Fewer of Allendale’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 75% of Canadian towns
Census day 2021 found 14% of Allendale’s labour force without a job, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. In 2020, a household at the middle of Allendale had $83,200 before tax, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900. Residents of Allendale take 23 minutes to reach work on average; the middle of Canadian towns is 26.
What the numbers say about work in Allendale
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 7.1%. Unemployment ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 23 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.
Jobs & income in Allendale: graded B−
Better than 45% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #303 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.
Work for 69% of 15-to-64s in Allendale
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 86 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 70%. For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 64% in work in October 2026. Census day was 11 May 2021, in the pandemic’s third wave: unemployment ran high and many worked from home, so these figures describe that spring rather than today.
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.
Allendale gets to work without a car for 17% of commuters
81% drive to work, fewer than the 88% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Working at home: 24% here, 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit takes 7.5% 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, 3.8% do.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
What households in Allendale earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 63% of Canadian towns.
That puts Allendale 10% below the median of Alberta’s towns, $92,250. Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 146 have a higher median. 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).
EI claims in Census Division No. 11 run 30% above their 2019 level
Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 5%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 97,990 people on EI, 3.1 times 2019’s average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.2 receive EI.
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. 11). EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Allendale on foot: a A+ grade
Better than 98% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #68 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
315th of 578: where Allendale ranks among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 20 | Laurier Heights Alberta | 3,048 | 78% | 6.9% | $163K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 313 | Athlone Alberta | 3,242 | 70% | 10% | $90K | B− |
| 314 | East Hawkesbury Ontario | 3,787 | 79% | 7.3% | $80K | B− |
| 315 | Allendale Alberta | 2,951 | 69% | 14% | $83K | B− |
| 316 | Trillium Industrial Park Ontario | 3,420 | 69% | 11% | $87K | C+ |
| 317 | Bonaventure Quebec | 2,719 | 75% | 10% | $64K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 578 | 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 Allendale, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work next door to Allendale
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allendale | 69% | 14% | $83K | 23 min | B− | A+ |
| Pleasantview 1.2 km | 67% | 14% | $78K | 23.4 min | C | A+ |
| Queen Alexandra 1.3 km | 67% | 14% | $57K | 23.7 min | D | A+ |
| McKernan 1.3 km | 68% | 16% | $95K | 21.1 min | B | A+ |
| Malmo Plains 1.8 km | 67% | 13% | $104K | 25 min | B− | A+ |
| Belgravia 2 km | 79% | 9.2% | $128K | 23.7 min | A | A |
| Empire Park 2 km | 62% | 15% | $66K | 27.7 min | D | 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 Allendale, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
- 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. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages stop at the municipality, so Edmonton’s page carries them; Allendale’s own figures sum its dissemination areas.
Questions about work in Allendale
What is the average household income in Allendale?
The census puts Allendale at $83,200 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Allendale get to work?
81% of commuters drive, 7.5% take public transit, 5.4% walk and 3.8% cycle; 24% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How many jobs are there in Allendale?
The census places jobs by municipality, so the answer is in Edmonton’s figures, with the flows of its commuters.
What is the unemployment rate in Allendale?
The census put unemployment at 14% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Edmonton metro area at 7.1%.
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).