Household incomes in Miller top those of 86% of Canadian towns
Census day 2021 found 13% of Miller’s labour force without a job, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. On average, people in Miller spend 27.7 minutes getting to work, next to 26 for the middle of Canadian towns. Jobs were held by 74% of people aged 15 to 64 in Miller in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
Where Miller stands out on work
Work near the middle
At the 2021 census 74% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 58%. In work ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $100,700 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.
Jobs and income in Miller earn B−
Better than 54% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #244 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.
Before tax, the median household in Miller had $100,700
Miller’s median is 9% above the middle of Alberta’s towns ($92,250). 87 of the 211 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have a higher median. 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).
In and out of work in Miller
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 134 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
67% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 58%: many residents are past working age. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 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.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 9.3% of Miller’s commuters
20% worked at home on census day, about the same as in the middle of Canadian towns. By transit: 8.5% of commuters, well above the 5.7% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. By car, truck or van: 87% of commuters, much as in the middle of Alberta’s towns.
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.
30% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 11 than in 2019
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. Roughly 4.2 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI.
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).
The Walkability grade for Miller: B+
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
317th of 694: where Miller ranks among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,400
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 23 | Laurier Heights Alberta | 3,048 | 78% | 6.9% | $163K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 315 | Salisbury New Brunswick | 2,585 | 79% | 11% | $72K | B− |
| 316 | Sturgeon Creek Manitoba | 3,202 | 72% | 7.5% | $82K | B− |
| 317 | Miller Alberta | 3,294 | 74% | 13% | $101K | B− |
| 318 | Templeton-Sinclair Manitoba | 3,987 | 76% | 10% | $82K | B− |
| 319 | Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay British Columbia | 3,915 | 70% | 9% | $95K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 694 | 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 Miller, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Neighbouring places to Miller, compared
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller | 74% | 13% | $101K | 27.7 min | B− | B+ |
| Clareview Town Centre 1.1 km | 70% | 17% | $79K | 29.5 min | C− | A+ |
| Brintnell 1.1 km | 70% | 12% | $118K | 27.1 min | B− | A |
| Casselman 1.2 km | 68% | 12% | $92K | 26.7 min | C+ | A− |
| Kirkness 1.3 km | 69% | 11% | $89K | 27.1 min | C+ | A |
| Hollick-Kenyon 1.4 km | 72% | 14% | $110K | 26.5 min | B | A |
| York 1.9 km | 67% | 16% | $84K | 30.1 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 Miller, 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. 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 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. 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. The most recent unemployment rate on the page comes from this monthly survey, which covers the wider metro area or economic region, not 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. Everything here sums the dissemination areas inside Miller’s lines, since the census has no neighbourhood profile; where people commute is on Edmonton’s page.
Questions about work in Miller
What is the average household income in Miller?
Miller’s middle household had $100,700 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Miller get to work?
By car: 87% of commuters, 8.5% take public transit and 0.8% walk; on census day 20% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Miller?
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 Miller?
The 2021 census found 13% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Edmonton metro area, is 7.1% (October 2026).
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).