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Commuting

Mode of commuting and place of work status for the employed population. — 2011 Census of Population

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Car/Truck/VanPublic TransitWalkedBicycleOtherWork From Home

Opacity indicates share of population — darker means a higher percentage.

Dominant Mode

Most common commuting mode by share of employed population

Riding-level detail is not available for this topic in 2011. The National Household Survey (which covers this topic) was not published at the Dissemination Area level.

Distribution by riding

Most common way to get to work by federal riding, 2011 Census. Car, truck or van in 298 of 308 ridings, public transit in 9, walking in 1. Highest share: 96.6% (car, truck or van, Malpeque).

Colour

  • Median riding 85.6%

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Vertical axis: Share of the largest group (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (85.6%). Colour: the largest group, as on the map; position: that group’s share.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Highest and lowest ridings

Most common way to get to work by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (85.6%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: most common way to get to work, 2011 Census
RankRidingBarShare
1MalpequePECar, truck or van96.6%
2EssexONCar, truck or van95.9%
3Fundy RoyalNBCar, truck or van95.0%
4New Brunswick SouthwestNBCar, truck or van94.8%
5Tobique—MactaquacNBCar, truck or van94.2%
6Niagara West—GlanbrookONCar, truck or van94.0%
7Acadie—BathurstNBCar, truck or van93.7%
7York—SimcoeONCar, truck or van93.7%
9Berthier—MaskinongéQCCar, truck or van93.6%
9CardiganPECar, truck or van93.6%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: most common way to get to work, 2011 Census, lowest first
RankRidingBarShare
308Trinity—SpadinaONPublic transit34.8%
307Vancouver CentreBCCar, truck or van35.6%
306Westmount—Ville-MarieQCCar, truck or van38.1%
305Toronto CentreONPublic transit38.6%
304Laurier—Sainte-MarieQCPublic transit40.1%
303OutremontQCPublic transit41.2%
302Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQCCar, truck or van41.9%
301Ottawa CentreONCar, truck or van43.3%
299Parkdale—High ParkONPublic transit44.2%
299Toronto—DanforthONPublic transit44.2%
All 308 ridings, ranked
All ridings ranked by most common way to get to work, 2011 Census, highest first
RankRidingProvince or territoryLargest groupShare
1MalpequePrince Edward IslandCar, truck or van96.6%
2EssexOntarioCar, truck or van95.9%
3Fundy RoyalNew BrunswickCar, truck or van95.0%
4New Brunswick SouthwestNew BrunswickCar, truck or van94.8%
5Tobique—MactaquacNew BrunswickCar, truck or van94.2%
6Niagara West—GlanbrookOntarioCar, truck or van94.0%
7Acadie—BathurstNew BrunswickCar, truck or van93.7%
7York—SimcoeOntarioCar, truck or van93.7%
9Berthier—MaskinongéQuebecCar, truck or van93.6%
9CardiganPrince Edward IslandCar, truck or van93.6%
9Dufferin—CaledonOntarioCar, truck or van93.6%
12Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQuebecCar, truck or van93.5%
13Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockOntarioCar, truck or van93.2%
13Lambton—Kent—MiddlesexOntarioCar, truck or van93.2%
15Elgin—Middlesex—LondonOntarioCar, truck or van93.1%
15MontcalmQuebecCar, truck or van93.1%
17BeauséjourNew BrunswickCar, truck or van93.0%
18Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQuebecCar, truck or van92.9%
18Haldimand—NorfolkOntarioCar, truck or van92.9%
18South Shore—St. Margaret'sNova ScotiaCar, truck or van92.9%
21Rivière-du-NordQuebecCar, truck or van92.8%
22AbbotsfordBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van92.7%
22Regina—Lumsden—Lake CentreSaskatchewanCar, truck or van92.7%
24Kings—HantsNova ScotiaCar, truck or van92.6%
25Argenteuil—Papineau—MirabelQuebecCar, truck or van92.5%
25BeauceQuebecCar, truck or van92.5%
25Madawaska—RestigoucheNew BrunswickCar, truck or van92.5%
