Residents in work who work mainly from home, every council ranked
From the census of March 2021, taken in a lockdown, so more worked from home than usually do. Figures for 2021, published for 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.
Lowest: Boston, 10.6%. The council in the middle: High Peak, 29.1%. Highest: City of London, 67.4%.
| Place | Council | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BostonEast Midlands | 10.6% |
| 2 | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber | 13.2% |
| 3 joint | Blaenau GwentWales | 14% |
| 3 joint | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 14% |
| 5 | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | 15.2% |
| 6 | Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland | 15.9% |
| 7 | Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland | 16.2% |
| 8 | Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland | 16.4% |
| 9 | Great YarmouthEast of England | 16.6% |
| 10 | Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland | 16.7% |
| 11 joint | BurnleyNorth West | 16.8% |
| 11 joint | MiddlesbroughNorth East | 16.8% |
| 13 joint | Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland | 17% |
| 13 joint | MansfieldEast Midlands | 17% |
| 15 joint | HartlepoolNorth East | 17.4% |
| 15 joint | North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 17.4% |
| 17 | Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland | 17.5% |
| 18 joint | Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland | 17.6% |
| 18 joint | South HollandEast Midlands | 17.6% |
| 20 | HyndburnNorth West | 17.7% |
| 21 | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | 18% |
| 22 | BolsoverEast Midlands | 18.1% |
| 23 joint | Merthyr TydfilWales | 18.2% |
| 23 joint | WrexhamWales | 18.2% |
| 25 | DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber | 18.5% |
| 26 | WalsallWest Midlands | 18.6% |
| 27 | SandwellWest Midlands | 18.7% |
| 28 | PendleNorth West | 18.8% |
| 29 | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | 18.9% |
| 30 | LeicesterEast Midlands | 19.1% |
| 31 | Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland | 19.4% |
| 32 joint | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | 19.5% |
| 32 joint | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | 19.5% |
| 34 joint | AshfieldEast Midlands | 19.6% |
| 34 joint | BassetlawEast Midlands | 19.6% |
| 36 | East LindseyEast Midlands | 19.8% |
| 37 | BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber | 20% |
| 38 | FenlandEast of England | 20.1% |
| 39 joint | BlackpoolNorth West | 20.2% |
| 39 joint | LincolnEast Midlands | 20.2% |
| 41 | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | 20.5% |
| 42 | TorbaySouth West | 20.6% |
| 43 | Barking and DagenhamLondon | 20.7% |
| 44 | HarlowEast of England | 20.9% |
| 45 | RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber | 21% |
| 46 joint | DenbighshireWales | 21.1% |
| 46 joint | Neath Port TalbotWales | 21.1% |
| 48 | PlymouthSouth West | 21.2% |
| 49 joint | OldhamNorth West | 21.3% |
| 49 joint | RochdaleNorth West | 21.3% |
| 51 | KnowsleyNorth West | 21.4% |
| 52 | LutonEast of England | 21.5% |
| 53 | TamworthWest Midlands | 21.6% |
| 54 | DudleyWest Midlands | 21.7% |
| 55 joint | Rhondda Cynon TafWales | 21.8% |
| 55 joint | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | 21.8% |
| 57 | BrecklandEast of England | 21.9% |
| 58 | FlintshireWales | 22% |
| 59 | BelfastNorthern Ireland | 22.1% |
| 60 joint | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | 22.3% |
| 60 joint | Isle of WightSouth East | 22.3% |
| 60 joint | TorfaenWales | 22.3% |
| 60 joint | WiganNorth West | 22.3% |
| 64 joint | BridgendWales | 22.5% |
| 64 joint | CumberlandNorth West | 22.5% |
| 64 joint | Isle of AngleseyWales | 22.5% |
| 64 joint | Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland | 22.5% |
| 64 joint | WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber | 22.5% |
| 69 | Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland | 22.6% |
| 70 | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | 22.7% |
| 71 joint | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | 22.9% |
