Mode of transport used to commute by socioprofessional category Annual data 2022

Key figures
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- October 2025

Mode of transport used to commute by socioprofessional category in 2022

Mode of transport used to commute by socioprofessional category in 2022
Socioprofessional category Car, lorry, van and motorcycle Public transport Bicycle Walking No commute Total
Farmers 206,694 1,920 5,871 50,110 119,496 384,092
Heads of business 1,493,027 97,501 37,191 106,308 204,727 1,938,754
Managers and higher intellectual professionals 3,429,310 1,392,061 371,006 317,736 218,086 5,728,199
Middle-level occupations 5,609,542 1,034,708 256,755 386,612 161,817 7,449,434
Clerical, sales and services employees 4,946,067 1,239,836 175,084 628,023 389,770 7,378,781
Industrial and blue-collar workers 4,476,621 569,001 137,677 255,264 71,894 5,510,457
Total 20,161,262 4,335,027 983,584 1,744,053 1,165,791 28,389,717
  • Reading note: in 2022, 3,429,310 managers and higher intellectual professionals commuted by car.
  • Coverage: France, excluding Mayotte, persons declaring that they are in work.
  • Source: INSEE, population census (RP) 2022, complementary processing.

Mode of transport used to commute by socioprofessional category in 2022

  • Reading note: in 2022, 59.9% of managers and higher intellectual professionals commuted by car.
  • Coverage: France, excluding Mayotte, persons declaring that they are in work.
  • Source: INSEE, population census (RP) 2022, complementary processing.