Photo: dfaulder · CC BY 2.0Fewer of Two Hills’ 15-to-64s are in work than in 92% of Canadian towns
12% of the labour force in Two Hills was out of work at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. 585 people have their usual place of work in Two Hills, against 235 residents who travel to a job. Before tax, the typical household in Two Hills brought in $67,800 in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900.
Where Two Hills stands out on work
Fewer people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 61% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 49%. In work ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Half the households here had more than $67,800 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
A local job centre
With 585 jobs based in Two Hills and 235 working residents, the ratio compares with 0.8 in the middle of Canadian towns. The daily tide ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 22.8 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 11% last an hour or longer. 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.
The Jobs & income grade for Two Hills: C−
Better than 17% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
Its strongest measure is trip times; 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.
The share of 15-to-64s in work in Two Hills: 61%
None of the 10 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 10 has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 56% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 57% in October 2026. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from home.
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.
Earnings at home in Two Hills: households
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 72% of Canadian towns.
Two Hills’ median is 27% below the middle of Alberta’s towns ($92,250). Every other place of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 10 has a higher median. Because 2020 was the first year of the pandemic, emergency benefits make up 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).
On a working day, 615 people work in Two Hills, 2.3 times its working residents
For every resident who leaves Two Hills for work, about 6 people come in. The job is inside the municipality for 71% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
Two Hills has a quicker trip to work than the middle of Canadian towns: 22.8 minutes
The middle of Alberta’s towns averages 25.8 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 58%, more than the 39% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. An hour or more: 11% of commuters, above the 7% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 21.1 minutes.
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.
418 people come into Two Hills to work, most from Two Hills County No. 21 and Vegreville
- Vegreville10
- Mannville10
- Edmonton10
- St. Paul10
71% of the people who work in Two Hills live outside it, 240 of them in Two Hills County No. 21, 10 km away. Of residents who leave for work, most head to Vegreville (10).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Two Hills gets to work without a car for 7.6% of commuters
Only 7% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit barely figures here, 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).
EI claims in Census Division No. 10 run 5% above their 2019 level
At its peak, in January 2021, 5,330 people were on EI, 2.8 times the 2019 average. Roughly 3.5 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 4%.
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. 10. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Walkability in Two Hills: graded B+
Better than 68% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Jobs near Two Hills: the places around it
No closer places have figures: these lie 10–43 km from Two Hills.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Hills | 61% | 12% | $68K | 22.8 min | C− | B+ |
| Two Hills County No. 21 9.5 km | 74% | 6.2% | $70K | 29 min | C− | C+ |
| Minburn County No. 27 25.2 km | 83% | 5.6% | $82K | 27.5 min | B | D |
| Vegreville 31.9 km | 71% | 9.8% | $70K | 18.3 min | B− | A |
| St. Paul 42.7 km | 75% | 6.2% | $80K | 17.1 min | A− | 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 Two Hills, 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. 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. Jobs count everyone whose usual workplace lies in the municipality, residents or commuters from elsewhere, from Statistics Canada’s home-by-workplace table.
- 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. 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. Why 15 to 64? Otherwise retirees would pull the rate down in older towns. The census can’t say how old a neighbourhood’s workers are, so the count of people in work takes every age.
- Unemployment. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- Which towns we compare. Every town and city neighbourhood with 2,500 residents or more; whole cities and First Nations reserves are left out. Each middle figure is a median.
Questions about work in Two Hills
What is the unemployment rate in Two Hills?
At the 2021 census 12% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Camrose-Drumheller economic region, gives 8.8% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Two Hills?
The census puts Two Hills at $67,800 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Two Hills get to work?
Driving takes 92% of commuters to work, 7.6% walk, and on census day 7% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Two Hills?
About 22.8 minutes on average, with 58% under a quarter-hour and 11% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Two Hills work?
71% work in Two Hills itself; of those who leave, the most go to Vegreville (10), then Mannville (10).
How many jobs are there in Two Hills?
Some 585 people worked in Two Hills at the 2021 census: 2.5 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 73 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
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).