Mode of transport used to commute by socioprofessional category Annual data 2023

Key figures
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- September 2026

Mode of transport used to commute by socioprofessional category in 2023

Mode of transport used to commute by socioprofessional category in 2023
Socioprofessional category Car, lorry, van and motorcycle Public transport Bicycle Walking No commute Total
Farmers 211,665 2,006 5,811 48,899 110,858 379,238
Heads of business 1,554,874 109,390 43,639 111,563 208,202 2,027,668
Managers and higher intellectual professionals 3,535,577 1,490,361 437,961 332,561 238,955 6,035,415
Middle-level occupations 5,613,382 1,042,806 287,600 396,666 166,377 7,506,831
Clerical, sales and services employees 4,958,105 1,261,407 190,139 643,953 372,506 7,426,110
Industrial and blue-collar workers 4,433,951 566,416 142,877 260,631 69,167 5,473,042
Total 20,307,554 4,472,386 1,108,027 1,794,273 1,166,065 28,848,304
  • Reading note: in 2023, 3,535,577 managers and higher intellectual professionals commuted by car.
  • Coverage: France, excluding Mayotte, persons aged 15 or over declaring that they are in work.
  • Source: INSEE, population census (RP) 2023, complementary processing.

Mode of transport used to commute by socioprofessional category in 2023

  • Reading note: in 2023, 58.6% of managers and higher intellectual professionals commuted by car.
  • Coverage: France, excluding Mayotte, persons aged 15 or over declaring that they are in work.
  • Source: INSEE, population census (RP) 2023, complementary processing.