Household incomes in Ranchlands are higher than in 75% of Canadian towns
In Ranchlands, 72% of residents aged 15 to 64 were working in May 2021, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. Commutes from Ranchlands average 27.1 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. When the 2021 census was taken, 12% of people in Ranchlands who wanted a job had none; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
Work in Ranchlands: the figures worth knowing
Work near the middle
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 72% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 59%. In work ↓
Unemployment near the middle
Unemployment was 12% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 6.6% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Ranchlands grades C+ for jobs and income
Better than 44% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #307 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, trip times.
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.
Work and the working-age population of Ranchlands
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 6, 76 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 59% of residents 15 and over were in work. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 67% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 67% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. 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 Ranchlands: $90,500 in 2020
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 6, 103 have a higher median. The middle of Alberta’s towns is $92,250, and Ranchlands is 2% below it. 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).
Walking, cycling or transit: 9.4% of Ranchlands’ commuters
Transit takes 7.7% of commuters, above the 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. The car takes 87% of commuters here, under the 88% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Working at home: 28% here, 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).
35% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 6 than in 2019
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. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 1%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Data for EI beneficiaries covers 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).
The Walkability grade for Ranchlands: A
Better than 92% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #151 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
412th of 692: where Ranchlands ranks among Canadian towns of 5,200 to 10,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 10 | Altadore Alberta | 7,675 | 80% | 8.1% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Parkview Alberta | 5,729 | 80% | 9% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 27 | Glenora Alberta | 6,197 | 78% | 9.1% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 410 | Donnacona Quebec | 7,785 | 79% | 4.2% | $67K | C+ |
| 411 | Trail British Columbia | 8,539 | 69% | 7.9% | $68K | C+ |
| 412 | Ranchlands Alberta | 7,376 | 72% | 12% | $91K | C+ |
| 413 | Hope Ontario | 6,997 | 72% | 12% | $139K | C+ |
| 414 | Hatchet Lake Nova Scotia | 9,930 | 74% | 9.5% | $93K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 692 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Ranchlands, and others among Alberta’s towns.
How the places next to Ranchlands compare on work
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchlands | 72% | 12% | $91K | 27.1 min | C+ | A |
| Silver Springs 1.4 km | 72% | 13% | $112K | 24.7 min | B+ | A− |
| Hawkwood 1.5 km | 70% | 13% | $126K | 28.8 min | B− | A− |
| Scenic Acres 2.1 km | 72% | 12% | $140K | 26.1 min | B | B+ |
| Arbour Lake 2.2 km | 71% | 12% | $110K | 27 min | B− | A |
| Dalhousie 2.4 km | 65% | 13% | $89K | 24.4 min | C+ | A+ |
| Citadel 3 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 Ranchlands, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Trip times. One way, on a usual day, from the census’s travel-time bands. Band midpoints overstate it a little next to the figure Statistics Canada times.
- Employment Insurance. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Monthly, and only for metro areas and economic regions. It is the up-to-date rate we set beside the census’s 2021 snapshot.
- 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. 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. 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. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
- Neighbourhood figures. The census reaches a neighbourhood only through its dissemination areas, and Ranchlands’ figures add those up. Calgary’s page has the commuting flows, which exist only for the whole municipality.
Questions about work in Ranchlands
What is the unemployment rate in Ranchlands?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Calgary metro area at 6.6%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 12%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Ranchlands?
The median household in Ranchlands had $90,500 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Ranchlands get to work?
87% of commuters drive, 7.7% take public transit and 1.7% walk; 28% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How many jobs are there in Ranchlands?
Jobs and commuting flows exist only for Calgary as a whole, and its page carries them.
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).