Plain language definition
Main means a person uses to travel between home and place of work (by car, on foot, on public transit, or by some other means).
Detailed definition
Refers to the mode of transportation to work of non-institutional residents 15 years of age and over who worked at some time since January 1, 2005. Persons who indicate in the place of work question that they either had no fixed workplace address, or specified a usual workplace address, are asked to identify the mode of transportation they usually use to commute from home to work. The variable usually relates to the individual's job in the week prior to enumeration. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1, 2005, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.
Values (English)
Total - Mode of transportation
Car, truck, van, as driver
Car, truck, van, as passenger
Public transit
Walked
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxicab
Other method