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Introduction Commuting at Sub-District Level

P1 District-Level Overview P6 Ward-Level Overview

Commuting into Tameside Commuting within Tameside

P2 Map of In-Commuting P7 Ward-to-Ward Flows

P3 Boroughs of Origin Occupational Groups Occupational Groups Mode of Transport

Mode of Transport

Mode of Transport

Commuting out of Tameside P8 Car Usage P4 Map of Out-Commuting Rail Usage P5 Destination Boroughs P9 Bus Usage Occupational Groups Walking to Work Mode of Transport Commuting to Manchester

P9 Map

All data taken from 2001 Census unless otherwise stated

Greater Manchester Tameside Wards Boroughs The ward maps in this report use the The maps in this report do not pre-2004 ward boundaries. Here show the names of the individual they are for reference:- Greater Manchester boroughs. Here they are for reference:-

Useful Websites Census results can be found at www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk and www.nomisweb.co.uk. However, at the time of writing these do not include the ‘origin- destination’ data on which much of this report is based. See also www.statistics.gov.uk, and www.tameside.gov.uk

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Introduction District-Level Overview This report looks as the journey to work of all those workers aged 16-74 who either live in Tameside, work in Tameside, or both.

Workers aged 16-74 living and/or working in Tameside

Work in Live in Tameside Tameside (total (total 74,944) Live and 96,254) work in 21268 Tameside 42578

53676

Source: Table TT010

As the above diagram shows, Tameside is home to 96,254 workers, of whom 53,676 (55.8%) have jobs within the borough and 42,578 (44.2%) commute outside it to work. A further 21,268 workers who live elsewhere commute into the borough to work, where they make up 28.4% of Tameside’s ‘workplace population’ of 74,944. The Census form does not distinguish between those commuting daily and those commuting less frequently. People who do not work and/or fall outside the 16-74 age range are not covered by this report. Some may commute to study at a school or college, but the Census did not ask about this.

REST OF 6214 4175 4076 Oldham

COUNTRY 5208

1372 96254 3096 17839 74944 High Peak 2871 Manchester Jobs Residents in work

5121 Trafford & 1513 Salford 7857 4504 Stockport 1

Commuting into Tameside

Number commuting into Tameside from other boroughs

Unshaded boroughs – fewer than 30 commuters Source Table SWS101 2

Commuting into Tameside, cont. In-Commuters: Main Boroughs of Origin Main Boroughs of Origin Commuters from Number M:F split % Using Car All the boroughs from which 30 or more people commute into Tameside are Stockport 4504 62:38 88% identified on the map on the previous Oldham 4076 59:41 87% High Peak 3096 54:46 87% page. The main ones (100+ commuters) Manchester 2871 63:37 69% are also listed in the table on the right:- Rochdale 880 70:30 93%

Trafford 837 73:27 90% These figures do not include any workers Salford 676 69:31 81% commuting to Tameside from abroad, as Bury 613 70:30 87% they would not fill in the UK Census form. Macclesfield 562 73:27 96%

Bolton 357 79:21 87% Occupational Groups Wigan 354 72:28 85% The chart below shows how the Kirklees 258 66:34 91% occupational profile of the workforce Warrington 177 79:21 97% commuting into Tameside compares with Rossendale 131 73:27 93% the profile of the workforce resident in Elsewhere 1876 77:23 89% Tameside. There is a much higher Total 21268 64:36 85% proportion of managers and professional Source: Tables SWS101, SWS103, TT010 workers among the in-commuters. ‘Using Car’ includes drivers and passengers

Managers and Senior Officials 20% Occupational Group:- Elementary Occupations Professional In-Commuters compared with 15% Workers Living in Tameside 10%

5% Process, Plant & Machine Operatives Associate Professional and Technical 0% Workers living in Tameside Workers commuting into Tameside

Sales & Customer Service Administrative and Secretarial Source- Table TT010 Personal Service Skilled Trades

In-Commuters: Mode of Transport and M:F Split Mode of Transport 20000 The upper graph on the right shows 15000 the modes of transport used by 10000 commuters into the borough. The 5000 16762 1667 private car is by far the most popular. 1397 458 360 248 213 163 0 Some modes (e.g. ‘on foot’) are bus train other obviously only feasible for journeys cycle car on foot

from immediately adjacent boroughs. car driver motorbike 100% passenger The lower graph shows the male:female split among in- 80% commuters, for each mode of transport 60% and for the group as a whole. Males 40% are in the majority anyway, but 20% disproportionately so when it comes to using bicycles and motorcycles. 0% ike iver bus b train other Source: Tables TT010 and SWS103 cycle dr car on foot car motor OVERALL passenger Male Female 3

Commuting out of Tameside

Number commuting from Tameside to other boroughs

Unshaded boroughs – fewer than 30 commuters Source Table SWS101 4

Commuting out of Tameside, cont. Out-Commuters: Main Destinations All the boroughs to which 30 or more people Commuters to Number M:F split % Using Car commute from Tameside are identified on the Manchester 17839 48:52 64% map on the previous page. Destinations with Stockport 7857 58:42 80% 100+ commuters – including ‘Outside UK’ - Oldham 4175 56:44 83% are also listed in the table on the right:- Trafford 2693 70:30 85% N.B. – It seems reasonable to assume that Salford 2428 63:37 79% the journeys to ‘Outside UK’ are not made High Peak 1372 62:38 81% Macclesfield 855 69:31 92% daily. Rochdale 826 75:25 90%

