Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in Leduc earn more than those in 86% of Canadian towns
74% of people aged 15 to 64 in Leduc had a job at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In May 2021, unemployment in Leduc reached 12%, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns. An hour or more each way is the commute for 6.1% of workers in Leduc; the average is 25.3 minutes.
Leduc at work: what stands out
Higher incomes than most towns
At $100,400 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
More jobs than the typical town
12,040 people work in Leduc and 10,895 residents commute to a fixed workplace; the middle of Canadian towns has 0.8 jobs per working resident. The daily tide ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
The Jobs & income grade for Leduc: B+
Better than 66% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #139 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 Leduc had $100,400
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 88 have a higher median. Set beside Alberta’s towns, where the median is $92,250, Leduc sits 9% above. Pandemic support paid in 2020, CERB first among it, is part of these before-tax incomes.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Each working day, Leduc’s workforce swells by 9%
44% 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.
7,246 people come into Leduc to work, most from Edmonton and Leduc County
- Edmonton3,995
- Leduc County730
- Beaumont555
- Strathcona County390
- Wetaskiwin County No. 10210
- Calmar185
- Devon170
- Millet145
- Wetaskiwin130
- Parkland County105
- Edmonton2,430
- Leduc County1,935
- Strathcona County300
- Wetaskiwin270
- Fort McMurray230
- Beaumont145
- Devon75
- Parkland County70
- Calmar65
- Spruce Grove60
Of everyone working in Leduc, 60% come in from elsewhere; 3,995 make the 29 km trip from Edmonton. Outbound, Edmonton takes the most: 2,430 people.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
How many in Leduc were working in 2021
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 144 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 62% were working. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 64% in October 2026. Working or looking, 70% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. 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, 3.9% of Leduc’s commuters get to work
Few ride transit: 1%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 92% of commuters. Home was the workplace for 14%, under the 21% 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).
How long the commute from Leduc takes
Timed exactly, the average is 23.6 minutes (Statistics Canada). Trips under 15 minutes: 39%, close to 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.
30% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 11 than in 2019
At its peak, in January 2021, 97,990 people were on EI, 3.1 times the 2019 average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.2 receive EI. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 5%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Area behind the EI beneficiaries figures: 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 of Leduc: B
Better than 59% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #380 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 28,000 to 54,000, Leduc ranks 31st of 156 for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitehorse Yukon | 34,129 | 82% | 5.6% | $112K | A+ |
| 2 | Arcola East Saskatchewan | 33,823 | 79% | 7.7% | $123K | A+ |
| 3 | Woolwich Ontario | 31,382 | 82% | 6.2% | $115K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 20 | Fort Saskatchewan Alberta | 30,575 | 74% | 11% | $113K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 29 | Spruce Grove Alberta | 44,575 | 75% | 10% | $107K | B+ |
| 30 | Saint-Georges Quebec | 33,881 | 80% | 5.6% | $64K | B+ |
| 31 | Leduc Alberta | 39,966 | 74% | 12% | $100K | B+ |
| 32 | Okotoks Alberta | 33,482 | 75% | 9.2% | $118K | B+ |
| 33 | Conception Bay South Newfoundland and Labrador | 29,725 | 72% | 11% | $94K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 39 | Cochrane Alberta | 39,397 | 77% | 9.5% | $113K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 42 | Chestermere Alberta | 31,671 | 73% | 11% | $135K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 156 | Parc-Extension Quebec | 29,066 | 61% | 16% | $48K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Leduc, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work next door to Leduc
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leduc | 74% | 12% | $100K | 25.3 min | B+ | B |
| Leduc County 7.5 km | 80% | 9.5% | $107K | 32.4 min | B | C− |
| Beaumont 14.2 km | 76% | 8.7% | $130K | 28.3 min | B+ | B |
| Devon 15.2 km | 74% | 9.6% | $95K | 27.4 min | B− | B |
| Chappelle 15.9 km | 77% | 9.9% | $117K | 29.9 min | B | B+ |
| Allard 15.9 km | 77% | 9.6% | $105K | 29.5 min | B | A− |
| Calmar 16.4 km | 71% | 14% | $86K | 30 min | C | 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 Leduc, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. Monthly, and only for metro areas and economic regions. It is the up-to-date rate we set beside the census’s 2021 snapshot.
- In work. How many residents held a job in May 2021, set against how many were 15 to 64. It reads a little high where many people work past 65, since below the municipality the census gives no breakdown of workers by age.
- Unemployment. The share of people 15 and over in the labour force, working or looking for work, who had no job on census day in May 2021.
- Household income. Taken from the 2021 Census, which asked about 2020: wages, pensions, investment income and government transfers together, before income tax, for the median household.
- 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.
- Where people commute. Who travels where, from the census: workers with a regular workplace, sorted by the municipality they live in and the one they work in.
- Employment Insurance. Monthly EI recipients across the census division: a pulse of the local job market rather than a measure of who is out of work.
- 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 Leduc
What is the average household income in Leduc?
The median household in Leduc had $100,400 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Leduc get to work?
92% of commuters drive, 1% take public transit, 2.4% walk and 0.5% cycle; 14% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Leduc?
The average commute is 25.3 minutes; 39% of trips take under 15 minutes and 6.1% an hour or more.
Where do people in Leduc work?
Only 44% work in Leduc itself; the rest go first to Edmonton (2,430) and Leduc County (1,935).
How many jobs are there in Leduc?
The 2021 census found about 12,040 people with their usual workplace in Leduc, or 1.1 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. Statistics Canada counted 1,479 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Leduc?
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.
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).