Main Mode of Commuting (10), Commuting Duration (6), Distance from Home to Work (12) and Time Leaving for Work (7) for the Employed Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over Having a Usual Place of Work, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Commuting duration (6): Total - Commuting duration
• Time leaving for work (7): Total - Time leaving for work

This table details main mode of commuting , commuting duration , distance from home to work and time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work, in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

Main mode of commuting (10)	Distance from home to work (12)
	Total - Distance from home to work^Footnote 1	Less than 1 km	1 to 2.9 km	3 to 4.9 km	5 to 6.9 km	7 to 9.9 km	10 to 14.9 km	15 to 19.9 km	20 to 24.9 Km	25 to 29.9 km	30 to 34.9 km	35 km or more
Total - Main mode of commuting^Footnote 2	346,020	27,730	58,285	43,340	34,690	40,400	45,485	30,205	17,880	10,045	6,540	31,410
Car, truck or van	293,555	14,700	43,060	36,025	30,300	36,670	43,030	28,610	17,040	9,710	6,410	28,005
Driver, alone	241,165	12,100	34,325	29,140	24,850	30,220	36,180	24,375	14,310	8,235	5,365	22,060
2 or more persons shared the ride to work	52,395	2,600	8,725	6,890	5,450	6,450	6,845	4,235	2,730	1,480	1,040	5,945
Driver, with 1 or more passengers	27,275	1,165	3,480	2,995	2,710	3,440	3,840	2,570	1,690	930	630	3,835
Passenger, 2 or more persons in the vehicle	25,120	1,440	5,250	3,895	2,735	3,010	3,005	1,665	1,045	555	410	2,115
Sustainable transportation	48,725	12,015	14,645	7,030	4,185	3,525	2,290	1,500	750	290	110	2,385
Public transit	23,045	475	4,775	5,595	3,785	3,105	1,900	1,305	615	200	65	1,230
Active transport	25,685	11,545	9,870	1,440	395	420	385	195	135	90	45	1,160
Other method	3,735	1,015	590	280	205	205	170	100	90	40	25	1,015

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information on distance from home to work, including the questions from which it is derived, data quality and its comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Journey to Work Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 2

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) – Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%.
• 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-X2016328.