Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHousehold incomes in Rosedale top those of 93% of Canadian towns
74% of people aged 15 to 64 in Rosedale had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. Jobs located in Rosedale: 130, for 550 residents with a usual workplace. In May 2021, unemployment in Rosedale reached 5.9%; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
Rosedale at work: what stands out
Less unemployment than most towns
The Labour Force Survey had the area at 5.4% in October 2026; on census day in 2021 the town’s own rate was 5.9%, where the middle of Canadian towns had 9.9%. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Half the households here had more than $109,400 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
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 Rosedale earn B
Better than 59% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
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 Rosedale has a job
Of the 6 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Fraser Valley census division, 4 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 58%. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 62% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Working or looking, 61% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. 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.
Median household income in Rosedale: $109,400 in 2020
Rosedale’s median is 26% above the middle of British Columbia’s towns ($86,900). No other place of 2,500 or more in the Fraser Valley census division has a higher median. The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Rosedale is quieter on a working day than at night
For every person who comes in to work, about 6 residents travel out. Of those who commute, 6.8% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
Where people work
- Chilliwack60
- Abbotsford20
- Kent10
- Chilliwack375
- Abbotsford50
- Kent25
- Hope15
- Langley15
- Cultus Lake10
- Squiaala10
- Langley10
Of those coming in, Chilliwack supplies the most: 60.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 1.9% of Rosedale’s commuters
Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 94% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Only 15% 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).
A commute like the middle of Canadian towns: 27.8 minutes from Rosedale
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 25 minutes. The middle of British Columbia’s towns averages 26.4 minutes. Only 23% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 39% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns. 11% spend an hour or longer getting to work; the middle of British Columbia’s towns has 6.3%.
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.
46% more people are on EI in the Fraser Valley census division than in 2019
Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 5%. At its peak, in July 2021, 14,860 people were on EI, 2.4 times the 2019 average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 4.6 are on EI.
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 Fraser Valley census division, Rosedale included.
Walking in Rosedale earns C
Better than 33% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Around Rosedale: jobs, pay and the commute
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | 74% | 5.9% | $109K | 27.8 min | B | C |
| Kent 5.3 km | 67% | 7.1% | $79K | 26.9 min | C− | A− |
| Harrison Hot Springs 11.7 km | 66% | 8.3% | $76K | 29 min | D | A− |
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley 13.2 km | 68% | 6.9% | $73K | 31.8 min | D | D |
| Skowkale 14.3 km | 72% | 7.1% | $69K | 24.2 min | C | C− |
| Chilliwack 15.3 km | 76% | 6.6% | $85K | 26.3 min | B− | B+ |
| Tzeachten 13 16 km | 75% | 6.5% | $63K | 26.9 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 Rosedale, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Household income. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- Trip times. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed average.
- Where people commute. Counts of workers with a fixed workplace, by where they live and where they work, both taken as whole municipalities; the jobs figure takes everyone who works here, wherever home is.
- Employment Insurance. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. The most recent unemployment rate on the page comes from this monthly survey, which covers the wider metro area or economic region, not the town.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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.
- The municipality’s figures. Statistics Canada counts Rosedale as part of Electoral Area D, Fraser Valley, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Rosedale
How do people in Rosedale get to work?
Driving takes 94% of commuters to work, 1.9% walk, and on census day 15% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Rosedale?
About 27.8 minutes on average, with 23% under a quarter-hour and 11% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Rosedale work?
Only 6.8% work in Rosedale itself; the rest go first to Chilliwack (375) and Abbotsford (50).
How many jobs are there in Rosedale?
Some 130 people worked in Rosedale at the 2021 census: 0.2 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 60 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Rosedale?
At the 2021 census 5.9% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Chilliwack metro area, gives 5.4% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Rosedale?
At $109,400 before tax in 2020, the median household in Rosedale compares with $85,900 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).