Main Mode of Commuting (20), Commuting Duration (7), Time Leaving for Work (7), Sex (3) and Age (11B) for the Employed Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over Having a Usual Place of Work or No Fixed Workplace Address, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Time leaving for work (7): Total - Time leaving for work
• Sex (3): Total - Sex
• Age (11B): Total - Age

This table details main mode of commuting , commuting duration , time leaving for work , sex and age for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address, in private households in Canada

Main mode of commuting (20)	Commuting duration (7)
	Total - Commuting duration	Less than 15 minutes	15 to 29 minutes	30 to 44 minutes	45 to 59 minutes	60 minutes and over	Average commuting duration
Total - Main mode of commuting^Footnote 1	15,878,945	4,449,920	5,314,300	3,228,840	1,391,055	1,494,830	26.2
Car, truck or van	12,617,015	3,718,515	4,555,170	2,528,910	960,810	853,610	24.1
Car, truck, van as driver	11,748,095	3,405,065	4,258,380	2,384,285	906,240	794,125	24.3
Driver, alone	10,700,045	3,180,020	3,918,110	2,136,340	792,605	672,975	23.8
Driver, with 1 passenger	876,600	191,030	293,455	208,370	92,105	91,645	28.5
Driver, with 2 or more passengers	171,445	34,020	46,815	39,580	21,530	29,500	33.2
Car, truck, van as passenger	868,920	313,445	296,790	144,625	54,570	59,490	22.5
Passenger, 2 persons in vehicle	729,905	284,785	257,175	112,675	38,995	36,280	20.6
Passenger,3 or more persons in vehicle	139,015	28,660	39,615	31,955	15,575	23,205	32.6
Sustainable transportation	3,068,340	643,160	718,635	677,180	421,110	608,255	34.1
Public transit	1,968,220	74,680	343,180	560,210	395,410	594,745	44.8
Bus	1,190,245	64,995	245,015	337,915	220,070	322,250	42.3
Subway or elevated rail	523,250	6,115	71,930	166,370	122,920	155,915	46.0
Light rail, streetcar or commuter train	247,795	2,875	25,380	53,945	51,090	114,505	54.2
Passenger ferry	6,935	695	865	1,975	1,320	2,075	49.4
Active transport	1,100,115	568,480	375,455	116,970	25,700	13,515	14.9
Walked	877,990	503,900	276,715	74,390	14,900	8,085	13.4
Bicycle	222,130	64,585	98,740	42,585	10,795	5,425	20.8
Motorcycle, scooter or moped	26,090	10,140	9,775	3,970	1,370	835	19.6
Other method	167,500	78,100	30,715	18,780	7,780	32,125	33.5

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

The census assumes that the commute to work originates from the usual place of residence, but this may not always be the case. Sometimes, respondents may be on a business trip and may have reported their place of work or main mode of commuting based on where they were working during the trip. Some persons maintain a residence close to work and commute to their home on weekends. Students often work after school at a location near their school. As a result, the data may show unusual commutes or unusual main modes of commuting.

Data quality note(s) – Canada

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016322.