Higher-paid individuals in offices to rent in Cardiff or throughout the UK tend to commute for longer than those earning less, data from the Office for National Statistics revealed.
The Labour Force Survey, a quarterly sample of private households in Great Britain, revealed that people who travel for more than 60 minutes earn more than those who only spend a quarter as much time getting to their place of employment.
In London, the average hourly wage for those with the longest commutes was £18.80 and this fell to £9.60 for those with the shortest journeys. In the rest of the UK, this was £14.30 and £8.30 respectively.
Brendan Barber, general secretary for the Trades Union Congress, commented that these figures suggest transport costs can act as an impediment to people finding employment away from their local area.
"Politicians with free travel passes often fail to understand that [it] is impossible for people to afford long and expensive commutes for low-paid jobs," he declared.
