Belgians are increasingly cycling to work
We are increasingly using the bike for our commuting! In Belgium, more than one in ten employees (13.4%) regularly cycles to work, which is twice as many as five years ago (6.4%)!
There is no better time to take a closer look at the Flemish Government’s study than during the Week of Mobility.
Especially in Flanders, the popularity of cycling for commuting is increasing: more than 15 percent regularly cycle between home and work. The leader? Antwerp! One in five employees in Antwerp cycles to work. But the province of Limburg is on the rise: the percentage has tripled over the past five years.
In Wallonia, cycling is less popular. Given the longer distances and elevation differences, this is not illogical.
Brussels is keen to promote cycling mobility: last year, 3.73% of employees regularly used a bike. In 2013, this was 2.0 percent. The path is clearly being paved there!
In all age categories, with the exception of the oldest (+63 years), there is an increase in cycling employees. A person over 50 cycles just as often as someone under 35. And the average age of those who cycle to work is 41 years and 4 months; in 2013, it was slightly lower.
These figures are based on actual data from employees working for more than 40,000 employers in the private sector, both SMEs and large companies.
Source: the interesting study on commuting by the Federal Government and De Standaard.
Electric bike
Five years ago, three quarters of cyclists lived within a radius of ten km from their workplace; in 2018, this is only 62%. Due to the success of the e-bike, the average cycling distance for commuting has increased over five years from 7.3 to 9.4 km.
The group of people cycling more than 30 km to work also grew during the same period, from 5.5 percent to 9.8 percent. The distance is clearly easy to cover with an electric bike or speed pedelec !
Public transport
Employees also often take the train, bus, tram or metro to work. However, these figures should be nuanced. An increase of 50 percent over five years is much less than what cycling has achieved: +104%!
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