Table 1
Number and proportion of car commuters by province, 2016 to 2023
| Number of commuters – 2016 | % of all commuters – 2016 | Number of commuters – 2021 | % of all commuters – 2021 | Number of commuters – 2022 | % of all commuters – 2022 | Number of commuters – 2023 | % of all commuters – 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 12,291,650 | 79.4 | 10,602,505 | 84.0 | 12,808,600 | 84.2 | 13,164,900 | 82.6 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 180,860 | 89.2 | 155,265 | 88.9 | 183,600 | 89.7 | 179,100 | 87.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 56,745 | 91.9 | 57,040 | 92.5 | 66,300 | 91.4 | 72,900 | 92.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 326,925 | 85.3 | 280,650 | 87.5 | 353,800 | 86.1 | 357,300 | 85.5 |
| New Brunswick | 281,225 | 91.2 | 258,515 | 92.0 | 290,500 | 91.3 | 289,500 | 90.1 |
| Quebec | 2,822,720 | 78.2 | 2,575,750 | 82.4 | 2,753,800 | 81.4 | 2,788,400 | 80.3 |
| Ontario | 4,652,145 | 77.9 | 3,693,950 | 83.6 | 4,738,600 | 84.3 | 4,965,300 | 82.5 |
| Manitoba | 453,355 | 82.5 | 424,390 | 86.1 | 497,000 | 87.2 | 500,800 | 83.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 415,010 | 89.1 | 371,765 | 90.5 | 459,000 | 89.6 | 461,100 | 89.4 |
| Alberta | 1,561,020 | 82.7 | 1,343,260 | 87.3 | 1,710,400 | 88.3 | 1,832,900 | 88.6 |
| British Columbia | 1,541,640 | 75.9 | 1,441,910 | 79.9 | 1,755,600 | 80.6 | 1,717,600 | 76.8 |
Note(s):
- Due to rounding, estimates and percentages may differ slightly between different Statistics Canada products, such as analytical documents and data tables.
- Estimates from the Labour Force Survey supplements are based on a smaller sample and have a wider margin of error.
- Data are for workers who mainly commute to work by car, truck or van.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey supplements (2022, 2023) and Census of Population (2016, 2021), custom tabulations.
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