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Data tables, 2016 Census

Main Mode of Commuting (10), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (9), 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 Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

About this variable: Main mode of commuting (10)

Definition

Main mode of commuting

'Main mode of commuting' refers to the main mode of transportation a person uses to travel between his or her home and his or her place of work.

Values

  1. Total - Main mode of commuting Footnote 1
  2. Car, truck or van
  3. Driver, alone
  4. 2 or more persons shared the ride to work
  5. Driver, with 1 or more passengers
  6. Passenger, 2 or more persons in the vehicle
  7. Sustainable transportation
  8. Public transit
  9. Active transport
  10. Other method

Footnotes

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.

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