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 Canada

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	13,891,675	1,102,800	2,204,355	1,767,815	1,427,270	1,644,605	1,855,670	1,165,930	744,800	494,530	339,425	1,144,485
Car, truck or van	10,876,515	547,150	1,583,215	1,376,460	1,130,670	1,332,660	1,544,160	1,003,875	648,460	432,680	300,870	976,310
Driver, alone	9,272,255	463,715	1,312,085	1,156,450	961,800	1,145,655	1,339,265	877,075	566,680	375,985	258,910	814,635
2 or more persons shared the ride to work	1,604,265	83,435	271,135	220,010	168,870	187,010	204,895	126,800	81,780	56,695	41,960	161,680
Driver, with 1 or more passengers	856,465	41,770	107,415	97,755	84,140	101,270	119,990	77,930	52,415	37,160	27,975	108,650
Passenger, 2 or more persons in the vehicle	747,795	41,665	163,715	122,255	84,730	85,740	84,905	48,870	29,365	19,540	13,990	53,030
Sustainable transportation	2,865,380	504,390	600,735	379,230	288,975	304,280	304,100	157,615	93,655	59,640	37,190	135,580
Public transit	1,821,425	33,590	236,955	296,775	252,280	278,440	286,980	150,125	89,740	56,950	35,225	104,370
Active transport	1,043,955	470,800	363,775	82,455	36,695	25,845	17,115	7,490	3,915	2,695	1,960	31,215
Other method	149,780	51,260	20,410	12,125	7,620	7,665	7,410	4,440	2,690	2,200	1,365	32,595

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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) – 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-X2016328.