Commute times falling for men, but rising for women

The amount of time spent commuting to and from work has fallen over the last six years for men but has increased for women, according to a TUC analysis of official figures published today to mark Commute Smart week, organised by Work Wise UK.

The average UK employee who commutes now spends 52.8 minutes per day travelling to and from work. This amounts to 4 hours and 24 minutes per week for a full-time worker or more than five weeks per year for an employee who works 44 weeks per year.

The TUC analysis of figures from the Labour Force Survey, which compares pre-recession commute times (2006) with the most recent available figures (2012), shows that while average commute times have edged down by 0.4 minutes per day, the trends vary considerably by gender and region.

Men tend to spend longer than women travelling to work and back, but their average travel to work times has fallen by 0.2 minutes a day to 58 minutes. The average commute time for female employees has increased by 0.6 minutes to 47.4 minutes.

Commute times vary considerably across the UK. Londoners have the longest average commute at 75 minutes, while workers in Wales have the shortest average commute at 41.4 minutes.

Men working in the East of England have experienced the sharpest rise in commute times - increasing by an average of 3.8 minutes to 65.2 minutes. Only Londoners now have longer commutes than those working in counties like Essex, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire.

Male workers in Wales have experienced the sharpest drop in commute times, falling by 4.6 minutes to 41.4 minutes.

Commute times for female workers have increased most sharply in Scotland and London. Female workers in the capital have longer commutes than men working anywhere other than London.

The three regions with the sharpest falls in commute times are Wales, the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber. TUC analysis found that these regions have also experienced the sharpest increase in unemployment since the recession. These trends suggest there is a link between changing commute times and the health of local labour markets.

The TUC believes that the recent rise in part-time work, particularly amongst men, also helps to explain why commute times have fallen for men but increased for women.

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "The average commuter spends the equivalent of more than five weeks a year just to get to work and back. With rising transport costs far outstripping pay rises, reducing the number of peak-time commutes would save both time and money for hard-pressed workers. Recent trends suggest there is a link between long commute times and longer hours in the office, with the growing number of men in part-time work having shorter journeys to work. This trend is concerning if it means part-time workers and those needing to balance work with caring responsibilities are being excluded from certain types of jobs."

Work Wise UK Chief Executive Phil Flaxton said: "Commute Smart week will remind employers that there is another opportunity to change attitudes and thinking in relation to working practises. As winter approaches, are we going to see business interrupted by poor weather and disrupted travel? Or should we grasp the opportunity by changing the way employees work and commute and introduce more flexibly to cut out these restrictive influences on business performance?

"More and more business are reviewing their working practises and thinking hard about how they manage people. Managing by outputs is the key, forget about presenteeism and concentrate on creating a workforce that is flexible, responsive and delivers the business plan. Commute Smart week provides a real opportunity to revise tired working practises, how and where people work and set about adopting flexible approaches to people management as a key component of effective change." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Commuting bad for health and job satisfaction

An additional 20 minutes of commuting every working day is equivalent to a 19% annual pay cut when it comes to measuring how satisfied people say they are with their jobs, says a new study which also indicates that working from home makes it more likely that an employee will remain in their job.

Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) examined the effects of commuting to work on the wellbeing of more than 26,000 employees in England over a five year period. Their work shows that every extra minute of commuting time reduces job satisfaction and leisure time satisfaction, increases strain and worsens mental health.

Principal Investigator, Dr Kiron Chatterjee, an Associate Professor in Travel Behaviour at UWE Bristol, said: “While longer commute times were found to reduce job satisfaction, it is also clear that people take on longer commutes partly to increase their earnings, which in turn improves job satisfaction. This raises interesting questions over whether the additional income associated with longer commutes fully compensates for the negative aspects of the journey to work.”

Other findings from the 18-month study include:

• People who walk or cycle to work do not report reductions in leisure time satisfaction in the same way as other commuters, even with the same length of commute
• Bus commuters feel the negative effects of longer commute times more strongly than people who use other ways of getting to work
• Longer commutes by rail are associated with less strain than shorter commutes by rail
• Longer commutes reduce women's job satisfaction more than that of men's

Dr Chatterjee said: “The findings indicate that longer journeys to work have adverse subjective wellbeing effects, particularly through loss of free time. On the other hand, longer commute times were not found to have a large impact on life satisfaction overall. This is because people take on longer commutes for good reasons relating to improving their employment, housing and family situations and these factors serve to increase life satisfaction. This does not mean that the negative subjective wellbeing impacts of longer commutes can be disregarded. The acceptance that a long commute is a price to pay may only persist if it is considered unavoidable and a social norm.”

