Getting around North Battleford: walking and cycling times
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot and by bike from every populated block in North Battleford to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 13,836
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 59%
- typical walk to a grocery store
- 14 min
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 58th
Travel times across North Battleford
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 North Battleford
The share of North Battleford 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 | 23%typical 14 min | 98%typical 5 min |
| Pharmacy | 22%typical 15 min | 87%typical 5 min |
| Park | 86%typical 5 min | >99%typical 2 min |
| Elementary school | 59%typical 8 min | 96%typical 3 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 59%typical 14 min | >99%typical 5 min |
| Pharmacy | 52%typical 15 min | >99%typical 5 min |
| Park | 96%typical 5 min | >99%typical 2 min |
| Elementary school | 79%typical 8 min | >99%typical 3 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 88%typical 14 min | 100%typical 5 min |
| Pharmacy | 71%typical 15 min | 100%typical 5 min |
| Park | 98%typical 5 min | 100%typical 2 min |
| Elementary school | 85%typical 8 min | 100%typical 3 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | >99%typical 14 min | 100%typical 5 min |
| Pharmacy | 97%typical 15 min | 100%typical 5 min |
| Park | >99%typical 5 min | 100%typical 2 min |
| Elementary school | 99%typical 8 min | 100%typical 3 min |
Cycling follows the street network, hills included. Within 15 minutes means under 16: times are rounded down to the whole minute.
North Battleford in numbers
59% of North Battleford residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 37% across Saskatchewan and 45% across Canada.
Residents within a walk of each place
| Place | 10 min | 15 min | 20 min | 30 min | Typical walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 23% | 59% | 88% | >99% | 14 min |
| Pharmacy | 22% | 52% | 71% | 97% | 15 min |
| Park | 86% | 96% | 98% | >99% | 5 min |
| Elementary school | 59% | 79% | 85% | 99% | 8 min |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside Saskatchewan and Canada
| Place | North Battleford | Saskatchewan | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 59% | 37% | 45% | 58th of 1,0005th of 24 in Saskatchewan |
| Pharmacy | 52% | 42% | 51% | 156th of 1,00011th of 24 in Saskatchewan |
| Park | 96% | 75% | 82% | 174th of 1,00013th of 24 in Saskatchewan |
| Elementary school | 79% | 54% | 55% | 26th of 1,0004th of 24 in Saskatchewan |
North Battleford Saskatchewan
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to North Battleford 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Guelph/Eramosa | 13,904 | 6% |
| Trent Hills | 13,861 | 29% |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 13,853 | 22% |
| North Battleford | 13,836 | 59% |
| Central Elgin | 13,746 | 18% |
More places across the North Battleford area
The North Battleford area has 37,993 residents, 36% of them in North Battleford. The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store25%
- Café27%
- Bakery9%
- Library22%
- Playground42%
- Childcare22%
- Community centre14%
- Clinic24%
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 North Battleford walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In North Battleford, 59% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 37% across Saskatchewan and 45% across Canada. On this measure, North Battleford ranks 58th of 1,000 communities.
Can you get around North Battleford by bike?
By bike, over 99% of North Battleford residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, over 99% a pharmacy, over 99% a park and over 99% an elementary school. On foot, 59% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes 5 min by bike and 14 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 North Battleford a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 59% of residents reach a grocery store, 52% a pharmacy, 96% a park and 79% 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 North Battleford compare with communities of a similar size?
In North Battleford, 59% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 6% in Guelph/Eramosa, 29% in Trent Hills, 22% in Grand Falls-Windsor and 18% in Central Elgin.
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
North Battleford in brief
- Province
- Saskatchewan
- Census subdivision code
- 4716029
- Residents in 2021
- 13,836
- 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