Q: The number of Canadian drivers doing this is increasing. What is it?
A: Commuting
The number of commuters reached 16.5 million in May 2024, continuing an upward trend that followed notable declines recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The number of commuters was up 585,000 (+3.7%) in May 2024 compared to May 2023, driven by employment growth (+373,000 or +1.9%) and by an increase in the share of the employed population working at locations other than home.
Among all commuters, 81.5% mainly used a car (including truck or van) to commute to work in May 2024, down 1.1 percentage points from May 2023 and 2.7 percentage points lower than the record high of 84.2% in May 2022.
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