Long Distance Commuting in Scotland

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Annex 2 Geographic comparison of 1991 and 2001 Census travel to work data

1. This Appendix provides details of analysis associated with comparisons of 1991 and 2001 Census travel to work data by Local Authority area. Tables 1 to Table 4 provide details of 1991 and 2001 percentage mode share. Tables 5 to Table 8 provide details of percentage change in long distance commuting and percentage differences in mode share.

Table 1: 1991 out-commuting mode share of long distance commuting trips

Local Authority Place of Residence

1991 Mode Share of Long Distance Commuting Trips

N

Car (driver)

Car (passenger)

Train or Tube

Bus

Other

Aberdeen City

74%

9%

1%

11%

4%

794

Aberdeenshire

76%

11%

1%

8%

3%

3,345

Angus

63%

14%

1%

11%

11%

1,598

Argyll & Bute

59%

11%

11%

10%

9%

1,047

Clackmannanshire

76%

8%

2%

9%

4%

474

Dumfries & Galloway

66%

14%

1%

9%

10%

1,645

Dundee City

63%

12%

7%

14%

4%

329

East Ayrshire

67%

15%

2%

12%

3%

1,742

East Dunbartonshire

76%

7%

6%

10%

1%

1,044

East Lothian

62%

10%

3%

19%

5%

1,372

East Renfrewshire

78%

6%

9%

5%

2%

776

Edinburgh, City of

73%

8%

8%

10%

2%

1,432

Eilean Siar

59%

21%

0%

17%

3%

310

Falkirk

63%

10%

11%

12%

4%

1,455

Fife

68%

11%

8%

8%

4%

3,505

Glasgow City

63%

10%

11%

14%

2%

1,657

Highland

65%

14%

1%

12%

8%

2,024

Inverclyde

57%

12%

10%

18%

3%

736

Midlothian

62%

9%

0%

26%

2%

987

Moray

65%

15%

3%

11%

6%

682

North Ayrshire

64%

15%

7%

10%

4%

1,852

North Lanarkshire

60%

12%

11%

16%

2%

3,522

Orkney Islands

75%

14%

0%

8%

2%

194

Perth & Kinross

72%

11%

1%

9%

7%

1,772

Renfrewshire

63%

9%

12%

14%

2%

1,554

Scottish Borders

62%

11%

0%

8%

18%

1,465

Shetland Islands

71%

15%

0%

10%

4%

230

South Ayrshire

69%

10%

7%

8%

5%

1,154

South Lanarkshire

70%

10%

10%

8%

1%

3,096

Stirling

78%

8%

7%

5%

2%

897

West Dunbartonshire

55%

11%

14%

17%

2%

740

West Lothian

57%

12%

8%

20%

2%

2,359

Total

66%

11%

6%

12%

4%

45,789

Table 2: 1991 in-commuting mode share of long distance commuting trips

Local Authority Place of Work

1991 Mode Share of Long Distance Commuting Trips

N

Car (driver)

Car (passenger)

