CBRE: Powering Commute Analysis for Smarter Office Location Decisions with TravelTime

Introducing CBRE: Commercial Real Estate Leader

CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, advising occupiers, investors, and developers across every major asset class in more than 100 countries.

Across this range of services, location intelligence plays a critical role. Why? Because how different locations serve people and businesses, underpins many of CBRE's strategic recommendations.

An increasingly important focus is workplace analytics, particularly as hybrid working, return-to-office strategies, and sustainability considerations reshape how organisations think about location.

To help clients make better-informed decisions in this area, CBRE partnered with TravelTime to power accurate, scalable commute analysis within its platform, Commute Analyzer.

Looking to add commute and accessibility insights to your location strategy? Talk to TravelTime.

"CBRE sets the standard in commercial real estate and location intelligence. We're proud to power the travel time analysis behind their Commute Analyzer tool, enabling clients to make smarter, data-driven workplace decisions. TravelTime is uniquely positioned to deliver the accuracy and scalability enterprise leaders like CBRE rely on to analyse millions of journeys and uncover meaningful accessibility insights."

Chris Hutchinson

Chief Customer Officer at TravelTime

CBRE Commute Analyzer Tool Powered by the TravelTime API

CBRE built Commute Analyzer to support client workplace and office location strategy.

At the core of the platform is the TravelTime API, which enables CBRE to calculate accurate journey times using real road networks and public transport data.

With TravelTime, CBRE can:

• Analyse employee commute times from home to current and potential office sites
• Visualise the impact of different office locations on commuting convenience
• Generate time-based accessibility insights rather than use distance-based assumptions
• Power both internal consultancy workflows and client-facing analysis
• Map accessibility catchments based on actual travel behaviour
• Track carbon emissions associated with travel from different sites
• Create and export clear reports and visualisations to support decision-making

CBRE layers journey time data with employee information, carbon emission models, and more, to deliver clear, actionable insights that directly support decision-making.

Why CBRE Chose TravelTime for Mapping and Commute Analytics

TravelTime was chosen because it enables highly accurate commute analysis at scale, suitable for enterprise consultancy and client-facing tools.

Accurate travel time calculations

TravelTime uses real transport networks and schedules, providing more realistic results than distance-based mapping and many other location APIs.

Multiple transport mode support

With TravelTime, CBRE can analyse commutes across different transport options, including public transport. This is essential for modern urban office strategy.

Performance at scale

The API supports large-scale analysis with fast response times, enabling interactive analysis for consultants and clients.

Clear, defensible outputs

Travel time insights are easier to explain, validate, and use in high-stakes location decisions.

Non-transactional pricing model

TravelTime API does not operate on a transactional basis, meaning we do not charge per API call. This allows CBRE to test, build, and use the API without compromise.

Better Workplace Strategy & Smarter Commercial Real Estate Decisions

By integrating TravelTime into Commute Analyzer, CBRE has strengthened its ability to deliver data-driven workplace and location strategy.

The platform helps clients understand the real employee experience impact of office locations, supports office relocation and consolidation decisions with evidence, align workplace strategy with ESG and sustainability considerations, and differentiate CBRE's advisory services with robust commute analytics.

Instead of asking "How far is the office?", CBRE and its clients can focus on the question that matters most: "How long does it actually take our people to get there?"

TravelTime for Location Intelligence and Commercial Real Estate Analytics

TravelTime enables companies to calculate realistic journey times, accessibility catchments, and origin-destination matrices across multiple transport modes.

We work with leading organisations in commercial real estate, property search, workforce analytics, urban planning, and more, to help them make better decisions based on how people actually travel.

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