Travel patterns : Household travel

TP006 Mode share of journeys to work

Series Data

Mode share of journeys to work (Full-time workers aged 16+ travel directly to main job from home for journeys commencing 6am -9.30am)
1997/982003-072004-082005-092006-10
Drive70%75%75%75%75%
Drive + walk4%3%3%4%4%
Passenger9%7%6%7%7%
Passenger + walk2%1%1%0%0%
Walk only6%5%5%5%5%
Cycle3%3%2%2%3%
PT/ walk or PT4%6%6%5%5%
PT/ car or PT/ car/ walk1%1%1%1%1%
Other1%1%1%1%1%
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Mode share of journey to work by region 2006-10 (Full-time workers aged 16+, journeys commencing between 6am and 9.30am)
NorthlandAucklandWaikatoBay of PlentyGisborneHawke's BayTaranakiManawatu-WhanganuiWellingtonNelson/ Marlborough/TasmanWest CoastCanterburyOtagoSouthland
Drive82%78%85%87%74%72%91%82%53%78%86%66%70%91%
Drive + walk7%1%3%3%8%4%1%3%7%2%0%7%5%0%
Passenger5%8%6%7%8%11%5%5%6%7%4%6%7%4%
Passenger + walk0%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%2%0%0%0%0%0%
Walk only3%3%3%1%9%7%2%1%7%6%6%8%14%2%
Cycle0%1%1%2%2%4%1%4%2%5%4%8%2%1%
PT/ walk or PT2%7%1%0%0%0%0%1%14%0%0%5%2%2%
PT/ car or PT/ car/ walk0%1%0%0%0%0%0%1%6%0%0%0%0%0%
Other0%1%0%0%0%1%0%1%2%1%0%0%0%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Fully employed people in sample38918298064752233013023909093762111566545306
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Graphical Data

Mode share of journey to work

Full-time workers aged 16+ travel to main job from home (without intermediate stops other than change mode) for journeys commencing between 6am and 9.30am

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Mode share of journey to work by region 2005-09 (Full-time workers aged 16+, journeys commencing 6am - 9.30am)

Mode share of journey to work by region 2005-09 (Full-time workers aged 16+, journeys commencing 6am - 9.30am) Download: Graph icon Mode share of journey to work .. Image (PNG, 14 KB)

Metadata

Indicator name Mode share of journey to work
Key reference number TP006
Definition of indicator Full-time workers (aged 16 and over) travel to main job from home (without intermediate stops other than change mode), for journeys commencing between 6am and 9.30am
Export date 1/11/2010 12:41
Core indicator information
Nature of data Quantitative, survey-based.
Data source 1989/90 data from New Zealand Household Travel Survey 1989/90, Ministry of Transport (N=8700 fully responding people).
1997/98 data from New Zealand Household Travel Survey 1997/98, Land Transport Safety Authority (N=14250 fully responding people).
From 2003, New Zealand Household Travel Survey, Ministry of Transport. Sample survey of 4600 households per year (2200 households per year prior to July 08), running throughout the year. Respondents report all travel in specified two-day period. See www.transport.govt.nz/ongoing-travel-survey-index/ for more information.
Note re 2003-7 and 2004-08 In 2009, the NZ Household Travel Survey dataset was revised to ensure professional driver trips were excluded where possible. This has resulted in revision to the 2003-07 and 2004-08 figures above.
Definition
Frequency 1989/90 ; 1997/98. From 2003, updated annually with four year moving average. Periods run from July to June so 2003-2007 means July 2003 - June 2007.
Disaggregation Regional
Timeliness Updated in October/ November each year
Quality of the data Survey based. Household Travel Surveys exclude commercial travel, and tend to somewhat underestimate total personal travel. Response rate (households with full responses from all members): 1989/90=75%; 1997/98=75%; Ongoing survey: 65%-70%.
Availability of forecast data No