25MiramichiNew BrunswickCar, truck or van92.5%
29Jonquière—AlmaQuebecCar, truck or van92.4%
29Simcoe—GreyOntarioCar, truck or van92.4%
31Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonOntarioCar, truck or van92.3%
32Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit ValleyNova ScotiaCar, truck or van92.2%
32EgmontPrince Edward IslandCar, truck or van92.2%
32OxfordOntarioCar, truck or van92.2%
32Wellington—Halton HillsOntarioCar, truck or van92.2%
32West NovaNova ScotiaCar, truck or van92.2%
37Central NovaNova ScotiaCar, truck or van92.1%
37DrummondQuebecCar, truck or van92.1%
37Vegreville—WainwrightAlbertaCar, truck or van92.1%
37WellandOntarioCar, truck or van92.1%
41Medicine HatAlbertaCar, truck or van92.0%
42Chatham-Kent—EssexOntarioCar, truck or van91.9%
42Nickel BeltOntarioCar, truck or van91.9%
42WetaskiwinAlbertaCar, truck or van91.9%
45Selkirk—InterlakeManitobaCar, truck or van91.8%
45Westlock—St. PaulAlbertaCar, truck or van91.8%
47Compton—StansteadQuebecCar, truck or van91.7%
47DurhamOntarioCar, truck or van91.7%
47Northumberland—Quinte WestOntarioCar, truck or van91.7%
47Peace RiverAlbertaCar, truck or van91.7%
47Sarnia—LambtonOntarioCar, truck or van91.7%
47SheffordQuebecCar, truck or van91.7%
47Vaudreuil-SoulangesQuebecCar, truck or van91.7%
54Cape Breton—CansoNova ScotiaCar, truck or van91.6%
55Windsor—TecumsehOntarioCar, truck or van91.5%
56Beauharnois—SalaberryQuebecCar, truck or van91.4%
56BrantOntarioCar, truck or van91.4%
56ProvencherManitobaCar, truck or van91.4%
59CambridgeOntarioCar, truck or van91.1%
60Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreQuebecCar, truck or van91.0%
61Simcoe NorthOntarioCar, truck or van90.8%
62AvalonNewfoundland and LabradorCar, truck or van90.7%
62Chicoutimi—Le FjordQuebecCar, truck or van90.7%
62LangleyBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van90.7%
65Brome—MissisquoiQuebecCar, truck or van90.6%
65Laurentides—LabelleQuebecCar, truck or van90.6%
65Leeds—GrenvilleOntarioCar, truck or van90.6%
65LethbridgeAlbertaCar, truck or van90.6%
65Renfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeOntarioCar, truck or van90.6%
70Cariboo—Prince GeorgeBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van90.5%
70Richmond—ArthabaskaQuebecCar, truck or van90.5%
72Niagara FallsOntarioCar, truck or van90.4%
73Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—MatapédiaQuebecCar, truck or van90.3%
74Chilliwack—Fraser CanyonBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van90.2%
74Kitchener—ConestogaOntarioCar, truck or van90.2%
74Roberval—Lac-Saint-JeanQuebecCar, truck or van90.2%
77Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourQuebecCar, truck or van90.1%
77Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-NordQuebecCar, truck or van90.1%
77PontiacQuebecCar, truck or van90.1%
80Parry Sound—MuskokaOntarioCar, truck or van90.0%
81MacleodAlbertaCar, truck or van89.9%
81RepentignyQuebecCar, truck or van89.9%
81Terrebonne—BlainvilleQuebecCar, truck or van89.9%
84Battlefords—LloydminsterSaskatchewanCar, truck or van89.8%
84JolietteQuebecCar, truck or van89.8%
84Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQuebecCar, truck or van89.8%
84Prince AlbertSaskatchewanCar, truck or van89.8%
84Red DeerAlbertaCar, truck or van89.8%
84Stormont—Dundas—South GlengarryOntarioCar, truck or van89.8%
90Huron—BruceOntarioCar, truck or van89.6%
90Sydney—VictoriaNova ScotiaCar, truck or van89.6%
92CrowfootAlbertaCar, truck or van89.5%
92Prince George—Peace RiverBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van89.5%
94Bruce—Grey—Owen SoundOntarioCar, truck or van89.2%
94Souris—Moose MountainSaskatchewanCar, truck or van89.2%
94St. John's EastNewfoundland and LabradorCar, truck or van89.2%
97Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorNewfoundland and LabradorCar, truck or van89.0%
97Prince Edward—HastingsOntarioCar, truck or van89.0%
99Regina—Qu'AppelleSaskatchewanCar, truck or van88.9%
99Thunder Bay—Rainy RiverOntarioCar, truck or van88.9%
