Tabulation: Mode of Transportation (20), Average Commuting Duration, Commuting Duration (7), Time Leaving for Work (7), Sex (3) and Age Groups (11) 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, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

• Time leaving for work (7): Total - Time leaving for work
• Sex (3): Total - Sex
• Age groups (11): Total - Age groups

This table details mode of transportation , average commuting duration, commuting duration , time leaving for work , sex and age groups 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^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 26.1 %

Mode of transportation (20)	Average commuting duration, 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 - Mode of transportation^Footnote 3	15,385,935	4,566,870	5,085,435	3,094,140	1,270,635	1,368,860	25.4
Total - Car, truck or van	12,260,195	3,788,105	4,354,235	2,418,160	883,920	815,770	23.7
Car, truck or van as a driver	11,393,140	3,474,380	4,061,005	2,272,850	829,725	755,185	23.8
Drove alone	10,176,645	3,197,320	3,659,655	1,989,015	706,280	624,370	23.2
2 people	1,016,290	239,490	345,200	237,295	98,100	96,200	27.4
3 or more people	200,210	37,570	56,140	46,545	25,345	34,615	33.5
Car, truck or van as a passenger	867,050	313,730	293,230	145,310	54,195	60,585	22.5
2 people	712,395	282,375	247,300	110,040	37,650	35,040	20.4
3 or more people	154,655	31,360	45,930	35,275	16,545	25,550	32.3
Total - Sustainable transportation	2,934,120	687,510	690,680	652,575	378,190	525,165	32.2
Public transit	1,851,520	85,030	349,955	547,945	356,610	511,980	42.9
Bus	1,175,575	73,645	256,115	348,720	207,530	289,570	40.4
Subway or elevated rail	462,760	7,515	70,435	150,585	103,965	130,260	44.6
Light rail, streetcar or commuter train	206,740	3,000	22,365	47,100	43,815	90,455	52.5
Passenger ferry	6,445	870	1,040	1,545	1,295	1,700	48.6
Active transportation	1,082,595	602,480	340,720	104,630	21,585	13,175	14.1
Walked	880,815	536,515	254,355	69,340	12,500	8,105	12.7
Bicycle	201,785	65,965	86,370	35,295	9,080	5,075	20.0
Motorcycle, scooter or moped	24,495	9,810	8,905	3,785	1,140	860	19.3
Other methods	167,130	81,440	31,625	19,620	7,390	27,060	30.1

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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

Footnote 2

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 3

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-X2011031.