Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s Thorpe Park Travel Survey. Your responses help shape how we support commuting across Thorpe Park Leeds and The Springs, and the 2025 results give a clear picture of how people are travelling, and how this is adapting and evolving.
Hybrid Working Continues to Set the Pace
This year’s survey shows that hybrid working remains the biggest influence on travel habits across Thorpe Park. Most respondents now commute to the office two days a week (up from one day per week in our 2024 findings), with home working making up close to half of all working days across the site.
As a result, when we look at trips across a full week (including home working), journeys made by car alone account for just 38% of all working days, much lower than pre-pandemic norms.
Car Use and Public Transport Use is Steady
For those travelling into Thorpe Park Leeds, commuting habits have remained steady:
- 69.6% usually travel by car alone
- 11.9% use the bus
- 10% car share
- Around 3.7% use active travel modes (walking, cycling)
A Wide Commuting Catchment
Many of you travel a substantial distance to work, with the average one-way commute now at 24.4 km. However, 12.4% of people live within 5 km of Thorpe Park, which could be walked or cycled.
When You’re Travelling
Peak arrival and departure times remain consistent:
- Most people arrive between 8:30am and 9am
- Over 75% leave before 5:30pm
A quarter of respondents also told us they occasionally use alternative modes of travel. Bus travel and car sharing are the most common alternatives, often used depending on weather, schedules or personal circumstances.
Progress Against Travel Plan Targets
Thorpe Park Leeds is working towards reducing car-alone travel to 65% by 2029. This year’s results (69.6%) are similar to 2024, but importantly still represent a 5% improvement on pre-Covid levels.
Given there were no significant transport changes on or around the site over the last year, a stable result was expected.
What This Means for You
Overall, the survey results confirm that:
- Hybrid working is reducing overall travel demand.
- Commuting habits have remained consistent when compared to 2024.
- A wide commuting catchment continues to shape travel choices.
- There is a strong desire for the new station at Thorpe Park to open.
These insights help guide future travel planning, from improving communications about available services to exploring new initiatives that support more sustainable and flexible commuting options.
If you’d like to find out more about the overarching Thorpe Park Sustainable Transport Plan, click here.
Support For Your Business
How people travel to Thorpe Park affects businesses just as much as individuals, impacting parking pressures, sustainability targets, staff wellbeing, and the overall working environment. Understanding these patterns is the first step toward making meaningful improvements.
Free support is available for businesses based at Thorpe Park and The Springs. Our transport consultants can help you understand your team’s commuting habits and identify practical, tailored actions that benefit your organisation and your employees.
If you’d like to explore how your business can improve commuting for your staff, please get in touch at info@thorpepark-parklife.co.uk.