Kernohan has higher household incomes than 84% of Canadian towns
Unemployment in Kernohan stood at 14% on census day 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. Residents of Kernohan take 27.2 minutes to reach work on average; the middle of Canadian towns is 26. In Kernohan, 67% of residents aged 15 to 64 were working in May 2021, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%.
What sets Kernohan apart on jobs and income
Fewer people in work than most towns
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 67% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 52%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 14% 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, Kernohan grades C+
Better than 37% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #343 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.
In and out of work in Kernohan
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 62 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
61% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 52%. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 64% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at home.
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.
Kernohan households: $98,200 a year at the median
The middle of Alberta’s towns is $92,250, and Kernohan is 6% above it. Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 93 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).
11% of commuters in Kernohan walk, cycle or take transit
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 15% against 21%. The middle of Alberta’s towns has 5.7% on transit; here it is 8.8%.
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.
In Census Division No. 11, 30% more people receive EI than in 2019
Behind EI beneficiaries sits data gathered across Census Division No. 11, with Kernohan one part of it.
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 5%. The count topped out in January 2021 at 97,990 people, 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. 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 Kernohan: A
Better than 90% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #166 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 610 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,100, Kernohan comes 383rd 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 381 | Fessenden Ontario | 3,551 | 70% | 12% | $88K | C+ |
| 382 | Portneuf Quebec | 3,410 | 78% | 6.8% | $64K | C+ |
| 383 | Kernohan Alberta | 3,020 | 67% | 14% | $98K | C+ |
| 384 | Minchau Alberta | 2,576 | 70% | 14% | $96K | C+ |
| 385 | Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley British Columbia | 2,597 | 72% | 8.3% | $82K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 610 | 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 Kernohan, and others among Alberta’s towns.
The places around Kernohan, side by side
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kernohan | 67% | 14% | $98K | 27.2 min | C+ | A |
| Belmont 0.8 km | 65% | 14% | $88K | 28.9 min | C− | A+ |
| Bannerman 1.1 km | 59% | 15% | $80K | 27 min | C− | A |
| Overlanders 1.4 km | 57% | 14% | $74K | 27.4 min | D | A |
| Fraser 1.8 km | 73% | 11% | $96K | 24.5 min | B | A− |
| Clareview Town Centre 1.9 km | 70% | 17% | $79K | 29.5 min | C− | A+ |
| Homesteader 2.1 km | 59% | 16% | $82K | 27.3 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 Kernohan, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Unemployment. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- Household income. Taken from the 2021 Census, which asked about 2020: wages, pensions, investment income and government transfers together, before income tax, for the median household.
- Trip times. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed average.
- Employment Insurance. A monthly count of Employment Insurance beneficiaries for the whole census division. It tracks the local job market, but it is not an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- In work. How many residents held a job in May 2021, set against how many were 15 to 64. It reads a little high where many people work past 65, since below the municipality the census gives no breakdown of workers by age.
- 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. Everything here sums the dissemination areas inside Kernohan’s lines, since the census has no neighbourhood profile; where people commute is on Edmonton’s page.
Questions about work in Kernohan
How many jobs are there in Kernohan?
Statistics Canada counts jobs for whole municipalities only; Edmonton has the total and the commuting flows.
What is the unemployment rate in Kernohan?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Edmonton metro area at 7.1%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 14%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Kernohan?
Kernohan’s middle household had $98,200 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Kernohan get to work?
84% of commuters drive, 8.8% take public transit and 1.8% walk; 15% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
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).