Household incomes in Citadel top those of 97% of Canadian towns
On census day, 30% of workers here were at home, next to 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Commutes from Citadel average 27.6 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. 71% of people aged 15 to 64 in Citadel had a job at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What stands out about work in Citadel
More unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 13% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 6.6% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The median household had $123,900 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Citadel earns B− for jobs and income
Better than 53% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #249 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is household income; 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 and out of work in Citadel
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 6, 55 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 67% in October 2026. These are census figures from May 2021, during COVID’s third wave; jobs have recovered since, which the Labour Force Survey shows.
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.
Half the households in Citadel had more than $123,900 in 2020
34 of the 166 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 6 have a higher median. Citadel’s median is 34% above the middle of Alberta’s towns ($92,250). 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).
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 8% of Citadel’s commuters
Transit takes 7% of commuters, above the 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. 89% drive to work, about the same as in the middle of Alberta’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
EI claims in Census Division No. 6 run 35% above their 2019 level
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 1%. The count topped out in January 2021 at 97,600 people, 3.2 times the 2019 average. That works out to around 4 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of Census Division No. 6. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Citadel on foot: a A− grade
Better than 79% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #269 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Citadel ranks: 317th of 662 Canadian towns of 7,100 to 13,800
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | Altadore Alberta | 7,675 | 80% | 8.1% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 21 | West Hillhurst Alberta | 10,319 | 78% | 9.3% | $126K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 29 | Peace River Alberta | 7,220 | 76% | 7.9% | $99K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 315 | Arbour Lake Alberta | 10,454 | 71% | 12% | $110K | B− |
| 316 | Notre-Dame-des-Prairies Quebec | 9,622 | 77% | 6.4% | $71K | B− |
| 317 | Citadel Alberta | 10,196 | 71% | 13% | $124K | B− |
| 318 | Athabasca County Alberta | 7,280 | 77% | 8% | $89K | B− |
| 319 | Silver Heights Manitoba | 7,883 | 75% | 9.4% | $75K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 662 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Citadel, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work in and around Citadel
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | 71% | 13% | $124K | 27.6 min | B− | A− |
| Arbour Lake 1.9 km | 71% | 12% | $110K | 27 min | B− | A |
| Hawkwood 2 km | 70% | 13% | $126K | 28.8 min | B− | A− |
| Hamptons 2.1 km | 66% | 14% | $141K | 27.5 min | C+ | B+ |
| Sherwood 2.5 km | 69% | 11% | $113K | 29.3 min | C+ | A |
| Ranchlands 3 km | 72% | 12% | $91K | 27.1 min | C+ | A |
| Royal Oak 3 km | 66% | 11% | $122K | 28.6 min | C+ | A |
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 Citadel, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Of everyone 15 or older who was working or job-hunting in the census week, the part still looking. Someone not seeking work isn’t in it at all.
- Household income. Half of households had more than this before tax in 2020, half less, counting every source of income. For a neighbourhood we estimate the median from the income brackets of its dissemination areas.
- Trip times. How long getting to work normally takes, averaged from the census’s time bands at their middles; expect it to read slightly high against the timed figure.
- Employment Insurance. Beneficiaries of Employment Insurance, month by month, for the census division rather than the town. Many jobless people don’t qualify, so 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.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
- Neighbourhood figures. We add up Citadel’s dissemination areas for its census figures. Flows between places and timed averages exist only for the whole municipality: see Calgary’s page.
Questions about work in Citadel
What is the average household income in Citadel?
The census puts Citadel at $123,900 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Citadel get to work?
89% of commuters go by car, 7% take public transit and 1% walk. On census day 30% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How many jobs are there in Citadel?
There is no count for a neighbourhood: the jobs figure, and where commuters go, are published for Calgary as one municipality.
What is the unemployment rate in Citadel?
The census put unemployment at 13% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Calgary metro area at 6.6%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · Statistics Canada, table 14-10-0323 (EI beneficiaries) · Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459, 14-10-0462) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts (33-10-1176) · 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).