Jobs per 100 residents aged 16 to 64 within 20km, every council ranked

The jobs within 20 kilometres in a straight line of where people live, for every 100 residents of working age within the same distance: jobs per resident over a commutable distance rather than the council's border. It reads lower than jobs per 100 residents, since most of the self employed are left out. Figures for 2024, published for 350 councils in England, Wales and Scotland. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Lowest: Merthyr Tydfil, 48 per 100. The council in the middle: Chesterfield, 72 per 100. Highest: Sutton, 126 per 100.

Jobs per 100 residents aged 16 to 64 within 20km, every council it is published for, lowest first
Place	Council	Figure
1	Merthyr TydfilWales	48 per 100
2	ThanetSouth East	52 per 100
3 joint	Blaenau GwentWales	53 per 100
3 joint	InverclydeScotland	53 per 100
5 joint	AngusScotland	56 per 100
5 joint	DartfordSouth East	56 per 100
5 joint	DoverSouth East	56 per 100
5 joint	East AyrshireScotland	56 per 100
5 joint	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	56 per 100
5 joint	ThurrockEast of England	56 per 100
11 joint	BrentwoodEast of England	57 per 100
11 joint	HastingsSouth East	57 per 100
13 joint	EastbourneSouth East	58 per 100
13 joint	North AyrshireScotland	58 per 100
13 joint	TendringEast of England	58 per 100
13 joint	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	58 per 100
17 joint	BridgendWales	59 per 100
17 joint	BurnleyNorth West	59 per 100
17 joint	Castle PointEast of England	59 per 100
17 joint	CeredigionWales	59 per 100
17 joint	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	59 per 100
17 joint	RotherSouth East	59 per 100
17 joint	TandridgeSouth East	59 per 100
24 joint	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	60 per 100
24 joint	East LindseyEast Midlands	60 per 100
24 joint	Neath Port TalbotWales	60 per 100
24 joint	RochfordEast of England	60 per 100
24 joint	SevenoaksSouth East	60 per 100
24 joint	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	60 per 100
24 joint	SwaleSouth East	60 per 100
31 joint	FenlandEast of England	61 per 100
31 joint	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	61 per 100
31 joint	Great YarmouthEast of England	61 per 100
31 joint	HarlowEast of England	61 per 100
31 joint	HartlepoolNorth East	61 per 100
31 joint	MaldonEast of England	61 per 100
31 joint	MeltonEast Midlands	61 per 100
31 joint	RossendaleNorth West	61 per 100
39 joint	BassetlawEast Midlands	62 per 100
39 joint	ColchesterEast of England	62 per 100
39 joint	GraveshamSouth East	62 per 100
39 joint	MedwaySouth East	62 per 100
39 joint	North NorfolkEast of England	62 per 100
39 joint	PendleNorth West	62 per 100
39 joint	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	62 per 100
39 joint	South HollandEast Midlands	62 per 100
39 joint	TorfaenWales	62 per 100
39 joint	West DevonSouth West	62 per 100
49 joint	FalkirkScotland	63 per 100
49 joint	HyndburnNorth West	63 per 100
49 joint	LichfieldWest Midlands	63 per 100
49 joint	WealdenSouth East	63 per 100
49 joint	West LindseyEast Midlands	63 per 100
54 joint	BasildonEast of England	64 per 100
54 joint	BroxbourneEast of England	64 per 100
54 joint	CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber	64 per 100
54 joint	CanterburySouth East	64 per 100
54 joint	DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber	64 per 100
54 joint	LancasterNorth West	64 per 100
54 joint	MiddlesbroughNorth East	64 per 100
54 joint	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	64 per 100
54 joint	SwanseaWales	64 per 100
54 joint	West LancashireNorth West	64 per 100
54 joint	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	64 per 100
65 joint	BolsoverEast Midlands	65 per 100
65 joint	BostonEast Midlands	65 per 100
65 joint	CaerphillyWales	65 per 100
65 joint	DenbighshireWales	65 per 100
65 joint	HaveringLondon	65 per 100
65 joint	MaidstoneSouth East	65 per 100
65 joint	MansfieldEast Midlands	65 per 100
65 joint	PowysWales	65 per 100
65 joint	SeftonNorth West	65 per 100
65 joint	StaffordWest Midlands	65 per 100
75 joint	Argyll and ButeScotland	66 per 100
75 joint	ArunSouth East	66 per 100
75 joint	BlackpoolNorth West	66 per 100
75 joint	BrecklandEast of England	66 per 100
75 joint	CarmarthenshireWales	66 per 100
75 joint	County DurhamNorth East	66 per 100
75 joint	DarlingtonNorth East	66 per 100
75 joint	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	66 per 100
