Getting around Cumberland, Subd. B
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot, by bike and by transit from every populated block in Cumberland, Subd. B to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 6,786
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 22%
- typical walk to a grocery store
- 58 min
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 559th
11% 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.
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Travel times across Cumberland, Subd. B
Each block is coloured by the trip from it to the nearest place of the kind you pick, on foot, by bike or by transit. Move the map, or open it in à portée for any address and all 29 kinds of place.
Transit times are for a weekday at peak hours. A free plus account adds a mode and a time limit for each place, and transit at night on weekdays and at midday on Saturday and Sunday.
Getting around Cumberland, Subd. B
The share of Cumberland, Subd. B 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 | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 8%typical 58 min | 19%typical 27 min | 8%typical 58 min |
| Pharmacy | 15%typical 60 min | 30%typical 24 min | 15%typical 60 min |
| Park | 18%typical 30 min | 41%typical 16 min | 18%typical 30 min |
| Elementary school | 8%typical 40 min | 22%typical 22 min | 8%typical 40 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 22%typical 58 min | 35%typical 27 min | 22%typical 58 min |
| Pharmacy | 22%typical 60 min | 38%typical 24 min | 22%typical 60 min |
| Park | 30%typical 30 min | 50%typical 16 min | 30%typical 30 min |
| Elementary school | 13%typical 40 min | 40%typical 22 min | 13%typical 40 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 26%typical 58 min | 39%typical 27 min | 26%typical 58 min |
| Pharmacy | 33%typical 60 min | 39%typical 24 min | 33%typical 60 min |
| Park | 38%typical 30 min | 64%typical 16 min | 38%typical 30 min |
| Elementary school | 25%typical 40 min | 49%typical 22 min | 25%typical 40 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 35%typical 58 min | 57%typical 27 min | 35%typical 58 min |
| Pharmacy | 35%typical 60 min | 56%typical 24 min | 35%typical 60 min |
| Park | 52%typical 30 min | 71%typical 16 min | 52%typical 30 min |
| Elementary school | 40%typical 40 min | 64%typical 22 min | 40%typical 40 min |
Transit timetables cover the areas where 2% of Cumberland, Subd. B residents live. For the others, a transit trip is the walk.
Cycling and transit follow the street network, hills included. A transit trip includes the walk to and from the stops, at the median departure of a weekday morning peak, and is never slower than walking the whole way. Within 15 minutes means under 16: times are rounded down to the whole minute.
Cumberland, Subd. B in numbers
22% of Cumberland, Subd. B residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 26% across Nova Scotia and 45% across Canada.
Residents within a walk of each place
| Place | 10 min | 15 min | 20 min | 30 min | Typical walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 8% | 22% | 26% | 35% | 58 min |
| Pharmacy | 15% | 22% | 33% | 35% | 60 min |
| Park | 18% | 30% | 38% | 52% | 30 min |
| Elementary school | 8% | 13% | 25% | 40% | 40 min |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside Nova Scotia and Canada
| Place | Cumberland, Subd. B | Nova Scotia | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 22% | 26% | 45% | 559th of 1,00015th of 49 in Nova Scotia |
| Pharmacy | 22% | 27% | 51% | 597th of 1,00018th of 49 in Nova Scotia |
| Park | 30% | 62% | 82% | 760th of 1,00022nd of 49 in Nova Scotia |
| Elementary school | 13% | 30% | 55% | 710th of 1,00022nd of 49 in Nova Scotia |
11% 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.
Cumberland, Subd. B Nova Scotia
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to Cumberland, Subd. B 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon | 6,817 | 17% |
| Saint-Calixte | 6,792 | 14% |
| Cumberland, Subd. B | 6,786 | 22% |
| Nanaimo E | 6,765 | 11% |
| Rocky Mountain House | 6,765 | 54% |
More places across the Cumberland County census division
The Cumberland County census division has 30,538 residents, 22% of them in Cumberland, Subd. B. The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store20%
- Café29%
- Bakery2%
- Library11%
- Playground14%
- Childcare16%
- Community centre19%
- Clinic5%
Other communities in the Cumberland 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 Cumberland, Subd. B walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In Cumberland, Subd. B, 22% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 26% across Nova Scotia and 45% across Canada. On this measure, Cumberland, Subd. B ranks 559th of 1,000 communities. 11% 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 Cumberland, Subd. B by bike?
By bike, 35% of Cumberland, Subd. B residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, 38% a pharmacy, 50% a park and 40% an elementary school. On foot, 22% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes 27 min by bike and 58 min on foot. Cycling times follow the street network, hills included; they don’t say whether a street is safe or comfortable to ride.
Does transit help you reach everyday places in Cumberland, Subd. B?
By transit at the weekday morning peak, 22% of Cumberland, Subd. B residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, against 22% on foot and 35% by bike. These times include the walk to and from the stops and the wait. The typical trip takes 58 min by transit and 58 min on foot. Where transit would be slower than walking, the time shown is the walk. Transit timetables cover the areas where 2% of residents live; for the rest, the time shown is the walk.
Is Cumberland, Subd. B a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 22% of residents reach a grocery store, 22% a pharmacy, 30% a park and 13% 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 Cumberland, Subd. B compare with communities of a similar size?
In Cumberland, Subd. B, 22% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 17% in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, 14% in Saint-Calixte, 11% in Nanaimo E and 54% in Rocky Mountain House.
Where does this data come from?
Walking, cycling and transit times follow the street network, hills included, from each populated 2021 census block to the nearest place of each kind. Transit uses the operators’ published timetables at the weekday morning peak. 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
Cumberland, Subd. B in brief
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Census division
- Cumberland County
- Census subdivision code
- 1211006
- Residents in 2021
- 6,786
- 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; transit times from the operators’ published timetables; 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