The average commuting time per day in England has risen from 48 minutes to 60 minutes over the past 20 years, with one in seven commuters now spending at least two hours a day travelling to and from work.

The findings also showed working from home, walking to work and shorter commute times increase job satisfaction and that shorter commute times make it more likely that an employee will remain in their job.

Dr Chatterjee added: "An important message for employers is that job satisfaction can be improved if workers have opportunities to reduce the time spent commuting, to work from home, and/or to walk or cycle to work – such commuting opportunities are likely to be good news for employee wellbeing and retention and hence reduced costs to businesses." --------------------------------------------------------

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Shedworking has brought commuting times down to 10 year low

The growth of shedworking and homeworking in general has helped to cut average commute times to a 10 year low of 47 minutes and 48 seconds per day, a TUC analysis of official figures reveals.

Using figures from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), the TUC has calculated that £339 million worth of working time is spent travelling to and from work every day. The TUC analysis is published to coincide with Work Wise UK's Commute Smart week this week.

The TUC believes that the growth in shedworking and homeworking has been one of the reasons for the fall in commute times. Between 2006 and 2008, the number of people working from home increased by 291,000, accounting for more than half of employment growth during this period. TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

"After years of increasing journey times, it's great to see that the number of hours spent commuting to work is finally falling. UK employees already work some of the longest hours in Europe so it's doubly annoying to lose even more precious spare time stuck in traffic and packed on trains on the way to and from work.Our analysis shows that flexible and home working doesn't just benefit individuals and their employers. If more people are allowed to work from home we can make the daily commute shorter and more pleasant for everyone.We know there is still plenty of untapped demand for flexible and home working. And with commutes still costing a staggering £337 million of working time every day, there's plenty more money and hours that can be saved by smarter working practices."

Work Wise UK Chief Executive, Phil Flaxton added: "Thousands of employers are already seeing the benefits to themselves and their staff by implementing a smarter working policy. Apart from business and transport benefits, there are also environmental impacts of reducing the need to travel. The average commuter driving an average car, covering the average commute distance will produce almost one tonne of CO2 per person per year."
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The importance of the garden office commute

 

We've often talked about the 30 second garden office commute here on Shedworking so we were interested to read in the Wall Street Journal (£) that people are developing fake commutes because they miss the routine. Here's a snippet:

It can be a walk around the block. It can be a stop at your local coffee pickup counter or your favorite drive-thru. Many workers have replaced their pre-coronavirus commutes with allotted time around work shifts where they break away from what can be the monotony of working from home, also known as the pretend or "fake commute." One woman told the Wall Street Journal she missed having a "clear dividing line in her weekday." Researchers recommend this practice as a means to fend off burnout.

Shedworking believes this is one of the important things to consider when shedworking, that although you don't have to fight your way through traffic jams or a crowded underground, it's still good to start the working day with a ceremonial commute. While it’s not usually the highlight of the day, it does at least effectively mark the border between home and work. So instead of cracking straight into it after breakfast, nip outside and have a brief wander. Not too long, this is merely taking the air and getting yourself in work mode, not exercise. It’s your 30 second commute.

The Guardian has an interesting gallery of articles about how the pandemic has affected commuting in the UK.

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The Perfect Commute: Show Garden for Malvern Spring Festival 2015

Almost certainly the most shedworkingy of this year's show gardens will be The Perfect Commute, designed by Deborah Bird from Beholder's Eye at this year's Malvern Spring Festival. Here's how she described what looks like a must-see garden specially for Shedworking readers:

"The Perfect Commute is being created for a designer who runs a consultancy from their home. They have allocated a space at the end of their garden for their working area. The design is to be imagined as part of a larger space, sectioned off with a low boundary to demarcate the area from the rest of the domestic garden.  It has a sheltered indoor working area in the form of a building being supplied by The Posh Shed Company.  This is mirrored by a sunken seating area for relaxing and meeting clients.  The garden is bounded by Jacksons Venetian fencing, sat on top of steel gabions which will be backed with natural materials.

"A focal point of the design will be a metalwork sculpture by Paul Margetts, a sculptor from Worcestershire. This piece is called ‘Focus’ and will be positioned in a raised bed and surrounded by multi-stem birch trees and soft planting. Throughout the design, planting has been chosen for year-round structure with an emphasis on spring/summer flowering specimens for the show.