| 71 joint | TendringEast of England | 22.9% |
| 73 joint | GosportSouth East | 23% |
| 73 joint | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | 23% |
| 73 joint | St. HelensNorth West | 23% |
| 76 joint | EastbourneSouth East | 23.1% |
| 76 joint | PembrokeshireWales | 23.1% |
| 76 joint | RedditchWest Midlands | 23.1% |
| 76 joint | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | 23.1% |
| 80 joint | ConwyWales | 23.4% |
| 80 joint | SunderlandNorth East | 23.4% |
| 82 joint | CarmarthenshireWales | 23.5% |
| 82 joint | DerbyEast Midlands | 23.5% |
| 82 joint | West SuffolkEast of England | 23.5% |
| 85 joint | BoltonNorth West | 23.6% |
| 85 joint | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 23.6% |
| 85 joint | South TynesideNorth East | 23.6% |
| 88 | GwyneddWales | 23.7% |
| 89 joint | CaerphillyWales | 23.9% |
| 89 joint | County DurhamNorth East | 23.9% |
| 89 joint | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | 23.9% |
| 92 | DoverSouth East | 24.1% |
| 93 | GloucesterSouth West | 24.2% |
| 94 joint | DarlingtonNorth East | 24.3% |
| 94 joint | North DevonSouth West | 24.3% |
| 94 joint | North NorfolkEast of England | 24.3% |
| 94 joint | RossendaleNorth West | 24.3% |
| 94 joint | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | 24.3% |
| 94 joint | ThanetSouth East | 24.3% |
| 100 joint | PeterboroughEast of England | 24.5% |
| 100 joint | ThurrockEast of England | 24.5% |
| 102 | TamesideNorth West | 24.6% |
| 103 joint | ArunSouth East | 24.7% |
| 103 joint | CornwallSouth West | 24.7% |
| 103 joint | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 24.7% |
| 103 joint | LancasterNorth West | 24.7% |
| 107 joint | ErewashEast Midlands | 24.8% |
| 107 joint | HaltonNorth West | 24.8% |
| 109 joint | IpswichEast of England | 24.9% |
| 109 joint | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | 24.9% |
| 109 joint | PortsmouthSouth East | 24.9% |
| 109 joint | PrestonNorth West | 24.9% |
| 113 | BradfordYorkshire and the Humber | 25.1% |
| 114 joint | West LancashireNorth West | 25.2% |
| 114 joint | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | 25.2% |
| 116 joint | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | 25.3% |
| 116 joint | SwanseaWales | 25.3% |
| 118 | SwaleSouth East | 25.4% |
| 119 | NottinghamEast Midlands | 25.5% |
| 120 joint | HavantSouth East | 25.6% |
| 120 joint | HerefordshireWest Midlands | 25.6% |
| 120 joint | SouthamptonSouth East | 25.6% |
| 123 joint | BirminghamWest Midlands | 25.8% |
| 123 joint | CoventryWest Midlands | 25.8% |
| 125 joint | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | 25.9% |
| 125 joint | TorridgeSouth West | 25.9% |
| 127 joint | MedwaySouth East | 26% |
| 127 joint | West LindseyEast Midlands | 26% |
| 129 joint | East SuffolkEast of England | 26.1% |
| 129 joint | LiverpoolNorth West | 26.1% |
| 129 joint | WyreNorth West | 26.1% |
| 132 joint | GraveshamSouth East | 26.2% |
| 132 joint | SomersetSouth West | 26.2% |
| 134 | KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber | 26.3% |
| 135 | WorcesterWest Midlands | 26.4% |
| 136 | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | 26.5% |
| 137 | WirralNorth West | 26.7% |
| 138 joint | GatesheadNorth East | 26.8% |
| 138 joint | HastingsSouth East | 26.8% |
| 140 | CrawleySouth East | 27% |
| 141 joint | North KestevenEast Midlands | 27.1% |
| 141 joint | SloughSouth East | 27.1% |
| 143 | ShropshireWest Midlands | 27.2% |
| 144 | NorthumberlandNorth East | 27.3% |
| 145 | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | 27.6% |
| 146 | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | 27.8% |
| 147 | SeftonNorth West | 27.9% |
| 148 | NewportWales | 28% |
| 149 | Forest of DeanSouth West | 28.1% |
| 150 joint | DorsetSouth West | 28.2% |
| 150 joint | TeignbridgeSouth West | 28.2% |
| 152 | StevenageEast of England | 28.3% |
| 153 joint | Castle PointEast of England | 28.5% |
| 153 joint | MeltonEast Midlands | 28.5% |
| 153 joint | South KestevenEast Midlands | 28.5% |
| 156 | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | 28.6% |
| 157 joint | BraintreeEast of England | 28.8% |
| 157 joint | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | 28.8% |
