Households in Satoo have higher incomes than those in 78% of Canadian towns
Joblessness at the 2021 census: 15% of Satoo’s labour force, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. In Satoo, 76% of residents aged 15 to 64 were working in May 2021, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns. Residents of Satoo take 24.8 minutes to reach work on average; the middle of Canadian towns is 26.
What sets Satoo apart on jobs and income
Work near the middle
At the 2021 census 76% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 55%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
15% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns); the Labour Force Survey had the area at 7.1% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Satoo earns B+ for jobs and income
Better than 70% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #118 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 Satoo has a job
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 174 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 64%. Counting retirees, 55% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 64% in work 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.
Before tax, the median household in Satoo had $92,300
110 of the 211 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have a higher median. In 2020 emergency benefits topped up many low incomes, and the census counts them here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Satoo gets to work without a car for 11% of commuters
The middle of Alberta’s towns has 5.7% on transit; here it is 8.8%. 86% drive to work, fewer than the 88% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 18% against 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
EI claims in Census Division No. 11 run 30% above their 2019 level
Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 fell by 5%. The highest month was January 2021: 97,990 people, 3.1 times the 2019 level. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.2 receive EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. 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).
Satoo grades A for walkability
Better than 90% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #162 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Satoo next to Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,400: 132nd of 390 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 12 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 19 | Laurier Heights Alberta | 3,048 | 78% | 6.9% | $163K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 130 | Elkford British Columbia | 3,030 | 77% | 5.4% | $119K | B+ |
| 131 | Kingsclear New Brunswick | 3,158 | 75% | 6.5% | $106K | B+ |
| 132 | Satoo Alberta | 2,517 | 76% | 15% | $92K | B+ |
| 133 | Cap-Saint-Ignace Quebec | 3,074 | 84% | 4.8% | $65K | B+ |
| 134 | Admaston/Bromley Ontario | 3,086 | 82% | 5.9% | $85K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 390 | 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 Satoo, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work in the places around Satoo
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satoo | 76% | 15% | $92K | 24.8 min | B+ | A |
| Ekota 1 km | 65% | 17% | $95K | 26.8 min | C | A |
| Anthony Henday South East 1 km | 70% | 14% | $107K | 26.8 min | B− | B+ |
| Meyonohk 1.1 km | 70% | 12% | $88K | 25.5 min | C+ | A |
| Tipaskan 1.7 km | 64% | 14% | $76K | 26.3 min | C− | A+ |
| Kameyosek 1.8 km | 59% | 24% | $78K | 24.6 min | C− | A |
| Sakaw 1.8 km | 68% | 13% | $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 Satoo, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless rate.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Every town and city neighbourhood with 2,500 residents or more; whole cities and First Nations reserves are left out. Each middle figure is a median.
- Neighbourhood figures. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages stop at the municipality, so Edmonton’s page carries them; Satoo’s own figures sum its dissemination areas.
Questions about work in Satoo
What is the unemployment rate in Satoo?
At the 2021 census 15% 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 Satoo?
Satoo’s middle household had $92,300 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Satoo get to work?
By car: 86% of commuters, 8.8% take public transit and 2.1% walk; on census day 18% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Satoo?
Jobs and commuting flows exist only for Edmonton as a whole, and its page carries them.
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).