Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Turner Valley has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each
From Turner Valley, the drive or ride to work averages 36.5 minutes, with 20% going an hour or longer. 8% of the labour force in Turner Valley was out of work at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. The median household in Turner Valley had $84,600 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
The short version on work in Turner Valley
Work near the middle
At the 2021 census 77% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 57%. In work ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 36.5 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 20% take an hour or more. The trip to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
On jobs and income, Turner Valley grades C
Better than 32% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #361 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.
How long the commute from Turner Valley takes
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 33.9 minutes. In the middle of Alberta’s towns, the average commute is 25.8 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 28%, fewer than the 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.
Turner Valley is quieter on a working day than at night
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 3 to 1. Of those who commute, 22% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
78% of Turner Valley’s residents in work leave it to work; Calgary takes the most
- Calgary185
- Black Diamond100
- Okotoks85
- Foothills County55
- High River45
- Longview15
- Rocky View County15
- Elkford10
In the other direction the biggest source is Foothills County, with 50.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
In Turner Valley, 77% of the working-age population has a job
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 6, 137 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 61% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 57% were working. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 66% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. 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.
What households in Turner Valley earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 65% of Canadian towns.
Of the 166 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 6, 120 have a higher median. 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).
2.7% of commuters in Turner Valley walk, cycle or take transit
Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 96% of commuters. 23% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 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).
35% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 6 than in 2019
Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 1%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 97,600 people on EI, 3.2 times 2019’s average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4 receive EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Not measured by town: EI beneficiaries (Census Division No. 6). EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Turner Valley earns C+ for walkability
Better than 41% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #412 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
353rd of 527: where Turner Valley ranks among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,800
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Garrison Woods Alberta | 3,138 | 79% | 10% | $146K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 20 | Laurier Heights Alberta | 3,048 | 78% | 6.9% | $163K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 351 | Saint-Tite Quebec | 3,759 | 77% | 5.5% | $50K | C |
| 352 | Bouctouche New Brunswick | 2,678 | 73% | 13% | $61K | C |
| 353 | Turner Valley Alberta | 2,784 | 77% | 8% | $85K | C |
| 354 | Delwood Alberta | 3,491 | 67% | 15% | $86K | C |
| 355 | Newton Alberta | 2,809 | 63% | 15% | $84K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 527 | 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 Turner Valley, and others among Alberta’s towns.
Work in the places around Turner Valley
Distances here run 4–23 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Turner Valley.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Valley | 77% | 8% | $85K | 36.5 min | C | C+ |
| Black Diamond 3.9 km | 78% | 9.8% | $76K | 33.7 min | C | A− |
| Foothills County 22.6 km | 78% | 8.7% | $133K | 32.2 min | B+ | C |
| Okotoks 23.1 km | 75% | 9.2% | $118K | 27.2 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 Turner Valley, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- 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. 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. 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.
- Which towns we compare. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
Questions about work in Turner Valley
How many jobs are there in Turner Valley?
Statistics Canada counted 81 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Turner Valley?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Calgary economic region at 6.6%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 8%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Turner Valley?
Turner Valley’s middle household had $84,600 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Turner Valley get to work?
By car: 96% of commuters, 2.7% walk; on census day 23% of those in work worked from home.
How long is the commute from Turner Valley?
36.5 minutes is the average trip, with 28% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 20% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Turner Valley work?
Only 22% work in Turner Valley itself; the rest go first to Calgary (185) and Black Diamond (100).
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).