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2 | Mosty expensive Commutes Ranking | Longest Time Ranking | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Rank | City | Region | Avg train costs for commuters (annual) | Average annual spend on petrol | Annual cost of commuting | Avg salaries | Rank | City | Region | Average time spent commuting (per day) | Average time spent commuting in days (per year) | ||||||||
4 | 1 | London | South East | £5,102 | £1,176 | £6,278 | £45,500 | 1 | London | South East | 73 mins | 12.8 | ||||||||
5 | 2 | Birmingham | West Midlands | £2,746 | £1,020 | £3,766 | £33,000 | 2 | Nottingham | East Midlands | 46 mins | 8 | ||||||||
6 | 3 | Manchester | North West | £2,532 | £948 | £3,480 | £34,000 | 3 | Bristol | South West | 44 mins | 7.7 | ||||||||
7 | 6 | Nottingham | East Midlands | £2,459 | £852 | £3,311 | £31,000 | 4 | Leeds | Yorkshire and the Humber | 44 mins | 7.7 | ||||||||
8 | 5 | Leeds | Yorkshire and the Humber | £2,421 | £876 | £3,297 | £32,000 | 5 | Edinburgh | Scotland | 43 mins | 7.6 | ||||||||
9 | 8 | Cardiff | Wales | £2,457 | £804 | £3,261 | £25,000 | 6 | Birmingham | West Midlands | 42 mins | 7.3 | ||||||||
10 | 4 | Edinburgh | Scotland | £2,344 | £900 | £3,244 | £30,000 | 7 | Sheffield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 41 mins | 7.2 | ||||||||
11 | 9 | Leicester | East Midlands | £2,459 | £780 | £3,239 | £24,000 | 8 | Manchester | North West | 40 mins | 7 | ||||||||
12 | 7 | Southampton | South East | £2,402 | £828 | £3,230 | £26,000 | 9 | Leicester | East Midlands | 40 mins | 7 | ||||||||
13 | 10 | Portsmouth | South East | £2,402 | £756 | £3,158 | £23,000 | 10 | Glasgow | Scotland | 39 mins | 6.8 | ||||||||
14 | 11 | Glasgow | Scotland | £2,352 | £732 | £3,084 | £28,000 | 11 | Cardiff | Wales | 39 mins | 6.8 | ||||||||
15 | 14 | Bristol | South West | £2,421 | £660 | £3,081 | £35,000 | 12 | Southampton | South East | 38 mins | 6.7 | ||||||||
16 | 12 | Sheffield | Yorkshire and the Humber | £2,313 | £708 | £3,021 | £27,000 | 13 | Liverpool | North West | 38 mins | 6.6 | ||||||||
17 | 13 | Liverpool | North West | £2,216 | £684 | £2,900 | £29,000 | 14 | Portsmouth | South East | 36 mins | 6.3 | ||||||||
18 | Average = | £3,454 | Average = | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||
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21 | Cities were chosen based on the biggest commuter cities using the 2023 Global Traffic Scorecard by INRIX, based on the average number of hours lost to traffic congestion | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | dataset here: https://inrix.com/scorecard/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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24 | Average number of hours lost to traffic conjection was gathered using the 2023 Global Traffic Scorecard by INRIX: https://inrix.com/scorecard/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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26 | Average train costs for commuters were gathered using data from the Trainline | |||||||||||||||||||
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28 | Average train rail card costs were gathered using National Rail looking at 26-30 railcards | |||||||||||||||||||
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30 | Average time spent commuting was compiled using the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Travel to Work Survey 2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-travel-survey-statistics#national-travel-survey-data-tables | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | % of workers travelling to work by car gathered using the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/transport-statistics-great-britain-2022/transport-statistics-great-britain-2022-domestic-travel#:~:text=The%20average%20usual%20commuting%20time,15%20minutes%20for%20walking | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | Avg salaries were gathered using Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.com/research/uk-local-employee-analysis-2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | The average amount of money spent on petrol per commuter for the UK cities is based on data from Startups.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||
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37 | The ranking is based on a weighted average of the following factors: Average number of hours lost to traffic congestion Average time spent commuting Average train costs for commuters Percentage of workers travelling to work by car Average salaries The weights for each factor were chosen based on their relative importance in determining the cost and time of a commute. For example, the average number of hours lost to traffic congestion was given a higher weight than the percentage of workers travelling to work by car, because traffic congestion is a major factor in determining the cost and time of a commute. | |||||||||||||||||||
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39 | To calculate the average time spent commuting per year in days, the following formula was used: | |||||||||||||||||||
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41 | Average time spent commuting (per year) = Average time spent commuting (per day) * 365 days | |||||||||||||||||||
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43 | For example, to calculate the average time spent commuting per year for London commuters, the following formula was used: | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | Average time spent commuting (per year) = 3:57 hours/day * 365 days/year = 19.5 days | |||||||||||||||||||
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