Warrington 411 82:18 93%

Bury 393 67:33 86%

Bolton 297 78:22 87% Occupational Groups Wigan 252 75:25 83% The chart below shows how the occupational Leeds 194 68:32 77% profile of the workforce commuting out of Kirklees 148 72:28 89% Tameside compares with the profile of the Outside UK 128 68:32 44% entire workforce resident in Tameside. One Liverpool 117 69:31 88% is a subset of the other. Those commuting Halton 109 84:16 88% out of the borough are more likely to belong Elsewhere 2484 76:24 81% to managerial, professional, associate Total 42578 57:43 75% professional and administrative occupations. Source: Tables SWS101, SWS103, TT010 ‘Using Car’ includes drivers and passengers Managers and Senior Officials 20% Occupational Group:- Elementary Occupations 15% Professional Out-Commuters compared with All Workers Living in Tameside 10%

5% Process, Plant & Machine Operatives Associate Professional and Technical 0% Workers living in Tameside Workers commuting out of Tameside

Sales & Customer Service Administrative and Secretarial

Source- Personal Service Skilled Trades Table TT010

Out-Commuters: Mode of Transport and M:F Split Mode of Transport The upper graph on the right shows the 30000 modes of transport used by commuters 25000 20000 out of the borough. Some modes (e.g. 15000 ‘on foot’) are obviously only feasible for 10000 28910 6673 2885 journeys to immediately adjacent 5000 1923 846 494 481 365 boroughs. The second graph shows the 0 bus train other male:female split for each mode of cycle car transport, and for out-commuters as a on foot car driver motorbike whole. Again, cyclists and motorcyclists 100% passenger are overwhelmingly male. Bus 80% 60% passengers are predominantly female. 40% 20% 0%

Source: Tables TT010 and SWS103 e k i iver bus b train other cycle dr car on foot

car motor

Male Female OVERALL 5 passenger

Commuting at Sub-District Level Ward-level Overview The diagram at the foot of p1 showed that Tameside as a whole has more residents in work than it has jobs, so there is a net exodus of commuters from the Borough each day. In other words, its ‘daytime’ population of workers is lower than its ‘night-time’ population. A similar analysis may be carried out for each ward of Tameside (see map below). Workers may both live and work within the same ward (this includes those who work in their own home), or travel to/from another part of the Borough, or travel to/from further afield. This is indicated by the colour coding:-

Source: Table TT010

Most of the wards show a similar pattern to the Borough as a whole, with more workers living there (right-hand bar) than working there (left-hand bar). The outstanding exception is Ashton St Peters, which has over four times as many jobs (15,295) as it does working residents (3787). Other lesser exceptions are Ashton St Michaels, Dukinfield and Hyde Godley.

6 300-500 Commuting within 500-700 Tameside 700-874 Main ward-to-ward flows The map on the right summarises the biggest flows of commuters between Tameside wards. As can be seen, all flows of more than 500 commuters (blue and pink arrows) are directed into Ashton St Peters ward. However, those working within their own ward (not shown) nearly always outnumber those travelling to any other single ward Occupational Groups The chart below shows how the Source: occupational profile of the Table SWS203 workforce living and working in Tameside compares with the profile of the entire workforce resident in Tameside. One is a subset of the other. Those staying within the Borough to work are less likely than average to belong to managerial, professional, associate professional and administrative occupations. Managers and Senior Officials 20%

Elementary Occupations 15% Professional Workers living in Tameside 10% Those living AND working in Tameside 5% Process, Plant & Machine Operatives Associate Professional and Technical 0%

Sales & Customer Service Administrative and Secretarial Source: Table TT010 Personal Service Skilled Trades

Mode of Transport Commuters whose journey begins and ends in Tameside: The upper graph on Mode of Transport and M:F split the right shows the 30000 modes of transport used by workers who 20000 9234 both live and work 25245 7444 10000 5152 4246 within Tameside. 1013 658 453 233 There is an extra ‘At 0 car driver on foot at home bus car cycle other motorbike train home’ category for passenger 100% those who work in 80% their own homes (and 60% thus do not really 40% ‘commute’ at all). 20% 0% The M:F split for those car driver on foot at home bus car cycle other motorbike train OVERALL who live and work passenger Male Female within the Borough is more or less 50:50, but those walking or taking the bus are mostly female, while those using a bicycle or motorbike are again overwhelmingly male. Source: Table SWS103

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Mode of Transport The smallest level at which Census data on commuting can be obtained is the Output Area (OA), of which there are 725 in Tameside. The data on flows between one Output Area and another is unreliable, as the numbers are so small that they are likely to have been adjusted to preserve confidentiality. However, the data on mode of transport regardless of destination involves bigger numbers and so is good enough for mapping purposes.

Car Usage When drivers and passengers are combined, the car outnumbers all other modes of transport put together, except in the very palest shaded areas. These ‘cold spots’ are mostly found in Ashton, the eastern part of Audenshaw (now absorbed into the new St Peters ward), and in Hattersley.

Source: Table UV039

Rail Usage Rail transport is obviously more convenient for those who live near a station, and this pattern is evident in the map of train usage. The train will also be more suitable for some destinations than others (not considered here). All in all, the highest percentage of workers using the train in any Tameside Output Area is only 17.9%.

Source: Table UV039

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Bus Usage Workers commuting by bus are concentrated in the western half of Tameside, and also in Hattersley.

Source: Table UV039

Walking to Work Walking to work is obviously only a realistic option for those living close to their job. The pattern therefore reflects the distribution of Source: Table UV039 centres of employment.

Source: Table UV039

Commuting to Manchester Whatever the mode of transport, Manchester is an important destination for Tameside commuters. The map shows the number of commuters from each Tameside ward travelling to work in the ‘Central’ ward of Manchester, and to Manchester as a whole. As might be expected, numbers are highest in the western wards of Tameside.

Source: Table SWS203

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