Getting around North Grenville
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot, by bike and by transit from every populated block in North Grenville to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 17,964
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 19%
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 609th
Travel times across North Grenville
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 North Grenville
The share of North Grenville 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%over an hour | 25%typical 38 min | 14%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 13%over an hour | 34%typical 48 min | 13%over an hour |
| Park | 31%typical 23 min | 51%typical 10 min | 31%typical 23 min |
| Elementary school | 6%over an hour | 25%typical 33 min | 6%over an hour |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 19%over an hour | 29%typical 38 min | 19%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 22%over an hour | 38%typical 48 min | 22%over an hour |
| Park | 39%typical 23 min | 60%typical 10 min | 39%typical 23 min |
| Elementary school | 13%over an hour | 32%typical 33 min | 13%over an hour |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 24%over an hour | 31%typical 38 min | 24%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 30%over an hour | 42%typical 48 min | 30%over an hour |
| Park | 47%typical 23 min | 67%typical 10 min | 47%typical 23 min |
| Elementary school | 20%over an hour | 37%typical 33 min | 20%over an hour |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 29%over an hour | 40%typical 38 min | 29%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 36%over an hour | 44%typical 48 min | 36%over an hour |
| Park | 59%typical 23 min | 78%typical 10 min | 59%typical 23 min |
| Elementary school | 29%over an hour | 49%typical 33 min | 29%over an hour |
Transit timetables cover the areas where 0% of North Grenville 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.
North Grenville in numbers
19% of North Grenville 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% | 19% | 24% | 29% | over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 13% | 22% | 30% | 36% | over an hour |
| Park | 31% | 39% | 47% | 59% | 23 min |
| Elementary school | 6% | 13% | 20% | 29% | over an hour |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside Ontario and Canada
| Place | North Grenville | Ontario | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 19% | 48% | 45% | 609th of 1,000166th of 269 in Ontario |
| Pharmacy | 22% | 60% | 51% | 593rd of 1,000178th of 269 in Ontario |
| Park | 39% | 87% | 82% | 684th of 1,000186th of 269 in Ontario |
| Elementary school | 13% | 60% | 55% | 702nd of 1,000199th of 269 in Ontario |
North Grenville Ontario
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to North Grenville 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stony Plain | 17,993 | 30% |
| Oak Bay | 17,990 | 56% |
| North Grenville | 17,964 | 19% |
| Loyalist | 17,943 | 29% |
| Deux-Montagnes | 17,915 | 26% |
More places across the Leeds and Grenville census division
The Leeds and Grenville census division has 104,070 residents, 17% of them in North Grenville. The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store32%
- Café27%
- Bakery18%
- Library19%
- Playground40%
- Childcare21%
- Community centre15%
- Clinic21%
Other communities in the Leeds and Grenville 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 North Grenville walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In North Grenville, 19% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 48% across Ontario and 45% across Canada. On this measure, North Grenville ranks 609th of 1,000 communities.
Can you get around North Grenville by bike?
By bike, 29% of North Grenville residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, 38% a pharmacy, 60% a park and 32% an elementary school. On foot, 19% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes 38 min by bike and over an hour 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 North Grenville?
By transit at the weekday morning peak, 19% of North Grenville residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, against 19% on foot and 29% by bike. These times include the walk to and from the stops and the wait. The typical trip takes over an hour by transit and over an hour on foot. Where transit would be slower than walking, the time shown is the walk. Transit timetables cover the areas where 0% of residents live; for the rest, the time shown is the walk.
Is North Grenville a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 19% of residents reach a grocery store, 22% a pharmacy, 39% 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 North Grenville compare with communities of a similar size?
In North Grenville, 19% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 30% in Stony Plain, 56% in Oak Bay, 29% in Loyalist and 26% in Deux-Montagnes.
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
North Grenville in brief
- Province
- Ontario
- Census division
- Leeds and Grenville
- Census subdivision code
- 3507065
- Residents in 2021
- 17,964
- 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