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

Porirua City

2018 2013
Main method of travel Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Work at home 2,241 7.9 9.0 1,215 5.5 6.4 +1,026
Did not go to work today - - - 2,460.0 11.1 10.7 -2,460.0
Drive a private car truck or van 15,426 54.6 45.3 10,506 47.6 40.2 +4,920
Drive a company car truck or van 3,045 10.8 8.7 2,418 10.9 8.8 +627
Passenger in a car truck van or company bus 1,896 6.7 4.3 1,524 6.9 4.6 +372
Public bus 597 2.1 9.3 402 1.8 7.9 +195
Train 3,972 14.1 8.6 2,400 10.9 6.4 +1,572
Bicycle 150 0.5 2.5 141 0.6 2.5 +9
Walk or jog 561 2.0 10.4 603 2.7 10.1 -42
Ferry 6.0 0.0 0.1 - - - +6.0
Other 330 1.2 1.8 420 1.9 2.4 -90
Not elsewhere included - - - 1,161 5.3 3.3 -1,161
Total 28,227 100.0 100.0 22,086 100.0 100.0 +6,141

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