More than 22,000 commute from outside city to Hamilton for work

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About 22,100 people have been commuting into Hamilton for their jobs each day.

That’s about equivalent to the population of Cambridge, and makes up a big chunk of the city’s workforce.

“It’s already a nightmare coming into the city at peak times”, Hamilton city councillor Sarah Thomson said - so the council will have to work with its neighbours on transport options.

She was speaking after a meeting on the figures, which are based on national Census data and were outlined in a report to the latest city council strategic growth and district plan committee.

The flow goes both ways for Hamilton. Some 13,100 residents head out of the city borders for work - about 9% of the city’s workers, according to the latest 2023 figures.

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