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Commuting to work or study on foot, Glasgow neighbourhoods
Walking commute Glasgow NHs 2011

In 2011, the percentage of commuters who usually walked to work or study in Glasgow was 25.1%, equating to 81,377 people. The level of commuting on foot varied substantially across Glasgow's neighbourhoods from 6.8% in Robroyston and Millerston, to 66.6% in City Centre and Merchant City. 

Notes

The data shown above is from the 2011 Census.  

This source is thought to underestimate levels of walking, as the question asks for the main mode of travel used on a commuting journey and multi-modal journeys which include walking but not as the main mode of travel are not accounted for. 

It is clear that the length of commute will have an impact on how many people walk to work or study.

Further reading:
Get Scotland Walking is a joint GPCH/Living Streets publication (September 2022) that summarises walking trends in Scotland, the health and societal benefits of walking, relevant policy, issues which discourage walking and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on walking.

Further reading under ‘Walking’