Nova Scotia Commuting Patterns from the Census Long Form

Government of Nova Scotia provides archived data on how people travel to work, sourced from the Census of Population long form. The dataset is retained for archival purposes and has not been maintained or updated. Users seeking the latest information should refer to Statistics Canada's Census Program.

Use Cases

• Modeling transportation demand based on commuting mode data.
• Analyzing demographic shifts in commuting behavior across different geographies.
• Planning public transit routes based on historical commuting patterns to work.

Strengths

• Data sourced from the authoritative Census of Population long form.
• Covers multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts.

Limitations

• Data is archived and not maintained; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia, sourced from the Census of Population (long form).

Collection Method

Census survey.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:27:11.698623; data is archived and not maintained.

Geography

Nova Scotia, available at multiple levels including provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, and electoral districts.