A Singapore Government Agency Website
Official website links end with .gov.sg
Government agencies communicate via .gov.sg websites (e.g. go.gov.sg/open). Trusted websites

Secure websites use HTTPS

Look for a lock () or https:// as an added precaution. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

API Key Registration Now Open! Register here for an API key to enjoy higher rate limits, priority support and advance maintenance notifications.

Economy

Employed Residents Aged 15 Years and Over by Usual Mode of Transport to Work, Employment Status and Sex (Census of Population 2020)

Last updated: 07 Jun 2025, 23:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude employed persons who were overseas for at least 6 months.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17606

Data explorer

EmployedResidentsAged15YearsandOverbyUsualModeofTransporttoWorkEmploymentStatusandSexCensusofPopulation2020.csv (12 rows, 1.9 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Employers) Total
Numeric
(Employers) Males
Numeric
(Employers) Females
Numeric
(Own Account Workers) Total
Numeric
(Own Account Workers) Males
Numeric
(Own Account Workers) Females
Numeric
(Employees) Total
Numeric
(Employees) Males
Numeric
(Employees) Females
Numeric
(Contributing Family Workers) Total
Numeric
(Contributing Family Workers) Males
Numeric
(Contributing Family Workers) Females
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total2177456116360110138561021557135630799204192143017611741864002946664917338710825634545
Public Bus Only3257791421751836035344271726271227465025772307284132676174608877281596
MRT/LRT Only287426123164164262485828282030975852304528272307114928157379503178325
MRT/LRT & Public Bus Only559336258897300440740641623244271441363513509524066240786283280720314406
Other combinations of MRT/LRT or Public Bus848934256242330104758046726281524110481086404324065413226106
Taxi/Private Hire Car Only651182894136178405722491808597929453034548622364431218222103118
Car Only45979629984715994958488441731431537492260381145436197822890613307218387301108
Private Chartered Bus/Van Only4488328361165221652143821426282199429403582458215776245143103
Lorry/Pickup Only28894258793016280826391693999368931021834194422392253108145
Motorcycle/Scooter Only73487671556332104510093639003524377684336252959031099316

Column legend

Title
Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
Description
NumberNumberTextNumber-
(Total) TotalTotal_TotalNumericNumber-
(Total) MalesTotal_MalesNumericNumber-
(Total) FemalesTotal_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Employers) TotalEmployers_TotalNumericNumber-
(Employers) MalesEmployers_MalesNumericNumber-
(Employers) FemalesEmployers_FemalesNumericNumber-
(Own Account Workers) TotalOwnAccountWorkers_TotalNumericNumber-
(Own Account Workers) MalesOwnAccountWorkers_MalesNumericNumber-
(Own Account Workers) FemalesOwnAccountWorkers_FemalesNumericNumber-
Google colab link
Analyse this dataset with Colab Notebook
  1. 1. Copy this dataset ID: d_0ed7781f8111b8b1100b1d8cc1f712a4
  2. 2. Click on the button below

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_0ed7781f8111b8b1100b1d8cc1f712a4"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Employed Residents Aged 15 Years and Over by Usual Mode of Transport to Work, Employment Status and Sex (Census of Population 2020) (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 24, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_0ed7781f8111b8b1100b1d8cc1f712a4/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

22 Oct 2024

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)