The statistic illustrates the results of a survey conducted every five years since 1976 about the average time spent on commuting to and from work or school on weekdays among people living in Japan. In 2016, people in Japan spent on average 41 minutes on commuting during weekdays, representing a slight increase from around 38 minutes in 2011.
Weekdays average time spent on commuting to and from work or school among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016
(in minutes)
foreigners living in Japan are included; working and nonworking population included
Method of interview
Questionnaire and personal interview
Supplementary notes
Data prior to 2016 comes from previous surveys. The Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities has been conducted every five years.
Number of respondents:
2011 n=200,000
2006 n=200,000
2001 n=200,000
1996 n=270,000
Methodologies/sample rates of surveys prior to 1996 are not shown by the source.
Publication date given here is the day of the last update.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2017). Weekdays average time spent on commuting to and from work or school among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/874856/japan-time-spent-commute-work-school-weekday-average/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Weekdays average time spent on commuting to and from work or school among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in minutes)." Chart. September 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874856/japan-time-spent-commute-work-school-weekday-average/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2017). Weekdays average time spent on commuting to and from work or school among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874856/japan-time-spent-commute-work-school-weekday-average/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Weekdays Average Time Spent on Commuting to and from Work or School among People in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874856/japan-time-spent-commute-work-school-weekday-average/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Weekdays average time spent on commuting to and from work or school among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874856/japan-time-spent-commute-work-school-weekday-average/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Weekdays average time spent on commuting to and from work or school among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in minutes) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/874856/japan-time-spent-commute-work-school-weekday-average/