75 joint	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	66 per 100
75 joint	TamworthWest Midlands	66 per 100
75 joint	TorbaySouth West	66 per 100
86 joint	BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber	67 per 100
86 joint	BraintreeEast of England	67 per 100
86 joint	ChichesterSouth East	67 per 100
86 joint	ChorleyNorth West	67 per 100
86 joint	GosportSouth East	67 per 100
86 joint	HarboroughEast Midlands	67 per 100
86 joint	Isle of AngleseyWales	67 per 100
86 joint	MorayScotland	67 per 100
86 joint	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	67 per 100
86 joint	PlymouthSouth West	67 per 100
86 joint	SandwellWest Midlands	67 per 100
86 joint	SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber	67 per 100
86 joint	TorridgeSouth West	67 per 100
99 joint	AdurSouth East	68 per 100
99 joint	AshfieldEast Midlands	68 per 100
99 joint	AshfordSouth East	68 per 100
99 joint	BedfordEast of England	68 per 100
99 joint	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	68 per 100
99 joint	DudleyWest Midlands	68 per 100
99 joint	East HampshireSouth East	68 per 100
99 joint	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	68 per 100
99 joint	LewesSouth East	68 per 100
99 joint	North KestevenEast Midlands	68 per 100
99 joint	NorthumberlandNorth East	68 per 100
99 joint	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	68 per 100
99 joint	PembrokeshireWales	68 per 100
99 joint	Ribble ValleyNorth West	68 per 100
99 joint	RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber	68 per 100
99 joint	ShropshireWest Midlands	68 per 100
99 joint	South AyrshireScotland	68 per 100
99 joint	South KestevenEast Midlands	68 per 100
99 joint	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	68 per 100
99 joint	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	68 per 100
99 joint	WatfordEast of England	68 per 100
99 joint	WirralNorth West	68 per 100
99 joint	WorthingSouth East	68 per 100
99 joint	WyreNorth West	68 per 100
123 joint	BlabyEast Midlands	69 per 100
123 joint	Brighton and HoveSouth East	69 per 100
123 joint	ChelmsfordEast of England	69 per 100
123 joint	ClackmannanshireScotland	69 per 100
123 joint	East SuffolkEast of England	69 per 100
123 joint	Forest of DeanSouth West	69 per 100
123 joint	Isle of WightSouth East	69 per 100
123 joint	KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber	69 per 100
123 joint	LeicesterEast Midlands	69 per 100
123 joint	LiverpoolNorth West	69 per 100
123 joint	Mid DevonSouth West	69 per 100
123 joint	North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	69 per 100
123 joint	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	69 per 100
123 joint	Perth and KinrossScotland	69 per 100
123 joint	Scottish BordersScotland	69 per 100
123 joint	South HamsSouth West	69 per 100
123 joint	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	69 per 100
123 joint	StirlingScotland	69 per 100
123 joint	Test ValleySouth East	69 per 100
123 joint	WalsallWest Midlands	69 per 100
143 joint	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	70 per 100
143 joint	Dundee CityScotland	70 per 100
143 joint	East CambridgeshireEast of England	70 per 100
143 joint	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	70 per 100
143 joint	FarehamSouth East	70 per 100
143 joint	FyldeNorth West	70 per 100
143 joint	Mole ValleySouth East	70 per 100
143 joint	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	70 per 100
143 joint	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	70 per 100
143 joint	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber	70 per 100
143 joint	RutlandEast Midlands	70 per 100
143 joint	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	70 per 100
143 joint	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	70 per 100
156 joint	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	71 per 100
156 joint	East LothianScotland	71 per 100
156 joint	FifeScotland	71 per 100
156 joint	HavantSouth East	71 per 100
156 joint	High PeakEast Midlands	71 per 100
156 joint	KnowsleyNorth West	71 per 100
156 joint	LincolnEast Midlands	71 per 100
156 joint	North HertfordshireEast of England	71 per 100
156 joint	North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber	71 per 100
156 joint	PortsmouthSouth East	71 per 100
156 joint	South LanarkshireScotland	71 per 100
156 joint	South TynesideNorth East	71 per 100
156 joint	SwindonSouth West	71 per 100
156 joint	West DunbartonshireScotland	71 per 100
