National Household Travel Survey 2023 : Research report

Abstract

The National Household Travel survey is a nationwide study of Ireland’s travel habits commissioned by the National Transport Authority on an annual basis to support the government’s Climate Action Plan as well as several other research objectives. The research was conducted among households across Ireland, using both a household questionnaire and a two-day travel diary completed for household members aged 4 years or over. All escorted trips for children under 4 were also recorded. Fieldwork took place between October and December 2023. A total sample of 4,042 households participated in the research and from these households 9,935 diaries were completed, an average of 2.46 diaries per household. At a national level these diaries captured 53,128 trips and detailed distance travelled, duration of journey, mode of transport, reason for the journey, the day of travel, time of outward journey, in addition to the number of people taking the trip and their demographic profile.