Place of work and commuting to work (including mode of transportation)

Release no. 7: April 2, 2008

• The proportion of persons driving their cars to work fell slightly from 73.8% in 2001 to 72.3% in 2006.
• The proportion of Canadian commuters using public transit to get to work continued to rise, from 10.1% in 1996 to 10.5% in 2001 and 11.0% in 2006.

Release no. 6: March 4, 2008

• The median distance travelled by Canadian workers to get to work was 7.6 kilometres in 2006.