Text Table 3.16
Length of time to travel between home and work, by usual mode of transportation, by province, 2006

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  Persons who travelled to work by motor vehicle1 Length of time, one way, between home and work by motor vehicle2 Persons who travelled to work by public transit3 Length of time, one way, between home and work by public transit4
 Less than 30 minutes  30 minutes or more  Less than 30 minutes  30 minutes or more
percent
Newfoundland and Labrador 84 85 14 F F F
Prince Edward Island 88 81 17 F F F
Nova Scotia 83 82 16 5 40E 58
New Brunswick 87 88 11E F F F
Quebec 76 77 22 11 34 63
Ontario 76 71 27 13 33 66
Manitoba 78 80 18 9 43E 53
Saskatchewan 81 85 13 2E 55 F
Alberta 79 74 23 10 41 59
British Columbia 75 71 25 10 30 67
Canada 77 74 24 11 34 64
Notes:
Some respondents specified "Do not know". This proportion is not included here so the row totals may not add to 100%. 
The definition of a motor vehicle includes cars, trucks, vans, SUVs (sport utility vehicles) and street-legal motorcycles.
1. Persons who worked outside the home and who used a motor vehicle, as a percentage of all persons who worked outside the home.
2. As a percentage of all trips travelled during colder and warmer months.  Note also that a person who drove to work in both seasons is counted twice in both the numerator and denominator.   
3. Persons who worked outside the home and who used public transit, as a percentage of all persons who worked outside the home.
4. As a percentage of all trips travelled during colder and warmer months.  Note also that a person who used public transit to get to work in both seasons is counted twice in both the numerator and denominator.  
Source: Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey, 2006.