Greenview’s household incomes are higher than in 94% of Canadian towns
At the 2021 census, 68% of Greenview’s 15-to-64s were in work, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. A typical one-way commute from Greenview lasts 27.3 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. 15% of the labour force in Greenview was out of work at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
Work in Greenview, in a few figures
More unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 15% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 7.1% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $112,100 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.
Greenview grades B− for jobs and income
Better than 46% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #297 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.
How many in Greenview were working in 2021
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 83 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 65% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 56% were working. 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.
Before tax, the median household in Greenview had $112,100
Set beside Alberta’s towns, where the median is $92,250, Greenview sits 22% above. Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 61 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).
9.8% of commuters from Greenview go without a car
Driving to work is about as common as in the middle of Alberta’s towns, at 88%. 20% worked at home on census day, about the same as 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
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. That works out to around 4.2 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division.
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).
Greenview earns A for walkability
Better than 86% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #214 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Greenview next to Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,800: 279th of 527 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 20 | Laurier Heights Alberta | 3,048 | 78% | 6.9% | $163K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 277 | Lynnwood Alberta | 3,452 | 68% | 11% | $87K | B− |
| 278 | Mayfair Saskatchewan | 2,927 | 70% | 12% | $71K | B− |
| 279 | Greenview Alberta | 2,822 | 68% | 15% | $112K | B− |
| 280 | Grant Park Manitoba | 2,898 | 80% | 8.8% | $58K | B− |
| 281 | Athlone Alberta | 3,242 | 70% | 10% | $90K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 527 | 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 Greenview, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Jobs near Greenview: the places around it
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenview | 68% | 15% | $112K | 27.3 min | B− | A |
| Hillview 0.9 km | 67% | 14% | $78K | 26.4 min | C− | A |
| Minchau 1.4 km | 70% | 14% | $96K | 28.8 min | C+ | A− |
| Lee Ridge 1.5 km | 67% | 18% | $78K | 26.7 min | C− | A+ |
| Kiniski Gardens 1.5 km | 75% | 13% | $111K | 24.4 min | A− | A− |
| Jackson Heights 1.6 km | 74% | 11% | $111K | 23.6 min | A− | A− |
| Weinlos 1.7 km | 63% | 16% | $89K | 26.1 min | C | 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 Greenview, 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. 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.
- 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. 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. 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.
- 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. Everything here sums the dissemination areas inside Greenview’s lines, since the census has no neighbourhood profile; where people commute is on Edmonton’s page.
Questions about work in Greenview
What is the average household income in Greenview?
The census puts Greenview at $112,100 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Greenview get to work?
Driving takes 88% of commuters to work, 9.8% take public transit, and on census day 20% of those in work were at home.
How many jobs are there in Greenview?
The census places jobs by municipality, so the answer is in Edmonton’s figures, with the flows of its commuters.
What is the unemployment rate in Greenview?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Edmonton metro area at 7.1%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 15%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
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).