Photo: Yuet Man Lee · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Broadview are higher than in 79% of Canadian towns
Transit is the way to work for 17% of commuters here. At 29.3 minutes on average, the trip to work from Broadview compares with 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. With 73% of its 15-to-64s in work in 2021, Broadview matches the middle of Canadian towns.
Broadview at work: what stands out
Work near the middle
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 73% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 55%. In work ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 29.3 minutes; the middle of Canadian towns is 26. 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.
Jobs and income in Broadview earn C+
Better than 40% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #164 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.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 20% of Broadview’s commuters
The car takes 74% of commuters here, under the 87% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns. 24% 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).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
Who in Broadview has a job
Of the 95 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Greater Vancouver census division, 46 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 55%. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 63% of the wider area’s adults in work. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 62% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. 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 Broadview had $93,100 in 2020
52 of the 95 other places of 2,500+ in the Greater Vancouver census division have a higher median. Against the middle of British Columbia’s towns ($86,900), Broadview’s median is 7% above. 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).
63% more people are on EI in the Greater Vancouver census division than in 2019
That is about 3.6 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 4%. At its peak, in January 2021, 117,570 people were on EI, 3.3 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100). For EI beneficiaries, the only official count covers all of the Greater Vancouver census division, Broadview included.
The Walkability grade for Broadview: A+
Better than almost every Canadian town on two measures together, #31 of 254 in British Columbia.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 5,600 to 10,800, Broadview ranks 453rd of 693 for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | Smithers British Columbia | 5,627 | 83% | 6% | $85K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 14 | Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako British Columbia | 5,829 | 82% | 7.4% | $98K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 19 | Revelstoke British Columbia | 9,464 | 77% | 10% | $97K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 451 | Valley Gardens Manitoba | 8,329 | 73% | 8.7% | $78K | C+ |
| 452 | Stone Mills Ontario | 8,523 | 76% | 7.9% | $91K | C+ |
| 453 | Broadview British Columbia | 8,008 | 73% | 10% | $93K | C+ |
| 454 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan Quebec | 5,675 | 79% | 5.6% | $81K | C+ |
| 455 | Fruitland Ontario | 7,653 | 70% | 12% | $113K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 693 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Broadview, and others among British Columbia’s towns.
Jobs near Broadview: the places around it
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadview | 73% | 10% | $93K | 29.3 min | C+ | A+ |
| Garden Village 1.6 km | 67% | 11% | $103K | 31.7 min | C | A+ |
| Renfrew-Collingwood 1.6 km | 71% | 10% | $87K | 30.6 min | C | A+ |
| Collingwood 2 km | 76% | 9.4% | $79K | 32.8 min | C | A+ |
| Brentwood 2.2 km | 79% | 8.2% | $85K | 29.6 min | B− | A+ |
| Deer Lake 2.5 km | 73% | 8.9% | $102K | 29.9 min | B− | A |
| Norquay Village 2.7 km | 69% | 11% | $87K | 31.1 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 Broadview, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. We divide the number of employed residents by the number aged 15 to 64. Workers past 64 still count on top, because the 2021 Census crosses work with age only for whole municipalities; in return, a retirement town’s pensioners don’t drag the rate down.
- Unemployment. The share of people 15 and over in the labour force, working or looking for work, who had no job on census day in May 2021.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Neighbourhood figures. Broadview’s census figures are summed from its dissemination areas. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages are published only for the whole municipality, so they are on Burnaby’s page.
Questions about work in Broadview
How do people in Broadview get to work?
74% of commuters drive, 17% take public transit, 2.8% walk and 0.4% cycle; 24% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How many jobs are there in Broadview?
Jobs are counted by municipality, not neighbourhood: the page for Burnaby has the jobs based there and where its commuters go.
What is the unemployment rate in Broadview?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Vancouver metro area at 6.7%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 10%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Broadview?
The median household in Broadview had $93,100 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · 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).