Train or Tube

Bus

Other

Total

Aberdeen City

72%

10%

5%

9%

4%

100%

3,183

Aberdeenshire

78%

12%

1%

6%

4%

100%

1,182

Angus

66%

12%

0%

6%

16%

100%

903

Argyll & Bute

52%

13%

2%

24%

8%

100%

1,040

Clackmannanshire

76%

10%

0%

13%

1%

100%

180

Dumfries & Galloway

66%

13%

1%

9%

11%

100%

1,415

Dundee City

68%

12%

2%

14%

4%

100%

1,100

East Ayrshire

67%

17%

1%

12%

3%

100%

1,034

East Dunbartonshire

74%

13%

3%

8%

2%

100%

386

East Lothian

61%

16%

1%

12%

10%

100%

548

East Renfrewshire

72%

11%

6%

9%

2%

100%

254

Edinburgh, City of

56%

9%

12%

20%

2%

100%

5,223

Eilean Siar

59%

21%

0%

17%

3%

100%

308

Falkirk

78%

11%

2%

6%

2%

100%

1,014

Fife

73%

12%

1%

9%

5%

100%

2,614

Glasgow City

58%

8%

19%

14%

1%

100%

6,909

Highland

64%

15%

0%

12%

8%

100%

2,092

Inverclyde

75%

11%

5%

8%

1%

100%

463

Midlothian

81%

6%

0%

10%

3%

100%

248

Moray

69%

15%

0%

11%

4%

100%

487

North Ayrshire

67%

14%

3%

12%

4%

100%

1,310

North Lanarkshire

80%

10%

3%

7%

1%

100%

1,996

Orkney Islands

76%

15%

0%

8%

2%

100%

193

Perth & Kinross

67%

13%

1%

12%

8%

100%

1,542

Renfrewshire

71%

12%

6%

9%

2%

100%

1,522

Scottish Borders

58%

10%

0%

9%

23%

100%

1,095

Shetland Islands

71%

14%

0%

10%

4%

100%

228

South Ayrshire

67%

14%

2%

12%

5%

100%

1,304

South Lanarkshire

75%

12%

2%

9%

3%

100%

1,707

Stirling

68%

10%

3%

13%

6%

100%

920

West Dunbartonshire

70%

11%

12%

5%

2%

100%

715

West Lothian

76%

12%

1%

8%

1%

100%

1,203

Total

66%

11%

6%

12%

4%

100%

44,318

Table 3: 2001 out-commuting mode share of long distance commuting trips

Local Authority Place of Residence

2001 Mode Share of Long Distance Commuting Trips

N

Car (driver)

Car (passenger)

Train or Tube

Bus

Other

Total

Aberdeen City

72%

6%

1%

8%

13%

100%

10,805

Aberdeenshire

76%

9%

1%

5%

9%

100%

45,852

Angus

69%

9%

4%

7%

10%

100%

18,287

Argyll & Bute

63%

8%

10%

7%

11%

100%

13,149

Clackmannanshire

78%

8%

3%

8%

4%

100%

6,145

Dumfries & Galloway

73%

10%

1%

7%

10%

100%

19,733

Dundee City

69%

9%

7%

8%

7%

100%

3,998

East Ayrshire

72%

11%

4%

10%

4%

100%

21,740

East Dunbartonshire

77%

6%

7%

7%

3%

100%

11,404

East Lothian

68%

8%

6%

14%

4%

100%

16,430

East Renfrewshire

77%

5%

8%

6%

3%

100%

10,053

Edinburgh, City of

73%

5%

9%

8%

5%

100%

18,209

Eilean Siar

68%

15%

0%

10%

7%

100%

3,402

Falkirk

73%

7%

12%

5%

3%

100%

18,235

Fife

72%

8%

8%

6%

5%

100%

45,980

Glasgow City

68%

7%

12%

9%

4%

100%

20,958

Highland

68%

10%

4%

8%

10%

100%

26,779

Inverclyde

64%

11%

10%

10%

5%

100%

8,060

Midlothian

69%

7%

1%

20%

3%

100%

11,380

Moray

65%

9%

6%

7%

13%

100%

12,254

North Ayrshire

67%

10%

9%

9%

5%

100%

21,677

North Lanarkshire

67%

8%

11%

11%

2%

100%

42,685

Orkney Islands

76%

8%

0%

6%

9%

100%

2,097

Perth & Kinross

76%

7%

2%

7%

8%

100%

21,943

Renfrewshire

69%

7%

12%

9%

3%

100%

18,348

Scottish Borders

72%

8%

1%

6%

13%

100%

18,677

Shetland Islands

75%

12%

0%

7%

6%

100%

3,032

South Ayrshire

72%

8%

8%

6%

6%

100%

14,076

South Lanarkshire

74%

7%

8%

8%

3%

100%

36,793

Stirling

78%

6%

8%

4%

4%

100%

12,012

West Dunbartonshire

61%

9%

15%

10%

5%

100%

9,639

West Lothian

69%

8%

9%

11%

2%

100%

25,983

Total

71%

8%

7%

8%

6%

100%

569,818

Table 4: 2001 in-commuting mode share of long distance commuting trips

Local Authority Place of Work

2001 Mode Share of Long Distance Commuting Trips

N

Car (driver)

