Most of Wetaskiwin County No. 10 works elsewhere: the town has 0.3 jobs for each resident in work
Half the households in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 had more than $85,300 in 2020, before tax; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. The average trip to work from Wetaskiwin County No. 10 is 31.5 minutes; 13% of commuters spend an hour or more getting there.
Work in Wetaskiwin County No. 10, in a few figures
More people in work than most towns
In work at the 2021 census: 78% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 58% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 31.5 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 13% 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.
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 grades C+ for jobs and income
Better than 44% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #305 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; 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.
Work for 78% of 15-to-64s in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 192 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Working or looking, 64% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 58% of residents 15 and over were in work. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 63% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
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 length of the trip to work in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
The middle of Alberta’s towns averages 25.8 minutes. Only 26% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 39% in the middle of Alberta’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 28.9 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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
The daily tide in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 runs outward
For every person who comes in to work, about 7 residents travel out. 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 Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s residents in work leave it to work; Wetaskiwin takes the most
2021 Census, people with a usual place of work: where residents of Wetaskiwin County No. 10 work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
- Wetaskiwin870
- Edmonton260
- Leduc County245
- Leduc210
- Millet105
- Drayton Valley85
- Camrose65
- Fort McMurray50
- Ponoka35
- Breton35
In the other direction the biggest source is Wetaskiwin, with 75.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
What households in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 66% of Canadian towns.
That puts Wetaskiwin County No. 10 8% below the median of Alberta’s towns, $92,250. 138 of the 211 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have 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).
Without a car, 2.4% of Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s commuters get to work
Few ride transit: 0.5%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. Nearly everyone drives: 94% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Home was the workplace for 29%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
In Census Division No. 11, 30% more people receive EI than in 2019
That is about 4.2 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 5%. At its peak, in January 2021, 97,990 people were on EI, 3.1 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: Census Division No. 11. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 earns D for walkability
Better than 10% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #466 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 8,500 to 16,400, Wetaskiwin County No. 10 ranks 341st of 624 for jobs and income
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Wetaskiwin County No. 10, and others among Alberta’s towns.
| # | 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 | Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge Saskatchewan | 9,325 | 80% | 6.7% | $127K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 14 | West Hillhurst Alberta | 10,319 | 78% | 9.3% | $126K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 36 | Lakeview Alberta | 12,799 | 75% | 11% | $125K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 42 | Lake Bonavista Alberta | 11,154 | 76% | 11% | $138K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 339 | Dolbeau-Mistassini Quebec | 13,581 | 76% | 7.4% | $63K | B− |
| 340 | Parc-Jarry Quebec | 15,699 | 81% | 6.9% | $77K | B− |
| 341 | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 Alberta | 12,117 | 78% | 9.9% | $85K | C+ |
| 342 | Yarmouth Nova Scotia | 10,637 | 73% | 13% | $69K | C+ |
| 343 | Snelgrove Ontario | 11,109 | 72% | 11% | $146K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 624 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
The work picture around Wetaskiwin County No. 10
The nearest places to Wetaskiwin County No. 10 with figures are 23–35 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | 78% | 9.9% | $85K | 31.5 min | C+ | D |
| Louis Bull 138B 23.2 km | 31% | 28% | $80K | 18.4 min | C+ | D− |
| Ermineskin 138 31.6 km | 33% | 27% | $77K | 15.5 min | C+ | C− |
| Millet 33.5 km | 68% | 9.9% | $81K | 29.7 min | C− | C+ |
| Ponoka County 33.5 km | 79% | 8.5% | $92K | 29.4 min | B | D |
| Leduc County 35.2 km | 80% | 9.5% | $107K | 32.4 min | B | 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 Wetaskiwin County No. 10, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Trip times. Our average assumes everyone in, say, the 15-to-29-minute band takes 22 minutes. Across all the bands that runs a shade above Statistics Canada’s measured 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. Monthly EI recipients across the census division: a pulse of the local job market rather than a measure of who is out of work.
- 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. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- 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. Any town of 2,500 or more counts, and so does any city neighbourhood that size; the city as a whole and First Nations reserves don’t. The middle is the median.
Questions about work in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
How long is the commute from Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
The average commute is 31.5 minutes; 26% of trips take under 15 minutes and 13% an hour or more.
Where do people in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 work?
22% work in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Wetaskiwin (870), then Edmonton (260).
How many jobs are there in Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
The 2021 census found about 890 people with their usual workplace in Wetaskiwin County No. 10, or 0.3 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 245 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
The 2021 census found 9.9% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Edmonton economic region, is 7.3% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
The census puts Wetaskiwin County No. 10 at $85,300 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 get to work?
94% of commuters drive, 0.5% take public transit and 1.9% walk; 29% 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).