156 joint	WiltshireSouth West	71 per 100
171 joint	AberdeenshireScotland	72 per 100
171 joint	BaberghEast of England	72 per 100
171 joint	BirminghamWest Midlands	72 per 100
171 joint	BradfordYorkshire and the Humber	72 per 100
171 joint	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	72 per 100
171 joint	ConwyWales	72 per 100
171 joint	CornwallSouth West	72 per 100
171 joint	DerbyEast Midlands	72 per 100
171 joint	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	72 per 100
171 joint	East HertfordshireEast of England	72 per 100
171 joint	GatesheadNorth East	72 per 100
171 joint	GedlingEast Midlands	72 per 100
171 joint	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	72 per 100
171 joint	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	72 per 100
171 joint	MonmouthshireWales	72 per 100
171 joint	North TynesideNorth East	72 per 100
171 joint	RugbyWest Midlands	72 per 100
171 joint	SomersetSouth West	72 per 100
171 joint	SpelthorneSouth East	72 per 100
171 joint	St. HelensNorth West	72 per 100
171 joint	WinchesterSouth East	72 per 100
171 joint	WychavonWest Midlands	72 per 100
193 joint	BromsgroveWest Midlands	73 per 100
193 joint	BuckinghamshireSouth East	73 per 100
193 joint	Central BedfordshireEast of England	73 per 100
193 joint	CharnwoodEast Midlands	73 per 100
193 joint	CotswoldSouth West	73 per 100
193 joint	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	73 per 100
193 joint	HorshamSouth East	73 per 100
193 joint	HuntingdonshireEast of England	73 per 100
193 joint	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber	73 per 100
193 joint	North DevonSouth West	73 per 100
193 joint	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	73 per 100
193 joint	South NorfolkEast of England	73 per 100
193 joint	South RibbleNorth West	73 per 100
193 joint	SunderlandNorth East	73 per 100
193 joint	Three RiversEast of England	73 per 100
193 joint	WorcesterWest Midlands	73 per 100
209 joint	DorsetSouth West	74 per 100
209 joint	ErewashEast Midlands	74 per 100
209 joint	GwyneddWales	74 per 100
209 joint	HerefordshireWest Midlands	74 per 100
209 joint	IpswichEast of England	74 per 100
209 joint	North LanarkshireScotland	74 per 100
209 joint	NottinghamEast Midlands	74 per 100
209 joint	PeterboroughEast of England	74 per 100
209 joint	RedditchWest Midlands	74 per 100
209 joint	RushcliffeEast Midlands	74 per 100
209 joint	SloughSouth East	74 per 100
209 joint	StevenageEast of England	74 per 100
209 joint	West LothianScotland	74 per 100
209 joint	WiganNorth West	74 per 100
223 joint	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	75 per 100
223 joint	BroxtoweEast Midlands	75 per 100
223 joint	East DevonSouth West	75 per 100
223 joint	ElmbridgeSouth East	75 per 100
223 joint	Mid SuffolkEast of England	75 per 100
223 joint	Mid SussexSouth East	75 per 100
223 joint	New ForestSouth East	75 per 100
223 joint	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	75 per 100
223 joint	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	75 per 100
223 joint	TeignbridgeSouth West	75 per 100
223 joint	WaverleySouth East	75 per 100
234 joint	BroadlandEast of England	76 per 100
234 joint	CardiffWales	76 per 100
234 joint	FlintshireWales	76 per 100
234 joint	Glasgow CityScotland	76 per 100
234 joint	HaltonNorth West	76 per 100
234 joint	NorwichEast of England	76 per 100
234 joint	PrestonNorth West	76 per 100
234 joint	RochdaleNorth West	76 per 100
234 joint	RunnymedeSouth East	76 per 100
234 joint	RushmoorSouth East	76 per 100
234 joint	SolihullWest Midlands	76 per 100
234 joint	StroudSouth West	76 per 100
234 joint	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	76 per 100
247 joint	CumberlandNorth West	77 per 100
247 joint	East RenfrewshireScotland	77 per 100
247 joint	NewportWales	77 per 100
247 joint	St AlbansEast of England	77 per 100
247 joint	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	77 per 100
252 joint	BuryNorth West	78 per 100
252 joint	East DunbartonshireScotland	78 per 100
252 joint	EastleighSouth East	78 per 100
252 joint	GuildfordSouth East	78 per 100
252 joint	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	78 per 100
252 joint	OldhamNorth West	78 per 100
252 joint	SouthamptonSouth East	78 per 100
252 joint	Vale of GlamorganWales	78 per 100
252 joint	WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber	78 per 100
252 joint	West OxfordshireSouth East	78 per 100
252 joint	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	78 per 100
