Travel to Work Survey

The Annual Travel to Work Survey takes place over a 2-week period each March, across Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire.

The results of the Travel to Work Survey 2026 are now available. Please see the survey results here

We are now preparing for the 2027 survey. If your organisation is interested in taking part in the survey next year, please contact the project team at [email protected].

Background information

The survey has been running for over 15 years and in 2026 more than 20,000 people completed the survey. This annual survey helps us to understand changes in commuting and working patterns and builds up a robust dataset of how people are travelling to work, across the region. It also provides an opportunity for employees to tell us about their travel choices, barriers to travel and provide wider feedback on travel and transport in the area.

The survey is for all staff, even if they don’t commute into the office regularly or if they work from home.

  • Why take part in the Travel to Work Survey?

    Taking part gives your organisation clear evidence on how staff travel and the tools to act on it.

    Build a stronger Travel Plan

    Results provide a solid evidence base for developing or refreshing your Travel Plan, showing how staff travel, what’s holding back active or sustainable options, and where the biggest opportunities lie. Running annually, the survey also lets you track trends year-on-year to measure whether your initiatives are working.

    Make the case for new facilities

    Strong data makes for a strong business case. Organisations regularly use their results to support requests for new cycle storage, showers and changing facilities, EV charging points, pool bikes, or flexible working arrangements, making it easier to secure budget and buy-in.

    Support funding bids and sustainability reporting

    Results can strengthen bids for external funding, such as local authority active travel grants or EV charging schemes, and support environmental and sustainability reporting by evidencing commuting-related emissions.

    Tailor it to your organisation

    Every organisation can add up to 4 bespoke questions specific to their own priorities, for example, gauging interest in a new facility or understanding site-specific barriers.

    What you’ll receive

    Organisations with 30 or more responses receive an individual organisation report and raw, anonymised data, plus a separate report for each site with 30+ responses if you operate across multiple locations.

    Show staff you’re listening

    Taking part shows staff that their travel experience matters and that their feedback shapes real decisions, supporting wider staff wellbeing and engagement.

    If you are interested in taking part in next year’s survey, please get in touch with [email protected]

  • Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol City and South Gloucestershire Councils, along with the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, use this data for planning future transport infrastructure and services.

    Reports are created for the West of England, each local authority area and smaller geographic areas like Filton, Bristol City Centre or Bath.

    Each authority’s Business Engagement and Economic Development Teams use the data from the survey to inform their work with employers and help understand how they can best support them and transport issues affecting staff travel.

More information

If you want to find out more about the Travel to Work Survey, please contact the Local Authority where your main office is based in the West of England.