Photo: Cherry2207 · CC BY 4.0Households in Chappelle earn more than those in 95% of Canadian towns
Commutes from Chappelle average 29.9 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. Chappelle counted 77% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%.
Work in Chappelle, in a few figures
Higher incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $117,000 before tax in 2020, where the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 29.9 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. 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 and income in Chappelle earn B
Better than 65% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #150 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 Chappelle: $117,000 at the median
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 51 have a higher median. Set beside Alberta’s towns, where the median is $92,250, Chappelle sits 27% above. Incomes are for 2020, the first pandemic year, so CERB and other emergency payments are part of them.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
6.1% of commuters from Chappelle go without a car
Nearly everyone drives: 91% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Home was the workplace for 22%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%. By bus, train or subway: 4.7%, against 3.5% in 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).
In and out of work in Chappelle
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 183 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
In October 2026, 64% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 81%. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
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.
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. Over the year to August 2026, the count 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).
The Walkability grade for Chappelle: B+
Better than 68% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #343 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
For jobs and income, Chappelle is 173rd of 561 Canadian towns of 10,400 to 20,000
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Saanich British Columbia | 12,986 | 85% | 5.9% | $121K | A+ |
| 2 | Sillery Quebec | 13,950 | 81% | 6.2% | $120K | A+ |
| 3 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Canmore Alberta | 17,341 | 79% | 9.7% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 31 | Lakeview Alberta | 12,799 | 75% | 11% | $125K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 35 | Lake Bonavista Alberta | 11,154 | 76% | 11% | $138K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 171 | Highland West Ontario | 12,476 | 72% | 12% | $109K | B |
| 172 | Westmount Ontario | 19,591 | 71% | 13% | $91K | B |
| 173 | Chappelle Alberta | 14,815 | 77% | 9.9% | $117K | B |
| 174 | Lacombe Alberta | 14,733 | 72% | 12% | $89K | B |
| 175 | Leduc County Alberta | 16,400 | 80% | 9.5% | $107K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 561 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Chappelle, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Neighbouring places to Chappelle, compared
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chappelle | 77% | 9.9% | $117K | 29.9 min | B | B+ |
| Paisley 2 km | 80% | 8.1% | $120K | 28.5 min | A− | C |
| Allard 2.5 km | 77% | 9.6% | $105K | 29.5 min | B | A− |
| Glenridding Heights 2.8 km | 76% | 8.9% | $119K | 29.6 min | B | A− |
| Callaghan 3.1 km | 67% | 14% | $100K | 29.4 min | C | A− |
| Rutherford 3.4 km | 74% | 11% | $101K | 28.1 min | B− | A− |
| Ambleside 3.9 km | 78% | 10% | $100K | 28.9 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 Chappelle, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. 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. The census asks how long the trip to work usually takes, in bands; our average uses each band’s middle, so it runs a little above Statistics Canada’s 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. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- Which towns we compare. Medians over towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents. Whole cities would swamp them and reserves sit outside the rankings, so neither is in.
- Neighbourhood figures. We add up Chappelle’s dissemination areas for its census figures. Flows between places and timed averages exist only for the whole municipality: see Edmonton’s page.
Questions about work in Chappelle
How do people in Chappelle get to work?
By car: 91% of commuters, 4.7% take public transit and 1.4% walk; on census day 22% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Chappelle?
Statistics Canada counts jobs for whole municipalities only; Edmonton has the total and the commuting flows.
What is the unemployment rate in Chappelle?
Two figures answer it: 9.9% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 7.1% for the Edmonton metro area in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Chappelle?
Chappelle’s middle household had $117,000 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
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).