| 157 joint | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | 28.8% |
| 157 joint | SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber | 28.8% |
| 157 joint | South RibbleNorth West | 28.8% |
| 162 joint | Isles of ScillySouth West | 28.9% |
| 162 joint | RushmoorSouth East | 28.9% |
| 164 | ChorleyNorth West | 29% |
| 165 joint | High PeakEast Midlands | 29.1% |
| 165 joint | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 29.1% |
| 167 joint | CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber | 29.2% |
| 167 joint | NewhamLondon | 29.2% |
| 169 | BroxbourneEast of England | 29.4% |
| 170 joint | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | 29.6% |
| 170 joint | East DevonSouth West | 29.6% |
| 170 joint | NorwichEast of England | 29.6% |
| 170 joint | Ribble ValleyNorth West | 29.6% |
| 174 | Mid DevonSouth West | 29.7% |
| 175 | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | 29.8% |
| 176 | North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 29.9% |
| 177 joint | BuryNorth West | 30% |
| 177 joint | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | 30% |
| 179 joint | AshfordSouth East | 30.1% |
| 179 joint | StaffordWest Midlands | 30.1% |
| 181 joint | BlabyEast Midlands | 30.2% |
| 181 joint | CharnwoodEast Midlands | 30.2% |
| 181 joint | WychavonWest Midlands | 30.2% |
| 184 joint | BroadlandEast of England | 30.3% |
| 184 joint | PowysWales | 30.3% |
| 186 joint | BrentLondon | 30.4% |
| 186 joint | CanterburySouth East | 30.4% |
| 186 joint | New ForestSouth East | 30.4% |
| 189 joint | BasildonEast of England | 30.6% |
| 189 joint | ColchesterEast of England | 30.6% |
| 189 joint | ExeterSouth West | 30.6% |
| 189 joint | GedlingEast Midlands | 30.6% |
| 189 joint | RugbyWest Midlands | 30.6% |
| 189 joint | SalfordNorth West | 30.6% |
| 189 joint | SwindonSouth West | 30.6% |
| 196 | BaberghEast of England | 30.7% |
| 197 joint | DartfordSouth East | 31% |
| 197 joint | Mid SuffolkEast of England | 31% |
| 199 joint | AdurSouth East | 31.1% |
| 199 joint | MaidstoneSouth East | 31.1% |
| 201 joint | EnfieldLondon | 31.3% |
| 201 joint | MaldonEast of England | 31.3% |
| 201 joint | WorthingSouth East | 31.3% |
| 204 joint | BedfordEast of England | 31.4% |
| 204 joint | West DevonSouth West | 31.4% |
| 206 joint | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | 31.5% |
| 206 joint | South NorfolkEast of England | 31.5% |
| 208 joint | CeredigionWales | 31.6% |
| 208 joint | HillingdonLondon | 31.6% |
| 208 joint | LichfieldWest Midlands | 31.6% |
| 208 joint | ManchesterNorth West | 31.6% |
| 208 joint | North TynesideNorth East | 31.6% |
| 208 joint | WarringtonNorth West | 31.6% |
| 214 | FyldeNorth West | 31.8% |
| 215 | CherwellSouth East | 32.2% |
| 216 | RotherSouth East | 32.4% |
| 217 | HounslowLondon | 32.5% |
| 218 | North SomersetSouth West | 32.6% |
| 219 | South HamsSouth West | 33.1% |
| 220 | BroxtoweEast Midlands | 33.3% |
| 221 joint | HaveringLondon | 33.4% |
| 221 joint | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | 33.4% |
| 221 joint | TewkesburySouth West | 33.4% |
| 224 | LeedsYorkshire and the Humber | 33.8% |
| 225 | WatfordEast of England | 33.9% |
| 226 | Vale of GlamorganWales | 34% |
| 227 joint | RutlandEast Midlands | 34.1% |
| 227 joint | WiltshireSouth West | 34.1% |
| 229 | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | 34.2% |
| 230 | MonmouthshireWales | 34.3% |
| 231 joint | ChichesterSouth East | 34.4% |
| 231 joint | EastleighSouth East | 34.4% |
| 233 joint | BexleyLondon | 34.5% |
| 233 joint | Central BedfordshireEast of England | 34.5% |
| 233 joint | FarehamSouth East | 34.5% |
| 236 | BromsgroveWest Midlands | 34.8% |
| 237 joint | East CambridgeshireEast of England | 34.9% |
| 237 joint | HuntingdonshireEast of England | 34.9% |
| 237 joint | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | 34.9% |
| 237 joint | RedbridgeLondon | 34.9% |
| 237 joint | WealdenSouth East | 34.9% |
| 242 joint | StroudSouth West | 35% |
| 242 joint | West OxfordshireSouth East | 35% |
| 244 | Cheshire EastNorth West | 35.2% |
| 245 | LewesSouth East | 35.3% |
| 246 joint | South GloucestershireSouth West | 35.5% |
