Employed Residents Aged 15 Years and Over by Industry, Travelling Time to Work and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 17 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (19 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-07.
Description
Census of Population 2020 table from the Singapore Department of Statistics counting employed residents aged 15 and over by industry, travelling time to work, and sex. Commute bands run from up to 15 minutes through more than 60 minutes, each split by total, male, and female. Transport planners and labour researchers use it to see which industries face the longest journeys to work in Singapore. Full-time students, those overseas for at least six months, and people working from home are excluded. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/17633.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude employed persons who were full-time students, overseas for at least 6 months, or working at their place of residence. Full-time students are covered in the tables on usual transport to school. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17633
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- Rows
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- Columns
- 19
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Up to 15 mins) Total | (Up to 15 mins) Males | (Up to 15 mins) Females | (16 - 30 mins) Total | (16 - 30 mins) Males | (16 - 30 mins) Females | (31 - 45 mins) Total | (31 - 45 mins) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2108482.000000 | 1130265.000000 | 978218.000000 | 298425.000000 | 180380.000000 | 118045.000000 | 692713.000000 | 385063.000000 | 307650.000000 | 483819.000000 | 248275.000000 |
| Manufacturing | 213353.000000 | 135399.000000 | 77954.000000 | 21989.000000 | 14085.000000 | 7905.000000 | 72138.000000 | 47033.000000 | 25105.000000 | 49842.000000 | 31614.000000 |
| Construction | 86769.000000 | 61334.000000 | 25435.000000 | 10189.000000 | 7422.000000 | 2766.000000 | 34507.000000 | 25716.000000 | 8791.000000 | 19307.000000 | 13620.000000 |
| Services | 1788336.000000 | 919255.000000 | 869080.000000 | 264441.000000 | 157456.000000 | 106985.000000 | 579268.000000 | 306980.000000 | 272287.000000 | 409702.000000 | 199696.000000 |
| Wholesale & Retail Trade | 308963.000000 | 154037.000000 | 154926.000000 | 43297.000000 | 22643.000000 | 20654.000000 | 107605.000000 | 59262.000000 | 48343.000000 | 70886.000000 | 34149.000000 |
| Transportation & Storage | 205714.000000 | 155875.000000 | 49839.000000 | 79196.000000 | 71444.000000 | 7752.000000 | 50291.000000 | 36646.000000 | 13645.000000 | 31353.000000 | 20363.000000 |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 127477.000000 | 55371.000000 | 72106.000000 | 25579.000000 | 10262.000000 | 15317.000000 | 42336.000000 | 18509.000000 | 23827.000000 | 25563.000000 | 11066.000000 |
| Information & Communications | 99041.000000 | 57862.000000 | 41179.000000 | 6461.000000 | 4147.000000 | 2314.000000 | 29208.000000 | 18136.000000 | 11071.000000 | 27381.000000 | 15662.000000 |
| Financial & Insurance Services | 195947.000000 | 92222.000000 | 103724.000000 | 13263.000000 | 7294.000000 | 5969.000000 | 64196.000000 | 32913.000000 | 31284.000000 | 54682.000000 | 25524.000000 |
| Real Estate Services | 49739.000000 | 25191.000000 | 24547.000000 | 4774.000000 | 2431.000000 | 2343.000000 | 18564.000000 | 9953.000000 | 8612.000000 | 12342.000000 | 6224.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Up to 15 mins) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Up to 15 mins) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Up to 15 mins) Females | Numeric | No |
| (16 - 30 mins) Total | Numeric | No |
| (16 - 30 mins) Males | Numeric | No |
| (16 - 30 mins) Females | Numeric | No |
| (31 - 45 mins) Total | Numeric | No |
| (31 - 45 mins) Males | Numeric | No |
| (31 - 45 mins) Females | Numeric | No |
| (46 - 60 mins) Total | Numeric | No |
| (46 - 60 mins) Males | Numeric | No |
| (46 - 60 mins) Females | Numeric | No |
| (More than 60 mins) Total | Numeric | No |
| (More than 60 mins) Males | Numeric | No |
| (More than 60 mins) Females | Numeric | No |