Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMost of Burton works elsewhere: the town has 0.6 jobs for each resident in work
The average trip to work from Burton is 21.7 minutes; 1.6% of commuters spend an hour or more getting there. Census day 2021 found 7.3% of Burton’s labour force without a job, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. Before tax, the typical household in Burton brought in $88,900 in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900.
The short version on work in Burton
Less unemployment than most towns
7.3% 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 6.6% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 21.7 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 1.6% 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.
The Jobs & income grade for Burton: B
Better than 58% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #21 of 60 in New Brunswick.
Its strongest measure is household income; 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.
The share of 15-to-64s in work in Burton: 69%
A smaller share in work than in 75% of Canadian towns.
In October 2026, 60% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. Counting those looking for work too, 61% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 57%. 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.
Commuting times in Burton
Timed exactly, the average is 19.1 minutes (Statistics Canada). Only 35% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
A commuter town: Burton sends out more workers than it takes in
1,845 residents of Burton had a usual place of work at the 2021 census, and 1,055 people had theirs in Burton, wherever they lived.
It sends out some 2 workers for every one it takes in. The job is inside the municipality for 12% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
88% of Burton’s residents in work leave it to work; Oromocto takes the most
- Oromocto440
- Fredericton145
- Lincoln100
- New Maryland25
- Blissville20
- Maugerville20
- Gagetown15
- Starlight Village15
- Québec15
- Sheffield10
- Oromocto980
- Fredericton465
- Lincoln50
- Starlight Village40
- Gagetown20
- Saint John15
- Dieppe15
- Oromocto 2610
- Maugerville10
- New Maryland10
Of those coming in, Oromocto supplies the most: 440.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
2021 Census, people with a usual place of work: where residents of Burton work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
Household income in Burton
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 73% of Canadian towns.
Set beside New Brunswick’s towns, where the median is $73,200, Burton sits 21% above. CERB and the other emergency payments of 2020 are counted in these incomes, which lifted the lower ones that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Burton gets to work without a car for 1.8% of commuters
The car is the way to work for 98% of commuters. Home was the workplace for 8.7%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 0.9%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%.
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.
In the Sunbury census division, 14% more people receive EI than in 2019
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 3%. At its peak, in February 2021, 1,880 people were on EI, 2.1 times the 2019 average. That works out to around 5.4 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division.
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). Burton doesn’t get its own EI beneficiaries figures; the ones here come from the Sunbury census division.
On getting around on foot, Burton grades D
Better than 7% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #52 of 60 in New Brunswick.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
291st of 701: where Burton ranks among Canadian towns of 3,800 to 7,300
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 2 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 28 | Hanwell New Brunswick | 5,108 | 78% | 7.2% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 142 | Grand Bay-Westfield New Brunswick | 5,202 | 78% | 6.3% | $98K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 289 | South West Industrial Saskatchewan | 5,297 | 69% | 9.9% | $83K | B |
| 290 | Valley Park Ontario | 6,394 | 73% | 11% | $118K | B |
| 291 | Burton New Brunswick | 5,424 | 69% | 7.3% | $89K | B |
| 292 | Cumberland Alberta | 6,493 | 71% | 11% | $118K | B |
| 293 | Sutton Quebec | 4,775 | 83% | 6.6% | $66K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 701 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Burton, and others among New Brunswick’s towns.
Work in the places around Burton
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton | 69% | 7.3% | $89K | 21.7 min | B | D |
| Oromocto 7 km | 77% | 4.6% | $91K | 13.7 min | A+ | B− |
| Lincoln 12.4 km | 75% | 6.5% | $86K | 21.3 min | B+ | D |
| Maugerville 16.5 km | 81% | 7.1% | $87K | 23.2 min | A | D |
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 Burton, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Where people commute. Built from the census table that pairs each worker’s home municipality with their workplace municipality. A job here means someone who usually works in the municipality, local or not.
- 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. 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.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- Unemployment. Of everyone 15 or older who was working or job-hunting in the census week, the part still looking. Someone not seeking work isn’t in it at all.
- 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. 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.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
Questions about work in Burton
Where do people in Burton work?
Only 12% work in Burton itself; the rest go first to Oromocto (980) and Fredericton (465).
How many jobs are there in Burton?
About 1,055 people had their usual place of work in Burton at the 2021 census, 0.6 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 45 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Burton?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 7.3% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Fredericton-Oromocto economic region at 6.6% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Burton?
At $88,900 before tax in 2020, the median household in Burton compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Burton get to work?
98% of commuters go by car, 0.9% take public transit and 0.9% walk. On census day 8.7% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Burton?
On average 21.7 minutes; 35% take under 15 minutes and 1.6% take an hour or longer.
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).