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Workplace Census UK
Understand the working and daytime population context of an area.
Overview
Workplace Census datasets help you profile UK employment, occupation, skills, commuting behaviour, daytime population and workforce demographics across local geographies. They are particularly useful for clarifying how areas function during working hours and how workforce patterns may affect demand, access and location performance. This gives teams a clearer view of the people who work in and travel to an area, not just those who live nearby.
Applications
Profile the working population by area –
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Analyse workforce demographics, employment, skills and socio-economic structure.
Compare commuting and workplace patterns across locations
Assess how commuting behaviour, travel distances and daytime population vary.
Bring workforce context into local analysis
Use workplace data to understand how areas function during the day.
Datasets
- Employment & Economic Activity (employment status, hours worked, industry, daytime population)
- Occupation & Skills (occupation groups, qualifications, socio-economic classification, social grade)
- Travel & Commuting Behaviour (travel to work, distance travelled, worker flows)
- Workforce Context (health, residential status, tenure, religion)
- Workforce Demographics (age, ethnicity, country of birth, language)
Geographic Coverage
- Available at Output Areas
- Lower Super Output Areas
- Middle Super Output Areas for England & Wales in 2021
- Super Data Zones for Northern Ireland in 2021
- Output Areas for Scotland in 2022