"The design was inspired by a desire to minimize the daily commute, an escape from rush hour queues and the encasement of fluorescently lit office blocks. (Truth be told, it’s me building my own personal fantasy)."

Inspiration for some of the design elements is detailed on a Pinterest page set up by Deborah and she will be writing a blog during the build and run up to the show.  The garden also has a twitter page @perfect_commute

I know there are many of you who like a full breakdown of garden details so here it is:


Designer:
Deborah Bird, Beholder's Eye, Birmingham, 07931 728 007, beholders_eye@outlook.com
Diploma in Garden Design (Pickard School of Garden Design) | MA in Garden Design (Staffordshire University)
Previous awards: 2 x Bronze Medals at Malvern Autumns Shows; 2 x Silver Medals at Malvern Spring Shows and one ‘Best Border in Show’

Sponsors:
The Posh Shed Company, Eardisland, Herefordshire
Paul Margetts Sculpture and Metal-Work, Belbroughton, Worcestershire
Jacksons Fencing, Ashford, Kent
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Shedworking in Scotland

The happiest commute is when work is only a 30 second stroll away, according to the latest research from Bank of Scotland’s Happiness Index.

When asked about their daily commute, it comes as no surprise to regular readers of Shedworking that farmers and those who work from home are happiest. The Index quantifies how happy Scots are with their daily commute, the method of transport and the amount of hours they work and found that part time workers are happiest.

While Scots who work between eight and 29 hours a week are the happiest workers, women enjoy these hours more than men. Part time workers aged 55 and over are the happiest of all age groups, closely followed by 45-54 year olds. For those poor souls who do have to commute, the car is the preferred method of travel, followed by bus, and walking in third place. Using the train is the least pleasurable option.


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National Commute Smart Week

Commuting is one of the many reasons why people become shedworkers, but if you absolutely have to commute, then it's worth following the events in this week's National Commute Smart Week programme organised by the Work Wise UK folk. In general it aims to encourage commuters to adopt smarter working and commuting practices: today it's all about Flexible Working and Travel Plans in conjunction with ACT TravelWise . Look out later this week for:
* Tuesday - Walking
* Wednesday - Cycling
* Thursday - Health benefits of smarter commuting
* Friday - Road congestion and road safety

Here's a taster of what they say:

"The average UK worker now spends 360 hours or 45 working days per year travelling to work . This works out as about 2906 miles per annum per worker resulting in the staggering figure of approx 78.5 billion miles travelled by the UK workforce each year. The knock-on effects of an often stressful and lengthy commute to work, are felt not just in terms of poorer work/life balance for the worker, but also by the UK economy as a whole."

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Commuting makes you sad

It's not bad enough that commuting is a waste of time, money and the planet, it also makes you sad, says Wired contributing editor and writer Jonah Lehrer at his blog The Frontal Cortex who argues that the best way to make yourself happy is to have a short commute (and get married). He points out that not only is commuting terrible, people's commutes are, bizarrely, getting longer because (and I'm simplifying considerably here) they think an extra bedroom in a leafy suburb will make up for a longer commute. Which it doesn't and it makes them sad. Read Jonah's more detailed thoughts here.

And just as a reminder of the cost of commuting and to reinforce the cost effectiveness of shedworking, a survey by Virgin Media Business suggests that people enduring the average commute of 19 miles could save £3,800 a year by ditching the car and (shed)working from home once a week. Mark Heraghty, managing director of Virgin Media Business, says: “The daily drive to work can be a real bugbear for commuters and in many cases it's totally unnecessary. Advances in technology mean that most workers can now do their job equally well, if not better, from home. The fact that staff could save money, while enjoying a better work/life balance is really the icing on the cake."
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Get shedworking: National Commute Smart Week

The busy folk at Work Wise who are doing their level best to get everybody shedworking (or at least homeworking) are running a whole National Commute Smart Week from Sunday October 28 to Saturday November 3 (i.e. starting on the day the clocks fall back). It will highlight the alternatives to spending your life commuting in a car/traffic jam. Here's what they say:

"The wider adoption of smarter working practices will not only benefit the staff involved, it will have a significant knock-on effect of reducing overall traffic congestion and public transport overcrowding by extending the rush hour and reducing peak demand, making the daily commute more bearable for those workers that have no choice. In addition, smarter working may help mitigate the significant increase in deaths and injuries that occur on our roads during the winter months."

