NTS Analytics - Mode shares
Back to Resource HubWhat is it?
This dataset shows how trips are split across different transport modes, using data from the National Travel Survey. It sets out the share of trips made by each mode for different areas and user groups.
How is it useful?
It helps analysts understand how people travel today and where there is potential to shift between modes. You can use it to review current patterns, test how schemes could change mode share and support transport strategies. The data provides clear evidence to strengthen local plans and business cases.
Dataset code
01204
Licence
Open Government Licence 3.0
Limitations
NTS data is based on real-surveyed data and therefore has some limitations. The lowest geography in the data is Unitary Authority and cannot be reported any lower. Due to sample sizes the data is served across all available years and therefore shows an average. Most of the sample exists for car journies and other modes are less well represented. Very short distance active trips are often missed when users are filling out the survey (i.e. trips that are a walk to the corner shop)
Attributions
Cuts of NTS data are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) with the following attributions:
Source: Department for Transport. (2024). National Travel Survey, 2002-2023: Special Licence Access. [data collection]. 13th Edition. UK Data Service. SN: 7553, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7553-13