Census: What is the one main way you usually travel to work – that is, the one you used for the greatest distance?

Method of travel to work

Central Ward (Lower Hutt City)

2018 2013
Main method of travel Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Work at home 738 8.4 7.3 426 5.7 5.0 +312
Did not go to work today - - - 795.0 10.5 10.6 -795.0
Drive a private car truck or van 4,035 46.0 50.5 3,090 41.0 45.1 +945
Drive a company car truck or van 873 9.9 10.7 783 10.4 10.8 +90
Passenger in a car truck van or company bus 369 4.2 4.8 357 4.7 5.1 +12
Public bus 375 4.3 5.8 279 3.7 5.2 +96
Train 1,557 17.7 13.7 1,008 13.4 10.2 +549
Bicycle 150 1.7 1.6 156 2.1 1.9 -6
Walk or jog 606 6.9 3.8 537 7.1 4.0 +69
Ferry - - 0.5 - - - -
Other 75 0.9 1.3 102 1.4 2.1 -27
Not elsewhere included - - - 261 3.5 3.9 -261
Total 8,781 100.0 100.0 7,536 100.0 100.0 +1,245

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate