The growth of home working has helped to cut average commute times to a 10 year low of 47 minutes and 48 seconds per day. 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 finds that the average time spent commuting to and from work increased each year from 1998 to 2006, reaching a record 52 minutes and 36 seconds in 2006. Since 2006, average commute times have decreased every year by 4 minutes and 48 seconds, falling to 47 minutes and 48 seconds per day in 2008 (the latest year that times are available), which is the lowest level since records began 10 years ago.
TUC, November 2010
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