Main Mode of Commuting (10), Commuting Duration (7), Time Leaving for Work (7), Sex (3) and Age (5) 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 Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Time leaving for work (7): Total - Time leaving for work
• Sex (3): Total - Sex
• Age (5): 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 (10)	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	15,878,940	4,449,920	5,314,295	3,228,840	1,391,055	1,494,830	26.2
Car, truck or van	12,617,015	3,718,520	4,555,170	2,528,910	960,810	853,610	24.1
Driver, alone	10,700,050	3,180,020	3,918,110	2,136,335	792,605	672,975	23.8
2 or more persons shared the ride to work	1,916,970	538,495	637,055	392,570	168,205	180,635	26.2
Driver, with 1 or more passengers	1,048,050	225,050	340,270	247,950	113,635	121,150	29.3
Passenger, 2 or more persons in the vehicle	868,920	313,450	296,790	144,625	54,570	59,490	22.5
Sustainable transportation	3,068,340	643,160	718,635	677,185	421,105	608,255	34.1
Public transit	1,968,215	74,675	343,180	560,210	395,410	594,740	44.8
Active transport	1,100,115	568,480	375,455	116,975	25,695	13,510	14.9
Other method	193,590	88,240	40,490	22,750	9,140	32,965	31.7

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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-X2016324.