This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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A new study that looked into the habits of Ontario residents has pointed out that commutes have become significantly long for an average resident. According to the report by The University of Waterloo, the Ontarians have been able to make little progress in finding a healthy work-life balance despite access to flexible work hours. It said that the percentage of Ontario workers who had some say in how their workday began and ended increased by 25 per cent between 1994 and 2010.
However, the report highlighted that more workers feel they are trapped in a “time crunch,” or feeling as there aren’t enough hours in a day. According to the study, the primary reason behind that is lengthy commutes. The report said that an average commute for Ontario workers has increased from 47.1 minutes in 1994 to 53.5 minutes in 2010. It highlighted that though 6.4 minutes might not sound like a significant increase over 16 years, it represents an additional 27 hours of commuting per year. It was mentioned that “in other words, working Ontarians have lost over an entire day’s worth of free time to commuting and have increased the detrimental impact on the environment, on their health, and on their overall wellbeing.”
Although it might not be a surprise for many, the report found that commuters living in and around the GTA had the longest commute times per day, averaging an hour in length. In addition to that, the study also evaluated education, community vitality, health, democratic engagement, environment, leisure and living standards to determine the general wellbeing of the province.
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