Photo: Khoshhat · CC BY-SA 4.0Cavanagh’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of Canadian towns
Unemployment in Cavanagh stood at 12% on census day 2021, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. Workers in Cavanagh spend 27.4 minutes on the way to work on average (26 in the middle of Canadian towns). Jobs were held by 72% of people aged 15 to 64 in Cavanagh in 2021, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns.
Where Cavanagh stands out on work
Work near the middle
With 72% of its 15-to-64s in work in 2021, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, it has 60% of all adults employed. In work ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $117,900 before tax in 2020, where the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. 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 & income in Cavanagh: graded B−
Better than 55% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #233 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.
Household income in Cavanagh: $117,900 at the median
That puts Cavanagh 28% above the median of Alberta’s towns, $92,250. 46 of the 211 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have a higher median. Read the incomes as 2020’s, before tax: pandemic benefits such as CERB are in them, and they raised many low incomes for 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).
Work and the working-age population of Cavanagh
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 116 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 64% in work in October 2026. 68% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 60% were working. 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.
Without a car, 5.8% of Cavanagh’s commuters get to work
The car is the way to work for 92% of commuters. Working at home: 24% here, 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit takes 3.9% of commuters, close to 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).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
EI claims in Census Division No. 11 run 30% above their 2019 level
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 5%. The highest month was January 2021: 97,990 people, 3.1 times the 2019 level. 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).
The Walkability grade for Cavanagh: B
Better than 56% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #388 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
316th of 703: where Cavanagh ranks among Canadian towns of 5,100 to 9,900
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 314 | Fish Creek Park Alberta | 9,045 | 69% | 12% | $121K | B |
| 315 | Morgan Creek British Columbia | 8,084 | 73% | 7.5% | $134K | B |
| 316 | Cavanagh Alberta | 7,300 | 72% | 12% | $118K | B− |
| 317 | Klarvatten Alberta | 6,773 | 72% | 12% | $123K | B− |
| 318 | South Terwillegar Alberta | 8,183 | 73% | 12% | $111K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 703 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Cavanagh, and others among Alberta’s towns.
The work picture around Cavanagh
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavanagh | 72% | 12% | $118K | 27.4 min | B− | B |
| Rutherford 1.3 km | 74% | 11% | $101K | 28.1 min | B− | A− |
| MacEwan 1.5 km | 75% | 10% | $94K | 28.4 min | B− | B+ |
| Callaghan 2 km | 67% | 14% | $100K | 29.4 min | C | A− |
| Twin Brooks 2.2 km | 73% | 11% | $137K | 26.1 min | B+ | B+ |
| Bearspaw 2.5 km | 75% | 10% | $100K | 25.3 min | B+ | A− |
| Allard 2.9 km | 77% | 9.6% | $105K | 29.5 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 Cavanagh, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- 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. 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. Monthly EI recipients across the census division: a pulse of the local job market rather than a measure of who is out of work.
- 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; Cavanagh’s own figures sum its dissemination areas.
Questions about work in Cavanagh
How many jobs are there in Cavanagh?
Jobs and commuting flows exist only for Edmonton as a whole, and its page carries them.
What is the unemployment rate in Cavanagh?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Edmonton metro area at 7.1%; 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 Cavanagh?
Cavanagh’s middle household had $117,900 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Cavanagh get to work?
By car: 92% of commuters, 3.9% take public transit and 1.9% walk; on census day 24% of those in work worked from home.
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).