Getting around Yellowhead County
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot, by bike and by transit from every populated block in Yellowhead County to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 10,426
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 1%
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 879th
60% 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 Yellowhead 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 Yellowhead County
The share of Yellowhead 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 | 1%over an hour | 1%over an hour | 1%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 4%over an hour | 6%over an hour | 4%over an hour |
| Park | 10%over an hour | 15%over an hour | 10%over an hour |
| Elementary school | 0%over an hour | 0%over an hour | 0%over an hour |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 1%over an hour | 1%over an hour | 1%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 5%over an hour | 7%over an hour | 5%over an hour |
| Park | 11%over an hour | 19%over an hour | 11%over an hour |
| Elementary school | 0%over an hour | 0%over an hour | 0%over an hour |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 1%over an hour | 3%over an hour | 1%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 7%over an hour | 8%over an hour | 7%over an hour |
| Park | 13%over an hour | 24%over an hour | 13%over an hour |
| Elementary school | 0%over an hour | 0%over an hour | 0%over an hour |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 1%over an hour | 3%over an hour | 1%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 7%over an hour | 9%over an hour | 7%over an hour |
| Park | 17%over an hour | 30%over an hour | 17%over an hour |
| Elementary school | 0%over an hour | 3%over an hour | 0%over an hour |
Transit timetables cover the areas where 11% of Yellowhead 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.
Yellowhead County in numbers
1% of Yellowhead County residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 40% across Alberta and 45% across Canada.
Residents within a walk of each place
| Place | 10 min | 15 min | 20 min | 30 min | Typical walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | over an hour |
| Park | 10% | 11% | 13% | 17% | over an hour |
| Elementary school | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | over an hour |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside Alberta and Canada
| Place | Yellowhead County | Alberta | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 1% | 40% | 45% | 879th of 1,00089th of 118 in Alberta |
| Pharmacy | 5% | 51% | 51% | 799th of 1,00073rd of 118 in Alberta |
| Park | 11% | 85% | 82% | 889th of 1,00086th of 118 in Alberta |
| Elementary school | 0% | 53% | 55% | 938th of 1,000101st of 118 in Alberta |
60% 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.
Yellowhead County Alberta
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to Yellowhead 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blackfalds | 10,470 | 35% |
| Yellowhead County | 10,426 | 1% |
| Grey Highlands | 10,424 | 18% |
| Queens | 10,422 | 12% |
| Morinville | 10,385 | 41% |
More places across the Yellowhead County area
The Yellowhead County area has 28,617 residents, 36% of them in Yellowhead County. The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store38%
- Café30%
- Bakery2%
- Library12%
- Playground29%
- Childcare8%
- Community centre15%
- Clinic20%
Other communities in the Yellowhead 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 Yellowhead County walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In Yellowhead County, 1% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 40% across Alberta and 45% across Canada. On this measure, Yellowhead County ranks 879th of 1,000 communities. 60% 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 Yellowhead County by bike?
By bike, 1% of Yellowhead County residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, 7% a pharmacy, 19% a park and 0% an elementary school. On foot, 1% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes over an hour 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 Yellowhead County?
By transit at the weekday morning peak, 1% of Yellowhead County residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, against 1% on foot and 1% 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 11% of residents live; for the rest, the time shown is the walk.
Is Yellowhead County a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 1% of residents reach a grocery store, 5% a pharmacy, 11% a park and 0% 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 Yellowhead County compare with communities of a similar size?
In Yellowhead County, 1% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 35% in Blackfalds, 18% in Grey Highlands, 12% in Queens and 41% in Morinville.
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
Yellowhead County in brief
- Province
- Alberta
- Census subdivision code
- 4814003
- Residents in 2021
- 10,426
- 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