Active travel to work

% of residents who travelled to work that walked or cycled (Census 2021; those working mainly at or from home excluded), with the % of working residents working mainly at or from home shown alongside

Theme: Transport and active travel
Period: 2021
Source: ONS, Census 2021 method used to travel to work
Ward figures: Built by adding up Census output areas (about 130 households each) in each ward.

Please note: Census 2021 took place during COVID-19 restrictions, when many people worked from home. These figures show how people travelled to work in March 2021 and may not reflect usual patterns.

% of people travelling to work who walked or cycled

West Sussex: 14.6%. This is higher than England (14.2%) but lower than the South East (14.9%). A higher figure is better.

Across the 7 districts, figures range from 11.0% (Crawley) to 20.6% (Worthing).

All wards in West Sussex 4.6%–39.5%

West Sussex 14.6%

South East 14.9%

England 14.2%

Worthing 20.6%

Chichester 18.5%

Mid Sussex 14.6%

Adur 13.8%

Arun 13.3%

Horsham 12.1%

Crawley 11.0%

0% 42%

% of people travelling to work who walked or cycled, by ward. Darker shading means a higher figure.

Under 8%
8% to under 12%
12% to under 16%
16% to under 24%
24% and over

Map of % of people travelling to work who walked or cycled for the 133 wards in West Sussex. The same figures are in the table of wards below.

% of working residents working mainly at or from home

West Sussex: 33.3%. This is higher than England (31.5%) but lower than the South East (35.8%).

Across the 7 districts, figures range from 24.7% (Arun) to 40.9% (Mid Sussex).

All wards in West Sussex 13.4%–52.9%

West Sussex 33.3%

South East 35.8%

England 31.5%

Mid Sussex 40.9%

Horsham 40.8%

Chichester 34.4%

Worthing 31.3%

Adur 31.1%

Crawley 27.0%

Arun 24.7%

0% 55%

Period: 2021. Data: ONS, Census 2021 method used to travel to work. Retrieved 30 September 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Show active travel to work as a table

Active travel to work, 2021
Area	% of people travelling to work who walked or cycled	% of working residents working mainly at or from home
West Sussex	14.6%	33.3%
South East	14.9%	35.8%
England	14.2%	31.5%

Districts in West Sussex

District	% of people travelling to work who walked or cycled	% of working residents working mainly at or from home
Adur	13.8%	31.1%
Arun	13.3%	24.7%
Chichester	18.5%	34.4%
Crawley	11.0%	27.0%
Horsham	12.1%	40.8%
Mid Sussex	14.6%	40.9%
Worthing	20.6%	31.3%

