New geography of commuting destinations: Workplace Zones (WPZs)

• OAs based on where people live not work – can be unsuitable for workplace statistics

• Some OAs contain no/few businesses; some contain many businesses or large employer, e.g. business parks, City of London

• Workplace Zones project looking at splitting/merging OAs for a new geography constrained to MSOAs

• Pilot areas: Tower Hamlets, City of London, Southampton, Nottingham, Suffolk Coastal

• Disclosure control: Population threshold same as OAs (100 workers min; 625 max; no household threshold)