Commuting

Mode of commuting and place of work status for the employed population. — 2021 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

Distribution by riding

Most common way to get to work by federal riding, 2021 Census. Car, truck or van in 342 of 343 ridings, public transit in 1. Highest share: 96.3% (car, truck or van, Essex).

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Median riding 88.2%

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Vertical axis: Share of the largest group (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (343 with a figure; 2023 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (88.2%). Colour: the largest group, as on the map; position: that group’s share.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Most common way to get to work by federal riding, 2021 Census. 343 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 (88.2%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: most common way to get to work, 2021 Census
Rank	Riding	Share
1	EssexONCar, truck or van	96.3%
2	CardiganPECar, truck or van	95.4%
2	MalpequePECar, truck or van	95.4%
4	Les Pays-d'en-HautQCCar, truck or van	95.1%
4	Tobique—MactaquacNBCar, truck or van	95.1%
6	Hastings—Lennox and Addington—TyendinagaONCar, truck or van	94.9%
7	EgmontPECar, truck or van	94.5%
8	BeauséjourNBCar, truck or van	94.4%
8	Grande PrairieABCar, truck or van	94.4%
8	Niagara WestONCar, truck or van	94.4%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: most common way to get to work, 2021 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Share
343	Toronto CentreONPublic transit	32.0%
342	Laurier—Sainte-MarieQCCar, truck or van	32.6%
341	University—RosedaleONCar, truck or van	34.0%
340	OutremontQCCar, truck or van	38.4%
339	Vancouver CentreBCCar, truck or van	38.5%
338	Spadina—HarbourfrontONCar, truck or van	38.8%
337	Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQCCar, truck or van	43.8%
336	PapineauQCCar, truck or van	44.3%
335	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-SoeursQCCar, truck or van	46.0%
334	Toronto—St. Paul'sONCar, truck or van	47.6%

All 343 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by most common way to get to work, 2021 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Largest group	Share
1	Essex	Ontario	Car, truck or van	96.3%
2	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	Car, truck or van	95.4%
2	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	Car, truck or van	95.4%
4	Les Pays-d'en-Haut	Quebec	Car, truck or van	95.1%
4	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	Car, truck or van	95.1%
6	Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga	Ontario	Car, truck or van	94.9%
7	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	Car, truck or van	94.5%
8	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	Car, truck or van	94.4%
8	Grande Prairie	Alberta	Car, truck or van	94.4%
8	Niagara West	Ontario	Car, truck or van	94.4%
11	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	Car, truck or van	94.3%
11	Saint John—St. Croix	New Brunswick	Car, truck or van	94.3%
13	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	Car, truck or van	94.2%
13	Mirabel	Quebec	Car, truck or van	94.2%
13	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	Car, truck or van	94.2%
16	Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon	Quebec	Car, truck or van	94.0%
16	Elgin—St. Thomas—London South	Ontario	Car, truck or van	94.0%
18	Beauce	Quebec	Car, truck or van	93.9%
18	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.9%
18	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.9%
18	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	Car, truck or van	93.9%
22	Bow River	Alberta	Car, truck or van	93.8%
22	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	Car, truck or van	93.8%
22	Montcalm	Quebec	Car, truck or van	93.8%
22	Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.8%
26	Barrie South—Innisfil	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.7%
26	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	Car, truck or van	93.7%
26	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	93.7%
29	New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.6%
29	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Car, truck or van	93.6%
29	York—Durham	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.6%
32	Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.5%
32	Middlesex—London	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.5%
32	Provencher	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	93.5%
35	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	93.4%
35	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.4%
35	Oxford	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.4%
38	Parkland	Alberta	Car, truck or van	93.3%
38	Prescott—Russell—Cumberland	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.3%
38	Wellington—Halton Hills North	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.3%
41	Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	93.2%
41	Montmorency—Charlevoix	Quebec	Car, truck or van	93.2%
43	Jonquière	Quebec	Car, truck or van	93.1%
43	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	Car, truck or van	93.1%
43	Niagara South	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.1%
43	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	Car, truck or van	93.1%
47	Northumberland—Clarke	Ontario	Car, truck or van	93.0%
48	Leduc—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	Car, truck or van	92.8%
48	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	Car, truck or van	92.8%
50	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	Car, truck or van	92.7%
50	Ponoka—Didsbury	Alberta	Car, truck or van	92.7%
52	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	92.6%
52	Lakeland	Alberta	Car, truck or van	92.6%
52	Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong	Ontario	Car, truck or van	92.6%
52	St. Albert—Sturgeon River	Alberta	Car, truck or van	92.6%
56	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	Car, truck or van	92.5%
57	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	Car, truck or van	92.4%
57	Drummond	Quebec	Car, truck or van	92.4%
57	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj	Quebec	Car, truck or van	92.4%
57	Lanark—Frontenac	Ontario	Car, truck or van	92.4%
57	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	92.4%
62	Acadie—Annapolis	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	92.3%
62	Red Deer	Alberta	Car, truck or van	92.3%
62	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	Car, truck or van	92.3%
62	Vaudreuil	Quebec	Car, truck or van	92.3%
66	Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke	Ontario	Car, truck or van	92.2%
66	Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	92.2%
66	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	92.2%
66	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	92.2%
66	Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt	Ontario	Car, truck or van	92.2%
71	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	Car, truck or van	92.1%
71	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak	Quebec	Car, truck or van	92.1%
71	Lethbridge	Alberta	Car, truck or van	92.1%
71	Saint-Jean	Quebec	Car, truck or van	92.1%
71	Shefford	Quebec	Car, truck or van	92.1%
76	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	Car, truck or van	92.0%
76	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	Car, truck or van	92.0%
78	Bowmanville—Oshawa North	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.9%
78	Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.9%
78	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	Car, truck or van	91.9%
78	Cambridge	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.9%
78	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	Car, truck or van	91.9%
78	Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.9%
78	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	91.9%
85	Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	91.8%
85	Carleton	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.8%
85	Joliette—Manawan	Quebec	Car, truck or van	91.8%
85	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.8%
85	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	Car, truck or van	91.8%
90	Airdrie—Cochrane	Alberta	Car, truck or van	91.7%
90	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.7%
90	Milton East—Halton Hills South	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.7%
90	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	91.7%
90	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	Car, truck or van	91.7%
95	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	Car, truck or van	91.6%
95	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	91.6%
95	Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.6%
98	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.5%
98	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	Car, truck or van	91.5%
100	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	91.4%
100	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	Car, truck or van	91.4%
100	Simcoe North	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.4%
100	Sydney—Glace Bay	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	91.4%
104	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	Car, truck or van	91.3%
105	Burlington North—Milton West	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.2%
105	Foothills	Alberta	Car, truck or van	91.2%
105	King—Vaughan	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.2%
105	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	Car, truck or van	91.2%
109	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	91.1%
109	Langley Township—Fraser Heights	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	91.1%
111	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	91.0%
112	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	90.9%
112	Terrebonne	Quebec	Car, truck or van	90.9%
114	Abbotsford—South Langley	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	90.8%