Lockdown homeworkers make major savings on commute

Ending the needless commute has saved people in Britain around £125 a week, according to figures from  MoneySuperMarket. These suggest that those who started working in garden offices and elsewhere around their home - around a third of the workforce - have saved around £1,400 since the March 2020 lockdown.

It forecasts a further £380 saving over March, April and May and estimates that switching to working two days a week under new flexible working conditions would add a further £48 per month or £576 per year. The study also suggests that not buying lunch at work every day could add another £40 of savings to that total. Around two-thirds of workers believe they will not go back to office work every day of the week.

Some of this is offset by higher energy bills (around £50 a month) and extra broadband costs (£25 a month more on average) but it's still a win overall for homeworking.

Commute figures vary naturally according to location - those in London and Oxford have saved more like £164 every month or £1,804 over the year, and look to save nearly £500 more by June. Chelmsford's figure is £1,750, Southampton's £1,530.

“While working from home comes with its own pressures, many office workers have enjoyed substantial reductions in their monthly commuting costs and on associated spending like lunch," commented Emma Harvey from MoneySupermarket. "As businesses re-open over the spring and summer, the next few months represents a great opportunity to take advantage of those savings. For those of us moving to flexible working post lockdown, further savings will also be possible."

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Two Minute Commute blog

The American Two Minute Commute blog is an interesting place to have a look around, its mission statement: "2minute commute is dedicated to provide you with different home based business ideas, lots of tips, and resources you might find interesting to assist you in developing and expanding your home based business." Recent posts of interest have looked at Home Office versus Commercial Space and home business case studies.

Traditional office vs garden office

A good, and honest, summing up of the pros and cons of renting a traditional office as opposed to getting your own garden office on the Cabin Master blog. You can read the whole thing here but here are their key takeaways:

* Renting office space can be expensive, especially in big cities. 

* If you live in a big city, then commuting can be expensive and time-consuming. If you have a garden office, you can say goodbye to your daily commute. 

* Building a garden office can also be costly, depending on the size and design of the project. 

* There are no lengthy contracts to sign when you build your own office. 

* Building your own garden office increases your work/life balance as you can drop off/pick the kids up from school, walk the dog, and cut out commute time (not discounting the 2-minute walk to the bottom of your garden). 

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Writer Seeks 20-second Commute

The fine folk at Colorado-based Studio Shed put out a regular e-newsletter thing which is well worth subscribing to. In their most recent one, they focus on Marco and Kayla Morelli who together run a graphic design firm, both work at home, and both dislike commuting. Here's a snippet:

“But once our daughter needed a room of her own, there went my office,” said Marco. He quickly realized that, while Kayla was comfortable working anywhere in the house, what he needed wasn’t just a new “space to work” – he needed a space-all-his-own offering privacy, flexible hours, few interruptions and, most of all, quiet.

The Morellis then considered converting their attic into living space but decided that the cost and disruption involved in a major home renovation were not optimal. Finally they turned their gaze towards the untapped space in their own backyard. Bingo, they thought: this is it. With this we get everything we want, with minimal pain involved.

So they went for a Studio Shed backyard office, facing south for warmth in winter and shade in summer, with radiant-heated Brazilian slate floors which sound rather nice. The commute is 20 seconds.
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Full time shedworkers' emissions less than half that of traditional office workers

A new study 'Climate mitigation potentials of teleworking are sensitive to changes in lifestyle and workplace rather than ICT usage' suggests that "switching from working onsite to working from home can reduce up to 58% of work’s carbon footprint". 

Research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that working from home just one day a week has a negligible effect but that hybrid workers with two to four workdays at home can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 11 to 29%. The study focused on employees in the US including Microsoft’s employee data on commuting and 'teleworking' but are likely to be applicable to the UK and elsewhere.

IT and communications technology was shown to make little difference to people’s work carbon footprints, while reduced office energy use and the absence of a daily commute equated to reduced emissions (not to mention lower vehicle congestion helping to improve fuel economy).
 
In conclusion, the researchers said: “While remote work shows potential in reducing carbon footprint, careful consideration of commuting patterns, building energy consumption, vehicle ownership, and non-commute-related travel is essential to fully realise its environmental benefits.”

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Garden office commute

How about this as your journey to work? It's a shot by awardwinning garden designed Martyn Wilson on a recent revisit to check on how a previous project near Malvern has been progressing. "Loving the vibrant colourful flower meadow on our clients' commute to the garden office," he says. So are we.

