3.2%	3.8%	3.9%
Walk	6.6%	7.0%	6.7%	6.1%	7.2%	6.9%	6.5%	7.6%

The seven core Employers are: Cambridge City Council, GO-East (Government Office for East of England), Marshall Group of Companies, South Cambridgeshire District Council, University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire County Council and Huntingdonshire District Council.

 

CO2 Emissions by Mode

New for 2008 is a calculation of CO2 emissions for all motorised modes of transport by employees taking part in the survey for the survey week. The calculation is based on a methodology defined by Defra (in a document entitled 2008 Guidelines to Defra’s GHG Conversion Factors).

The following table provides the Total CO2 emissions by mode for all organisations taking part in the 2008 survey across the survey week.

Mode	No of Trips	Average Distance (km)	Conversion Factor (Kg CO2 per unit)	Total kg CO2 (kg’s)
Car	15,991	20.13	0.2042	65,731.74
Car Share	3,689	18.14	0.2042	13,664.75
Motorbike	606	15.37	0.1059	986.38
Public Bus	2,412	11.19	0.1073	2,896.06
Staff Bus	87	18.81	0.1158	189.50
Train	1,758	34.31	0.0602	3,631.08
Total kg CO2				87,099.51

 

One-off Surveys

The annual TfW Survey takes place each October. However TfW can arrange one-off surveys for organisations at any time of year although there is a small fee for this service.

For further information on the survey results please contact Gary Armstrong, Travel Plan Adviser on 0122 715695.