The average person in England spent 178 hours travelling by car as a passenger or driver in 2022. While travel by car dipped during the COVID-19 pandemic, the average time spent walking increased during this period. In 2022, the average time spent walking stood at 80 hours per year.
Average time spent travelling per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode
(in hours)
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 time spent travelling per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477070/average-time-spent-traveling-private-transport-by-mode-england/
GOV.UK. "Average time spent travelling per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode (in hours)." Chart. August 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477070/average-time-spent-traveling-private-transport-by-mode-england/
GOV.UK. (2023). Average time spent travelling per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477070/average-time-spent-traveling-private-transport-by-mode-england/
GOV.UK. "Average Time Spent Travelling per Person per Year by Private Transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by Mode (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477070/average-time-spent-traveling-private-transport-by-mode-england/
GOV.UK, Average time spent travelling per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477070/average-time-spent-traveling-private-transport-by-mode-england/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Average time spent travelling per person per year by private transport in England from 2002 to 2022, by mode (in hours) [Graph], GOV.UK, August 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1477070/average-time-spent-traveling-private-transport-by-mode-england/
