Manchester City Council

The Council and democracy Census 2021 - Work and Travel Summary

Ward data

While driving a car or van remains the most common travel to work method between censuses, working from home has become the second most common with Deansgate, Chorlton, Piccadilly, and Didsbury West all having over 50% of their population working from home.

Between censuses, distances travelled to work has decreased as in 2011 25% travelled between 2-5km and in 2021 32% worked from home.

Professional Occupations were the most common overall in 2021 (Didsbury West, Ancoats & Beswick), followed by Elementary Occupations (Gorton & Abbey Hey, Harpurhey).

WardTotalLess than 2km 2km to less than 5km5km to less than 10km10km to less than 20km20km to less than 30km30km to less than 40km40km to less than 60km60km and overWorks mainly from homeOther
Ancoats & Beswick9,550​ ​1,302​​​1,148​​759​ ​633​ ​101​ ​108​ ​117​​​82​​ ​4,711​589
Ardwick6,786​ ​1,564​​1,148​ ​740​ ​527​​115​​​61​​ ​95​​​153​​1,581​​802
Baguley7,133​ ​1,410​​1,258​ ​1,132​​589​ ​108​ ​27​​ ​50​​ ​72​​ ​1,380​​1,107
Brooklands6,899​ ​589​​ ​1,425​ ​1,233​​449​ ​103​ ​37​​ ​50​​ ​50​​ ​2,070​​893
Burnage7,406​ ​790​​ ​1,304​ ​1,220​​432​ ​89​​ ​44​​ ​56​​ ​99​​ ​2,145​​1,227
Charlestown7,124​ ​621​​ ​1,174​ ​1,630​​779​ ​78​​ ​88​​ ​64​​ ​97​​ ​1,418​​1,175
Cheetham8,048​ ​1,449​​1,136​ ​893​​ ​607​ ​106​ ​73​​ ​65​​ ​101​ ​2,248​​1,370
Chorlton7,529​ ​309​​ ​1,034​ ​1,050​​352​ ​95​​ ​60​​ ​55​​ ​43​​ ​3,964​​567
Chorlton Park8,661​ ​517​​​ ​1,346 ​1,403 ​440​​​106 ​51 ​70 ​57 ​3,769 ​902
Clayton & Openshaw7,677​ ​844​​ ​1,661​ ​1,451​​750​ ​77​ ​69​​ ​81​​ ​151​ ​1,555​​1,038
Crumpsall6,392​ ​1,017​​1,066​ ​967​​ ​524​ ​87​​ ​30​​ ​66​​ ​55​​ ​1,367​​1,213
Deansgate7,331​ ​1,236​​472​​ ​500​​ ​436​ ​120​ ​61​​ ​87​​ ​117​ ​3,975​​327
Didsbury East7,877​ ​419​​ ​789​​ ​1,431​​484​ ​150​ ​78​​ ​76​​ ​67​​ ​3,767​​616
Didsbury West9,544​ ​564 ​​ ​988 ​1,702​​​489 ​135 ​93 ​90 ​72 ​4,838 ​573
Fallowfield4,788​ ​562​​ ​1,060​ ​694​​ ​268​ ​83​​ ​42​​ ​58​​ ​135​ ​1,281​​605
Gorton & Abbey Hey7,857​ ​770​​ ​1,564​ ​1,734​ ​775​ ​102​ ​58​​ ​71​​ ​127​ ​1,358​​1,298
Harpurhey7,188​ ​923​​ ​1,573​ ​1,253​ ​712​ ​98​​ ​41​​ ​67​​ ​132​ ​1,234​​1,155
Higher Blackley6,251​ ​678​​ ​972​​ ​1,415​ ​622​ ​90​​ ​43​​ ​57​​ ​84​​ ​1,222​​1,068
Hulme8,915​ ​1,428​​1,205​ ​806​​ ​571​ ​149​ ​75​​ ​111​ ​165​ ​3,685​​720
Levenshulme7,949​ ​668​​ ​1,307​ ​1,311​ ​533​ ​88​​ ​50​​ ​84​​ ​85​​ ​2,512​​1,311
Longsight6,960​ ​901​​ ​1,356​ ​1,154​ ​654​ ​114​ ​60​​ ​69​​ ​96​​ ​1,205​​1,351
Miles Platting & Newton Heath7,503​ ​918​​ ​1,775​ ​1,168​ ​683​ ​83​​ ​55​​ ​113​ ​125​ ​1,536​​1,047
Moss Side7,097​ ​1,257​​1,412​ ​809​ ​497​ ​93​​ ​37​​ ​72​​ ​117​ ​1,724​​1,079
Moston7,848​ ​780​​ ​1,467​ ​1,561​ ​837​ ​74​​ ​73​​ ​77122​​​​1,643​​​​1,214
Northenden6,424​ ​668​​ ​1,210​ ​1,251​ ​420​ ​106​ ​39​​ ​49​​ ​64​​ ​1,733​​ ​884
Old Moat6,614​ ​599​​ ​1,110​ ​1,190​ ​316​ ​87​​ ​38​​ ​56​​ ​105​​ ​2,422​​ ​691
Piccadilly7,546​ ​1,262​​554​​ ​504​​ ​524​ ​94​​ ​65​​ ​56​​ ​91​​ ​3,956​​ ​440
Rusholme5,612​ ​815​​ ​1,066​ ​652​​ ​395​ ​83​​ ​57​​ ​69​​ ​128​​ ​1,575​​ ​772
Sharston7,135​ ​988​​ ​1,5731,032​​​​671​​​​124​​​​22​​​​36​​​​81​​​​1,593​​​​1,015
Whalley Range7,693​ ​661​​ ​1,481​ ​896​​ ​390​​ ​77​​ ​43​​ ​62​​ ​65​​ ​3,028​​ ​990
Withington6,359​ ​551​​ ​1,109​ ​1,136​​ ​321​​ ​81​​ ​52​​ ​55​​ ​119​​ ​2,299​​ ​636
Woodhouse Park6,580​​1,181​​1,413​ ​858​​ ​659​​ ​117​​ ​20​​ ​45​​ ​78​​ ​1,171​​ ​1,038

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