Getting around Haldimand County
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot, by bike and by transit from every populated block in Haldimand County to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 49,216
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 26%
- typical walk to a grocery store
- 34 min
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 498th
Travel times across Haldimand County
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 Haldimand County
The share of Haldimand County 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 | 14%typical 34 min | 46%typical 17 min | 14%typical 34 min |
| Pharmacy | 22%typical 26 min | 50%typical 11 min | 22%typical 26 min |
| Park | 50%typical 10 min | 64%typical 4 min | 50%typical 10 min |
| Elementary school | 19%typical 28 min | 46%typical 13 min | 19%typical 28 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 26%typical 34 min | 50%typical 17 min | 26%typical 34 min |
| Pharmacy | 35%typical 26 min | 52%typical 11 min | 35%typical 26 min |
| Park | 58%typical 10 min | 69%typical 4 min | 58%typical 10 min |
| Elementary school | 32%typical 28 min | 51%typical 13 min | 32%typical 28 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 36%typical 34 min | 51%typical 17 min | 36%typical 34 min |
| Pharmacy | 44%typical 26 min | 54%typical 11 min | 44%typical 26 min |
| Park | 63%typical 10 min | 73%typical 4 min | 63%typical 10 min |
| Elementary school | 42%typical 28 min | 54%typical 13 min | 42%typical 28 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 48%typical 34 min | 57%typical 17 min | 48%typical 34 min |
| Pharmacy | 54%typical 26 min | 58%typical 11 min | 54%typical 26 min |
| Park | 69%typical 10 min | 80%typical 4 min | 69%typical 10 min |
| Elementary school | 51%typical 28 min | 58%typical 13 min | 51%typical 28 min |
Transit timetables cover the areas where 13% of Haldimand County 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.
Haldimand County in numbers
26% of Haldimand County 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 | 14% | 26% | 36% | 48% | 34 min |
| Pharmacy | 22% | 35% | 44% | 54% | 26 min |
| Park | 50% | 58% | 63% | 69% | 10 min |
| Elementary school | 19% | 32% | 42% | 51% | 28 min |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside Ontario and Canada
| Place | Haldimand County | Ontario | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 26% | 48% | 45% | 498th of 1,000123rd of 269 in Ontario |
| Pharmacy | 35% | 60% | 51% | 391st of 1,000108th of 269 in Ontario |
| Park | 58% | 87% | 82% | 534th of 1,000126th of 269 in Ontario |
| Elementary school | 32% | 60% | 55% | 467th of 1,000126th of 269 in Ontario |
Haldimand County Ontario
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to Haldimand County 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch-Stouffville | 49,864 | 14% |
| Shawinigan | 49,620 | 51% |
| Haldimand County | 49,216 | 26% |
| Rimouski | 48,935 | 39% |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux | 48,403 | 52% |
More places across the Haldimand-Norfolk census division
The Haldimand-Norfolk census division has 116,872 residents, 42% of them in Haldimand County. The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store30%
- Café32%
- Bakery15%
- Library20%
- Playground33%
- Childcare15%
- Community centre14%
- Clinic19%
Other communities in the Haldimand-Norfolk 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 Haldimand County walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In Haldimand County, 26% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 48% across Ontario and 45% across Canada. On this measure, Haldimand County ranks 498th of 1,000 communities.
Can you get around Haldimand County by bike?
By bike, 50% of Haldimand County residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, 52% a pharmacy, 69% a park and 51% an elementary school. On foot, 26% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes 17 min by bike and 34 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 Haldimand County?
By transit at the weekday morning peak, 26% of Haldimand County residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, against 26% on foot and 50% by bike. These times include the walk to and from the stops and the wait. The typical trip takes 34 min by transit and 34 min on foot. Where transit would be slower than walking, the time shown is the walk. Transit timetables cover the areas where 13% of residents live; for the rest, the time shown is the walk.
Is Haldimand County a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 26% of residents reach a grocery store, 35% a pharmacy, 58% a park and 32% 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 Haldimand County compare with communities of a similar size?
In Haldimand County, 26% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 14% in Whitchurch-Stouffville, 51% in Shawinigan, 39% in Rimouski and 52% in Dollard-Des Ormeaux.
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
Haldimand County in brief
- Province
- Ontario
- Census division
- Haldimand-Norfolk
- Census subdivision code
- 3528018
- Residents in 2021
- 49,216
- 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