Wards in West Sussex

Ward	% of people travelling to work who walked or cycled	% of working residents working mainly at or from home
Adur
Buckingham	11.9%	37.2%
Churchill	13.2%	25.4%
Cokeham	9.9%	26.3%
Eastbrook	17.0%	25.3%
Hillside	12.6%	27.4%
Manor	11.5%	30.1%
Marine	15.2%	43.3%
Mash Barn	12.4%	25.3%
Peverel	9.1%	24.3%
Southlands	16.5%	27.2%
Southwick Green	16.0%	36.1%
St Mary's	19.8%	35.4%
St Nicolas	15.6%	44.6%
Widewater	12.4%	27.2%
Arun
Aldwick East	10.5%	29.3%
Aldwick West	8.0%	26.8%
Angmering & Findon	8.8%	34.1%
Arundel & Walberton	11.3%	38.4%
Barnham	7.4%	31.6%
Beach	16.6%	23.8%
Bersted	10.6%	17.7%
Brookfield	12.4%	22.1%
Courtwick with Toddington	13.8%	20.5%
East Preston	11.3%	35.1%
Felpham East	8.3%	27.6%
Felpham West	10.7%	24.6%
Ferring	10.5%	36.7%
Hotham	22.9%	13.8%
Marine	21.0%	15.4%
Middleton-on-Sea	8.3%	27.1%
Orchard	17.1%	13.4%
Pagham	12.5%	24.0%
Pevensey	15.1%	14.7%
River	23.0%	19.1%
Rustington East	15.8%	27.3%
Rustington West	14.1%	25.7%
Yapton	9.0%	26.4%
Chichester
Chichester Central	39.5%	32.4%
Chichester East	39.0%	22.5%
Chichester North	29.5%	33.8%
Chichester South	30.9%	26.2%
Chichester West	28.6%	30.6%
Easebourne	11.7%	44.1%
Fernhurst	9.4%	48.1%
Fittleworth	12.4%	43.8%
Goodwood	12.9%	35.5%
Harbour Villages	12.5%	37.9%
Harting	6.9%	44.7%
Lavant	8.6%	40.4%
Loxwood	6.8%	46.3%
Midhurst	13.4%	30.6%
North Mundham & Tangmere	11.8%	28.4%
Petworth	16.9%	30.0%
Selsey South	17.2%	27.6%
Sidlesham with Selsey North	14.8%	26.7%
Southbourne	25.8%	33.5%
The Witterings	12.6%	34.8%
Westbourne	10.6%	37.8%
Crawley
Bewbush & North Broadfield	6.7%	18.7%
Broadfield	6.7%	18.8%
Furnace Green	11.7%	28.8%
Gossops Green & North East Broadfield	8.9%	24.7%
Ifield	8.9%	26.3%
Langley Green & Tushmore	15.2%	20.9%
Maidenbower	6.5%	38.5%
Northgate & West Green	17.8%	22.3%
Pound Hill North & Forge Wood	7.2%	36.3%
Pound Hill South & Worth	9.6%	38.5%
Southgate	14.0%	25.4%
Three Bridges	17.5%	29.3%
Tilgate	10.2%	22.5%
Horsham
Billingshurst	11.8%	38.6%
Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote	8.2%	38.9%
Broadbridge Heath	9.1%	38.1%
Colgate & Rusper	4.6%	41.7%
Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead	7.6%	40.4%
Denne	21.2%	40.0%
Forest	22.1%	44.6%
Henfield	10.9%	37.6%
Holbrook East	12.7%	44.7%
Holbrook West	16.0%	42.0%
Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham	8.6%	40.9%
Nuthurst & Lower Beeding	5.7%	49.9%
Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley	9.8%	39.2%
Roffey North	13.7%	38.9%
Roffey South	14.1%	37.2%
Rudgwick	10.2%	48.9%
Southwater North	12.2%	40.5%
Southwater South & Shipley	6.0%	37.0%
Steyning & Ashurst	13.9%	43.0%
Storrington & Washington	10.4%	38.5%
Trafalgar	20.4%	43.4%
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington	5.3%	43.1%
Mid Sussex
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill	12.2%	46.1%
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South	12.2%	41.1%
Burgess Hill Dunstall	10.1%	35.6%
Burgess Hill Franklands	15.8%	41.2%
Burgess Hill Leylands	14.7%	31.6%
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds	21.5%	36.9%
Burgess Hill St Andrews	9.9%	38.5%
Burgess Hill Victoria	18.1%	32.0%
Copthorne & Worth	5.0%	36.9%
Crawley Down	5.9%	41.4%
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty	10.3%	48.0%
Downland Villages	7.3%	46.3%
East Grinstead Ashplats	15.0%	32.4%
East Grinstead Baldwins	17.7%	37.0%
East Grinstead Herontye	15.3%	39.1%
East Grinstead Imberhorne	15.0%	39.0%
East Grinstead Town	23.9%	35.8%
Handcross & Pease Pottage	5.7%	37.8%
Hassocks	11.8%	46.1%
Haywards Heath Ashenground	20.1%	38.3%
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath	21.8%	36.9%
Haywards Heath Franklands	15.4%	39.8%
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore	15.4%	50.5%
Haywards Heath North	19.8%	52.9%
Hurstpierpoint	14.6%	44.4%
Lindfield	16.7%	50.4%
Lindfield Rural & High Weald	8.5%	47.3%
Worthing
Broadwater	23.6%	28.7%
Castle	12.0%	28.1%
Central	38.8%	26.7%
Durrington	11.1%	26.1%
Gaisford	25.5%	32.9%
Goring	13.8%	36.4%
Heene	28.2%	30.5%
Marine	18.0%	37.7%
Northbrook	11.0%	28.2%
Offington	11.1%	39.9%
Salvington	10.9%	30.4%
Selden	30.3%	30.2%
Tarring	17.6%	32.7%

Ward figures are built from Census output areas.

About this indicator

Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Retrieved 30 September 2026. Indicator code: HP050. How the figures are produced.