Photo: Amqui · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Wainwright No. 61 earn more than those in 92% of Canadian towns
On census day, 31% of workers here were at home, next to 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. 560 people have their usual place of work in Wainwright No. 61, against 1,215 residents who travel to a job. At the 2021 census, 84% of Wainwright No. 61’s 15-to-64s were in work, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Where Wainwright No. 61 stands out on work
More people in work than most towns
Counting everyone 15 and over, 75% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 84%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
5.5% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns); the Labour Force Survey had the area at 8.8% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The median household had $108,200 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 22.5 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 6% take an hour or more. The trip to work ↓
Many work from home
On census day, 31% of those in work were working at home; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. Getting 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, Wainwright No. 61 grades A+
Better than 98% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #5 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.
In Wainwright No. 61, 84% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
All 4 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 7 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 79% of residents that age. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 57% of the wider area’s adults in work. 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.
The median household in Wainwright No. 61 had $108,200 in 2020
No other place of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 7 has a higher median. Against the middle of Alberta’s towns ($92,250), Wainwright No. 61’s median is 17% above. 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).
22.5 minutes from Wainwright No. 61 to work, under the middle of Canadian towns
Timed exactly, the average is 20.3 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Alberta’s towns, the average commute is 25.8 minutes. A quarter-hour or less for 44% of commuters, against 39% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Long trips are rarer than in the middle of Alberta’s towns: 6% take an hour or more, against 7%.
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.
1.9% of commuters from Wainwright No. 61 go without a car
The car is the way to work for 97% of commuters. Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
Wainwright No. 61 is quieter on a working day than at night
For every person who comes in to work, about 3 residents travel out. Of those who commute, 14% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
87% of Wainwright No. 61’s residents in work leave it to work; Wainwright takes the most
- Wainwright330
- Edmonton45
- St. Albert15
- Wainwright720
- Chauvin80
- Irma60
- Edgerton55
- Provost35
- Lloydminster (Part)25
- Vermilion20
- Angus10
- Hardisty10
- Viking10
Of those coming in, Wainwright supplies the most: 330.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
EI claims in Census Division No. 7 are back near their 2019 level
At its peak, in January 2021, 2,060 people were on EI, 2.9 times the 2019 average. Roughly 2.7 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 6%.
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. 7. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Getting around Wainwright No. 61 on foot earns D
Better than 7% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #468 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Wainwright No. 61 ranks: 17th of 739 Canadian towns of 3,200 to 6,200
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Wainwright No. 61, and others among Alberta’s towns.
| # | 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+ |
| 16 | Tuxedo Manitoba | 4,295 | 81% | 7.2% | $105K | A+ |
| 17 | Wainwright No. 61 Alberta | 4,576 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | A+ |
| 18 | Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako British Columbia | 5,829 | 82% | 7.4% | $98K | A+ |
| 19 | Inuvik Northwest Territories | 3,337 | 74% | 8.7% | $119K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 22 | Richmond Alberta | 4,811 | 79% | 9.2% | $114K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 25 | Glenora Alberta | 6,197 | 78% | 9.1% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 28 | Erlton Alberta | 3,221 | 79% | 10% | $116K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 739 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Work next door to Wainwright No. 61
Distances here run 4–68 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Wainwright No. 61.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainwright No. 61 | 84% | 5.5% | $108K | 22.5 min | A+ | D |
| Wainwright 4.2 km | 77% | 8.2% | $85K | 14.4 min | A | A− |
| Provost No. 52 56 km | 88% | 4.9% | $88K | 25.9 min | A | C− |
| Vermilion 61.6 km | 79% | 9.8% | $79K | 16.2 min | A | A |
| Provost 64.3 km | 79% | 7.7% | $84K | 15 min | A+ | B+ |
| Flagstaff County 67.6 km | 83% | 8% | $90K | 26.1 min | A− | C+ |
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 Wainwright No. 61, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. Built from the census table that pairs each worker’s home municipality with their workplace municipality. A job here means someone who usually works in the municipality, local or not.
- Employment Insurance. How many people in the census division drew Employment Insurance each month; it moves with layoffs and hiring, yet people who don’t qualify are absent from it.
- 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. 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. 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. 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 Wainwright No. 61
What is the average household income in Wainwright No. 61?
Wainwright No. 61’s middle household had $108,200 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Wainwright No. 61 get to work?
97% of commuters go by car, 1.9% walk. On census day 31% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Wainwright No. 61?
On average 22.5 minutes; 44% take under 15 minutes and 6% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Wainwright No. 61 work?
Only 14% work in Wainwright No. 61 itself; the rest go first to Wainwright (720) and Chauvin (80).
How many jobs are there in Wainwright No. 61?
About 560 people had their usual place of work in Wainwright No. 61 at the 2021 census, 0.5 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 16 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Wainwright No. 61?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Camrose-Drumheller economic region at 8.8%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 5.5%, 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).