Alexander 134 ranks among the Canadian towns where the fewest working-age people have jobs
Alexander 134 is the usual workplace of 290 people, and 210 of its own residents commute to a job. Median household income in Alexander 134 was $80,800 in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900. The 2021 census put unemployment in Alexander 134 at 21%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
The short version on work in Alexander 134
Fewer people in work than most towns
41% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; counting everyone 15 and over, retirees included, it was 37%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 21% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 7.1%. Unemployment ↓
A local job centre
With 290 jobs based in Alexander 134 and 210 working residents, the ratio compares with 0.8 in the middle of Canadian towns. The daily tide ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 21.8 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 9.8% last an hour or longer. The trip to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
On jobs and income, Alexander 134 grades C
Better than 31% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
Its strongest measure is trip times; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
Graded against Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more; less unemployment and a shorter commute count in its favour.
How the grade works
Census 2021 measures, weighed equally against every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 people or more: the share of residents aged 15 to 64 in work, median household income (2020), the unemployment rate and the average commute. Each becomes a percentile; their average sets the letter.
In Alexander 134, 41% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 212 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 64% in October 2026. The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 47%. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at home.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: people in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64, and the census unemployment rate (15 and over); the 25-to-54 rate is Statistics Canada’s own (98-10-0485). The Labour Force Survey and business counts are context, not grade inputs.
On a working day Alexander 134 gains 34% in workers
Inbound commuters outnumber outbound ones about 2 to 1 in Alexander 134. 73% of residents who commute work inside the municipality, against 70% in the middle of Canadian towns.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
A shorter commute than the middle of Canadian towns: 21.8 minutes from Alexander 134
An hour or more: 9.8% of commuters, above the 7% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 21 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Alberta’s towns, the average commute is 25.8 minutes. A quarter-hour or less for 65% of commuters, against 39% in the middle of Alberta’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: commuting duration in five bands; our average uses each band’s middle (75 minutes for an hour or more), so it runs about two minutes above Statistics Canada’s own.
136 people come into Alexander 134 to work, most from Canmore and Banff
47% of the people who work in Alexander 134 live outside it, 50 of them in Canmore, 319 km away. Of residents who leave for work, most head to Edmonton (30).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
What households in Alexander 134 earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 58% of Canadian towns.
That puts Alexander 134 12% below the median of Alberta’s towns, $92,250. 156 of the 212 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have a higher median. Read the incomes as 2020’s, before tax: pandemic benefits such as CERB are in them, and they raised many low incomes for that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Walking, cycling or transit: 0% of Alexander 134’s commuters
The car is the way to work for 100% of commuters. Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
30% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 11 than in 2019
The count topped out in January 2021 at 97,990 people, 3.1 times the 2019 average. That works out to around 4.2 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 5%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: Census Division No. 11. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
How walkable Alexander 134 is: D−
Better than 5% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Jobs and income in the places around Alexander 134
Alexander 134 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 21–30 km out.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander 134 | 41% | 21% | $81K | 21.8 min | C | D− |
| Morinville 20.7 km | 75% | 10% | $109K | 29.4 min | B | B |
| Legal 27.3 km | 68% | 13% | $97K | 34.6 min | C− | B+ |
| Sturgeon County 27.5 km | 75% | 8.3% | $124K | 30.8 min | B | C+ |
| St. Albert 29.8 km | 77% | 9.1% | $118K | 23.9 min | A | B+ |
The people of each place: the share in work, unemployment, household income and the average commute, with both grades once they come.
What this data can and can’t tell you
What each figure measures for Alexander 134, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- Unemployment. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- Household income. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- Trip times. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- Where people commute. Only people with a usual place of work are in it: those who work from home or have no fixed site are not. Home and work are both counted by municipality.
- Which towns we compare. Every town and city neighbourhood with 2,500 residents or more; whole cities and First Nations reserves are left out. Each middle figure is a median.
- A First Nations reserve. Alexander 134’s figures are its own, though Statistics Canada rounds or suppresses some for small communities. A reserve has no overall grade and sits in no ranked list.
Questions about work in Alexander 134
What is the average household income in Alexander 134?
Before tax, half the households in Alexander 134 had more than $80,800 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Alexander 134 get to work?
100% of commuters go by car. On census day 8.9% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Alexander 134?
On average 21.8 minutes; 65% take under 15 minutes and 9.8% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Alexander 134 work?
73% work in Alexander 134 itself; of those who leave, the most go to Edmonton (30), then Sturgeon County (10).
How many jobs are there in Alexander 134?
About 290 people had their usual place of work in Alexander 134 at the 2021 census, 1.4 for each working resident with a fixed workplace.
What is the unemployment rate in Alexander 134?
The census put unemployment at 21% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Edmonton metro area at 7.1%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · Statistics Canada, tables 98-10-0458 and 98-10-0459 (commuting) · Statistics Canada, table 14-10-0323 (EI beneficiaries) · Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459, 14-10-0462) · grades: TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).