| 246 joint | YorkYorkshire and the Humber | 35.5% |
| 248 | HarboroughEast Midlands | 35.8% |
| 249 joint | SpelthorneSouth East | 35.9% |
| 249 joint | StockportNorth West | 35.9% |
| 251 joint | CardiffWales | 36.1% |
| 251 joint | EalingLondon | 36.1% |
| 251 joint | HarrowLondon | 36.1% |
| 251 joint | RochfordEast of England | 36.1% |
| 251 joint | SolihullWest Midlands | 36.1% |
| 251 joint | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | 36.1% |
| 257 | Test ValleySouth East | 36.2% |
| 258 | Milton KeynesSouth East | 36.4% |
| 259 | SuttonLondon | 36.5% |
| 260 | CheltenhamSouth West | 36.7% |
| 261 | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | 37% |
| 262 joint | CroydonLondon | 37.5% |
| 262 joint | East HampshireSouth East | 37.5% |
| 264 | Waltham ForestLondon | 37.6% |
| 265 | Epping ForestEast of England | 38.3% |
| 266 | ChelmsfordEast of England | 38.4% |
| 267 | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | 38.5% |
| 268 | BristolSouth West | 38.6% |
| 269 | OxfordSouth East | 38.8% |
| 270 | RunnymedeSouth East | 38.9% |
| 271 | CotswoldSouth West | 39.1% |
| 272 joint | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | 39.2% |
| 272 joint | DacorumEast of England | 39.2% |
| 274 | ReadingSouth East | 39.3% |
| 275 | UttlesfordEast of England | 39.4% |
| 276 | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | 39.5% |
| 277 joint | Bracknell ForestSouth East | 39.9% |
| 277 joint | HertsmereEast of England | 39.9% |
| 279 | GreenwichLondon | 40.5% |
| 280 | TraffordNorth West | 40.7% |
| 281 joint | HorshamSouth East | 40.8% |
| 281 joint | Surrey HeathSouth East | 40.8% |
| 283 joint | East HertfordshireEast of England | 40.9% |
| 283 joint | Mid SussexSouth East | 40.9% |
| 285 | BuckinghamshireSouth East | 41.1% |
| 286 joint | Vale of White HorseSouth East | 41.3% |
| 286 joint | West BerkshireSouth East | 41.3% |
| 288 | HaringeyLondon | 41.5% |
| 289 | Three RiversEast of England | 41.8% |
| 290 | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | 42% |
| 291 | SevenoaksSouth East | 42.2% |
| 292 | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | 42.3% |
| 293 joint | Brighton and HoveSouth East | 42.7% |
| 293 joint | North HertfordshireEast of England | 42.7% |
| 295 joint | BarnetLondon | 42.8% |
| 295 joint | South OxfordshireSouth East | 42.8% |
| 297 | MertonLondon | 43.2% |
| 298 joint | RushcliffeEast Midlands | 43.3% |
| 298 joint | TandridgeSouth East | 43.3% |
| 298 joint | WinchesterSouth East | 43.3% |
| 301 | South CambridgeshireEast of England | 43.8% |
| 302 | GuildfordSouth East | 44.2% |
| 303 | BrentwoodEast of England | 44.3% |
| 304 joint | WarwickWest Midlands | 44.7% |
| 304 joint | WokingSouth East | 44.7% |
| 306 | HartSouth East | 44.8% |
| 307 joint | Epsom and EwellSouth East | 44.9% |
| 307 joint | LewishamLondon | 44.9% |
| 309 | CambridgeEast of England | 45.5% |
| 310 | Mole ValleySouth East | 45.8% |
| 311 joint | BromleyLondon | 46.6% |
| 311 joint | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | 46.6% |
| 313 | WaverleySouth East | 47.6% |
| 314 | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | 47.9% |
| 315 | SouthwarkLondon | 48.4% |
| 316 | HackneyLondon | 49.8% |
| 317 | LambethLondon | 50.2% |
| 318 | Tower HamletsLondon | 50.3% |
| 319 | WokinghamSouth East | 50.7% |
| 320 | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | 52.3% |
| 321 | St AlbansEast of England | 53% |
| 322 | ElmbridgeSouth East | 53.7% |
| 323 | WestminsterLondon | 55.8% |
| 324 | IslingtonLondon | 56.1% |
| 325 | WandsworthLondon | 56.5% |
| 326 | CamdenLondon | 56.7% |
| 327 | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | 57.6% |
| 328 | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | 58.8% |
| 329 | City of LondonLondon | 67.4% |
Not in this list
- Scotland. Scotland held its census a year later, in 2022, so its answers are not from the same day.
ONS, Census 2021, table TS058, distance travelled to work, by council; NISRA, Census 2021, Place of Work (Distance), by Local Government District · 2021 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured
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