Car (passenger)

Train or Tube

Bus

Other

Total

Aberdeen City

65%

7%

10%

6%

12%

100%

48,291

Aberdeenshire

80%

9%

0%

4%

6%

100%

19,105

Angus

75%

8%

1%

5%

10%

100%

10,944

Argyll & Bute

65%

10%

2%

12%

11%

100%

11,270

Clackmannanshire

89%

4%

0%

4%

3%

100%

2,686

Dumfries & Galloway

72%

10%

0%

7%

10%

100%

16,468

Dundee City

76%

9%

3%

10%

3%

100%

11,947

East Ayrshire

75%

11%

1%

9%

5%

100%

13,057

East Dunbartonshire

80%

7%

4%

7%

3%

100%

4,892

East Lothian

76%

8%

1%

9%

6%

100%

6,405

East Renfrewshire

77%

7%

4%

7%

5%

100%

3,411

Edinburgh, City of

64%

7%

14%

14%

1%

100%

63,964

Eilean Siar

69%

15%

0%

10%

6%

100%

3,336

Falkirk

83%

9%

2%

4%

2%

100%

12,975

Fife

80%

9%

1%

5%

4%

100%

32,533

Glasgow City

58%

6%

21%

13%

1%

100%

75,910

Highland

72%

11%

1%

8%

8%

100%

24,859

Inverclyde

76%

8%

6%

5%

4%

100%

5,914

Midlothian

84%

7%

1%

6%

2%

100%

4,305

Moray

77%

9%

1%

7%

7%

100%

8,962

North Ayrshire

73%

11%

3%

8%

5%

100%

14,089

North Lanarkshire

83%

7%

3%

5%

2%

100%

26,203

Orkney Islands

77%

9%

0%

6%

9%

100%

2,067

Perth & Kinross

74%

9%

1%

8%

8%

100%

17,992

Renfrewshire

79%

8%

5%

6%

2%

100%

17,410

Scottish Borders

69%

9%

0%

5%

17%

100%

12,887

Shetland Islands

75%

12%

0%

8%

5%

100%

2,999

South Ayrshire

73%

11%

3%

8%

5%

100%

14,436

South Lanarkshire

81%

8%

3%

5%

3%

100%

23,862

Stirling

79%

8%

3%

7%

4%

100%

11,227

West Dunbartonshire

76%

7%

10%

4%

2%

100%

6,141

West Lothian

83%

10%

2%

4%

1%

100%

22,718

Total

72%

8%

7%

8%

5%

100%

553,265

Table 5: Percentage change in long distance 'out-commuting' between 1991 and 2001 by Local Authority

Local Authority Place of Residence

All people 16-74 in employment by Local Authority (1991)

Percentage of Local Authority long distance commuting (1991 % LDC)

All people 16-74 in employment by Local Authority (2001)

Percentage of Local Authority long distance commuting (2001 % LDC)