263 joint	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	79 per 100
263 joint	Cheshire EastNorth West	79 per 100
263 joint	CrawleySouth East	79 per 100
263 joint	DacorumEast of England	79 per 100
263 joint	GloucesterSouth West	79 per 100
263 joint	RenfrewshireScotland	79 per 100
263 joint	UttlesfordEast of England	79 per 100
270 joint	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	80 per 100
270 joint	BoltonNorth West	80 per 100
270 joint	CoventryWest Midlands	80 per 100
270 joint	ExeterSouth West	80 per 100
270 joint	HartSouth East	80 per 100
270 joint	LeedsYorkshire and the Humber	80 per 100
270 joint	TewkesburySouth West	80 per 100
270 joint	WarringtonNorth West	80 per 100
278 joint	CheltenhamSouth West	81 per 100
278 joint	WokingSouth East	81 per 100
280 joint	CherwellSouth East	82 per 100
280 joint	HillingdonLondon	82 per 100
280 joint	LutonEast of England	82 per 100
280 joint	North SomersetSouth West	82 per 100
280 joint	SalfordNorth West	82 per 100
280 joint	Surrey HeathSouth East	82 per 100
280 joint	Vale of White HorseSouth East	82 per 100
280 joint	WarwickWest Midlands	82 per 100
280 joint	West SuffolkEast of England	82 per 100
280 joint	WrexhamWales	82 per 100
290 joint	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	83 per 100
290 joint	Epsom and EwellSouth East	83 per 100
290 joint	HighlandScotland	83 per 100
290 joint	ManchesterNorth West	83 per 100
290 joint	Milton KeynesSouth East	83 per 100
290 joint	TamesideNorth West	83 per 100
290 joint	YorkYorkshire and the Humber	83 per 100
297 joint	Bracknell ForestSouth East	84 per 100
297 joint	Epping ForestEast of England	84 per 100
297 joint	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland	84 per 100
297 joint	South OxfordshireSouth East	84 per 100
297 joint	WokinghamSouth East	84 per 100
302 joint	Isles of ScillySouth West	85 per 100
302 joint	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	85 per 100
302 joint	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	85 per 100
305 joint	City of EdinburghScotland	86 per 100
305 joint	ReadingSouth East	86 per 100
307 joint	BristolSouth West	87 per 100
307 joint	OxfordSouth East	87 per 100
307 joint	South GloucestershireSouth West	87 per 100
310 joint	HertsmereEast of England	88 per 100
310 joint	South CambridgeshireEast of England	88 per 100
310 joint	StockportNorth West	88 per 100
310 joint	TraffordNorth West	88 per 100
314 joint	MidlothianScotland	89 per 100
314 joint	West BerkshireSouth East	89 per 100
316	CambridgeEast of England	91 per 100
317	Orkney IslandsScotland	94 per 100
318 joint	City of LondonLondon	98 per 100
318 joint	Shetland IslandsScotland	98 per 100
318 joint	WestminsterLondon	98 per 100
321 joint	Aberdeen CityScotland	99 per 100
321 joint	CamdenLondon	99 per 100
321 joint	IslingtonLondon	99 per 100
321 joint	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	99 per 100
321 joint	SouthwarkLondon	99 per 100
326 joint	HackneyLondon	100 per 100
326 joint	LambethLondon	100 per 100
326 joint	Tower HamletsLondon	100 per 100
329	BromleyLondon	101 per 100
330 joint	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	102 per 100
330 joint	WandsworthLondon	102 per 100
332 joint	BexleyLondon	103 per 100
332 joint	LewishamLondon	103 per 100
334 joint	HounslowLondon	104 per 100
334 joint	NewhamLondon	104 per 100
336	HaringeyLondon	105 per 100
337	GreenwichLondon	107 per 100
338	Waltham ForestLondon	108 per 100
339	Barking and DagenhamLondon	109 per 100
340 joint	BrentLondon	111 per 100
340 joint	CroydonLondon	111 per 100
340 joint	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	111 per 100
343 joint	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	113 per 100
343 joint	MertonLondon	113 per 100
345 joint	EalingLondon	114 per 100
345 joint	RedbridgeLondon	114 per 100
347	BarnetLondon	115 per 100
348	EnfieldLondon	119 per 100
349	HarrowLondon	120 per 100
350	SuttonLondon	126 per 100

Not in this list

Northern Ireland. NISRA publishes its jobs by council only, too coarse to count the jobs within 20km of a home.

ONS, Business Register and Employment Survey 2024, employment by 2021 LSOA and 2022 data zone, through NOMIS (NM_189_1); ONS small area population estimates mid 2024 (NM_2014_1, through NOMIS) and NRS small area population estimates mid 2024 for 2022 data zones, aged 16 to 64; read at every census area · 2024 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured

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