Photo: Ben Waardenburg benwubbleyou · CC0Anmore has some of the highest household incomes of any Canadian town
At the 2021 census, 72% of Anmore’s 15-to-64s were in work, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. Most commutes from Anmore take well under an hour: the average is 35.9 minutes, and 19% take 60 minutes or longer. On census day, 31% of workers here were at home, next to 21% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Where Anmore stands out on work
Less unemployment than most towns
6.1% 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 6.7% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The middle of Canadian towns is $85,900, and the median household here had $165,200 before tax in 2020. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 35.9 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 19% 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, Anmore grades C+
Better than 40% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #162 of 254 in British Columbia.
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.
Who in Anmore has a job
Of the 95 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Greater Vancouver census division, 41 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 63% in work in October 2026. Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 64%. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 60%: many residents are past working age. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at 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.
What households earned in Anmore: $165,200 in 2020
Set beside British Columbia’s towns, where the median is $86,900, Anmore sits 90% above. No other place of 2,500 or more in the Greater Vancouver census division has a higher median. Pandemic support paid in 2020, CERB first among it, is 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).
Before tax, 2020: higher than in almost any Canadian town.
How long the commute from Anmore takes
Trips under 15 minutes: 20%, fewer than the 39% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 31.4 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of British Columbia’s towns, the average commute is 26.4 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.
More of Anmore’s workers leave each day than arrive
About 6 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. 14% of residents who commute work inside the municipality, against 70% in the middle of Canadian towns.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
86% of Anmore’s residents in work leave it to work; Burnaby takes the most
In the other direction the biggest source is Coquitlam, with 30.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Without a car, 4.8% of Anmore’s commuters get to work
Transit takes 3.6% of commuters, close to the middle of Canadian towns. The car is the way to work for 95% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
63% more people are on EI in the Greater Vancouver census division than in 2019
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 4%. In January 2021 it reached 117,570, the most in the series and 3.3 times the 2019 average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 3.6 are on EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: the Greater Vancouver census division. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Walking in Anmore earns B
Better than 63% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #170 of 254 in British Columbia.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Ranked on jobs and income, Anmore is 231st among 390 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,400
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 49 | Tofino British Columbia | 2,772 | 76% | 12% | $86K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 51 | Highlands British Columbia | 2,753 | 83% | 4.9% | $124K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 62 | Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine British Columbia | 3,189 | 83% | 8% | $97K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 229 | Elmwood Alberta | 2,522 | 63% | 18% | $91K | C+ |
| 230 | Magrath Alberta | 2,566 | 66% | 8.7% | $87K | C+ |
| 231 | Anmore British Columbia | 2,508 | 72% | 6.1% | $165K | C+ |
| 232 | Butler Ontario | 2,922 | 66% | 12% | $98K | C+ |
| 233 | Shippagan New Brunswick | 3,073 | 73% | 11% | $60K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 390 | 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 Anmore, and others among British Columbia’s towns.
Anmore and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anmore | 72% | 6.1% | $165K | 35.9 min | C+ | B |
| Port Moody 2.9 km | 78% | 7.1% | $116K | 33 min | B | A |
| Coquitlam 5.7 km | 73% | 9% | $92K | 32.9 min | C | A+ |
| Burnaby Mountain 5.9 km | 68% | 8.7% | $86K | 33.8 min | C− | A+ |
| Lougheed 7.9 km | 73% | 11% | $77K | 35 min | C− | A+ |
| Lochdale 8.8 km | 67% | 10% | $86K | 32.5 min | C− | A+ |
| Montecito 9 km | 69% | 8.6% | $99K | 30.5 min | C | 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 Anmore, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. How many residents held a job in May 2021, set against how many were 15 to 64. It reads a little high where many people work past 65, since below the municipality the census gives no breakdown of workers by age.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- Trip times. How long getting to work normally takes, averaged from the census’s time bands at their middles; expect it to read slightly high against the timed figure.
- 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 surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- 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 Anmore
What is the average household income in Anmore?
Before tax, half the households in Anmore had more than $165,200 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Anmore get to work?
95% of commuters go by car, 3.6% take public transit and 1.2% walk. On census day 31% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Anmore?
On average 35.9 minutes; 20% take under 15 minutes and 19% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Anmore work?
Only 14% work in Anmore itself; the rest go first to Burnaby (110) and Port Moody (100).
How many jobs are there in Anmore?
About 180 people had their usual place of work in Anmore at the 2021 census, 0.3 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 107 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Anmore?
The census put unemployment at 6.1% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Vancouver metro area at 6.7%.
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).