Cornwall Council has published The Cornwall Transport Plan as part of our statutory duty under the Local Transport Act 2008.
This plan addresses many key themes about transport in Cornwall. These include the impact of Climate Change and the use of Sustainable Transport.
Please see the The Cornwall Transport Plan, our action plan around Climate Change and our Active Travel page for more information.
The Census shows how far people travel to work and what transport they use to get there, every ten years.
The UK response to the Covid-19 pandemic changed travel behaviour. This affected the 2021 Census figures. For example:
- Many people across the UK began working from home on 23 March 2020, when the first UK Lockdown began.
- Census Day (21 March 2021) and the week prior, fell during the ‘Roadmap out of lockdown’ phase of the UK response. Please see the ‘Roadmap out of lockdown' for more information.
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) state the data is not comparable between 2021 and 2011. More information is available on the summary from ONS.
Listed below are some of the highlights of the 2021 results from the Travel to Work report. The proportions are for those aged 16 and over and in employment:
- Almost a quarter of people (24.7% - 62,832) in Cornwall reported working mainly at or from home in 2021. This proportion was lower than in the South West (30.4%) and in England and Wales (31.2%).
- Travelling to work as a driver of a car or van remains the most frequently used method in Cornwall (56.1% - 142,649).
- 9.8% (25,022) travelled to work by foot in Cornwall compared to 7.6% for England and Wales combined. This was more frequently used than cycling to work.
- 1.3% (3,410) travelled to work by bus, minibus or coach in Cornwall.
- 1.9% travelled to work using public transport in Cornwall. In comparison to 3.4% for the South West and 7.9% for England and Wales. Public transport includes bus, minibus, coach, train, underground, metro, light rail and tram travel.
For a technical briefing please see the Travel to Work Summary
For the ONS general briefing on Travel to Work for more detail