Photo: John Johnston · CC BY 2.0Households in Ramsay earn less than those in 72% of Canadian towns
Home was the workplace for 34% of its workers in May 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. In Ramsay, 70% of residents aged 15 to 64 were working in May 2021, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns. When the 2021 census was taken, 14% of people in Ramsay who wanted a job had none, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Ramsay at work: what stands out
More unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 14% 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 ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
The median household had $67,600 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Many work from home
On census day, 34% of those in work were working at home; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. 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 Ramsay: C−
Better than 25% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #394 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is trip times; its weakest, household income.
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 Ramsay were working in 2021
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 6, 53 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 79%. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 67% of the wider area’s adults in work. 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.
What households earned in Ramsay: $67,600 in 2020
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 6, 158 have a higher median. Against the middle of Alberta’s towns ($92,250), Ramsay’s median is 27% below. In 2020 emergency benefits topped up many low incomes, and the census counts them 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: 28% of Ramsay’s commuters
Transit takes 13% of commuters, above the 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. In the middle of Alberta’s towns hardly anyone cycles to work; here, 3.5% do. The car takes 68% of commuters here, under the 88% 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
Nobody publishes EI beneficiaries for Ramsay alone, so this card uses the figure for Census Division No. 6.
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 1%. The highest month was January 2021: 97,600 people, 3.2 times the 2019 level. 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 counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Walking in Ramsay earns A+
Better than almost every Canadian town on two measures together, #27 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,900, Ramsay ranks 593rd of 795 for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mount Royal Alberta | 2,758 | 83% | 12% | $188K | A+ |
| 2 | Central River Heights Manitoba | 2,736 | 84% | 5.4% | $137K | A+ |
| 3 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 19 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 25 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 591 | Parkview West Ontario | 3,686 | 64% | 18% | $89K | C− |
| 592 | Leila-McPhillips Triangle Manitoba | 3,824 | 70% | 8.5% | $72K | C− |
| 593 | Ramsay Alberta | 3,601 | 70% | 14% | $68K | C− |
| 594 | Sakaw Alberta | 3,453 | 68% | 13% | $82K | C− |
| 595 | Vernon River Prince Edward Island | 2,779 | 70% | 11% | $82K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 795 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Ramsay, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Around Ramsay: jobs, pay and the commute
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsay | 70% | 14% | $68K | 23.4 min | C− | A+ |
| Downtown East Village 1.4 km | 59% | 7.4% | $59K | 25.8 min | D | A+ |
| Erlton 1.4 km | 79% | 10% | $116K | 21.3 min | A+ | A+ |
| Mission 1.8 km | 80% | 14% | $68K | 22.1 min | B | A+ |
| Inglewood 1.8 km | 74% | 9.4% | $93K | 21.2 min | A− | A+ |
| Bridgeland/Riverside 2.2 km | 77% | 9.6% | $78K | 23.6 min | B | A+ |
| Beltline 2.4 km | 78% | 12% | $71K | 23.9 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 Ramsay, 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. The share of people 15 and over in the labour force, working or looking for work, who had no job on census day in May 2021.
- 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. 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 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. Medians over towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents. Whole cities would swamp them and reserves sit outside the rankings, so neither is in.
- Neighbourhood figures. Ramsay’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 Ramsay
How many jobs are there in Ramsay?
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 Ramsay?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 14% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Calgary metro area at 6.6% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Ramsay?
At $67,600 before tax in 2020, the median household in Ramsay compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Ramsay get to work?
68% of commuters drive, 13% take public transit, 11% walk and 3.5% cycle; 34% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
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).