Photo: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada · CC BY 2.0Household incomes in Strathmore are higher than in 76% of Canadian towns
Strathmore had an unemployment rate of 9.8% at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. Most commutes from Strathmore take well under an hour: the average is 27.4 minutes, and 8% take 60 minutes or longer. 74% of people aged 15 to 64 in Strathmore had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
What the numbers say about work in Strathmore
Work near the middle
In work at the 2021 census: 74% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 59% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
Unemployment near the middle
Unemployment was 9.8% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 8.8% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
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 Strathmore: graded B−
Better than 47% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #291 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.
More of Strathmore’s workers leave each day than arrive
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 2 to 1. The job is inside the municipality for 52% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
48% of Strathmore’s residents in work leave it to work; Calgary takes the most
- Wheatland County530
- Calgary410
- Chestermere95
- Rocky View County85
- Standard25
- Rockyford25
- Vulcan County20
- Airdrie15
- Siksika 14610
- Beiseker10
- Calgary1,140
- Wheatland County350
- Rocky View County110
- Siksika 14675
- Chestermere75
- Standard45
- Coaldale35
- Airdrie35
- Drumheller30
- Rockyford25
Of those coming in, Wheatland County supplies the most: 530.
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 Strathmore were working in 2021
Of the 5 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 5, 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. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 65% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 59% were working. 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.
Before tax, the median household in Strathmore had $90,600
Of the 5 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 5, 2 have a higher median. Against the middle of Alberta’s towns ($92,250), Strathmore’s median is 2% below. The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 4.1% of Strathmore’s commuters
Home was the workplace for 14%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. 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).
Commuting times in Strathmore
Timed exactly, the average is 25.1 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Alberta’s towns, the average commute is 25.8 minutes. A quarter-hour or less for 45% of commuters, 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.
In Census Division No. 5, 23% more people receive EI than in 2019
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 5%. February 2021 was the busiest month, with 2,480 people on EI, 2.7 times 2019’s average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 3.4 receive EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of Census Division No. 5. 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 grade for Strathmore: B
Better than 61% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #372 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Strathmore places 257th of 546 on jobs and income among Canadian towns of 11,500 to 22,200
| # | 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 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Canmore Alberta | 17,341 | 79% | 9.7% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 28 | Lloydminster (Part) Alberta | 21,267 | 75% | 11% | $98K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 31 | Lakeview Alberta | 12,799 | 75% | 11% | $125K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 255 | Edgemont Alberta | 15,359 | 68% | 13% | $125K | B− |
| 256 | Deux-Montagnes Quebec | 18,516 | 79% | 6.3% | $85K | B− |
| 257 | Strathmore Alberta | 16,416 | 74% | 9.8% | $91K | B− |
| 258 | Woodbridge Ontario | 18,835 | 73% | 13% | $96K | B− |
| 259 | Mont-Laurier Quebec | 14,598 | 76% | 6.9% | $58K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 546 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Strathmore, and others among Alberta’s towns.
How Strathmore compares with the places nearby
Distances here run 12–47 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Strathmore.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathmore | 74% | 9.8% | $91K | 27.4 min | B− | B |
| Wheatland County 12.3 km | 70% | 6.6% | $99K | 31.6 min | C | C |
| Chestermere 30.5 km | 73% | 11% | $135K | 27.4 min | B | B− |
| Siksika 146 31 km | 38% | 35% | $56K | 25 min | D− | D |
| Irricana 32.8 km | 70% | 16% | $94K | 38.7 min | C− | B |
| Calgary 47.4 km | 72% | 13% | $98K | 26.6 min | — | — |
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 Strathmore, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless rate.
- 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. Of everyone 15 or older who was working or job-hunting in the census week, the part still looking. Someone not seeking work isn’t in it at all.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Medians over towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents. Whole cities would swamp them and reserves sit outside the rankings, so neither is in.
Questions about work in Strathmore
How long is the commute from Strathmore?
The average commute is 27.4 minutes; 45% of trips take under 15 minutes and 8% an hour or more.
Where do people in Strathmore work?
52% work in Strathmore itself; of those who leave, the most go to Calgary (1,140), then Wheatland County (350).
How many jobs are there in Strathmore?
The 2021 census found about 3,550 people with their usual workplace in Strathmore, or 0.8 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. Statistics Canada counted 521 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Strathmore?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 9.8% 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 Strathmore?
Strathmore’s middle household had $90,600 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Strathmore get to work?
93% of commuters drive, 3.7% walk and 0.4% cycle; 14% 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).