Travel to Work and Car Ownership

Travel to work

2001 Census Key Statistics table KS015

There are approximately 73,600 people aged 16-74 in employment living in Reading

% of people aged 16-74 in employment
Work mainly at or from home	7.4%
Underground metro light rail or tram	0.1%
Train	6.4%
Bus mini bus or coach	12.2%
Motorcycle scooter or moped	1.0%
Driving a car or van	47.8%
Passenger in a car or van	5.0%
Taxi	0.3%
Bicycle	4.1%
On foot	15.4%
Other	0.4%

Car ownership

2001 Census Key Statistics table KS017

There are approximately 57,880 households in Reading

Number of cars or vans	% of households
None	27.3%
One	44.8%
Two	22.4%
Three	4.3%
Four or more	1.2%
Number of cars in area	62,370

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