Martindale’s household incomes are higher than in 86% of Canadian towns
Census day 2021 found 15% of Martindale’s labour force without a job, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. At 29.4 minutes on average, the trip to work from Martindale compares with 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. 67% of people aged 15 to 64 in Martindale had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
Where Martindale stands out on work
Fewer people in work than most towns
In work at the 2021 census: 67% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 59% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 15% 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
The median household had $100,800 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 29.4 minutes; the middle of Canadian towns is 26. 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.
On jobs and income, Martindale grades C
Better than 31% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #368 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 Martindale
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 6, 24 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Counting those looking for work too, 69% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. The census caught the labour market on 11 May 2021, deep in the pandemic, so unemployment and working from home both ran above normal.
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.
The median household in Martindale had $100,800 in 2020
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 6, 82 have a higher median. Against the middle of Alberta’s towns ($92,250), Martindale’s median is 9% above. Incomes here are 2020’s and include the pandemic payments, CERB among them, that propped up the lower end.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Leaving the car at home: 13% of commuters in Martindale
Fewer drive than in the middle of Alberta’s towns: 84% against 88%. Home was the workplace for 10%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns.
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
Nobody publishes EI beneficiaries for Martindale alone, so this card uses the figure for Census Division No. 6.
January 2021 was the busiest month, with 97,600 people on EI, 3.2 times 2019’s average. That is about 4 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 1%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Getting around Martindale on foot earns A+
Better than 96% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #104 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 10,100 to 19,500, Martindale ranks 368th of 561 for 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | West Hillhurst Alberta | 10,319 | 78% | 9.3% | $126K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 32 | Lakeview Alberta | 12,799 | 75% | 11% | $125K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 366 | Roncesvalles Ontario | 14,725 | 74% | 11% | $91K | C |
| 367 | Madoc Ontario | 13,160 | 68% | 14% | $99K | C |
| 368 | Martindale Alberta | 14,467 | 67% | 15% | $101K | C |
| 369 | Corso Italia-Davenport Ontario | 13,215 | 73% | 12% | $99K | C |
| 370 | Woodbine Corridor Ontario | 12,283 | 71% | 11% | $98K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 561 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Martindale, and others among Alberta’s towns.
How Martindale compares with the places nearby
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martindale | 67% | 15% | $101K | 29.4 min | C | A+ |
| Castleridge 1.3 km | 64% | 17% | $90K | 29.4 min | C− | A+ |
| Taradale 1.9 km | 66% | 14% | $102K | 30.5 min | C | A+ |
| Falconridge 2 km | 61% | 17% | $82K | 29.4 min | D | A+ |
| Saddle Ridge 2.2 km | 67% | 13% | $107K | 30.1 min | C | A |
| Coral Springs 2.6 km | 69% | 14% | $124K | 26.4 min | B− | B+ |
| Cityscape 3 km | 69% | 11% | $99K | 26.6 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 Martindale, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Trip times. The census asks how long the trip to work usually takes, in bands; our average uses each band’s middle, so it runs a little above Statistics Canada’s timed average.
- Employment Insurance. A monthly count of Employment Insurance beneficiaries for the whole census division. It tracks the local job market, but it is not an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada’s monthly survey, published for metro areas and economic regions rather than towns: it gives a current rate beside the census’s 2021 one.
- In work. How many residents held a job in May 2021, set against how many were 15 to 64. It reads a little high where many people work past 65, since below the municipality the census gives no breakdown of workers by age.
- Unemployment. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- Household income. Taken from the 2021 Census, which asked about 2020: wages, pensions, investment income and government transfers together, before income tax, for the median household.
- 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. Everything here sums the dissemination areas inside Martindale’s lines, since the census has no neighbourhood profile; where people commute is on Calgary’s page.
Questions about work in Martindale
What is the unemployment rate in Martindale?
The census put unemployment at 15% 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%.
What is the average household income in Martindale?
At $100,800 before tax in 2020, the median household in Martindale compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Martindale get to work?
84% of commuters drive, 13% take public transit; 10% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How many jobs are there in Martindale?
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).