101Sackville—Eastern ShoreNova ScotiaCar, truck or van88.8%
101Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQuebecCar, truck or van88.8%
101Sault Ste. MarieOntarioCar, truck or van88.8%
101Trois-RivièresQuebecCar, truck or van88.8%
105Lévis—BellechasseQuebecCar, truck or van88.7%
105VaughanOntarioCar, truck or van88.7%
107Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—WestdaleOntarioCar, truck or van88.6%
107Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteNewfoundland and LabradorCar, truck or van88.6%
107Mégantic—L'ÉrableQuebecCar, truck or van88.6%
107Saint-Hyacinthe—BagotQuebecCar, truck or van88.6%
111Okanagan—ShuswapBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van88.5%
112Cypress Hills—GrasslandsSaskatchewanCar, truck or van88.4%
113Glengarry—Prescott—RussellOntarioCar, truck or van88.2%
113Saskatoon—WanuskewinSaskatchewanCar, truck or van88.2%
115BarrieOntarioCar, truck or van88.1%
115Edmonton—Spruce GroveAlbertaCar, truck or van88.1%
115Yorkton—MelvilleSaskatchewanCar, truck or van88.1%
118St. John's South—Mount PearlNewfoundland and LabradorCar, truck or van88.0%
118YellowheadAlbertaCar, truck or van88.0%
120Okanagan—CoquihallaBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van87.9%
120Saint-JeanQuebecCar, truck or van87.9%
122London—FanshaweOntarioCar, truck or van87.7%
123Kamloops—Thompson—CaribooBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van87.6%
124Portage—LisgarManitobaCar, truck or van87.5%
124South Surrey—White Rock—CloverdaleBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van87.5%
126BlackstrapSaskatchewanCar, truck or van87.4%
126HaltonOntarioCar, truck or van87.4%
126WascanaSaskatchewanCar, truck or van87.4%
129Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les BasquesQuebecCar, truck or van87.3%
130Perth—WellingtonOntarioCar, truck or van87.2%
131Edmonton—St. AlbertAlbertaCar, truck or van87.1%
131FrederictonNew BrunswickCar, truck or van87.1%
131St. CatharinesOntarioCar, truck or van87.1%
134Wild RoseAlbertaCar, truck or van86.9%
134Windsor WestOntarioCar, truck or van86.9%
136Nanaimo—CowichanBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van86.8%
137Nanaimo—AlberniBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van86.6%
137PeterboroughOntarioCar, truck or van86.6%
139Edmonton—Sherwood ParkAlbertaCar, truck or van86.5%
139Kitchener CentreOntarioCar, truck or van86.5%
139Newmarket—AuroraOntarioCar, truck or van86.5%
142Châteauguay—Saint-ConstantQuebecCar, truck or van86.4%
142Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—MissionBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van86.4%
142Verchères—Les PatriotesQuebecCar, truck or van86.4%
145Moncton—Riverview—DieppeNew BrunswickCar, truck or van86.2%
146Edmonton—Mill Woods—BeaumontAlbertaCar, truck or van86.1%
147Louis-Saint-LaurentQuebecCar, truck or van86.0%
147Thunder Bay—Superior NorthOntarioCar, truck or van86.0%
149Saskatoon—Rosetown—BiggarSaskatchewanCar, truck or van85.9%
150Brandon—SourisManitobaCar, truck or van85.8%
151Chambly—BorduasQuebecCar, truck or van85.7%
151Kelowna—Lake CountryBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van85.7%
151Kildonan—St. PaulManitobaCar, truck or van85.7%
154OshawaOntarioCar, truck or van85.6%
155ManicouaganQuebecCar, truck or van85.5%
155Nipissing—TimiskamingOntarioCar, truck or van85.5%
155Oak Ridges—MarkhamOntarioCar, truck or van85.5%
158Rivière-des-Mille-ÎlesQuebecCar, truck or van85.4%
159Dauphin—Swan River—MarquetteManitobaCar, truck or van85.3%
159Newton—North DeltaBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van85.3%
159PalliserSaskatchewanCar, truck or van85.3%
159Saint JohnNew BrunswickCar, truck or van85.3%
159Whitby—OshawaOntarioCar, truck or van85.3%
164Brampton WestOntarioCar, truck or van85.2%
164Hamilton East—Stoney CreekOntarioCar, truck or van85.2%
164LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorCar, truck or van85.2%
167Kitchener—WaterlooOntarioCar, truck or van85.1%
