Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.5Household incomes in Edgemont top those of 97% of Canadian towns
68% of people aged 15 to 64 in Edgemont had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. Working at home: 38% of its workers, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%. At 27.5 minutes on average, the trip to work from Edgemont compares with 26 in the middle of Canadian towns.
Work in Edgemont, in a few figures
Fewer people in work than most towns
With 68% of its 15-to-64s in work in 2021, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, it has 51% of all adults employed. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 13% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 6.6%. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $124,900 before tax in 2020, where the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Many work from home
38% of workers worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Getting to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
The Jobs & income grade for Edgemont: B−
Better than 47% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #289 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.
How many in Edgemont were working in 2021
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 6, 30 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 67% in work in October 2026. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 58% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 51% were working. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from 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.
Half the households in Edgemont had more than $124,900 in 2020
The middle of Alberta’s towns is $92,250, and Edgemont is 35% above it. Of the 166 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 6, 31 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: 7.6% of Edgemont’s commuters
By bus, train or subway: 6.3%, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. 87% 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
Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 1%. At its peak, in January 2021, 97,600 people were on EI, 3.2 times the 2019 average. That is about 4 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Not measured by town: EI beneficiaries (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).
On getting around on foot, Edgemont grades A−
Better than 79% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #270 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Edgemont next to Canadian towns of 10,800 to 20,700: 257th of 546 on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Saanich British Columbia | 12,986 | 85% | 5.9% | $121K | A+ |
| 2 | Sillery Quebec | 13,950 | 81% | 6.2% | $120K | A+ |
| 3 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Canmore Alberta | 17,341 | 79% | 9.7% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 31 | Lakeview Alberta | 12,799 | 75% | 11% | $125K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 35 | Lake Bonavista Alberta | 11,154 | 76% | 11% | $138K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 255 | North Dundas Ontario | 12,706 | 79% | 7% | $90K | B− |
| 256 | Parksville British Columbia | 15,371 | 75% | 6.7% | $67K | B− |
| 257 | Edgemont Alberta | 15,359 | 68% | 13% | $125K | B− |
| 258 | Deux-Montagnes Quebec | 18,516 | 79% | 6.3% | $85K | B− |
| 259 | Strathmore Alberta | 16,416 | 74% | 9.8% | $91K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 546 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Edgemont, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Around Edgemont: jobs, pay and the commute
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont | 68% | 13% | $125K | 27.5 min | B− | A− |
| Hamptons 1.9 km | 66% | 14% | $141K | 27.5 min | C+ | B+ |
| Hawkwood 2 km | 70% | 13% | $126K | 28.8 min | B− | A− |
| Macewan Glen 2.2 km | 68% | 13% | $113K | 26.3 min | B− | C+ |
| Dalhousie 2.6 km | 65% | 13% | $89K | 24.4 min | C+ | A+ |
| Hidden Valley 2.8 km | 72% | 12% | $127K | 25.8 min | B | B |
| Citadel 3.1 km | 71% | 13% | $124K | 27.6 min | B− | 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 Edgemont, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- In work. Why 15 to 64? Otherwise retirees would pull the rate down in older towns. The census can’t say how old a neighbourhood’s workers are, so the count of people in work takes every age.
- 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. Before-tax total income of the middle household for 2020, from the census. Neighbourhood medians are worked out from bracket counts, since Statistics Canada publishes none of their own.
- 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.
- 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.
- Neighbourhood figures. Edgemont’s census figures are summed from its dissemination areas. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages are published only for the whole municipality, so they are on Calgary’s page.
Questions about work in Edgemont
What is the unemployment rate in Edgemont?
At the 2021 census 13% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Calgary metro area, gives 6.6% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Edgemont?
The median household in Edgemont had $124,900 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Edgemont get to work?
By car: 87% of commuters, 6.3% take public transit, 1% walk and 0.3% cycle; on census day 38% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Edgemont?
Statistics Canada counts jobs for whole municipalities only; Calgary has the total and the commuting flows.
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).