Statistical data set

Purpose of travel

Data about why people travel, produced by Department for Transport.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
30 July 2013
Last updated
31 August 2022 — See all updates

Trips, stages, distance and time spent travelling

NTS0403: Average number of trips, miles and time spent travelling by trip purpose, England: 2002 onwards (ODS, 54.9 KB)

NTS0407: Long distance trips within Great Britain by purpose and length, English households: 2002, 2006 to 2021 (ODS, 37.2 KB)

NTS0408: Purpose of next trip by sex and previous trip, England: 2002 onwards (ODS, 58.1 KB)

NTS0409: Average number of trips and distance travelled by purpose and main mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 90.7 KB)

Employment status

NTS0411: Commuter trips and distance by employment status, England: 2002 onwards (ODS, 10.9 KB)

NTS0412: Commuter trips by employment status and main mode, England: 2002 onwards (ODS, 48.6 KB)

Travel purpose by start time and day of the week

NTS0502: Trip start time by trip purpose (Monday to Friday only), England: 2002 to 2006 onwards (ODS, 103 KB)

NTS0503: Trip purpose by trip start time (Monday to Friday only), England: 2002 to 2006 onwards (ODS, 96.9 KB)

NTS0504: Average number of trips (trip rates) by day of the week, month and purpose and main mode, England; 2002 to 2006 onwards (ODS, 447 KB)

Travel purpose by age and gender

NTS0611: Average number of trips (trip rates) by age, sex and purpose, England: 2002 onwards (ODS, 363 KB)

NTS0612: Average distance travelled by age, sex and purpose, England: 2002 onwards (ODS, 244 KB)

NTS0710: Travel by mobility status and purpose, England: 2007 onwards (ODS, 66.7 KB)

NTS0901: Annual mileage of cars by ownership and trip purpose, England: 2002 onwards (ODS, 10.8 KB)

NTS9906: Average number of trips (trip rates) by purpose, region and Rural-Urban Classification, England: 2002 to 2003 onwards (ODS, 110 KB)

Travel purpose by region

NTS9907: Average distance travelled by purpose, region and Rural-Urban Classification, England: 2002 to 2003 onwards (ODS, 119 KB)

NTS9912: Average trip length by purpose, region and Rural-Urban Classification, England: 2002 to 2003 onwards (ODS, 110 KB)

NTS9913: Average time spent travelling by purpose, region and Rural-Urban Classification, England: 2002 to 2003 onwards (ODS, 109 KB)

NTS9914: Average trip time by purpose, region and Rural-Urban Classification, England: 2002 to 2003 onwards (ODS, 106 KB)

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Published 30 July 2013
Last updated 31 August 2022 + show all updates

  1. Data tables updated for the NTS 2021 annual report.

  2. Data tables updated for the NTS 2020 report.

  3. Data tables updated for the NTS 2019 report.

  4. Updated for 31 July 2019 publication.

  5. Tables updated for the year 2017.

  6. Table 0403 to 0406, 0409 and 0410 updated to 2016 data.

  7. Tables updated to the latest data for the year 2015.

  8. Tables updated to the latest data for the year 2014.

  9. Tables NTS0401 to 0410 updated to include data for the year 2013.

  10. NTS04 - Why people travel (trip purpose) 2012 data added. This replaces previous editions of these tables.

  11. First published.

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