In early May of 2020, 43 percent of respondents reported the number of commuting trips significantly decreased with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of respondents with the same opinion has since decreased, with only 31 percent of respondents expressing they have experienced a significant drop in the number of commuting trips.
Change in number of commuting trips during and after the arrival COVID-19 globally in 2020
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respondents from: US, UK, Italy, France, Germany, China, Japan
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Waves represent the different number of phases in which respondents were conducted the surveys
Question: Given TODAY’S situation, how has the number of trips of your commute changed since the outbreak of COVID 19?
Question: After you return to "next normal", i.e. when a vaccine against COVID 19 is broadly available and the pandemic is defeated, ho w do you think your commuting habits will be compared to before the COVID 19 outbreak?
Respondents
>8,000 respondents per wave
>1,000 respondents per market
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McKinsey & Company. (September 22, 2020). Change in number of commuting trips during and after the arrival COVID-19 globally in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231219/change-in-number-of-commuting-trips-since-arrival-covid/
McKinsey & Company. "Change in number of commuting trips during and after the arrival COVID-19 globally in 2020." Chart. September 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231219/change-in-number-of-commuting-trips-since-arrival-covid/
McKinsey & Company. (2020). Change in number of commuting trips during and after the arrival COVID-19 globally in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231219/change-in-number-of-commuting-trips-since-arrival-covid/
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