Modes of transport used in Sheffield
History since 2001, and directions needed to meet climate and active travel 2030 targets.
Mode shares for 2020 (September snapshot)
Mode | Share of trips |
---|---|
Car/taxi | 64.5% |
Bus/coach | 10.3% |
Walk | 7.1% |
Van | 9.2% |
Tram | 1.3% |
Rail | 3.7% |
Cycle | 1% |
Total daily trips (2018)
The same transport modes (number of trips, not percentage share), shown with population change. Sheffield has been growing in population while use of cars and buses has been declining:
Car ownership
How car ownership differs by employment status (from 2011 census data):
How car/van ownership varies by ward in Sheffield (from 2011 census data):
Commuting
(While commuting is only a small amount of travel, it is something there is good data for from the census.)
How far people commute into Sheffield (2011 census data):
And in detail, by each mode:
Of 219,680 commutes to work in Sheffield, 77% were journeys 10km or shorter.
Mode | Share of all commuting | Proportion 10km or less |
---|---|---|
Public transport | 21.1% | 83.3% |
Car driver | 58.9% | 70% |
Car passenger | 5.8% | 80.8% |
Cycle | 1.8% | 92.6% |
Walk | 12.3% | 95.6% |