National Travel Survey 2009 - Summary Findings
The Pilot National Travel Survey 2009 aimed to gather data on the number of journeys, reasons for travel, modes of transport used, duration and distance traveled, and more. It was conducted from October 2009 to January 2010. The survey revealed that respondents made an average of 2.4 journeys per day, with each journey taking around 24 minutes to complete. Most journeys were under 30 minutes and less than 15 kilometers in distance. The main modes of travel included private car (driver), private car (passenger), walking, and bus travel.
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Pilot National Travel Survey 2009 Summary Findings Prepared by Mairead Griffin
Introduction Aim of survey was to collect data on the following: Number of journeys Reasons for making journeys Mode(s) of transport used Duration and distance travelled Time journey commenced and ended Supplementary information Survey conducted during the period October 2009 January 2010
Survey design NTS designed as a module to the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) Surveyed individuals aged 18 or over Each participant assigned a travel reference period Participants issued with a travel diary If no travel diary completed, details on travel for the 24 hour period ending the day of the interview were collected instead
Average journey profile and travel patterns Respondents made an average of 2.4 journeys a day The average journey took 24 minutes to complete Average distance travelled per journey was 13 kilometres Respondents made 17 journeys and spent 403 minutes (6 hours and 43 minutes) travelling 221 kilometres per week
Journeys some basic findings 70% of all journeys take less than 30 minutes to complete (39% less than 15 minutes) Just 8% of journeys 60 minutes 41% of journeys are < 4 kilometres 41% of journeys are > 8 kilometres
How people travel (Main mode of travel) Figure 2: Percentage Distribution of Journeys by Mode of Travel 1% 1% 4% Private Car - Driver 16% Private Car - Passenger Van/Lorry and Other Walk 4% Bus Rail/Dart/Luas Cycle 9% 64%
Mode of travel by vehicle ownership/regular usage percentage Vehicle Owner/Regular User Mode Yes No Private Car - Driver 78 3 Private Car - Passenger 5 24 Walk 9 49 Bus 1 16 Rail/Dart/Luas 1 3 Cycle 1 3 Van/Lorry & Other 5 3 All Modes 100 100
Percentage distribution of weekly kilometres by mode of travel Cycle 0% Rail/Dart/Luas 3% Van/Lorry & Other 8% Walk 2% Bus 4% Private Car - Passenger 12% Private Car - Driver 71%
Why People Travel 4% 9% 25% To travel to/from/for Work Education 17% Shopping/Food/Drink Personal Business 3% Other Visit Family/Friends & Social/Entertainment 10% Companion Journey to/from Education 23% 9% Other Companion Journey
Percentage distribution of weekly kilometres by why people travel Other 11% Other Companion Journey 4% Companion Journey to Education 3% Work 34% Visit Family/Friends & Social/Entertainment 22% Education 4% Personal Business 8% Shopping/Food/Drink 14%
Distance travelled and travel time by mode Journeys by car drivers - 14 kilometres/23 minutes Journeys by car passengers 18 kilometres/27 minutes Bus journeys 14 kilometres/43 minutes Walk 2 kilometres/17 minutes
Weekly travel profile by mode of travel for the population Q409 millions Journeys per week (number) Weekly distance travelled (kilometres) Weekly travel time (hours) Mode of travel Car - Driver 36.5 521.6 13.8 Car - Passenger 5.0 87.9 2.2 Van/Lorry & Other 2.6 57.2 1.2 Walk 9.3 15.1 2.7 Bus 2.3 33.3 1.6 Rail/Dart/ Luas 0.8 21.3 0.7 Cycle 0.6 3.4 0.3 All Modes 57.2 739.8 22.5
Weekly travel profile by journey purpose for population Q409 millions Journeys per week (number) Weekly distance travelled (kilometres) Weekly travel time (hours) Journey purpose Work 14.4 253.8 7.2 Education 1.7 26.0 1.0 Shopping/ Food/Drink 13.3 105.7 3.7 Personal Business Visit Family/ Friends & Social/ Entertainment Companion Journey to Education Other Companion Journeys 5.2 61.4 1.7 9.7 163.0 4.1 5.1 23.2 1.1 2.3 27.7 0.8 Other 5.5 79.1 2.9 All Purposes 57.2 739.8 22.5
Urban/rural differences Rural respondents made fewer journeys but travelled further than urban respondents Journeys per week: Rural = 16 journeys Urban = 18 journeys Average journey distance: Rural = 18 kilometres Urban = 10 kilometres No significant difference in average journey duration: Rural = 24 minutes Urban = 23 minutes
Gender differences No difference in number of journeys Male journeys 36% longer at 15 kilometres compared to 11 kilometres for females Males travelled 71 kilometres more per week than females (257 kilometres for males compared to 186 kilometres for females) 12% of female journeys were made as car passengers compared to 5% for males 26% of female journeys were less than 2 kilometres compared to 19% for males
Regional differences (Dublin and outside Dublin) Journeys made by Dublin respondents were just 60% of the length of journeys made by respondents from outside the Dublin region (9 and 15 kilometres respectively) Despite travelling much further, the average duration of journeys made by respondents from outside the Dublin region was 23 minutes compared to 25 minutes for Dublin respondents
Regional differences (Contd.) Mode Share Car Driver: Dublin Others 54% 68% Walk: Dublin Others 21% 15% Bus: Dublin Others 9% 2%
Availability of public transport 77% of households reported access to a local public transport service Local bus service: 71% of households Local mainline train: 30% Local Dart/Luas: 12% Urban/Rural and regional divide in access to local public transport Urban = Rural = 95% 51% Dublin = Outside Dublin = 98% 69%
Public transport usage 22% of respondents with local public transport use it at least weekly Urban = Rural = 27% 7% Dublin = Outside Dublin = 40% 12%
Interpreting the data Sample: persons aged 18 plus Covers travel within the Island of Ireland only Only journeys made by residents of the State were included Excludes certain journeys e.g. those made by professional drivers Data collected for a particular quarter may not be representative of the year as a whole Caution re definitions especially work / work related Pilot survey
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