Household incomes in Callaghan are higher than in 85% of Canadian towns
67% of people aged 15 to 64 in Callaghan had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. Residents of Callaghan take 29.4 minutes to reach work on average; the middle of Canadian towns is 26. The 2021 census put unemployment in Callaghan at 14%, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
Callaghan at work: what stands out
Fewer people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 67% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 64%. In work ↓
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 ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $99,500 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 29.4 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.
The Jobs & income grade for Callaghan: C
Better than 32% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #367 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 and the working-age population of Callaghan
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 72 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. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 74% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. 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.
$99,500 a year: the median household in Callaghan
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 90 have a higher median. That puts Callaghan 8% above the median of Alberta’s towns, $92,250. CERB and the other emergency payments of 2020 are counted in these incomes, which lifted the lower ones that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Without a car, 8.4% of Callaghan’s commuters get to work
Home was the workplace for 27%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%. By bus, train or subway: 6.7%, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Driving to work is about as common as in the middle of Alberta’s towns, at 89%.
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
That is about 4.2 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 5%. At its peak, in January 2021, 97,990 people were on EI, 3.1 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Area behind the EI beneficiaries figures: 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).
Everyday places on foot in Callaghan: A−
Better than 84% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #233 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 747 Canadian towns of 2,900 to 5,600, Callaghan comes 515th on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 16 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 18 | Laurier Heights Alberta | 3,048 | 78% | 6.9% | $163K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 513 | Blind River Ontario | 3,692 | 65% | 12% | $67K | C |
| 514 | Belmead Alberta | 3,970 | 66% | 15% | $86K | C |
| 515 | Callaghan Alberta | 4,180 | 67% | 14% | $100K | C |
| 516 | Mount Royal Saskatchewan | 5,292 | 67% | 9.4% | $66K | C |
| 517 | Mill Courtland Woodside Park Ontario | 3,319 | 72% | 13% | $71K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 747 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,978 | 57% | 22% | $60K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Callaghan, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work in and around Callaghan
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callaghan | 67% | 14% | $100K | 29.4 min | C | A− |
| Allard 0.9 km | 77% | 9.6% | $105K | 29.5 min | B | A− |
| Rutherford 1 km | 74% | 11% | $101K | 28.1 min | B− | A− |
| Cavanagh 2 km | 72% | 12% | $118K | 27.4 min | B− | B |
| Paisley 2 km | 80% | 8.1% | $120K | 28.5 min | A− | C |
| MacEwan 2.7 km | 75% | 10% | $94K | 28.4 min | B− | B+ |
| Chappelle 3.1 km | 77% | 9.9% | $117K | 29.9 min | B | B+ |
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 Callaghan, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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. 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. The most recent unemployment rate on the page comes from this monthly survey, which covers the wider metro area or economic region, not the town.
- In work. Why 15 to 64? Otherwise retirees would pull the rate down in older towns. The census can’t say how old a neighbourhood’s workers are, so the count of people in work takes every age.
- 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. Callaghan’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 Edmonton’s page.
Questions about work in Callaghan
What is the unemployment rate in Callaghan?
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 Edmonton metro area at 7.1% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Callaghan?
The median household in Callaghan had $99,500 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Callaghan get to work?
By car: 89% of commuters, 6.7% take public transit and 1.7% walk; on census day 27% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Callaghan?
The census places jobs by municipality, so the answer is in Edmonton’s figures, with the flows of its commuters.
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).