UK Travel to Work Areas Boundaries as of December 2001

December 2001 digital vector boundaries for Travel to Work Areas in the United Kingdom. The dataset contains five versions of boundaries at different resolutions, from full extent to ultra-generalized, and includes intellectual property from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Map commuting zones for economic analysis based on the defined Travel to Work Areas.
• Perform spatial joins with census data using the provided boundary geometries.
• Create visualizations at different map scales using the multiple resolution levels (20m, 200m, 500m).
• Analyze changes in labor catchment areas over time by comparing with other vintages.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions for different use cases, from full resolution (37-41 MB) to ultra-generalized (404 KB).
• Contains boundaries for a specific, documented date (31 December 2001).
• Includes intellectual property from authoritative UK sources (Ordnance Survey and ONS).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2001, which may limit analysis of current commuting patterns; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries produced by Ordnance Survey and ONS.

Time Range

As at 31 December 2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:41.048900; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom