Route has uncovered new statistics and stories about the British commuter, through its 30,000 strong travel survey.
Find out about typical commute times as well as insight into regions, social groups, outdoor spaces and travel modes.
The statistics tell you how much time different groups spend 'out and about' (in a public space), and 'under the influence' of outdoor advertising.
Route is the independent research body for the Out of Home industry in Britain. We measure who is likely to see an outdoor advert, and how often.
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6. Now to look at exposure of audiences
BUS EXTERIORS
ROADSIDE
SUPERMARKET EXTERIORS
INDOOR SHOPPING CENTRES
RAIL STATIONS
7. For the first time…
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
Out of home and
in a public place
8. For the first time…
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
A person is within
visibility area of an
ad AND travelling
towards / past
poster frame AND
ad is in cone of
vision of viewer
9. For the first time…
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% of total time
spent out and
about that
someone is under
the influence of
ANY OOH ads
10. For the first time…
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
The amount of
OOH frames (in
any environment)
that someone is
exposed to
11. For the first time…
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
The amount of
frames (in any
OOH environment)
seen in an average
minute spent ‘out
and about’
12. For the first time…
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL
WOMEN
COMMUTING
MANCHESTER
Data can be cut by
demographics,
environment,
journey types…
anything Route
covers
14. A quick look at TV
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - TV 2 HR 28 MIN 22 MIN 15% 47 0.3
15. A quick look at TV
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - TV 2 HR 28 MIN 22 MIN 15% 47 0.3
TV IS REGULATED AT A WEEKLY AVERAGE OF
9 MINS OF ADS PER HOUR (12 MINS PER
HOUR FOR PRIME TIME)
16. Route headline figures
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - TV 2 HR 28 MIN 22 MIN 15% 47 0.3
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN
17. Route headline figures
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - TV 2 HR 28 MIN 22 MIN 15% 47 0.3
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN
18. Route headline figures
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - TV 2 HR 28 MIN 22 MIN 15% 47 0.3
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN
REGULATORS CAP TV ADS AT A WEEKLY AVG.
OF 9 MINS PER HOUR. OUTDOOR IS
CURRENTLY AT 5 MINS PER HOUR
19. Route headline figures
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - TV 2 HR 28 MIN 22 MIN 15% 47 0.3
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9%
20. Route headline figures
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - TV 2 HR 28 MIN 22 MIN 15% 47 0.3
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71
21. Route headline figures
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - TV 2 HR 28 MIN 22 MIN 15% 47 0.3
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
22. Route headline figures
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - TV 2 HR 28 MIN 22 MIN 15% 47 0.3
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
SCREEN TIME VS.
TIME OUT AND ABOUT
VS.
23. Route headline figures
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - TV 2 HR 28 MIN 22 MIN 15% 47 0.3
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
PEOPLE EXPOSED TO MORE ADS IN A
SHORTER TIME – PLUS CAN BE EXPOSED TO
MORE THAN ONE FRAME AT A TIME
24. What can we now do?
Create benchmarks for the out of
home industry
Enable some interesting cross
media analysis
1
2
25. Benchmarks
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
BENCHMARKS
FIGURES AGAINST WHICH SPECIFIC AUDIENCES, ENVIRONMENTS AND
JOURNEY TYPES ARE JUDGED
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
27. Birmingham punches above its weight
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
LONDON 2 HR 44 MIN 31 MIN 19% 153 0.9
BIRMINGHAM 3 HR 35 MIN 40 MIN 19% 153 0.7
MANCHESTER 3 HR 38 MIN 36 MIN 17% 116 0.5
LEEDS 3 HR 10 MIN 26 MIN 14% 103 0.5
LIVERPOOL 3 HR 16 MIN 28 MIN 14% 97 0.5
SHEFFIELD 3 HR 31 MIN 24 MIN 11% 85 0.4
28. Birmingham punches above its weight
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
LONDON 2 HR 44 MIN 31 MIN 19% 153 0.9
BIRMINGHAM 3 HR 35 MIN 40 MIN 19% 153 0.7
MANCHESTER 3 HR 38 MIN 36 MIN 17% 116 0.5
LEEDS 3 HR 10 MIN 26 MIN 14% 103 0.5
LIVERPOOL 3 HR 16 MIN 28 MIN 14% 97 0.5
SHEFFIELD 3 HR 31 MIN 24 MIN 11% 85 0.4
29. … Brummies stay out longer
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
LONDON 2 HR 44 MIN 31 MIN 19% 153 0.9
BIRMINGHAM 3 HR 35 MIN 40 MIN 19% 153 0.7
MANCHESTER 3 HR 38 MIN 36 MIN 17% 116 0.5
LEEDS 3 HR 10 MIN 26 MIN 14% 103 0.5
LIVERPOOL 3 HR 16 MIN 28 MIN 14% 97 0.5
SHEFFIELD 3 HR 31 MIN 24 MIN 11% 85 0.4
30. … Brummies stay out longer
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
LONDON 2 HR 44 MIN 31 MIN 19% 153 0.9
BIRMINGHAM 40 MIN 19% 153 0.73 HR 35 MIN
BRUMMIES
SPEND…
…THAN
LONDONERS
30% 50% 46% 4%
MORE TIME
‘OUT AND
ABOUT’
MORE TIME
IN CARS
MORE TIME
WALKING
MORE TIME
AT INDOOR
SHOPPING
CENTRES
32. Higher social grades see more ads…
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
AB 3 HR 01 MIN 13 MIN 7% 74 0.4
ABC1 2 HR 57 MIN 14 MIN 8% 72 0.4
C1C2 3 HR 11 MIN 16 MIN 8% 69 0.4
C2DE 3 HR 27 MIN 19 MIN 9% 69 0.3
33. Higher social grades see more ads…
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
AB 3 HR 01 MIN 13 MIN 7% 74 0.4
ABC1 2 HR 57 MIN 14 MIN 8% 72 0.4
C1C2 3 HR 11 MIN 16 MIN 8% 69 0.4
C2DE 3 HR 27 MIN 19 MIN 9% 69 0.3
34. …travelling further and faster
AB
ABC1
C1C2
C2DE
TOTAL TIME TOTAL MILES
24.7
22.9
22.3
19.7
3 HR
01 MIN
2 HR
57 MIN
3 HR
11 MIN
3 HR
27 MIN
45. Time vs exposure
TIME ‘OUT & ABOUT’
NO. OF FRAMES
UNDER 35, NO DEGREE
££ BEST MEASURE OF SUCCESS
C2DE, C1C2 MEDIUM / HEAVY TV
MEDIUM / LIGHT INTERNET
RETIRED
COMMUTE BY WALKING
OVER 35s
UNEMPLOYED
WORK FROM HOME MOST DAYS
HOUSEWIVES
PART-TIME WORKERS
TRAIN COMMUTERS
LONG-DISTANCE COMMUTERS
BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL
25 – 34s
FULL-TIME WORKERS
UNDER 35 WITH DEGREE
TUBE / BUS / LIGHT RAIL COMMUTERS
LONDON
WORK FROM HOME FAIRLY OFTEN
HEAVY INTERNET
UNDER 25
LIGHT TV
SMARTPHONE OWNERS
AB/ABC1s
46. What can we now do?
Create benchmarks for the out of
home industry
Enable some interesting cross
media analysis
1
2
47. Media time vs. ad spend
21%
28%
10%
25%
7%
4%
6%
45%
10%
5%
22%
10%
5% 4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
TV Out of Home Radio Internet - all National
newspaper (inc
Sunday)
Regional
newspapers
Magazines
Media time share Advertising spend share
Source: AA, BARB, RAJAR, ComScore, NRS, JICREG
48. Where does advertising stand out?
TV OUT OF HOME INTERNET
MEDIA TIME
MEDIA TIME
MEDIA TIME
AD TIME
AD TIME
AD TIME
2 HR 28 MIN
22 MIN
16 MIN
3 HR 10 MIN
2 HR 49 MIN
2 HR 27 MIN
Source: BARB, OfCom, ComScore
55. How long is your commute?
IT’S POSSIBLE
THAT YOU’RE
UNUSUAL
56. The average commute
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL - ROUTE 3 HR 10 MIN 16 MIN 9% 71 0.4
COMMUTING* 0 HR 37 MIN 4 MIN 10% 31 0.8
*Commute defined as journeys between 6am and 10am by full time workers, taking the same journey on 4 out of 5 days
Monday to Friday. The definition excludes people who drive for a living and who work from home frequently.
58. Most common commute is 20 minutes
0
100
200
300
400
500
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90
30
MIN
45
MIN
RESPONDENTS
MINUTES
59. 0
100
200
300
400
500
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90
30
MIN
45
MIN
DIP AT
35 MINS
DIP AT
50 MINS
RESPONDENTS
MINUTES
Most common commute is 20 minutes
61. Over half at work by the first dip
0
100
200
300
400
500
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90
RESPONDENTS
MINUTES
BY 35 MINS HALF
THE NATION’S
COMMUTERS ARE
AT WORK
62. Four fifths at work by the hour
0
100
200
300
400
500
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90
RESPONDENTS
MINUTES
83% OF US ARE AT WORK WITHIN
THE HOUR
70. Commutes by age
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL
COMMUTES
0 HR 37 MIN 4 MIN 10% 31 0.8
<25 0 HR 38 MIN 4 MIN 11% 33 0.9
25 - 34 0 HR 43 MIN 5 MIN 12% 44 1.0
25 - 44 0 HR 38 MIN 4 MIN 10% 34 0.9
>45 0 HR 35 MIN 4 MIN 10% 26 0.7
71. Commutes by age
FACT
25-34S COMMUTE FOR LONGER AND ARE EXPOSED TO THE MOST ADVERTISING EN ROUTE
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL
COMMUTES
0 HR 37 MIN 4 MIN 10% 31 0.8
<25 0 HR 38 MIN 4 MIN 11% 33 0.9
25 - 34 0 HR 43 MIN 5 MIN 12% 44 1.0
25 - 44 0 HR 38 MIN 4 MIN 10% 34 0.9
>45 0 HR 35 MIN 4 MIN 10% 26 0.7
72. Young people with vs. without a degree
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL
COMMUTES
0 HR 37 MIN 4 MIN 10% 31 0.8
<35 WITH A
DEGREE
0 HR 45 MIN 6 MIN 13% 55 1.2
<35 NO
DEGREE
0 HR 39 MIN 4 MIN 10% 30 0.8
73. Young people with vs. without a degree
FACT
UNDER 35S WITH A
DEGREE SEE 83% MORE
ADVERTISING FRAMES ON
THEIR COMMUTES THAN
THOSE UNDER 35S
WITHOUT A DEGREE
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL
COMMUTES
0 HR 37 MIN 4 MIN 10% 31 0.8
<35 WITH A
DEGREE
0 HR 45 MIN 6 MIN 13% 55 1.2
<35 NO
DEGREE
0 HR 39 MIN 4 MIN 10% 30 0.8
75. Commutes by social grade
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL
COMMUTES
0 HR 37 MIN 4 MIN 10% 31 0.8
AB 0 HR 40 MIN 4 MIN 10% 36 0.9
ABC1 0 HR 38 MIN 4 MIN 10% 33 0.9
C1C2 0 HR 36 MIN 4 MIN 10% 28 0.8
C2DE 0 HR 36 MIN 4 MIN 10% 24 0.7
76. Commutes by social grade
FACT
HIGHER GRADES SEE
MORE FRAMES ON THEIR
COMMUTES – AND AT A
HIGHER RATE OF FRAMES
PER MINUTE
TOTAL TIME OUT
AND ABOUT
TOTAL TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
% OF TIME
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
TOTAL NUMBER
OF FRAMES
AVERAGE
FRAMES PER
MINUTE
ALL
COMMUTES
0 HR 37 MIN 4 MIN 10% 31 0.8
AB 0 HR 40 MIN 4 MIN 10% 36 0.9
ABC1 0 HR 38 MIN 4 MIN 10% 33 0.9
C1C2 0 HR 36 MIN 4 MIN 10% 28 0.8
C2DE 0 HR 36 MIN 4 MIN 10% 24 0.7
78. Commutes by social grade
Higher social grades
are out and about for
less time…
79. Commutes by social grade
Higher social grades
are out and about for
less time…
…but all grades have
similar length
commutes
80. Commutes by social grade
Higher social grades
are out and about for
less time…
…but all grades have
similar length
commutes
Higher grades are
exposed to more ads
when out and about…
81. Commutes by social grade
Higher social grades
are out and about for
less time…
…but all grades have
similar length
commutes
Higher grades are
exposed to more ads
when out and about…
…especially when on
their commutes