Commute each day Professor Oswald New research, by Professor Andrew Oswald and Dr Andrew Benito of the University of Warwick, reveals that the people facing by far the worst commuting times are Britain's most educated and talented employees and managers. Each of whom is often wasting over two hours in cars and trains each working day. In the south-east a quarter of all men with university degrees spend over 2 hours a day commuting. Over the decade, Londoners have lost an additional 70 minutes of weekly leisure or working time to commuting.
Commutes are longest in the southern corner of Great Britain.
Private renting seems to encourage the lowest commuting times. Council-house tenants travel somewhat more. It is owner-occupiers who travel by far the furthest to their jobs. People employed in large plants and offices take longer to get to work. At first glance, it is the well off in Britain who commute the most.