In urban centre, trips to work and school places account form more than two-third of overall trips generated. In this
article therefore, four characteristic features of work and school trips: arrival time, departure time, modal split and
distance bands are examined using different categories of urban centres of Ogun State, Nigeria. In the major urban
centres, people leave earlier for work and school trips (between 6 and 7 am) and return later (around 5:31 – 6:60
pm) than their counterparts in the smaller urban centres that leave between 7 and 8 am and return earlier than
5:30pm. Low occupancy vehicles (taxis, kabukabu, private cars, motorcycles) provide means of transportation for
work and school trips. A notable proportion of these trips are also made on foot where planning for pedestrian safety
is almost absent. Generally work and school trips peak at 5 kilometre distance before declining gradually with
increasing distance. The study reveals an in balance in characteristics features of work and school trips on one hand
and the transport system in urban centres of the state on the other hand. While work and school trips are
characterized by morning and afternoon peak periods the available transport system are of low capacity leading to
congestion and loss of valuable man-hours in each working day. This constitutes a great challenge for the planning
and management of urban transportation.