Change in % LDC between 1991 and 2001 = [2001 % LDC - 1991 % LDC]/ 1991 % LDC

Aberdeen City

8,922

9%

97,509

11%

22%

Dundee City

4,625

7%

45,141

9%

20%

West Dunbartonshire

2,926

25%

32,239

30%

17%

Glasgow City

17,843

10%

193,934

11%

13%

Clackmannanshire

1,759

27%

19,890

31%

13%

Moray

2,584

28%

39,264

31%

12%

East Renfrewshire

3,786

21%

43,625

23%

11%

Fife

12,256

29%

146,866

31%

8%

Edinburgh, City of

17,090

8%

201,904

9%

6%

Falkirk

5,425

27%

62,968

29%

6%

Renfrewshire

6,695

24%

73,843

25%

5%

East Dunbartonshire

4,530

23%

47,023

24%

5%

South Ayrshire

3,970

30%

45,329

31%

4%

South Lanarkshire

11,300

28%

127,560

29%

4%

East Ayrshire

4,111

43%

48,688

45%

4%

North Lanarkshire

11,185

32%

129,112

33%

4%

Stirling

2,826

33%

36,117

33%

2%

North Ayrshire

4,551

41%

52,375

41%

1%

Inverclyde

3,000

26%

32,369

25%

-2%

Midlothian

3,161

32%

37,370

30%

-4%

Scottish Borders

3,787

39%

49,786

38%

-4%

Aberdeenshire

7,709

45%

108,072

42%

-5%

Angus

4,820

34%

57,005

32%

-6%

East Lothian

3,197

44%

40,055

41%

-6%

Highland

6,805

30%

94,439

28%

-7%

Perth & Kinross

4,518

40%

59,370

37%

-7%

Shetland Islands

794

30%

11,131

27%

-10%

Dumfries & Galloway

4,924

34%

64,453

31%

-10%

West Lothian

6,122

39%

74,174

35%

-10%

Argyll & Bute

3,211

33%

44,777

29%

-12%

Eilean Siar

749

43%

11,129

31%

-29%

Orkney Islands

609

33%

8,992

23%

-29%

Total

179,790

26.0%

2,136,549

26.7%

3%

Table 6: Percentage change in long distance 'in-commuting' between 1991 and 2001 by Local Authority

Local Authority Place of Work

All people 16-74 in employment by Local Authority (1991)

Percentage of Local Authority long distance commuting (1991 % LDC)

All people 16-74 in employment by Local Authority (2001)

Percentage of Local Authority long distance commuting (2001 % LDC)

Change in % LDC between 1991 and 2001 = [2001 % LDC - 1991 % LDC]/ 1991 % LDC

Clackmannanshire

1243

15%

14412

19%

28%

West Lothian

4677

26%

69751

33%

26%

Aberdeen City

11904

28%

139047

35%

23%

Midlothian

1733

15%

24451

18%

21%

Moray

2363

21%

35390

26%

20%

South Lanarkshire

9029

19%

107424

22%

17%

Inverclyde

2722

17%

30120

20%

14%

North Lanarkshire

9232

22%

107891

24%

12%

Dundee City

6283

18%

60904

20%

11%

Falkirk

4824

21%

55405

24%

10%

Renfrewshire

6584

23%

69405

25%

8%

East Ayrshire

3437

30%

40029

33%

8%

Fife

11194

24%

130483

25%

6%

Edinburgh, City of

22428

24%

259491

25%

6%

Aberdeenshire

5078

24%

76263

25%

5%

Glasgow City

28319

25%

295581

26%

5%

Total

178194

25%

2100529

26%

5%

East Renfrewshire

1627

16%

21161

16%

1%

East Dunbartonshire

2072

19%

25844

19%

0%

Stirling

3088

30%

37169

30%

0%

South Ayrshire

4064

33%

44982

32%

-2%

North Ayrshire

3974

33%

43608

32%

-2%

Angus

3350

27%

42465

26%

-5%

Scottish Borders

3380

33%

42125

31%

-6%

Dumfries & Galloway

4690

31%

58480

28%

-7%

Shetland Islands

803

30%

11055

27%

-8%

Perth & Kinross

4260

37%

54721

33%

-10%

West Dunbartonshire

2698

27%

25763

24%

-10%

Highland

6848

31%

91804

27%

-12%

East Lothian

1888

30%

25433

25%

-14%

Argyll & Bute

3064

35%

41099

28%

-20%

Orkney Islands

602

33%

8434

25%

-25%

Eilean Siar

736

43%

10339

32%

-25%

Total

178194

25%

2100529

26%

5%

Table 7: Percentage change (difference 2001-1991) 'out-commuting' mode share of long distance commuting trips

