UK Travel to Work Areas, December 2001 Clipped Boundaries

Digital vector boundaries for Travel to Work Areas in the United Kingdom as of 31 December 2001. The dataset contains five boundary versions, including full resolution and generalised versions clipped to the coastline, with file sizes ranging from 404 KB to 41 MB. Contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping commuting zones based on the 2001 Travel to Work Area definitions.
• Spatial analysis of labor markets using the generalised (20m) clipped boundaries.
• Integrating with 2001-era census data using the provided geographic boundaries.
• Creating simplified visualizations using the ultra generalised (500m) boundary files.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, from full (37 MB) to ultra generalised (404 KB).
• Specific snapshot date of 31 December 2001 for temporal consistency.
• Contains intellectual property from authoritative sources: Ordnance Survey and ONS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2001 and may not reflect current commuting patterns or boundaries.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely derived from census and survey data to define labor market areas.

Time Range

As of 31 December 2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:13.046936; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom