The ‘era’ of shorter commutes is officially over, StatCan says
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The amount of time it's taking commuters to get into work is growing longer, with the average reaching 26 minutes, and for those who take public transit, it's even longer.
With fewer Canadians working from home full-time, the “era of shorter commuting times has come to an end,” according to Statistics Canada.
The new data, released Monday, showed that as of May, the average commute time had reached 26.4 minutes, on par with the previously recorded high of 26.3 minutes seen in May 2016.
The report found 81.5 per cent of commuters used a vehicle to get to work, with six per cent walking or biking — down from the pre-pandemic level of 7.1 per cent.
Among those who regularly commute by driving in a car, truck or van, the time increased slightly by 30 seconds to 24.6 minutes — and while that increase is small, the percentage of total commuters who face an hour or longer to get to work rose to 9.2 per cent from 8.7 per cent in 2023.
The last time this number of Canadians saw such a lengthy travel time was May 2016.
“Average commuting times fell both during and after the pandemic due to fewer commuters and more people working from home,” Statistics Canada said in the report.
“By May 2024, the era of shorter commuting times had come to an end.”
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