Local Authority Place of Residence

Car (driver)

Car (passenger)

Train or Tube

Bus

Aberdeen City

-2%

-3%

0%

-3%

Aberdeenshire

0%

-2%

0%

-3%

Angus

6%

-5%

3%

-4%

Argyll & Bute

4%

-3%

-1%

-3%

Clackmannanshire

2%

0%

1%

-1%

Dumfries & Galloway

7%

-4%

0%

-2%

Dundee City

6%

-3%

0%

-6%

East Ayrshire

5%

-4%

2%

-2%

East Dunbartonshire

1%

-1%

1%

-3%

East Lothian

6%

-2%

3%

-5%

East Renfrewshire

-1%

-1%

-1%

1%

Edinburgh, City of

0%

-3%

1%

-2%

Eilean Siar

9%

-6%

0%

-7%

Falkirk

10%

-3%

1%

-7%

Fife

4%

-3%

0%

-2%

Glasgow City

5%

-3%

1%

-5%

Highland

3%

-4%

3%

-4%

Inverclyde

7%

-1%

0%

-8%

Midlothian

7%

-2%

1%

-6%

Moray

0%

-6%

3%

-4%

North Ayrshire

3%

-5%

2%

-1%

North Lanarkshire

7%

-4%

0%

-5%

Orkney Islands

1%

-6%

0%

-2%

Perth & Kinross

4%

-4%

1%

-2%

Renfrewshire

6%

-2%

0%

-5%

Scottish Borders

10%

-3%

1%

-2%

Shetland Islands

4%

-3%

0%

-3%

South Ayrshire

3%

-2%

1%

-2%

South Lanarkshire

4%

-3%

-2%

0%

Stirling

0%

-2%

1%

-1%

West Dunbartonshire

6%

-2%

1%

-7%

West Lothian

12%

-4%

1%

-9%

Total

5%

-3%

1%

-4%

Table 8: Percentage change (difference 2001-1991) 'in-commuting' mode share of long distance commuting trips

Local Authority Place of Work

Car (driver)

Car (passenger)

Train or Tube

Bus

Aberdeen City

-7%

-3%

5%

-3%

Aberdeenshire

2%

-3%

-1%

-2%

Angus

9%

-4%

1%

-1%

Argyll & Bute

13%

-3%

0%

-12%

Clackmannanshire

13%

-6%

0%

-9%

Dumfries & Galloway

6%

-3%

-1%

-2%

Dundee City

8%

-3%

1%

-4%

East Ayrshire

8%

-6%

0%

-3%

East Dunbartonshire

6%

-6%

1%

-1%

East Lothian

15%

-8%

0%

-3%

East Renfrewshire

5%

-4%

-2%

-2%

Edinburgh, City of

8%

-2%

2%

-6%

Eilean Siar

10%

-6%

0%

-7%

Falkirk

5%

-2%

0%

-2%

Fife

7%

-3%

0%

-4%

Glasgow City

0%

-2%

2%

-1%

Highland

8%

-4%

1%

-4%

Inverclyde

1%

-3%

1%

-3%

Midlothian

3%

1%

1%

-4%

Moray

8%

-6%

1%

-4%

North Ayrshire

6%

-3%

0%

-4%

North Lanarkshire

3%

-3%

0%

-2%

Orkney Islands

1%

-6%

0%

-2%

Perth & Kinross

7%

-4%

0%

-4%

Renfrewshire

8%

-4%

-1%

-3%

Scottish Borders

11%

-1%

0%

-4%

Shetland Islands

4%

-2%

0%

-2%

South Ayrshire

6%

-3%

1%

-4%

South Lanarkshire

6%

-4%

1%

-4%

Stirling

11%

-2%

0%

-6%

West Dunbartonshire

6%

-4%

-2%

-1%

West Lothian

7%

-2%

1%

-4%

Total

6%

-3%

1%

-4%

Page updated: Monday, July 31, 2006