Travel from one county to another to work
There is a lot of movement for employment; there are a lot of people travelling to other counties to work. Some counties send a lot of workers to other counties and some keep most of their workers near home.
Some counties such as Huron and Oxford have a large proportion of their workers going to other counties. For Huron County, 27% of workers travel to another county and for Oxford County 32% of workers travel to another county to work.
Some counties keep their workers at home, including Middlesex and Lambton, where only 10% leave the county to work.
Of course, leaving the county might mean travelling long distances or only a few kilometers.
While the net gain for Perth County is 2740, the net loss for Huron County is 2100. What accounts for this? Here are some hypotheses.
Perhaps, if housing is available amd less expensive in one county, but appealing jobs were available in another, workers might travel from one county to another to work. Perhaps, couples who choose to live in one county have jobs in two different counties. What do you think?
| Stay Put | Travel Out | % Travelling Out | Travel In | Net | Far Away Destinations | ||
| Huron | 15,335 | 5,700 | 27 | 3,600 | -2100 | Toronto – 70, Oxford – 75, Hamilton – 20 | |
| Perth | 25,250 | 6,645 | 21 | 9,385 | 2,740 | Toronto – 170, Hamilton – 30, Simcoe – 25, York – 20 | |
| Huron to Perth | 2,355 | ||||||
| Perth to Huron | 825 | ||||||
| Waterloo | 192,335 | 38,615 | 17 | 37,880 | -725 | ||
| Waterloo to Huron | 105 | ||||||
| Huron to Waterloo | 475 | ||||||
| Waterloo to Perth | 1,875 | ||||||
| Perth to Waterloo | 2,970 | ||||||
| Middlesex | 162,175 | 18,790 | 10 | 22,935 | 4,145 | ||
| Middlesex to Huron | 1,135 | ||||||
| Huron to Middlesex | 1,010 | ||||||
| Middlesex to Perth | 1,990 | ||||||
| Perth to Middlesex | 815 | ||||||
| Oxford | 31,135 | 14,825 | 32 | 15,535 | 710 | ||
| Oxford to Huron | 60 | ||||||
| Huron to Oxford | 75 | ||||||
| Oxford to Perth | 1,630 | ||||||
| Perth to Oxford | 710 | ||||||
| Wellington | 67,770 | 28,425 | 30 | 29,865 | 1,440 | Waterloo – 10825, Toronto – 2290 | |
| Wellington to Huron | 100 | ||||||
| Huron to Wellington | 340 | ||||||
| Wellington to Perth | 900 | ||||||
| Perth to Wellington | 820 | ||||||
| Lambton | 41,295 | 4,730 | 10 | 3,810 | -920 | ||
| Lambton to Huron | 380 | ||||||
| Huron to Lambton | 380 | ||||||
| Lambton to Perth | 55 | ||||||
| Perth to Lambton | 0 | ||||||
| Bruce | 18,110 | 5,905 | 25 | ||||
| Bruce to Huron | 775 | ||||||
| Huron to Bruce | 840 | ||||||
| Bruce to Perth | 160 | ||||||
| Perth to Bruce | 60 |
