Photo: Dennis Cambly · CC BY-SA 3.0Lamont County has 0.2 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
At the 2021 census, 82% of Lamont County’s 15-to-64s were in work, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns. An hour or more each way is the commute for 13% of workers in Lamont County; the average is 34.8 minutes. In 2020, a household at the middle of Lamont County had $86,100 before tax, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900.
Jobs and income in Lamont County: what the figures say
More people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 82% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 61%. In work ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 34.8 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 13% take an hour or more. The trip to work ↓
Many work from home
33% of workers worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. 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.
Lamont County grades B− for jobs and income
Better than 49% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #277 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 Lamont County
Of the 9 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 10, 7 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 66%. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 61%. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 57% in October 2026. Census day was 11 May 2021, in the pandemic’s third wave: unemployment ran high and many worked from home, so these figures describe that spring rather than today.
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.
How long the commute from Lamont County takes
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 31.4 minutes. In the middle of Alberta’s towns, the average commute is 25.8 minutes. Only 21% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 39% in the middle of Alberta’s towns.
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.
Without a car, 3.6% of Lamont County’s commuters get to work
The car is the way to work for 94% of commuters. 33% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit takes 0.8% of commuters, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
The daily tide in Lamont County runs outward
About 7 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. 3.5% 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.
96% of Lamont County’s residents in work leave it to work; Lamont takes the most
- Lamont160
- Edmonton135
- Fort Saskatchewan125
- Mundare85
- Strathcona County85
- Vegreville70
- Vermilion River County55
- Andrew40
- Fort McMurray35
- Beaver County25
Coming the other way, Bruderheim sends the most (40).
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 Lamont County earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 68% of Canadian towns.
Of the 9 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 10, 4 have a higher median. Set beside Alberta’s towns, where the median is $92,250, Lamont County sits 7% below. These are 2020 incomes, before tax, and they include pandemic benefits such as CERB, which lifted many lower incomes that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
5% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 10 than in 2019
Behind EI beneficiaries sits data gathered across Census Division No. 10, with Lamont County one part of it.
Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 4%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 5,330 people on EI, 2.8 times 2019’s average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 3.5 are on EI.
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).
Walking in Lamont County earns C−
Better than 18% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #455 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Lamont County ranks: 403rd of 798 Canadian towns of 2,700 to 5,300
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 19 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 401 | Macewan Glen Alberta | 4,718 | 68% | 13% | $113K | B− |
| 402 | Beaupré Quebec | 4,314 | 79% | 7.6% | $75K | B− |
| 403 | Lamont County Alberta | 3,918 | 82% | 7.7% | $86K | B− |
| 404 | Malmo Plains Alberta | 4,150 | 67% | 13% | $104K | B− |
| 405 | Woodbridge Meadows Ontario | 3,651 | 70% | 12% | $145K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 798 | 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 Lamont County, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Next to Lamont County: how nearby places compare
The nearest places to Lamont County with figures are 15–44 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont County | 82% | 7.7% | $86K | 34.8 min | B− | C− |
| Lamont 15.2 km | 74% | 12% | $76K | 29.3 min | C | A− |
| Bruderheim 26 km | 69% | 15% | $97K | 32.7 min | C | B+ |
| Smoky Lake 40.3 km | 63% | 8.5% | $63K | 18.1 min | C− | A+ |
| Redwater 43.1 km | 63% | 16% | $79K | 31.4 min | D | A |
| Tofield 43.6 km | 82% | 12% | $75K | 30.4 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 Lamont County, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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.
- Where people commute. Only people with a usual place of work are in it: those who work from home or have no fixed site are not. Home and work are both counted by municipality.
- Employment Insurance. Beneficiaries of Employment Insurance, month by month, for the census division rather than the town. Many jobless people don’t qualify, so 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.
- 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. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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.
Questions about work in Lamont County
How many jobs are there in Lamont County?
Statistics Canada counted 56 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Lamont County?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 7.7% 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 Lamont County?
The median household in Lamont County had $86,100 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Lamont County get to work?
Driving takes 94% of commuters to work, 0.8% take public transit and 2.8% walk, and on census day 33% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Lamont County?
About 34.8 minutes on average, with 21% under a quarter-hour and 13% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Lamont County work?
Only 3.5% work in Lamont County itself; the rest go first to Lamont (160) and Edmonton (135).
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).