114	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	Car, truck or van	90.8%
114	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	Car, truck or van	90.8%
114	Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière	Quebec	Car, truck or van	90.8%
114	Sackville—Bedford—Preston	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	90.8%
119	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton	Quebec	Car, truck or van	90.7%
119	Saskatoon South	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	90.7%
121	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	Car, truck or van	90.6%
121	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	90.6%
121	Repentigny	Quebec	Car, truck or van	90.6%
124	Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata	Quebec	Car, truck or van	90.5%
124	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	Car, truck or van	90.5%
126	Brampton East	Ontario	Car, truck or van	90.4%
126	Edmonton Northwest	Alberta	Car, truck or van	90.4%
128	Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville	Quebec	Car, truck or van	90.3%
128	Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma	Ontario	Car, truck or van	90.3%
128	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	Car, truck or van	90.3%
128	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	90.3%
132	Cape Spear	Newfoundland and Labrador	Car, truck or van	90.2%
132	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	90.2%
134	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	Car, truck or van	90.1%
135	Central Newfoundland	Newfoundland and Labrador	Car, truck or van	90.0%
135	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	Car, truck or van	90.0%
135	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	90.0%
138	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	Car, truck or van	89.9%
138	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	Car, truck or van	89.9%
138	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	Car, truck or van	89.9%
141	Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	89.8%
141	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	Car, truck or van	89.8%
143	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	89.7%
143	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	Car, truck or van	89.7%
145	Riding Mountain	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	89.6%
145	St. Catharines	Ontario	Car, truck or van	89.6%
147	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	Car, truck or van	89.5%
148	Brampton North—Caledon	Ontario	Car, truck or van	89.4%
148	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	89.4%
148	La Prairie—Atateken	Quebec	Car, truck or van	89.4%
148	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	Car, truck or van	89.4%
148	Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	89.4%
153	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	Car, truck or van	89.3%
153	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	89.3%
155	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	89.2%
155	Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan	Quebec	Car, truck or van	89.2%
157	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	Car, truck or van	89.1%
157	Edmonton Southeast	Alberta	Car, truck or van	89.1%
157	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	Car, truck or van	89.1%
157	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	Car, truck or van	89.1%
157	Rimouski—La Matapédia	Quebec	Car, truck or van	89.1%
157	Windsor West	Ontario	Car, truck or van	89.1%
163	London West	Ontario	Car, truck or van	89.0%
163	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	89.0%
165	Terra Nova—The Peninsulas	Newfoundland and Labrador	Car, truck or van	88.9%
166	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	Car, truck or van	88.7%
166	Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk	Quebec	Car, truck or van	88.7%
166	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	Car, truck or van	88.7%
166	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	Car, truck or van	88.7%
170	Peterborough	Ontario	Car, truck or van	88.6%
171	Edmonton Gateway	Alberta	Car, truck or van	88.4%
172	Kenora—Kiiwetinoong	Ontario	Car, truck or van	88.2%
172	Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	Car, truck or van	88.2%
172	Saint John—Kennebecasis	New Brunswick	Car, truck or van	88.2%
175	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	Car, truck or van	88.1%
176	Fredericton—Oromocto	New Brunswick	Car, truck or van	88.0%
176	Pickering—Brooklin	Ontario	Car, truck or van	88.0%
176	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	88.0%
179	Burlington	Ontario	Car, truck or van	87.9%
179	Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	87.9%
179	Sudbury	Ontario	Car, truck or van	87.9%
179	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	Car, truck or van	87.9%
183	Oshawa	Ontario	Car, truck or van	87.8%
183	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	87.8%
185	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	87.7%
186	Edmonton West	Alberta	Car, truck or van	87.5%
186	Whitby	Ontario	Car, truck or van	87.5%
186	Winnipeg West	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	87.5%
189	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	87.4%
190	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	Car, truck or van	87.3%
190	Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	87.3%
190	Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie	Quebec	Car, truck or van	87.3%
193	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	Car, truck or van	87.2%
194	Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	87.1%
194	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	Car, truck or van	87.1%
196	Brampton West	Ontario	Car, truck or van	87.0%
196	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	Car, truck or van	87.0%
198	Ajax	Ontario	Car, truck or van	86.9%
198	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	Car, truck or van	86.9%
200	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	Car, truck or van	86.8%
201	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	Car, truck or van	86.7%
202	Calgary Crowfoot	Alberta	Car, truck or van	86.6%
202	Guelph	Ontario	Car, truck or van	86.6%
202	Moncton—Dieppe	New Brunswick	Car, truck or van	86.6%
202	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	86.6%
202	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	86.6%
207	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	Car, truck or van	86.5%
208	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	Car, truck or van	86.4%
208	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	86.4%
210	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	86.2%
210	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	Car, truck or van	86.2%
210	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	Car, truck or van	86.2%
213	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	Car, truck or van	86.0%
214	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	85.9%
215	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	Car, truck or van	85.7%
215	Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk	Ontario	Car, truck or van	85.7%
217	Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	85.6%
218	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	Car, truck or van	85.5%
219	Kanata	Ontario	Car, truck or van	85.4%
219	Oakville East	Ontario	Car, truck or van	85.4%
221	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	85.3%
222	Calgary East	Alberta	Car, truck or van	85.2%
223	Oakville West	Ontario	Car, truck or van	85.1%
224	Calgary McKnight	Alberta	Car, truck or van	84.8%
224	Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	84.8%
226	Richmond Hill South	Ontario	Car, truck or van	84.7%
227	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	Car, truck or van	84.6%
227	Yukon	Yukon	Car, truck or van	84.6%
229	Gatineau	Quebec	Car, truck or van	84.5%