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Become a shedworker, live longer

More people working and commuting smarter will lead to the demise of the Fatal Friday Phenomenon, according to Work Wise UK on the last day of Commute Smart Week. The Annual Road Casualties report covering 2007 shows a drop in deaths and serious injuries at peak times on a Friday. Past statistics have shown that more accidents happen on a Friday, and particularly between the hours of 4pm and 6pm, than at any other time. Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise UK, said:

“The benefits of smarter working and commuting have been demonstrated throughout Commute Smart Week, now in its third year, and the messages are obviously getting through. More and more people are working flexibly and from home. That is why road traffic and congestion patterns are changing, especially on Fridays, a favourite day to work from home or to go home early. The fall in road accidents and deaths is a welcomed benefit of this success.”

Analysis by AA road safety experts has found that last year there were fewer people killed or seriously injured on Fridays from 8am to 9am and from 5pm to 6pm compared to the average rates for the same hours between Monday and Thursday. The AA and Work Wise UK believe that this may be due to a change in working patterns over the last eight years. The AA analysed peak period figures for accidents over the last eight years and found that the “Fatal Friday” phenomenon is on the decline in peak periods. In the past the higher accident rates in the Friday evening rush hour was put down to more traffic, tired drivers at the end of the week and the “Thank God its Friday” effect leading to lack of concentration. Edmund King, AA president, commented:

“Changes in our working patterns appear to be having an effect on the roads. In the past the Friday rush hour resulted in far more accidents but more flexible working seems to have diminished the fatal Friday phenomenon. Changing the way we work can change our lives in more ways than one. However, in overall terms Fridays on the road still experience the most delays and most deaths. Further increases in flexible working would result in fewer delays and fewer deaths.”

Stay in your garden office. It's a dangerous world out there

Shepherd's hut commute

A swift video below showing the lovely little commute of leatherworker Louise Gelson based in Devon who produces luxury handmade products including handbags, wallets, belts, and dog accessories at her LG Leatherworks business.

 

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Commuting issues contribute to working from home eagerness

The horrible experience of commuting is encouraging people to turn to garden offices, shedworking, and working from home in general, according to two new studies.

Nearly half of 500 UK workers surveyed by Citrix said they intend to stay away from 'traditional' offices because of the high cost of transport to and from them, comparable to figures in studies of United States, Australia and France.

"Employees have learned they can engage and be just as productive working from home," said Traci Palmer of Citrix, "and as fuel prices continue to increase, they are questioning whether the benefits of being in the office outweigh the time and money associated with commuting. The key to keeping employees engaged and productive lies in creating work-from-anywhere experiences that are seamless, fuel connection and collaboration, and empower people to do their best work, regardless of their location."

Meanwhile a worldwide study of more than 12,000 employees from Tracking Happiness shows that being able to work remotely is closely linked to happiness at work, raising happiness levels by up to 20%, especially for Millennials, with employee happiness decreasing as commute times increase.. Conversely, returning to office-based work after the pandemic seems to have reduced employee happiness.

Hugo Huijer, founder of Tracking Happiness said: "Our study shows that employees that have the ability to work from home are happier than those that don’t. On top of this finding, we saw a strong negative correlation between commute times and employee happiness.

"In that sense, companies can improve employee happiness by simply allowing them to work from home more. Not only does this benefit the environmental footprint of your company, it also helps improve employee morale. On top of that, studies have proven again and again that employee happiness is linked to productivity and job performance.

"Having your employees work from an office might make sense in the short term. But if it results in employee unhappiness, it can result in a drop in sustainability and performance that can be far more severe than an empty office building."

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When it's time to say goodbye to shedworking

Sadly there are times when, for whatever reason, a spell of shedworking comes to an end. We mentioned Paul Jackson and the end of his time shedworking last week and as he approaches his final deshedification (his garden office is pictured above), he's put together a nice pros and cons list of working from home/shedworking at his blog. Here's a few snippets:

Advantages:

* No daily commute (what a result!)
* If I want to work in scruffs, I can!
* No commute means more time at the desk (or is this a disadvantage?)
* Little interruption or background noise, so it’s easier to focus on complex tasks
* Take meal breaks when it suits you
* Have some music on in the background without disturbing others

Disadvantages:

* Home fuel bills increase
* Working alone can be isolating - the only ‘office’ banter is via skype
* Nobody close by to bounce ideas off
* Harder to meet people and network
* You have to be disciplined to stay on task
* Separating work and home life can sometimes be difficul
* Unless your office is outside the main house, it can be restrictive for partners or children

What are your personal pros and cons?
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