Tabulation: Mode of Transportation (20), Commuting Type (5), Commuting Duration (6), Commuting Distance (12), Time Leaving for Work (7), Age Groups (5) and Sex (3) for the Employed Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over Having a Usual Place of Work, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

• Commuting duration (6): Total - Commuting duration
• Commuting distance (12): Total - Commuting distance
• Time leaving for work (7): Total - Time leaving for work
• Age groups (5): Total - Age groups
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details mode of transportation , commuting type , commuting duration , commuting distance , time leaving for work , age groups and sex for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work, in private households in Canada^{Footnote 2}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 3} = 26.1 %

Mode of transportation (20)	Commuting type (5)
	Total - Commuting type	Work in CSD of residence	Work in a different CSD in CD of residence	Work in a different CSD and CD in province of residence	Work in a different province
Total - Mode of transportation^Footnote 4	13,517,690	7,981,010	2,787,305	2,588,225	161,155
Total - Car, truck or van	10,626,835	5,766,130	2,506,960	2,244,215	109,535
Car, truck or van as a driver	9,880,910	5,296,285	2,357,625	2,129,485	97,515
Drove alone	8,862,500	4,764,185	2,123,245	1,895,545	79,520
2 people	858,340	452,950	196,240	194,290	14,860
3 or more people	160,075	79,155	38,135	39,650	3,140
Car, truck or van as a passenger	745,920	469,850	149,330	114,730	12,020
2 people	629,350	409,470	122,720	88,590	8,570
3 or more people	116,570	60,375	26,610	26,135	3,445
Total - Sustainable transportation	2,737,000	2,108,625	260,075	323,810	44,490
Public transit	1,714,700	1,198,790	197,545	287,795	30,565
Bus	1,078,800	789,300	131,690	128,975	28,840
Subway or elevated rail	431,930	317,480	43,175	70,230	1,040
Light rail, streetcar or commuter train	198,310	89,840	20,725	87,090	650
Passenger ferry	5,660	2,170	1,960	1,495	35
Active transportation	1,022,295	909,835	62,525	36,015	13,925
Walked	835,840	754,020	42,990	28,270	10,560
Bicycle	186,460	155,810	19,535	7,745	3,370
Motorcycle, scooter or moped	22,130	14,210	5,260	2,510	155
Other methods	131,725	92,045	15,015	17,690	6,975

Symbol(s)

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Refers to the distance, in kilometres, between the respondent's residence and his or her usual place of work. Commuting distance is calculated as the straight line distance between the residence of the respondent and his or her place of work.

Footnote 2

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Footnote 3

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

Footnote 4

The National Household Survey assumes that the commute to work originates from the usual place of residence, but this may not always be the case. In some cases, respondents may be on a business trip and may have reported their place of work or mode of transportation 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 and an unusual mode of transportation.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011064.