Photo: Extemporalist · CC0With 0.4 jobs for each resident in work, most of Peachland commutes out
Joblessness at the 2021 census: 11% of Peachland’s labour force; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. Median household income in Peachland was $81,200 in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns. With 73% of its 15-to-64s in work in 2021, Peachland matches the middle of Canadian towns.
The work figures that set Peachland apart
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 43%. In work ↓
Unemployment near the middle
Census day in 2021 put 11% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 9.6% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
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 Peachland earn C
Better than 30% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #197 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.
More go out than come in: the working day in Peachland
Each person commuting in is matched by about 5 residents going out. The job is inside the municipality for 29% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
71% of Peachland’s residents in work leave it to work; Kelowna takes the most
In the other direction the biggest source is West Kelowna, with 120.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
In and out of work in Peachland
Of the 5 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Central Okanagan census division, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 43% of residents 15 and over were in work. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 61% of the wider area’s adults in work. Counting those looking for work too, 48% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. 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.
How Peachland’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 59% of Canadian towns.
The middle of British Columbia’s towns is $86,900, and Peachland is 7% below it. Every other place of 2,500 or more in the Central Okanagan 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).
Without a car, 5.7% of Peachland’s commuters get to work
Few ride transit: 0.8%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. 90% drive to work, more than the 87% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 18% against 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
Peachland has a slower trip to work than the middle of Canadian towns: 28.3 minutes
Timed exactly, the average is 26.6 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of British Columbia’s towns averages 26.4 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 25%, fewer than the 39% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns. An hour or more: 6.3% of commuters, close to the middle of British Columbia’s towns.
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.
EI claims in the Central Okanagan census division run 52% above their 2019 level
In February 2021 it reached 11,330, the most in the series and 3 times the 2019 average. That is about 4.1 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 8%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of the Central Okanagan 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).
How walkable Peachland is: B
Better than 65% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #168 of 254 in British Columbia.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Peachland ranks: 522nd of 707 Canadian towns of 4,400 to 8,500
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 8 | Smithers British Columbia | 5,627 | 83% | 6% | $85K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 19 | Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako British Columbia | 5,829 | 82% | 7.4% | $98K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 36 | Golden British Columbia | 4,433 | 78% | 7% | $87K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 520 | Ste. Anne Manitoba | 6,387 | 76% | 7.1% | $84K | C |
| 521 | Ormsby Place Alberta | 4,412 | 63% | 15% | $93K | C |
| 522 | Peachland British Columbia | 6,302 | 73% | 11% | $81K | C |
| 523 | Mount Royal Ontario | 6,421 | 67% | 12% | $153K | C |
| 524 | Northern Bruce Peninsula Ontario | 5,018 | 70% | 12% | $70K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 707 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Peachland, and others among British Columbia’s towns.
Around Peachland: jobs, pay and the commute
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peachland | 73% | 11% | $81K | 28.3 min | C | B |
| Tsinstikeptum 9 12.2 km | 72% | 11% | $64K | 22.6 min | C | B+ |
| West Kelowna 12.9 km | 78% | 7.5% | $99K | 23.7 min | A | B |
| Tsinstikeptum 10 18.5 km | 78% | 9.1% | $91K | 21 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 Peachland, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Half of households had more than this before tax in 2020, half less, counting every source of income. For a neighbourhood we estimate the median from the income brackets of its dissemination areas.
- Trip times. The census asks how long the trip to work usually takes, in bands; our average uses each band’s middle, so it runs a little above Statistics Canada’s timed average.
- Where people commute. Statistics Canada’s place-of-work table counts people with a usual place of work by the municipality they live in and the one they work in. Jobs here are people whose usual workplace is in the municipality, wherever they live.
- 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. 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.
- 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 Peachland
How long is the commute from Peachland?
The average commute is 28.3 minutes; 25% of trips take under 15 minutes and 6.3% an hour or more.
Where do people in Peachland work?
29% work in Peachland itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Kelowna (360), then West Kelowna (250).
How many jobs are there in Peachland?
The 2021 census found about 605 people with their usual workplace in Peachland, or 0.4 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 180 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Peachland?
The 2021 census found 11% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Kelowna metro area, is 9.6% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Peachland?
Peachland’s middle household had $81,200 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Peachland get to work?
90% of commuters drive, 0.8% take public transit and 4.9% walk; 18% 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).