Household incomes in Edgemont top those of 97% of Canadian towns
Edgemont counted 79% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. Of everyone in Edgemont working or looking for work in May 2021, 9.2% were unemployed; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. At 26.2 minutes on average, the trip to work from Edgemont compares with 26 in the middle of Canadian towns.
Where Edgemont stands out on work
More people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 79% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 75%. In work ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $121,500 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.
On jobs and income, Edgemont grades A
Better than 88% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #38 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.
Who in Edgemont has a job
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 200 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Working or looking, 83% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 64% in October 2026. 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 earned in Edgemont: $121,500 in 2020
That puts Edgemont 32% above the median of Alberta’s towns, $92,250. 33 of the 211 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have a higher median. Pandemic benefits paid in 2020 lifted the incomes at the bottom, and they are counted here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 1.8% of Edgemont’s commuters
Nearly everyone drives: 95% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Home was the workplace for 22%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%. Transit takes 0.9% of commuters, 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).
30% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 11 than in 2019
That is about 4.2 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Compared with a year earlier, 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. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of 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).
On getting around on foot, Edgemont grades C+
Better than 40% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #414 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Edgemont is 81st of 739 Canadian towns of 3,500 to 6,800 people for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 2 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | South Tuxedo Manitoba | 3,629 | 85% | 6.8% | $110K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Parkview Alberta | 5,729 | 80% | 9% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 20 | Richmond Alberta | 4,811 | 79% | 9.2% | $114K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 79 | Renfrew Alberta | 6,685 | 77% | 11% | $96K | A |
| 80 | L'Ange-Gardien Quebec | 4,106 | 83% | 4.9% | $91K | A |
| 81 | Edgemont Alberta | 5,059 | 79% | 9.2% | $122K | A |
| 82 | Neuville Quebec | 4,579 | 82% | 5.8% | $97K | A |
| 83 | York Road Ontario | 4,931 | 80% | 11% | $109K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 739 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Edgemont, and others among Alberta’s towns.
How Edgemont compares with the places nearby
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont | 79% | 9.2% | $122K | 26.2 min | A | C+ |
| The Hamptons 1.4 km | 74% | 12% | $121K | 26.9 min | B | A− |
| Jamieson Place 2.5 km | 78% | 10% | $122K | 25.8 min | A− | A− |
| Cameron Heights 3.1 km | 78% | 8.6% | $169K | 26.6 min | A− | C− |
| Granville 3.4 km | 79% | 8.9% | $137K | 27.9 min | A− | A |
| Ormsby Place 3.6 km | 63% | 15% | $93K | 26.7 min | C | A |
| Glastonbury 3.8 km | 74% | 11% | $112K | 26.3 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 Edgemont, 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. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- Trip times. How long getting to work normally takes, averaged from the census’s time bands at their middles; expect it to read slightly high against the timed figure.
- 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. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- Which towns we compare. Towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 people or more, never a whole city and never a First Nations reserve. Middles are medians.
- Neighbourhood figures. We add up Edgemont’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 Edgemont
What is the unemployment rate in Edgemont?
At the 2021 census 9.2% 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.
What is the average household income in Edgemont?
Edgemont’s middle household had $121,500 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Edgemont get to work?
By car: 95% of commuters, 0.9% take public transit and 0.9% walk; on census day 22% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Edgemont?
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).