Prince Edward Island: Census 2016 and National Household Survey 2011: Work Location and Commute
Male | Female | Total | |
Total employed population aged 15 years and over by place of work status | 34,730 | 33,905 | 68,635 |
Worked at home | 2,530 | 1,805 | 4,330 |
Worked outside Canada | 245 | 55 | 300 |
No fixed workplace addressa | 7,010 | 1,910 | 8,920 |
Worked at usual placeb | 24,950 | 30,130 | 55,080 |
Total employed population aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace addressc | 31,960 | 32,040 | 64,005 |
Method of Transportation | |||
Car, truck or van - as a driver | 27,030 | 26,210 | 53,235 |
Car, truck or van - as a passenger | 2,260 | 3,230 | 5,490 |
Public transit | 510 | 330 | 840 |
Walked | 1,580 | 1,830 | 3,410 |
Bicycle | 155 | 55 | 215 |
Other methods | 435 | 385 | 820 |
Time leaving for workd | |||
Between 5 and 6:59 a.m. | 8,900 | 5,600 | 14,500 |
Between 7 and 9:00 a.m. | 17,285 | 21,095 | 38,375 |
Anytime after 9:00 a.m. | 5,780 | 5,350 | 11,130 |
Median commuting duration (minutes)e | 15.4 | 15.0 | 15.2 |
Figures may not add to total due to random rounding.
Respondents answered questions about place of work and commute according to their workplace as of the reference week, May 1st to 7th, 2011. For those who were not working during the reference week but who worked at some time during the period of January 1st, 2010 - May 1st, 2011, their responses relate to the longest job held during that time.
Gender breakdown is unavailable for some variables in certain areas due to data quality concerns.
The global non-response rate (GNR) is a weighted measure of survey non-response, calculated based on the number of households that did not respond to the survey and the number of questions that respondents left out. The GNR can be used as an indicator of data quality, with lower values indicating more accurate data. Geographies with a GNR of higher than 50% were suppressed by Statistics Canada due to concerns about data accuracy. If a geography has a GNR of 0, it means that there was a response from all households surveyed, not necessarily that the data is representative of all households in the geography.
a Respondents with 'no fixed working address' are those who work at a different location each day. This might include truck drivers, building contractors and traveling sales people.
b This variable includes respondents who report to the same workplace at the beginning of each shift.
c Questions regarding method and duration of transportation and time leaving for work were not asked to respondents who worked from home or worked outside Canada.
d This section is not available for areas that cannot be defined by postal code.
e Data is not available in 2016.
Source: Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on information provided from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016 and National Household Survey, 2011.Copyright: Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Data last updated on December 11, 2017