Map of the London TTW area (red) showing the main road and rail links into the city.
As a measure based on urban areas and their commuter hinterland they are a form of metropolitan area, though as methods of calculation differ they cannot directly be compared with other specific measurements such as metropolitan statistical areas in the United States.
TTWAs have no legal status. However, they give planners and geographers an alternate view of urban life as their boundaries are tied not to arbitrary administrative limits but socio-economic ties. Having an idea of where people commute from for work is particularly useful for public transport planning.
Definition
Travel to work areas are defined[when?] by the Office for National Statistics using census data for commuting between wards, based on the different locations of individuals' home and work addresses.
A travel to work area is a collection of wards for which "of the resident economically active population, at least 75% actually work in the area, and also, that of everyone working in the area, at least 75% actually live in the area". According to this measure, there were 243 TTWAs within the United Kingdom in 2007.[1]
This has greatly increased the amount of information available about travel to work areas, although the State of the Cities only publishes data for the 56 travel to work areas based around primary urban areas in England. Travel to work areas in Scotland and Wales and those covering only rural areas are not included.[5]
To increase the range of statistics available the State of the Cities also publishes data for travel to work areas approximated to local authority boundaries. These areas can differ considerably from the more accurate ward-based areas.[6]
^Beginners' guide to UK geography - Travel to Work Areas (TTWAs) Office for National Statistics
^. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
^"Travel to Work Areas (December 2011) Full Clipped Boundaries in United Kingdom". geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
^Robinson, Phillipa "", State of the Cities Database, Presentation to North East Regional Information Partnership
^- State of the Cities - Making sense of cities - Travel to work areas (TTWAs) Department for Communities and Local Government
^Robinson, Phillipa "", State of the Cities Database, Presentation to North East Regional Information Partnership
External links
Office for National Statistics
Map of UK TTWAs: Interactive Map
Travel to work in the UK (2016)
January 24, 2023
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A travel to work area or TTWA is a statistical tool used when by UK Government agencies and local authorities especially by the Department for Work and Pensions and Jobcentres to indicate an area where the population would generally commute to a larger town city or conurbation for the purposes of employment Travel to work areas in England and Wales TTW Flow Map 2011 for England and Wales Contents 1 Significance 2 Definition 2 1 2007 2 2 2011 3 The State of the Cities 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSignificance Edit Map of the London TTW area red showing the main road and rail links into the city As a measure based on urban areas and their commuter hinterland they are a form of metropolitan area though as methods of calculation differ they cannot directly be compared with other specific measurements such as metropolitan statistical areas in the United States TTWAs have no legal status However they give planners and geographers an alternate view of urban life as their boundaries are tied not to arbitrary administrative limits but socio economic ties Having an idea of where people commute from for work is particularly useful for public transport planning Definition EditTravel to work areas are defined when by the Office for National Statistics using census data for commuting between wards based on the different locations of individuals home and work addresses A travel to work area is a collection of wards for which of the resident economically active population at least 75 actually work in the area and also that of everyone working in the area at least 75 actually live in the area According to this measure there were 243 TTWAs within the United Kingdom in 2007 1 2007 Edit The 243 TTWAs were 2 Aberdeen Aberystwyth amp Lampeter Andover Ashford Ayr amp Kilmarnock Badenoch Ballymena Banbury Banff Bangor Caernarfon amp Llangefni Barnsley Barnstaple Barrow in Furness Basingstoke Bath Bedford Belfast Berwick Bideford Birmingham Bishop Auckland amp Barnard Castle 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Warminster Truro Redruth amp Camborne Tunbridge Wells Ullapool amp Gairloch Wadebridge Wakefield amp Castleford Walsall amp Cannock Warrington amp Wigan Warwick amp Stratford upon Avon Wells amp Shepton Mallet Whitby Whitehaven Wick Wirral amp Ellesmere Port Wisbech Wolverhampton Worcester amp Malvern Workington amp Keswick Worksop amp Retford Worthing Wrexham amp Whitchurch Wycombe amp Slough Yeovil amp Chard York 2011 Edit The TTWAs were recalculated from 2011 census data There are now 228 areas as