Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Household incomes put Campbellton near the very bottom of Canadian towns
Getting to work from Campbellton takes 12.8 minutes on average, an hour or more for 1.9%. 62% of people aged 15 to 64 in Campbellton had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. Census day 2021 found 13% of Campbellton’s labour force without a job, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
Where Campbellton stands out on work
Fewer people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 62% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 45%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 13% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 9.6% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Half the households here had more than $48,800 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
A local job centre
3,270 people work in Campbellton and 2,040 residents commute to a fixed workplace; the middle of Canadian towns has 0.8 jobs per working resident. The daily tide ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 12.8 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 1.9% 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.
On jobs and income, Campbellton grades C−
Better than 21% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #54 of 60 in New Brunswick.
Its strongest measure is trip times; its weakest, household income.
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.
In and out of work in Campbellton
A smaller share in work than in 91% of Canadian towns.
Counting those looking for work too, 52% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 45%: many residents are past working age. In October 2026, 48% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. 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.
The median household in Campbellton had $48,800 in 2020
Campbellton’s median is 33% below the middle of New Brunswick’s towns ($73,200). Incomes are for 2020, the first pandemic year, so CERB and other emergency payments are part of them.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Before tax, 2020: lower than in almost any Canadian town.
A working day adds 56% to the people at work in Campbellton
Campbellton takes in some 2 workers for every resident it sends out. The job is inside the municipality for 59% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
How long the commute from Campbellton takes
A quarter-hour or less for 78% of commuters, against 44% in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 10.8 minutes. The middle of New Brunswick’s towns averages 20.8 minutes.
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.
2,060 people come into Campbellton to work, most from Atholville and Dalhousie
- Atholville545
- Dalhousie240
- Eel River Crossing180
- Tide Head175
- