Photo: Hero122 · CC BY 3.0Flagstaff County has 0.1 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work
37% of its workers worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. 83% of people aged 15 to 64 in Flagstaff County had a job at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. The median household in Flagstaff County had $90,200 before tax in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns.
The short version on work in Flagstaff County
More people in work than most towns
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 83% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 65%. In work ↓
Many work from home
On census day, 37% of those in work were working at home; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. Getting to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs & income in Flagstaff County: graded A−
Better than 84% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #59 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; 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.
Work and the working-age population of Flagstaff County
Of the 4 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 7, 3 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 57% in October 2026. Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 70%. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 65%. 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.
Without a car, 6.5% of Flagstaff County’s commuters get to work
Few ride transit: 1.3%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. More people walk to work here than in the middle of Alberta’s towns: 5.2% against 2.5%. The car is the way to work for 92% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
More go out than come in: the working day in Flagstaff County
It sends out some 40 workers for every one it takes in. 8.6% of residents who commute work inside the municipality, against 70% in the middle of Canadian towns.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
91% of Flagstaff County’s residents in work leave it to work; Killam takes the most
- Forestburg15
- Killam175
- Forestburg125
- Sedgewick120
- Camrose95
- Hardisty65
- Daysland45
- Lougheed45
- Fort McMurray20
- Coronation10
- Stettler10
Inbound, the leader is Forestburg (15).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
What households in Flagstaff County earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 75% of Canadian towns.
One of the 4 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 7 has a higher median. That puts Flagstaff County 2% below the median of Alberta’s towns, $92,250. That year, 2020, brought emergency benefits that count in these totals, before tax.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
A commute like the middle of Canadian towns: 26.1 minutes from Flagstaff County
An hour or more: 8.3% of commuters, above the 7% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 23.9 minutes (Statistics Canada).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: commuting duration in five bands; our average uses each band’s middle (75 minutes for an hour or more), so it runs about two minutes above Statistics Canada’s own.
About as many people are on EI in Census Division No. 7 as in 2019
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 2.7 receive EI. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 6%. The count topped out in January 2021 at 2,060 people, 2.9 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: Census Division No. 7. 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 of Flagstaff County: C+
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 769 Canadian towns of 2,600 to 5,000, Flagstaff County comes 143rd 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 18 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 23 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 141 | Jamieson Place Alberta | 3,813 | 78% | 10% | $122K | A− |
| 142 | Deer Lodge Manitoba | 3,691 | 75% | 9.7% | $91K | A− |
| 143 | Flagstaff County Alberta | 3,724 | 83% | 8% | $90K | A− |
| 144 | Central Okanagan British Columbia | 4,784 | 79% | 8.3% | $99K | A− |
| 145 | Electoral Area E, Cariboo British Columbia | 4,242 | 77% | 7.4% | $92K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 769 | 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 Flagstaff County, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Around Flagstaff County: jobs, pay and the commute
No closer places have figures: these lie 57–68 km from Flagstaff County.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff County | 83% | 8% | $90K | 26.1 min | A− | C+ |
| Camrose County 57.5 km | 81% | 7.4% | $90K | 30.3 min | B | D |
| Paintearth County No. 18 63.7 km | 82% | 3.8% | $84K | 25.5 min | A− | D |
| Wainwright No. 61 67.6 km | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | 22.5 min | A+ | D |
| Wainwright 68 km | 77% | 8.2% | $85K | 14.4 min | A | A− |
| Camrose 68.1 km | 73% | 13% | $77K | 18.9 min | B | B+ |
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 Flagstaff County, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada’s monthly survey, published for metro areas and economic regions rather than towns: it gives a current rate beside the census’s 2021 one.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- 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. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- Where people commute. Built from the census table that pairs each worker’s home municipality with their workplace municipality. A job here means someone who usually works in the municipality, local or not.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about work in Flagstaff County
How long is the commute from Flagstaff County?
The average commute is 26.1 minutes; 37% of trips take under 15 minutes and 8.3% an hour or more.
Where do people in Flagstaff County work?
8.6% work in Flagstaff County itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Killam (175), then Forestburg (125).
How many jobs are there in Flagstaff County?
The 2021 census found about 90 people with their usual workplace in Flagstaff County, or 0.1 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 51 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Flagstaff County?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 8% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Camrose-Drumheller economic region at 8.8% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Flagstaff County?
The census puts Flagstaff County at $90,200 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Flagstaff County get to work?
92% of commuters drive, 1.3% take public transit and 5.2% walk; 37% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · Statistics Canada, tables 98-10-0458 and 98-10-0459 (commuting) · 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).