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 Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

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	397,570	136,250	145,310	69,795	24,400	21,810	22.2
Car, truck or van	339,385	117,855	128,910	58,415	18,905	15,300	21.4
Driver, alone	277,050	97,905	107,355	46,215	14,345	11,225	20.9
2 or more persons shared the ride to work	62,340	19,955	21,555	12,200	4,555	4,070	23.7
Driver, with 1 or more passengers	33,190	8,495	11,325	7,520	3,100	2,750	26.7
Passenger, 2 or more persons in the vehicle	29,145	11,460	10,230	4,680	1,455	1,320	20.3
Sustainable transportation	52,660	15,740	15,370	10,765	5,235	5,555	26.3
Public transit	25,315	1,650	5,875	7,990	4,595	5,215	38.6
Active transport	27,350	14,095	9,495	2,780	640	340	14.9
Other method	5,520	2,650	1,030	615	260	960	33.6

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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) – 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-X2016324.