230	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	Car, truck or van	84.4%
230	Delta	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	84.4%
230	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	84.4%
233	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	84.3%
233	Kelowna	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	84.3%
235	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	Car, truck or van	84.2%
236	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	Car, truck or van	84.0%
236	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	Car, truck or van	84.0%
236	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	Car, truck or van	84.0%
236	Sherbrooke	Quebec	Car, truck or van	84.0%
240	Orléans	Ontario	Car, truck or van	83.9%
240	Waterloo	Ontario	Car, truck or van	83.9%
242	Nepean	Ontario	Car, truck or van	83.8%
243	Brampton—Chinguacousy Park	Ontario	Car, truck or van	83.6%
244	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	Car, truck or van	83.5%
245	St. Boniface—St. Vital	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	83.4%
245	Yellowhead	Alberta	Car, truck or van	83.4%
247	Brampton Centre	Ontario	Car, truck or van	83.3%
247	Brampton South	Ontario	Car, truck or van	83.3%
247	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	83.3%
250	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	Car, truck or van	83.0%
250	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	Car, truck or van	83.0%
252	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	82.8%
253	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	Car, truck or van	82.7%
254	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	82.5%
255	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	Car, truck or van	82.3%
256	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	81.9%
257	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	Car, truck or van	81.5%
258	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	Car, truck or van	81.4%
258	Thornhill	Ontario	Car, truck or van	81.4%
258	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	81.4%
261	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	81.3%
262	Surrey Newton	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	81.0%
263	Richmond East—Steveston	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	80.6%
264	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	Car, truck or van	79.8%
265	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	79.2%
266	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	78.4%
266	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	78.4%
268	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	Car, truck or van	78.2%
269	Vimy	Quebec	Car, truck or van	78.1%
270	London Centre	Ontario	Car, truck or van	78.0%
271	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	Car, truck or van	77.6%
272	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	Car, truck or van	77.2%
273	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	Car, truck or van	76.0%
274	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	Car, truck or van	75.9%
275	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	Car, truck or van	75.8%
276	Ottawa South	Ontario	Car, truck or van	75.7%
277	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	Car, truck or van	75.6%
277	Scarborough North	Ontario	Car, truck or van	75.6%
279	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	Car, truck or van	75.3%
280	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	Car, truck or van	74.2%
280	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	Car, truck or van	74.2%
280	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	Car, truck or van	74.2%
283	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	Car, truck or van	74.1%
283	Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park	Ontario	Car, truck or van	74.1%
285	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	Car, truck or van	74.0%
286	Richmond Centre—Marpole	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	73.7%
287	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	Car, truck or van	73.3%
288	Etobicoke North	Ontario	Car, truck or van	72.9%
289	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	Car, truck or van	72.8%
289	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	72.8%
291	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	Car, truck or van	72.4%
292	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	Car, truck or van	71.8%
293	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	Car, truck or van	71.5%
293	New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	71.5%
295	North Vancouver—Capilano	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	70.9%
296	Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	70.6%
297	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	Car, truck or van	69.1%
297	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	Car, truck or van	69.1%
299	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	Car, truck or van	68.6%
300	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	Car, truck or van	67.8%
301	Burnaby Central	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	67.7%
302	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	Car, truck or van	67.6%
303	York South—Weston—Etobicoke	Ontario	Car, truck or van	67.5%
304	Don Valley North	Ontario	Car, truck or van	67.2%
305	Scarborough—Woburn	Ontario	Car, truck or van	66.5%
306	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	Car, truck or van	66.4%
307	Scarborough Centre—Don Valley East	Ontario	Car, truck or van	66.1%
308	Calgary Centre	Alberta	Car, truck or van	64.7%
309	Bourassa	Quebec	Car, truck or van	63.5%
309	York Centre	Ontario	Car, truck or van	63.5%
311	Don Valley West	Ontario	Car, truck or van	62.9%
311	Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester	Ontario	Car, truck or van	62.9%
313	Halifax	Nova Scotia	Car, truck or van	61.8%
314	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	Car, truck or van	61.7%
315	Québec Centre	Quebec	Car, truck or van	61.2%
316	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	60.9%
317	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	Car, truck or van	60.6%
318	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	60.3%
319	Mount Royal	Quebec	Car, truck or van	60.1%
320	Willowdale	Ontario	Car, truck or van	59.7%
321	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	Car, truck or van	59.0%
322	Victoria	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	56.7%
323	Beaches—East York	Ontario	Car, truck or van	55.5%
324	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	55.4%
325	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	Car, truck or van	55.0%
326	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	Car, truck or van	54.8%
327	Vancouver East	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	53.6%
328	Davenport	Ontario	Car, truck or van	53.0%
329	Nunavut	Nunavut	Car, truck or van	52.0%
330	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	Car, truck or van	50.5%
331	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	Car, truck or van	50.2%
332	Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est	Quebec	Car, truck or van	49.7%
333	Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	Car, truck or van	48.6%
334	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	Car, truck or van	47.6%
335	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	Car, truck or van	46.0%
336	Papineau	Quebec	Car, truck or van	44.3%
337	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	Car, truck or van	43.8%
338	Spadina—Harbourfront	Ontario	Car, truck or van	38.8%
339	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	Car, truck or van	38.5%
340	Outremont	Quebec	Car, truck or van	38.4%
341	University—Rosedale	Ontario	Car, truck or van	34.0%
342	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Car, truck or van	32.6%
343	Toronto Centre	Ontario	Public transit	32.0%