follows 3 Aberdeen Aberystwyth Alness and Invergordon Andover Arbroath and Montrose Ashford Aviemore and Grantown on Spey Ayr Ballymena Banbury Bangor and Holyhead Barnsley Barnstaple Barrow in Furness Basingstoke Bath Bedford Belfast Berwick Bideford Birkenhead Birmingham Blackburn Blackpool Blandford Forum and Gillingham Blyth and Ashington Boston Bournemouth Bradford Brecon Bridgend Bridgwater Bridlington Bridport Brighton Bristol Broadford and Kyle of Lochalsh Bude Burnley Burton upon Trent Bury St Edmunds Buxton Cambridge Campbeltown Canterbury Cardiff Cardigan Carlisle Chelmsford Cheltenham Chester Chesterfield Chichester and Bognor Regis Cinderford and Ross on Wye Clacton Colchester Coleraine Colwyn Bay Cookstown and Magherafelt Corby Coventry Craigavon Crawley Crewe Cromer and Sheringham Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas Darlington Derby Derry Doncaster Dorchester and Weymouth Dudley Dumbarton and Helensburgh Dumfries Dundee Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy Dungannon Dunoon and Rothesay Durham and Bishop Auckland Eastbourne Edinburgh Elgin Enniskillen Evesham Exeter Falkirk and Stirling Falmouth Folkestone and Dover Fort William Fraserburgh Galashiels and Peebles Girvan Glasgow Gloucester Golspie and Brora Grantham Great Yarmouth Greenock Grimsby Guildford and Aldershot Halifax Harrogate Hartlepool Hastings Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Hawick and Kelso Hereford Hexham High Wycombe and Aylesbury Huddersfield Hull Huntingdon Inverness Ipswich Isle of Wight Kendal Kettering and Wellingborough Kilmarnock and Irvine King s Lynn Kingsbridge and Dartmouth Lancaster and Morecambe Launceston Leamington Spa Leeds Leicester Lincoln Liskeard Liverpool Livingston Llandrindod Wells and Builth Wells Llanelli Lochgilphead London Lowestoft Ludlow Luton Malton Manchester Mansfield Margate and Ramsgate Medway Merthyr Tydfil Middlesbrough and Stockton Milton Keynes Minehead Motherwell and Airdrie Mull and Islay Newbury Newcastle Newport Newry and Banbridge Newton Stewart Newtown and Welshpool Northallerton Northampton Norwich Nottingham Oban Omagh and Strabane Orkney Islands Oswestry Oxford Pembroke and Tenby Penrith Penzance Perth Peterborough Peterhead Pitlochry and Aberfeldy Plymouth Poole Portree Portsmouth Preston Pwllheli and Porthmadog Reading Redruth and Truro Rhyl Salisbury Scarborough Scunthorpe Sheffield Shetland Islands Shrewsbury Sidmouth Skegness and Louth Skipton Slough and Heathrow Airport Southampton Southend Spalding St Andrews and Cupar St Austell and Newquay Stafford Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City Stoke on Trent Stranraer Street and Wells Sunderland Swansea Swindon Taunton Telford Thetford and Mildenhall Thurso Torquay and Paignton Trowbridge Tunbridge Wells Turriff and Banff Tywyn and Dolgellau Ullapool Wadebridge Wakefield and Castleford Warrington and Wigan Western Isles Weston super Mare Whitby Whitehaven Wick Wisbech Wolverhampton and Walsall Worcester and Kidderminster Workington Worksop and Retford Worthing Wrexham Yeovil YorkThe State of the Cities EditTravel to work areas were selected to approximate city regions as one of the main units of comparison used by the 2006 State of the English Cities report and database commissioned and maintained by the Communities and Local Government department of the UK Government 4 This has greatly increased the amount of information available about travel to work areas although the State of the Cities only publishes data for the 56 travel to work areas based around primary urban areas in England Travel to work areas in Scotland and Wales and those covering only rural areas are not included 5 To increase the range of statistics available the State of the Cities also publishes data for travel to work areas approximated to local authority boundaries These areas can differ considerably from the more accurate ward based areas 6 See also EditCommuting zone Daily urban system Housing Market Area a related concept in the UK Metropolitan area a more general concept of a travel to work area Primary urban areaReferences Edit Beginners guide to UK geography Travel to Work Areas TTWAs Office for National Statistics Travel To Work Areas as at 2007 Office for National Statistics Archived from the original on 23 May 2011 Retrieved 2008 10 12 Travel to Work Areas December 2011 Full Clipped Boundaries in United Kingdom geoportal statistics gov uk Retrieved 2021 07 30 Robinson Phillipa And city regions State of the Cities Database Presentation to North East Regional Information Partnership State of the Cities Making sense of cities Travel to work areas TTWAs Department for Communities and Local Government Robinson Phillipa Presenting Statistics on UK Geographies State of the Cities Database Presentation to North East Regional Information PartnershipExternal links EditOffice for National Statistics Map of UK TTWAs Interactive Map UK 1997 Census tables using TTWAs Travel to work in the UK 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Travel to work area amp oldid 1114562809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
