Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 11.5 Average distance travelled per person per year by purpose
Scottish residents: average per head of population *
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2009
/  1999 /  2001 /  2003 /  2005 /  2007 /  2009 /  2010
 miles
Commuting  1,352  1,540  1,323  1,369  1,350  1,397  1,382
Business  705  848  656  820  657  647  694
Education  224  290  208  219  225  154  165
Escort education  82  118  55  64  53  49  44
Shopping  1,191  1,011  982  1,011  977  986  958
Other escort  494  520  516  587  480  487  516
Other personal business  617  556  501  506  461  593  535
Visting friends at home  1,081  1,026  1,030  1,140  1,051  999  987
Visiting friends elsewhere  238  190  229  217  247  247  225
Sport / entertainment  681  572  516  496  471  437  468
Holiday / day trip  972  710  875  856  977  1,176  984
Other (including just walk)  76  64  43  47  50  60  52
All purposes  7,713  7,445  6,933  7,332  6,997  7,232  7,010

* See footnotes for table 11.1