Photo: Kiyoteru Awaji · CC BY 4.0The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Glengarry trails that of 92% of Canadian towns
Joblessness at the 2021 census: 16% of Glengarry’s labour force, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The median household in Glengarry had $75,600 before tax in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900. Commutes from Glengarry average 23.2 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns.
Where Glengarry stands out on work
Fewer people in work than most towns
The 2021 census found 61% of 15-to-64s with a job (73% in the middle of Canadian towns). Count every adult, retirees too, and the figure is 49%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 16% 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 ↓
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, Glengarry grades C−
Better than 24% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #400 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is trip times; 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.
Glengarry at work: 61% of people aged 15 to 64
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 24 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Counting retirees, 49% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 64% in October 2026. The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 59%. 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.
Household income in Glengarry
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 53% of Canadian towns.
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 173 have a higher median. Against the middle of Alberta’s towns ($92,250), Glengarry’s median is 18% below. 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).
Glengarry gets to work without a car for 12% of commuters
By bus, train or subway: 8.4%, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. The car takes 86% of commuters here, under the 88% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Home was the workplace for 11%, under the 21% 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 Census Division No. 11, 30% more people receive EI than in 2019
That works out to around 4.2 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 5%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 97,990 people on EI, 3.1 times 2019’s average.
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 Glengarry: A+
Better than 96% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #98 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Glengarry next to Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,200: 482nd of 639 on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mount Royal Alberta | 2,758 | 83% | 12% | $188K | A+ |
| 2 | Central River Heights Manitoba | 2,736 | 84% | 5.4% | $137K | A+ |
| 3 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 14 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 21 | Laurier Heights Alberta | 3,048 | 78% | 6.9% | $163K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 480 | University Heights Alberta | 4,031 | 69% | 15% | $71K | C− |
| 481 | Valhalla Manitoba | 3,153 | 80% | 9.6% | $49K | C− |
| 482 | Glengarry Alberta | 3,087 | 61% | 16% | $76K | C− |
| 483 | Richfield Alberta | 3,456 | 55% | 18% | $80K | C− |
| 484 | Holyrood Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,749 | 67% | 12% | $89K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 639 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Glengarry, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Glengarry and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glengarry | 61% | 16% | $76K | 23.2 min | C− | A+ |
| Northmount 0.8 km | 64% | 17% | $88K | 25.3 min | C | A |
| Killarney 0.8 km | 56% | 20% | $70K | 26 min | D | A+ |
| Rosslyn 1.5 km | 68% | 9.7% | $80K | 25.8 min | C | A+ |
| Delwood 1.6 km | 67% | 15% | $86K | 25.9 min | C | A |
| Lauderdale 1.7 km | 57% | 16% | $78K | 24.7 min | C− | A |
| Kildare 1.8 km | 63% | 19% | $71K | 27.5 min | D | 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 Glengarry, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- 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. The share of people 15 and over in the labour force, working or looking for work, who had no job on census day in May 2021.
- Household income. The 2020 income of the household at the midpoint, all sources and before tax. Inside a city we rebuild it from the dissemination areas’ income bands, so there it is an estimate.
- 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.
- 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. Glengarry’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 Glengarry
What is the unemployment rate in Glengarry?
The census put unemployment at 16% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Edmonton metro area at 7.1%.
What is the average household income in Glengarry?
Glengarry’s middle household had $75,600 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Glengarry get to work?
Driving takes 86% of commuters to work, 8.4% take public transit and 3.3% walk, and on census day 11% of those in work were at home.
How many jobs are there in Glengarry?
There is no count for a neighbourhood: the jobs figure, and where commuters go, are published for Edmonton as one municipality.
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).