168Brampton—SpringdaleOntarioCar, truck or van85.0%
168GuelphOntarioCar, truck or van85.0%
170Abitibi—TémiscamingueQuebecCar, truck or van84.8%
170CharlottetownPrince Edward IslandCar, truck or van84.8%
172Hamilton MountainOntarioCar, truck or van84.6%
172London WestOntarioCar, truck or van84.6%
174BurlingtonOntarioCar, truck or van84.5%
174Edmonton—LeducAlbertaCar, truck or van84.5%
176British Columbia Southern InteriorBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van84.4%
176Fleetwood—Port KellsBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van84.4%
176Saskatoon—HumboldtSaskatchewanCar, truck or van84.4%
179Bramalea—Gore—MaltonOntarioCar, truck or van84.0%
179Random—Burin—St. George'sNewfoundland and LabradorCar, truck or van84.0%
179SudburyOntarioCar, truck or van84.0%
182Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesQuebecCar, truck or van83.9%
182Mississauga—StreetsvilleOntarioCar, truck or van83.9%
184Marc-Aurèle-FortinQuebecCar, truck or van83.8%
184Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van83.8%
186Kootenay—ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van83.4%
187Algoma—Manitoulin—KapuskasingOntarioCar, truck or van83.3%
187Vancouver Island NorthBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van83.3%
189SherbrookeQuebecCar, truck or van83.0%
190Halifax WestNova ScotiaCar, truck or van82.9%
190Mississauga—Brampton SouthOntarioCar, truck or van82.9%
190Timmins—James BayOntarioCar, truck or van82.9%
193KenoraOntarioCar, truck or van82.8%
193Laval—Les ÎlesQuebecCar, truck or van82.8%
193Winnipeg SouthManitobaCar, truck or van82.8%
196Calgary SoutheastAlbertaCar, truck or van82.6%
197Carleton—Mississippi MillsOntarioCar, truck or van82.5%
198Charleswood—St. James—AssiniboiaManitobaCar, truck or van82.3%
199Mississauga—ErindaleOntarioCar, truck or van82.2%
200YukonYukonCar, truck or van81.5%
201Richmond HillOntarioCar, truck or van81.0%
202Nepean—CarletonOntarioCar, truck or van80.9%
203Ajax—PickeringOntarioCar, truck or van80.6%
203Markham—UnionvilleOntarioCar, truck or van80.6%
205OakvilleOntarioCar, truck or van80.3%
205Port Moody—Westwood—Port CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van80.3%
207Calgary—Nose HillAlbertaCar, truck or van80.1%
208Delta—Richmond EastBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van80.0%
209GatineauQuebecCar, truck or van79.9%
210Alfred-PellanQuebecCar, truck or van79.8%
210ThornhillOntarioCar, truck or van79.8%
212Esquimalt—Juan de FucaBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van79.7%
213Kingston and the IslandsOntarioCar, truck or van79.6%
214Calgary NortheastAlbertaCar, truck or van79.3%
215Calgary EastAlbertaCar, truck or van79.2%
216West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky CountryBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van78.9%
217Elmwood—TransconaManitobaCar, truck or van78.7%
218Lac-Saint-LouisQuebecCar, truck or van77.9%
218Saint BonifaceManitobaCar, truck or van77.9%
220Mississauga SouthOntarioCar, truck or van77.8%
220Pickering—Scarborough EastOntarioCar, truck or van77.8%
220Saanich—Gulf IslandsBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van77.8%
223Edmonton EastAlbertaCar, truck or van77.7%
224Calgary WestAlbertaCar, truck or van77.5%
224ChurchillManitobaCar, truck or van77.5%
226Pierrefonds—DollardQuebecCar, truck or van76.9%
226Saint-Bruno—Saint-HubertQuebecCar, truck or van76.9%
228Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSaskatchewanCar, truck or van76.7%
229LavalQuebecCar, truck or van76.5%
230Winnipeg NorthManitobaCar, truck or van76.4%
231Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouQuebecCar, truck or van75.8%
231Calgary SouthwestAlbertaCar, truck or van75.8%
231London North CentreOntarioCar, truck or van75.8%
234Surrey NorthBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van75.6%
235Mississauga East—CooksvilleOntarioCar, truck or van75.3%
236Dartmouth—Cole HarbourNova ScotiaCar, truck or van74.8%
237RichmondBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van74.3%
238Beauport—LimoilouQuebecCar, truck or van74.1%
239New Westminster—CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van73.3%
240Brossard—La PrairieQuebecCar, truck or van72.8%
241Longueuil—Pierre-BoucherQuebecCar, truck or van72.6%
242Louis-HébertQuebecCar, truck or van72.5%
243Winnipeg South CentreManitobaCar, truck or van71.7%
244North VancouverBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van71.6%
245Etobicoke CentreOntarioCar, truck or van71.0%
246Fort McMurray—AthabascaAlbertaCar, truck or van70.4%
247Hull—AylmerQuebecCar, truck or van69.7%
248Ottawa—OrléansOntarioCar, truck or van69.4%
249Etobicoke NorthOntarioCar, truck or van69.2%
250Hamilton CentreOntarioCar, truck or van69.0%
251Edmonton—StrathconaAlbertaCar, truck or van68.2%
252Burnaby—DouglasBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van67.9%
253Scarborough—Rouge RiverOntarioCar, truck or van67.5%
254Calgary Centre-NorthAlbertaCar, truck or van67.3%
255Edmonton CentreAlbertaCar, truck or van66.6%
255Scarborough—AgincourtOntarioCar, truck or van66.6%
257Honoré-MercierQuebecCar, truck or van66.2%
258Saint-LambertQuebecCar, truck or van65.7%
259Vancouver SouthBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van65.1%
260La Pointe-de-l'ÎleQuebecCar, truck or van64.2%
261Ottawa West—NepeanOntarioCar, truck or van64.1%
262Ottawa SouthOntarioCar, truck or van63.8%
263Etobicoke—LakeshoreOntarioCar, truck or van63.1%
264Burnaby—New WestminsterBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van62.9%
265Western ArcticNorthwest TerritoriesCar, truck or van62.7%
266Scarborough—GuildwoodOntarioCar, truck or van62.0%
267York WestOntarioCar, truck or van61.2%
268Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—LachineQuebecCar, truck or van61.0%
269Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelQuebecCar, truck or van60.8%
270Saint-Laurent—CartiervilleQuebecCar, truck or van60.6%
271Don Valley EastOntarioCar, truck or van60.5%
272BourassaQuebecCar, truck or van60.1%
272Scarborough CentreOntarioCar, truck or van60.1%
274LaSalle—ÉmardQuebecCar, truck or van59.1%
275Don Valley WestOntarioCar, truck or van59.0%
275York South—WestonOntarioCar, truck or van59.0%
277Vancouver QuadraBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van58.8%
278Calgary CentreAlbertaCar, truck or van57.9%
278Mont-RoyalQuebecCar, truck or van57.9%
280Vancouver KingswayBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van57.7%
281QuébecQuebecCar, truck or van56.6%
281York CentreOntarioCar, truck or van56.6%
283Winnipeg CentreManitobaCar, truck or van56.5%
284HalifaxNova ScotiaCar, truck or van55.9%
285WillowdaleOntarioCar, truck or van55.2%
286Scarborough SouthwestOntarioCar, truck or van54.9%
287AhuntsicQuebecCar, truck or van53.8%
288VictoriaBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van53.7%
289Eglinton—LawrenceOntarioCar, truck or van52.0%
290Ottawa—VanierOntarioCar, truck or van51.7%
291Beaches—East YorkOntarioCar, truck or van48.9%
292St. Paul'sOntarioPublic transit48.0%
293Vancouver EastBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van47.9%
294NunavutNunavutWalking47.2%
295PapineauQuebecPublic transit46.9%
296Jeanne-Le BerQuebecCar, truck or van45.9%
297HochelagaQuebecCar, truck or van45.5%
298DavenportOntarioPublic transit45.4%
299Parkdale—High ParkOntarioPublic transit44.2%
299Toronto—DanforthOntarioPublic transit44.2%
301Ottawa CentreOntarioCar, truck or van43.3%
302Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQuebecCar, truck or van41.9%
303OutremontQuebecPublic transit41.2%
304Laurier—Sainte-MarieQuebecPublic transit40.1%
305Toronto CentreOntarioPublic transit38.6%
306Westmount—Ville-MarieQuebecCar, truck or van38.1%
307Vancouver CentreBritish ColumbiaCar, truck or van35.6%
308Trinity—SpadinaOntarioPublic transit34.8%

Share: the percentage in the largest group, the group shown on the map.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.