Households in The Hamptons earn more than those in 96% of Canadian towns
The Hamptons counted 74% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. Workers in The Hamptons spend 26.9 minutes on the way to work on average (26 in the middle of Canadian towns). Of everyone in The Hamptons working or looking for work in May 2021, 12% were unemployed; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
The Hamptons at work: what stands out
Work near the middle
Counting everyone 15 and over, 68% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 74%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
At $120,600 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
The Hamptons grades B for jobs and income
Better than 63% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #162 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.
What households earned in The Hamptons: $120,600 in 2020
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 35 have a higher median. Set beside Alberta’s towns, where the median is $92,250, The Hamptons sits 31% above. Incomes here are 2020’s and include the pandemic payments, CERB among them, that propped up the lower end.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
How many in The Hamptons were working in 2021
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 133 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 64% in October 2026. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 78% of residents that age. 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.
Leaving the car at home: 5.9% of commuters in The Hamptons
Working at home: 21%, close to the middle of Canadian towns. Transit takes 5.1% of commuters, above the 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. The car is the way to work for 91% of commuters.
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
The count topped out in January 2021 at 97,990 people, 3.1 times the 2019 average. Roughly 4.2 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 5%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries published for Census Division No. 11, not by town. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Getting around The Hamptons on foot earns A−
Better than 79% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #275 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 632 Canadian towns of 8,400 to 16,200, The Hamptons comes 222nd on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Saanich British Columbia | 12,986 | 85% | 5.9% | $121K | A+ |
| 2 | Sillery Quebec | 13,950 | 81% | 6.2% | $120K | A+ |
| 3 | Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge Saskatchewan | 9,325 | 80% | 6.7% | $127K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 14 | West Hillhurst Alberta | 10,319 | 78% | 9.3% | $126K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 35 | Lakeview Alberta | 12,799 | 75% | 11% | $125K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 41 | Lake Bonavista Alberta | 11,154 | 76% | 11% | $138K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 220 | Hidden Valley Alberta | 10,614 | 72% | 12% | $127K | B |
| 221 | McConachie Alberta | 10,450 | 75% | 9% | $114K | B |
| 222 | The Hamptons Alberta | 12,008 | 74% | 12% | $121K | B |
| 223 | Taché Manitoba | 13,509 | 79% | 6.1% | $109K | B |
| 224 | Springbank Hill Alberta | 9,913 | 71% | 12% | $158K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 632 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of The Hamptons, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work in and around The Hamptons
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hamptons | 74% | 12% | $121K | 26.9 min | B | A− |
| Edgemont 1.4 km | 79% | 9.2% | $122K | 26.2 min | A | C+ |
| Jamieson Place 1.9 km | 78% | 10% | $122K | 25.8 min | A− | A− |
| Granville 2 km | 79% | 8.9% | $137K | 27.9 min | A− | A |
| Glastonbury 2.5 km | 74% | 11% | $112K | 26.3 min | B+ | A− |
| Ormsby Place 2.7 km | 63% | 15% | $93K | 26.7 min | C | A |
| Lymburn 2.9 km | 75% | 13% | $96K | 26.7 min | B | 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 The Hamptons, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. We divide the number of employed residents by the number aged 15 to 64. Workers past 64 still count on top, because the 2021 Census crosses work with age only for whole municipalities; in return, a retirement town’s pensioners don’t drag the rate down.
- Unemployment. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- Household income. Half of households had more than this before tax in 2020, half less, counting every source of income. For a neighbourhood we estimate the median from the income brackets of its dissemination areas.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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. The census reaches a neighbourhood only through its dissemination areas, and The Hamptons’ figures add those up. Edmonton’s page has the commuting flows, which exist only for the whole municipality.
Questions about work in The Hamptons
How many jobs are there in The Hamptons?
There is no count for a neighbourhood: the jobs figure, and where commuters go, are published for Edmonton as one municipality.
What is the unemployment rate in The Hamptons?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Edmonton metro area at 7.1%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 12%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in The Hamptons?
The Hamptons’s middle household had $120,600 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in The Hamptons get to work?
91% of commuters go by car, 5.1% take public transit and 0.8% walk. On census day 21% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
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).