Brintnell’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of Canadian towns
Of everyone in Brintnell working or looking for work in May 2021, 12% were unemployed; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. Commutes from Brintnell average 27.1 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. Brintnell counted 70% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%.
Work in Brintnell, in a few figures
Work near the middle
At the 2021 census 70% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 64%. In work ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $117,800 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
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 Brintnell earn B−
Better than 52% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #255 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.
Household income in Brintnell: $117,800 at the median
47 of the 211 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have a higher median. Set beside Alberta’s towns, where the median is $92,250, Brintnell sits 28% above. 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).
Who in Brintnell has a job
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 98 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 64% in October 2026. 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.
8.8% of commuters from Brintnell go without a car
By bus, train or subway: 7.1%, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. By car, truck or van: 89% of commuters, against 88% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 16% against 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
30% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 11 than in 2019
Roughly 4.2 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 5%. The highest month was January 2021: 97,990 people, 3.1 times the 2019 level.
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).
The walkability of Brintnell: A
Better than 89% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #182 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 4,700 to 9,000, Brintnell ranks 331st of 697 for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 11 | Altadore Alberta | 7,675 | 80% | 8.1% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 14 | Parkview Alberta | 5,729 | 80% | 9% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 22 | Richmond Alberta | 4,811 | 79% | 9.2% | $114K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 329 | Braeside Alberta | 5,706 | 75% | 12% | $92K | B− |
| 330 | Nolan Hill Alberta | 8,581 | 73% | 13% | $128K | B− |
| 331 | Brintnell Alberta | 6,658 | 70% | 12% | $118K | B− |
| 332 | Devon Alberta | 6,965 | 74% | 9.6% | $95K | B− |
| 333 | Brentwood Alberta | 7,369 | 72% | 12% | $87K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 697 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Brintnell, and others among Alberta’s towns.
The work picture around Brintnell
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brintnell | 70% | 12% | $118K | 27.1 min | B− | A |
| Hollick-Kenyon 0.8 km | 72% | 14% | $110K | 26.5 min | B | A |
| Miller 1.1 km | 74% | 13% | $101K | 27.7 min | B− | B+ |
| Cy Becker 1.4 km | 82% | 8.2% | $130K | 28 min | A | B+ |
| Casselman 1.5 km | 68% | 12% | $92K | 26.7 min | C+ | A− |
| Matt Berry 1.6 km | 63% | 14% | $119K | 24.7 min | B− | B− |
| Kirkness 1.7 km | 69% | 11% | $89K | 27.1 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 Brintnell, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- 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. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- In work. Everyone with a job, whatever their age, divided by the residents aged 15 to 64 at the 2021 Census: below the municipality the census doesn’t split work by age, and this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood can be given.
- 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. Everything here sums the dissemination areas inside Brintnell’s lines, since the census has no neighbourhood profile; where people commute is on Edmonton’s page.
Questions about work in Brintnell
How do people in Brintnell get to work?
By car: 89% of commuters, 7.1% take public transit and 1.7% walk; on census day 16% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Brintnell?
Jobs and commuting flows exist only for Edmonton as a whole, and its page carries them.
What is the unemployment rate in Brintnell?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 12% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Edmonton metro area at 7.1% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Brintnell?
The census puts Brintnell at $117,800 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
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).