Household incomes in Glenbrook top those of 74% of Canadian towns
Working at home: 29% of its workers, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%. Glenbrook counted 71% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. When the 2021 census was taken, 11% of people in Glenbrook who wanted a job had none, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
Jobs and income in Glenbrook: what the figures say
Work near the middle
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 71% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 61%. In work ↓
Unemployment near the middle
On census day in 2021 11% 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 ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs and income in Glenbrook earn B−
Better than 54% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #246 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 Glenbrook
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 6, 60 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 68%. In October 2026, 67% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. 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.
Household income in Glenbrook: $89,400 at the median
The middle of Alberta’s towns is $92,250, and Glenbrook is 3% below it. 111 of the 166 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 6 have a higher median. Pandemic benefits paid in 2020 lifted the incomes at the bottom, and they are counted here.
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: 15% of Glenbrook’s commuters
More people take transit to work here than in the middle of Alberta’s towns: 10% against 5.7%. Fewer drive than in the middle of Alberta’s towns: 81% against 88%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
In Census Division No. 6, 35% more people receive EI than in 2019
Roughly 4 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 1%. The highest month was January 2021: 97,600 people, 3.2 times the 2019 level.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Area behind the EI beneficiaries figures: 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).
Walking in Glenbrook earns A+
Better than 98% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #57 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
310th of 658: where Glenbrook ranks among Canadian towns of 7,100 to 13,700
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 308 | Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills Ontario | 9,909 | 71% | 8.3% | $200K | B− |
| 309 | Cloverdale British Columbia | 13,615 | 74% | 8.5% | $109K | B− |
| 310 | Glenbrook Alberta | 10,185 | 71% | 11% | $89K | B− |
| 311 | Clarenville Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,441 | 70% | 13% | $72K | B− |
| 312 | South Pointe Manitoba | 8,168 | 71% | 8.8% | $107K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 658 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Glenbrook, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work in and around Glenbrook
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenbrook | 71% | 11% | $89K | 24.1 min | B− | A+ |
| Signal Hill 1.2 km | 70% | 12% | $119K | 25 min | B | A |
| Rosscarrock 1.5 km | 72% | 14% | $69K | 28.8 min | C− | A+ |
| Glamorgan 1.5 km | 75% | 11% | $75K | 23.4 min | B− | A |
| Westgate 1.6 km | 74% | 9.9% | $101K | 23.3 min | A− | A |
| Killarney/Glengarry 1.7 km | 78% | 9.3% | $101K | 23.6 min | A | A+ |
| Currie Barracks 2.5 km | 70% | 13% | $80K | 22.7 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 Glenbrook, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. How many people in the census division drew Employment Insurance each month; it moves with layoffs and hiring, yet people who don’t qualify are absent from it.
- The Labour Force Survey. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- 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. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- Household income. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- Trip times. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed average.
- 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. The census reaches a neighbourhood only through its dissemination areas, and Glenbrook’s figures add those up. Calgary’s page has the commuting flows, which exist only for the whole municipality.
Questions about work in Glenbrook
How many jobs are there in Glenbrook?
Jobs are counted by municipality, not neighbourhood: the page for Calgary has the jobs based there and where its commuters go.
What is the unemployment rate in Glenbrook?
Two figures answer it: 11% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 6.6% for the Calgary metro area in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Glenbrook?
Before tax, half the households in Glenbrook had more than $89,400 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Glenbrook get to work?
Driving takes 81% of commuters to work, 10% take public transit, 4% walk and 1.4% cycle, and on census day 29% of those in work were at home.
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).