In 2022, the average person in England travelled around 2,700 miles by car or van as a driver and around 1,500 miles as a passenger. Distances travelled had fallen in 2020, with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but noticeably rose again in 2022.
Average distance travelled per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode
(in miles)
Walking trips in 2002 and 2003 and short trips in 2007 and 2008 are under-recorded.
The term walking extends other modes of transport similar to walking, including the use of non-motorized wheelchairs, prams, non-motorised children's cycles scooters, or rollerskates when accompanying parents walking, or jogging.
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GOV.UK. (August 30, 2023). Average distance travelled per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode (in miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477056/average-miles-travelled-per-person-per-year-by-private-transport-by-mode-england/
GOV.UK. "Average distance travelled per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode (in miles)." Chart. August 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477056/average-miles-travelled-per-person-per-year-by-private-transport-by-mode-england/
GOV.UK. (2023). Average distance travelled per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode (in miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477056/average-miles-travelled-per-person-per-year-by-private-transport-by-mode-england/
GOV.UK. "Average Distance Travelled per Person per Year by Private Transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by Mode (in Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477056/average-miles-travelled-per-person-per-year-by-private-transport-by-mode-england/
GOV.UK, Average distance travelled per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode (in miles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477056/average-miles-travelled-per-person-per-year-by-private-transport-by-mode-england/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Average distance travelled per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode (in miles) [Graph], GOV.UK, August 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477056/average-miles-travelled-per-person-per-year-by-private-transport-by-mode-england/
