Table 1
Proportion of workers commuting to their usual place of work or no fixed workplace location by main mode of commuting, census metropolitan area, 2016
| Car, truck or van | Car, truck, van as driver | Car, truck, van as passenger | Public transit | Active transport | Other method | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Canada | 79.5 | 74.0 | 5.5 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| Largest CMAs | ||||||
| Montréal, Que. | 69.7 | 66.4 | 3.3 | 22.3 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| Toronto, Ont. | 68.0 | 62.4 | 5.6 | 24.3 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| Vancouver, B.C. | 69.3 | 64.3 | 5.0 | 20.4 | 9.1 | 1.0 |
| Large CMAs | ||||||
| Québec, Que. | 80.4 | 76.5 | 3.9 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 0.7 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ont./Que. | 72.1 | 66.2 | 5.9 | 18.3 | 8.7 | 0.8 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) | 78.8 | 72.7 | 6.0 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) | 69.8 | 64.0 | 5.8 | 19.6 | 9.6 | 0.9 |
| Winnipeg, Man. | 79.1 | 72.0 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
| Calgary, Alta. | 77.9 | 72.8 | 5.1 | 14.4 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
| Edmonton, Alta. | 82.6 | 77.5 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| Greater Golden Horseshoe CMAs | ||||||
| Peterborough, Ont. | 86.9 | 80.1 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 0.8 |
| Oshawa, Ont. | 86.1 | 79.9 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Hamilton, Ont. | 84.1 | 77.4 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ont. | 90.8 | 83.8 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ont. | 87.7 | 81.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| Brantford, Ont. | 91.4 | 84.2 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Guelph, Ont. | 85.9 | 78.9 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Barrie, Ont. | 90.7 | 83.6 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Mid-sized CMAs | ||||||
| Halifax, N.S. | 77.7 | 70.4 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 1.2 |
| London, Ont. | 85.1 | 78.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| Windsor, Ont. | 91.5 | 85.6 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Regina, Sask. | 89.0 | 82.2 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Saskatoon, Sask. | 88.0 | 82.1 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 1.4 |
| Victoria, B.C. | 69.8 | 65.0 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 16.9 | 1.4 |
| Small CMAs, commuting relationships with neighbours | ||||||
| Sherbrooke, Que. | 88.6 | 84.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Trois-Rivières, Que. | 91.6 | 88.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Belleville, Ont. | 90.5 | 83.4 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Abbotsford–Mission, B.C. | 92.5 | 84.8 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| Other small CMAs | ||||||
| Saguenay, Que. | 92.2 | 88.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| St. John's, N.L. | 90.0 | 81.3 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.1 |
| Moncton, N.B. | 89.3 | 80.6 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 1.2 |
| Saint John, N.B. | 89.4 | 80.1 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| Kingston, Ont. | 82.6 | 75.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 0.9 |
| Greater Sudbury, Ont. | 88.9 | 82.7 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Thunder Bay, Ont. | 89.4 | 83.3 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| Lethbridge, Alta. | 90.7 | 85.0 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Kelowna, B.C. | 86.1 | 80.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 2.2 |
Note(s):
For more information on census metropolitan area groupings, see Note to readers.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016.
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