Photo: Hero122 · CC BY-SA 3.0Raymond has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.6 for each
8.1% of the labour force in Raymond was out of work at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. Of Raymond’s residents aged 15 to 64, 69% were employed when the 2021 census was taken, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. The median household in Raymond had $85,800 before tax in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns.
Raymond and work: the main findings
Work near the middle
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 69% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 53%. In work ↓
Unemployment near the middle
On census day in 2021 8.1% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 6.3%. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Raymond earns B− for jobs and income
Better than 45% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #302 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
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.
More go out than come in: the working day in Raymond
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 3 to 1. 32% 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.
68% of Raymond’s residents in work leave it to work; Lethbridge takes the most
- Lethbridge410
- Warner County No. 545
- Crowsnest Pass45
- Magrath30
- Warner25
- Lethbridge County25
- Coaldale25
- Cardston25
- Milk River20
- Medicine Hat15
Inbound, the leader is Warner County No. 5 (120).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
In Raymond, 69% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 9 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 2, 2 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
A more recent figure, for the wider area: 59% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. 58% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 53%. 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.
Household income in Raymond
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 67% of Canadian towns.
That puts Raymond 7% below the median of Alberta’s towns, $92,250. Of the 9 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 2, 7 have a higher median. 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).
Leaving the car at home: 6.5% of commuters in Raymond
Home was the workplace for 13%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 1.1%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. More people walk to work here than in the middle of Alberta’s towns: 5.4% against 2.5%. The car is the way to work for 93% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
At 23.6 minutes, commutes from Raymond are shorter than in the middle of Canadian towns
In the middle of Alberta’s towns, the average commute is 25.8 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 42%, more than the 39% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. An hour or more: 4.7% of commuters, under the 7% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 20.8 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.
In Census Division No. 2, 27% more people receive EI than in 2019
For EI beneficiaries, the only official count covers all of Census Division No. 2, Raymond included.
The highest month was January 2021: 8,020 people, 2.7 times the 2019 level. That is about 3.3 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 1%.
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).
How walkable Raymond is: B+
Better than 74% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #318 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
395th of 739: where Raymond ranks among Canadian towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 2 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | Hay River Northwest Territories | 3,317 | 78% | 6.5% | $129K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Parkview Alberta | 5,729 | 80% | 9% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 17 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 22 | Richmond Alberta | 4,811 | 79% | 9.2% | $114K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 393 | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges Quebec | 4,083 | 79% | 6.9% | $87K | B− |
| 394 | Athlone Alberta | 3,242 | 70% | 10% | $90K | B− |
| 395 | Raymond Alberta | 4,594 | 69% | 8.1% | $86K | B− |
| 396 | Rushdale Ontario | 5,154 | 67% | 12% | $117K | B− |
| 397 | East Hawkesbury Ontario | 3,787 | 79% | 7.3% | $80K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 739 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Raymond, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work in and around Raymond
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond | 69% | 8.1% | $86K | 23.6 min | B− | B+ |
| Stirling 10.5 km | 68% | 8.9% | $86K | 28.6 min | C | B− |
| Magrath 15.6 km | 66% | 8.7% | $87K | 23.7 min | C+ | A− |
| Warner County No. 5 18.6 km | 50% | 3% | $90K | 22.7 min | C+ | D |
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 Raymond, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- Trip times. One way, on a usual day, from the census’s travel-time bands. Band midpoints overstate it a little next to the figure Statistics Canada times.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 people or more, never a whole city and never a First Nations reserve. Middles are medians.
Questions about work in Raymond
Where do people in Raymond work?
Only 32% work in Raymond itself; the rest go first to Lethbridge (410) and Warner County No. 5 (45).
How many jobs are there in Raymond?
The 2021 census found about 590 people with their usual workplace in Raymond, or 0.6 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. Statistics Canada counted 126 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Raymond?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 8.1% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region at 6.3% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Raymond?
Before tax, half the households in Raymond had more than $85,800 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Raymond get to work?
93% of commuters drive, 1.1% take public transit and 5.4% walk; 13% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Raymond?
The average commute is 23.6 minutes; 42% of trips take under 15 minutes and 4.7% an hour or more.
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).