The last wave of census data was just revealed, providing an in-depth overview of commuting patterns and transit ridership numbers.

The data showed that while Brampton’s commuters still favour the car, it’s slowly declining while transit ridership continues to grow. So much so, Brampton has become the fastest-growing transit system in Canada, seeing a 17 per cent spike in passenger rides in 2016.

The census data also provided an in-depth look at which areas of the city are seeing the most and least ridership.

The map below visualizes the percentage of the population in each census tract (areas with an average population of 5,000 people) that are using public transit.

According to the data, areas with the worst transit ridership are north Heart Lake, Peel Village, and Castlemore, with only 6 to 10 per cent of people riding transit. While Castlemore is a little more challenging to get to as one of the city’s outlying neighbourhoods, Peel Village and Heart Lake are fairly accessible by bus.

On the flip side, the highest ridership areas are near Brampton GO station, along Queen Street from downtown to Torbram, near Mount Pleasant GO, Sheridan College, and Shopper’s World.

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