Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHousehold incomes in Botsford trail those of 92% of Canadian towns
Of everyone in Botsford working or looking for work in May 2021, 19% were unemployed, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. Jobs located in Botsford: 55, for 220 residents with a usual workplace. 55% of people aged 15 to 64 in Botsford had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
The short version on work in Botsford
Fewer people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 55% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 35%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 19% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 7.1% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $57,700 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 31.2 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 6.7% 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.
Jobs & income in Botsford: graded D−
Behind almost every Canadian town on three measures together.
Its strongest measure is trip times; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
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 and the working-age population of Botsford
None of the 11 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Westmorland census division has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 35% of residents 15 and over were in work. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 59% in October 2026. Working or looking, 44% of everyone 15 and over was 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.
What households earned in Botsford: $57,700 in 2020
Set beside New Brunswick’s towns, where the median is $73,200, Botsford sits 21% below. Every other place of 2,500 or more in the Westmorland census division has 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).
A longer commute than the middle of Canadian towns: 31.2 minutes from Botsford
6.7% spend an hour or longer getting to work; the middle of New Brunswick’s towns has 2.7%. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 28.4 minutes. The middle of New Brunswick’s towns averages 20.8 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 25%, fewer than the 44% in the middle of New Brunswick’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.
More go out than come in: the working day in Botsford
Each person commuting in is matched by about 12 residents going out. Of those who commute, 18% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
82% of Botsford’s residents in work leave it to work; Port Elgin takes the most
Inbound, the leader is Dieppe (10).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Leaving the car at home: 3.3% of commuters in Botsford
Nearly everyone drives: 90% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 13% against 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
In the Westmorland census division, 29% more people receive EI than in 2019
In February 2021 it reached 13,960, the most in the series and 2.4 times the 2019 average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 6.3 are on EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 4%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Not measured by town: EI beneficiaries (the Westmorland 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).
Botsford earns C− for walkability
Better than 15% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Jobs and income in the places around Botsford
The nearest places to Botsford with figures are 19–34 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botsford | 55% | 19% | $58K | 31.2 min | D− | C− |
| Westmorland 18.7 km | 79% | 8.9% | $67K | 26.6 min | C+ | C |
| Cap-Pelé 26.2 km | 74% | 14% | $76K | 18.7 min | B | C+ |
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est 30.6 km | 73% | 12% | $83K | 23.9 min | B− | D |
| Summerside 33.7 km | 74% | 10% | $63K | 15.6 min | B− | B+ |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C 34 km | 69% | 12% | $69K | 22 min | C | 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 Botsford, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Unemployment. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- Household income. Before-tax total income of the middle household for 2020, from the census. Neighbourhood medians are worked out from bracket counts, since Statistics Canada publishes none of their own.
- 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. Beneficiaries of Employment Insurance, month by month, for the census division rather than the town. Many jobless people don’t qualify, so it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- 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 Botsford
What is the unemployment rate in Botsford?
At the 2021 census 19% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Moncton-Richibucto economic region, gives 7.1% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Botsford?
At $57,700 before tax in 2020, the median household in Botsford compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Botsford get to work?
Driving takes 90% of commuters to work, 3.3% take public transit, and on census day 13% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Botsford?
About 31.2 minutes on average, with 25% under a quarter-hour and 6.7% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Botsford work?
Only 18% work in Botsford itself; the rest go first to Port Elgin (70) and Sackville (30).
How many jobs are there in Botsford?
Some 55 people worked in Botsford at the 2021 census: 0.3 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 50 businesses with employees in June 2026.
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).