Getting around Central Huron: walking and cycling times
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot and by bike from every populated block in Central Huron to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 7,799
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 32%
- typical walk to a grocery store
- 40 min
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 403rd
18% of residents live in blocks with no everyday place of any kind within an hour’s walk, often in rural areas: the shares and the rank count them as out of reach.
Travel times across Central Huron
Each block is coloured by the trip from it to the nearest place of the kind you pick, on foot or by bike. Move the map, or open it in à portée for any address and all 29 kinds of place.
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Getting around Central Huron
The share of Central Huron residents within a trip of each place, and the typical trip, by each way of getting there the free map offers.
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 19%typical 40 min | 36%typical 21 min |
| Pharmacy | 22%typical 49 min | 39%typical 30 min |
| Park | 44%typical 16 min | 54%typical 7 min |
| Elementary school | 20%typical 44 min | 40%typical 27 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 32%typical 40 min | 46%typical 21 min |
| Pharmacy | 32%typical 49 min | 45%typical 30 min |
| Park | 50%typical 16 min | 58%typical 7 min |
| Elementary school | 33%typical 44 min | 46%typical 27 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 41%typical 40 min | 49%typical 21 min |
| Pharmacy | 41%typical 49 min | 48%typical 30 min |
| Park | 54%typical 16 min | 62%typical 7 min |
| Elementary school | 40%typical 44 min | 47%typical 27 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 47%typical 40 min | 54%typical 21 min |
| Pharmacy | 46%typical 49 min | 50%typical 30 min |
| Park | 60%typical 16 min | 71%typical 7 min |
| Elementary school | 46%typical 44 min | 52%typical 27 min |
Cycling follows the street network, hills included. Within 15 minutes means under 16: times are rounded down to the whole minute.
Central Huron in numbers
32% of Central Huron residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 48% across Ontario and 45% across Canada.
Residents within a walk of each place
| Place | 10 min | 15 min | 20 min | 30 min | Typical walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 19% | 32% | 41% | 47% | 40 min |
| Pharmacy | 22% | 32% | 41% | 46% | 49 min |
| Park | 44% | 50% | 54% | 60% | 16 min |
| Elementary school | 20% | 33% | 40% | 46% | 44 min |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside Ontario and Canada
| Place | Central Huron | Ontario | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 32% | 48% | 45% | 403rd of 1,00096th of 269 in Ontario |
| Pharmacy | 32% | 60% | 51% | 430th of 1,000119th of 269 in Ontario |
| Park | 50% | 87% | 82% | 597th of 1,000152nd of 269 in Ontario |
| Elementary school | 33% | 60% | 55% | 443rd of 1,000118th of 269 in Ontario |
18% of residents live in blocks with no everyday place of any kind within an hour’s walk, often in rural areas: the shares and the rank count them as out of reach.
Central Huron Ontario
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to Central Huron in population, and the share of their residents within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store. Communities are 2021 census subdivisions (cities, towns, counties and other municipalities), compared within their municipal boundaries.
| Community | Residents | Grocery within 15 min |
|---|---|---|
| Torbay | 7,852 | 5% |
| East Zorra-Tavistock | 7,841 | 37% |
| Stone Mills | 7,826 | 10% |
| Central Huron | 7,799 | 32% |
| Kirkland Lake | 7,750 | 52% |
More places across the Huron County census division
The Huron County census division has 61,366 residents, 13% of them in Central Huron. The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store34%
- Café35%
- Bakery19%
- Library27%
- Playground26%
- Childcare7%
- Community centre24%
- Clinic20%
Other communities in the Huron County area
Beside each community is the share of its residents who can reach a grocery store within a 15-minute walk.
Shares of 2021 residents of populated census blocks, on foot along the street network. How the walking times are computed
Travel times are our best estimates from open data published October 8, 2026 and can contain errors. Walking and cycling times are rounded down, so “within 15 minutes” means under 16. Check before an important decision, and tell us if something looks wrong.
Questions
Is Central Huron walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In Central Huron, 32% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 48% across Ontario and 45% across Canada. On this measure, Central Huron ranks 403rd of 1,000 communities. 18% of residents live in blocks with no everyday place of any kind within an hour’s walk, often in rural areas: the shares and the rank count them as out of reach.
Can you get around Central Huron by bike?
By bike, 46% of Central Huron residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, 45% a pharmacy, 58% a park and 46% an elementary school. On foot, 32% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes 21 min by bike and 40 min on foot. Cycling times follow the street network, hills included; they don’t say whether a street is safe or comfortable to ride.
Is Central Huron a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 32% of residents reach a grocery store, 32% a pharmacy, 50% a park and 33% an elementary school. These figures count each place separately; open the map to see how many residents have all four within 15 minutes, for the places you choose.
How does Central Huron compare with communities of a similar size?
In Central Huron, 32% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 5% in Torbay, 37% in East Zorra-Tavistock, 10% in Stone Mills and 52% in Kirkland Lake.
Where does this data come from?
Walking and cycling times follow the street network, hills included, from each populated 2021 census block to the nearest place of each kind. Places come from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, with health care and schools checked against Statistics Canada’s open databases. Shares are weighted by 2021 population. Data published 8 October 2026. How the times are computed
Central Huron in brief
- Province
- Ontario
- Census division
- Huron County
- Census subdivision code
- 3540025
- Residents in 2021
- 7,799
- Data published
- 8 October 2026
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the Overture Maps Foundation; census blocks, 2021 populations and municipal boundaries adapted from Statistics Canada under the Open Government Licence – Canada; elevation from Natural Resources Canada; province outlines from Natural Earth; links from Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Figures derived from OpenStreetMap are under the ODbL. Data sources and licences