Table 3
Satisfaction with time spent commuting to work, 2010

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Table 3
Satisfaction with time spent commuting to work, 2010
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of Satisfaction with time spent commuting to work. The information is grouped by Total Canada Type of region of residence, Time spent commuting to work, Time spent commuting to work and frequency of traffic congestion, and Mode of transportation(appearing as row headers), Degree of satisfaction(appearing as column headers), calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
  Degree of satisfaction
Very dissatisfied or dissatisfied Satisfied Very satisfied
percentage
Total Canada 15 46 39
Type of region of residence
Census metropolitan areas of 1,000,000 or more residents† 20 49 31
Census metropolitan areas of 250,000 to 999,999 residents 14* 48 38*
Census metropolitan areas of less than 250,000 residents 8* 46 46*
Census agglomerations 9* 42* 49*
Outside of census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 10* 41* 49*
Time spent commuting to work
Less than 15 minutes† 4 26 70
15 to 29 minutes 7* 55* 38*
30 to 44 minutes 16* 63* 21*
45 minutes or more 45* 46* 9*
Time spent commuting to work and frequency of traffic congestion1
Less than 15 minutes
No congestion† 3E 19 78
1 or 2 days a week 4E 39* 57*
3 or more days a week 12E* 54* 34*
15 to 29 minutes
No congestion† 3E 43 54
1 or 2 days a week 2E 67* 31*
3 or more days a week 23* 66* 11*
30 to 44 minutes
No congestion† 5E 57 38
1 or 2 days a week 10E 74* 16E*
3 or more days a week 33* 62 5E*
45 minutes or more
No congestion† 24 57 20
1 or 2 days a week 38* 52 10E*
3 or more days a week 64* 34* F*
Mode of transportation2
Car/private vehicle† 18 49 32
Public transit 23* 52 25*
Active transportation (walking or cycling) 6E* 27* 66*
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
† reference group
* statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05
1. For full-time workers only.
2. Workers living in census metropolitan areas of 250,000 residents or more only.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2010.
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