Share: the percentage in the largest group, the group shown on the map. Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Commuting — 2021 Census

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Commuting in Canada

The 2021 Census captured commuting patterns profoundly altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The share of Canadians working from home tripled from 7.2 percent in 2016 to 23.8 percent in 2021, while public transit ridership collapsed. Car commuting remained dominant at 68.2 percent, but the geography of remote work — concentrated in professional-class urban ridings — opened a new dimension of inequality. The commuting topic maps six modes: car, transit, walking, cycling, work from home, and other.

Work From Home

The pandemic's most lasting labour market impact was the normalization of remote work, and its geographic concentration is stark. Spadina–Harbourfront leads at 64.5 percent work-from-home — nearly two in three employed residents. Ottawa Centre (54.2%), University–Rosedale (54.1%), and Toronto–St. Paul's (53.5%) follow. These are Canada's knowledge-economy cores: ridings dense with tech workers, public servants, consultants, and financial professionals whose jobs moved seamlessly online.

The WFH map is effectively a map of professional privilege. Rural and working-class ridings have rates below 15 percent — their residents work in agriculture, construction, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing, where physical presence is non-negotiable.

Public Transit

Transit's share plummeted during the pandemic, but the geographic pattern persisted. Papineau in Montreal leads at 37.9 percent, followed by Hochelaga–Rosemont-Est (34.6%) and Toronto–St. Paul's (33.1%). Montreal dominates the transit top ten, reflecting its extensive Metro system and dense urban fabric that makes transit competitive with driving.

Car Commuting

Car dominance is nearly total in rural Canada. Essex leads at 96.2 percent, with Cardigan and Malpeque on PEI (95.6%, 95.4%) close behind. In ridings without transit infrastructure, driving is not a choice but a necessity — and the distance between home and work can be substantial.

Walking and Cycling

Walking to work is a luxury of either density or remoteness. Nunavut leads at 36.0 percent — not because of pleasant sidewalks but because small Arctic communities are walkable by default. Vancouver Centre (34.1%) and University–Rosedale (29.7%) represent the urban version: dense downtown neighbourhoods where workplaces are a short walk from home.

Cycling remains a niche mode but concentrates where infrastructure supports it. Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie (10.0%) and Laurier–Sainte-Marie (9.7%) in Montreal and Victoria (9.2%) lead — cities that have invested in protected bike lanes.

Riding Rankings

Highest Work-From-Home Rate

Rank	Riding	WFH %
1	Spadina–Harbourfront	64.5%
2	Ottawa Centre	54.2%
3	University–Rosedale	54.1%
4	Toronto–St. Paul's	53.5%
5	Toronto Centre	52.0%
6	Toronto–Danforth	50.9%
7	Taiaiako'n–Parkdale–High Park	48.4%
8	Kanata	47.6%
9	Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs	46.3%
10	Beaches–East York	45.7%

Six Toronto ridings, two Ottawa ridings, and one Montreal riding — the geography of the knowledge economy. These are Canada's highest-income, most-educated ridings, where the pandemic didn't eliminate commuting but revealed that it had been optional all along. Kanata's presence reflects the Ottawa tech sector (Shopify, Nokia, BlackBerry legacy), where office attendance became largely voluntary.

Highest Transit Use

Rank	Riding	Transit %
1	Papineau	37.9%
2	Hochelaga–Rosemont-Est	34.6%
3	Toronto–St. Paul's	33.1%
4	Laurier–Sainte-Marie	32.5%
5	Outremont	32.2%
6	Toronto Centre	32.0%
7	LaSalle–Émard–Verdun	31.9%
8	Scarborough Southwest	30.8%
9	Taiaiako'n–Parkdale–High Park	30.6%
10	Willowdale	30.4%

Montreal claims four of the top seven, confirming the city's status as Canada's most transit-oriented major city. Toronto's entries include both downtown (Toronto Centre) and inner-suburban ridings (Scarborough Southwest, Willowdale) where transit use is driven by necessity as much as preference — many residents in these ridings do not own cars.

Highest Car Commuting Rate

Rank	Riding	Car %
1	Essex	96.2%
2	Cardigan	95.6%
3	Malpeque	95.4%
4	Les Pays-d'en-Haut	95.1%
5	Tobique–Mactaquac	95.1%
6	Hastings–Lennox and Addington–Tyendinaga	95.1%
7	Beauséjour	94.5%
8	Egmont	94.4%
9	Acadie–Bathurst	94.4%
10	Grande Prairie	94.4%

All three PEI ridings appear, along with rural ridings from New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. These are communities where there is no transit alternative, distances are long, and car ownership is universal. The gap between Spadina–Harbourfront (where only about 4 percent drive) and Essex (96.2%) is as wide as the gap between a European capital and an American suburb.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Riding boundaries reflect the 2022 Federal Electoral Districts. Adapted from Statistics Canada; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.