Amazing maps show how Brits swarm in and out of cities and towns each day to get to work – as census data reveals how people moved across the country in the space of a year

Amazing new maps show how Britons swarm in and out of cities and towns each day on their journeys to and from work.

Using data from the census, interactive graphics reveal the extent of commutes made by people from their homes to workplaces in England and Wales.

The stunning data visualisation also displays the movement of people across the two countries between 2020 and 2021.

This reveals how people moved both into and out of major cities such as London, Manchester and Birmingham during the 12-month period.

For example, 97,993 people moved within or to Manchester between March 2020 and March 2021.

This included 46,105 people who changed address within Manchester, 39,229 who moved from another part of the UK, and 12,659 who moved from outside the UK.

Over the same 12-month period, 35,630 people moved away from Manchester.

Using data from the census, new maps reveal the extent of daily commutes made by people from their homes to workplaces in England and Wales

The stunning data visualisation also displays the movement of people across the two countries between 2020 and 2021

Try out the interactive maps yourself here: 

The census data showed the impact of students on the city’s population, with student-heavy Fallowfield the area of Manchester that saw the largest influx of residents.

Some 5,657 people moved there from other neighbourhoods, while 1,178 people moved within the area.

There were 88,919 people who worked in the geographical City of London at the time of the census in 2021.

This included 3,871 people who worked from home or had no fixed place of work, and 436 who travelled to work within the area.

There were 84,612 people who travelled from another area to a workplace in the City of London. 

The largest movement of commuters into the City of London was 5,160 people from nearby Tower Hamlets, while 4,306 people travelled from Southwark and 3,611 from Newham.

The Office for National Statistics, which oversaw the census in 2021, warned the Covid pandemic strongly affected patterns of population movement.

Lockdown restrictions were still in force in the UK on 21 March 2021, when the census data was gathered.

People who were furloughed at the time of the census and gave a workplace address were included in the data, even though they were not commuting at the time.

Scotland and Nothern Ireland conduct their own censuses every 10 years.

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