Working-age people in Caernarvon are less likely to have a job than in 78% of Canadian towns
A typical one-way commute from Caernarvon lasts 27 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. Before tax, the typical household in Caernarvon brought in $82,300 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. When the 2021 census was taken, 16% of people in Caernarvon who wanted a job had none, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns.
The work numbers behind Caernarvon
Fewer people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 68% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 53%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 16% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 7.1% 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.
Caernarvon earns C for jobs and income
Better than 27% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #385 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 Caernarvon, 68% of the working-age population has a job
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 80 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Counting those looking for work too, 64% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 53%: many residents are past working age. In October 2026, 64% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. Statistics Canada counted on 11 May 2021, with much of the country under pandemic rules: more people were out of work or at home than usual.
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 in Caernarvon earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 61% of Canadian towns.
152 of the 211 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have a higher median. The middle of Alberta’s towns is $92,250, and Caernarvon is 11% below it. The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
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: 9% of commuters in Caernarvon
Only 12% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. By bus, train or subway: 7%, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. By car, truck or van: 89% of commuters, much as 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).
In Census Division No. 11, 30% more people receive EI than in 2019
Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 fell by 5%. The highest month was January 2021: 97,990 people, 3.1 times the 2019 level. Roughly 4.2 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. 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).
Caernarvon grades A for walkability
Better than 91% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #159 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 4,200 to 8,100, Caernarvon ranks 531st of 696 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 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Altadore Alberta | 7,675 | 80% | 8.1% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 16 | Parkview Alberta | 5,729 | 80% | 9% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 18 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 529 | Nutana Urban Centre Saskatchewan | 5,926 | 72% | 9.4% | $54K | C |
| 530 | Capitol Hill Alberta | 6,135 | 66% | 16% | $80K | C |
| 531 | Caernarvon Alberta | 5,972 | 68% | 16% | $82K | C |
| 532 | Southwood Alberta | 6,092 | 68% | 17% | $82K | C |
| 533 | Beacon Heights Alberta | 4,389 | 65% | 17% | $86K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 696 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Caernarvon, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Jobs and income in the places around Caernarvon
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarvon | 68% | 16% | $82K | 27 min | C | A |
| Carlisle 1.1 km | 62% | 15% | $83K | 25.4 min | C | A |
| Dunluce 1.5 km | 62% | 17% | $84K | 26.5 min | C− | A |
| Oxford 1.5 km | 71% | 12% | $113K | 24.7 min | B | A− |
| Cumberland 1.5 km | 71% | 11% | $118K | 26.3 min | B | B |
| Griesbach 1.6 km | 73% | 9.8% | $108K | 25.6 min | B | A |
| Hudson 1.7 km | 72% | 11% | $96K | 23.8 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 Caernarvon, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- 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. Before-tax total income of the middle household for 2020, from the census. Neighbourhood medians are worked out from bracket counts, since Statistics Canada publishes none of their own.
- Trip times. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- Employment Insurance. How many people in the census division drew Employment Insurance each month; it moves with layoffs and hiring, yet people who don’t qualify are absent from it.
- The Labour Force Survey. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- Which towns we compare. Any town of 2,500 or more counts, and so does any city neighbourhood that size; the city as a whole and First Nations reserves don’t. The middle is the median.
- Neighbourhood figures. The census reaches a neighbourhood only through its dissemination areas, and Caernarvon’s figures add those up. Edmonton’s page has the commuting flows, which exist only for the whole municipality.
Questions about work in Caernarvon
What is the average household income in Caernarvon?
At $82,300 before tax in 2020, the median household in Caernarvon compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Caernarvon get to work?
By car: 89% of commuters, 7% take public transit and 2% walk; on census day 12% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Caernarvon?
Statistics Canada counts jobs for whole municipalities only; Edmonton has the total and the commuting flows.
What is the unemployment rate in Caernarvon?
At the 2021 census 16% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Edmonton metro area, gives 7.1% in October 2026.
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).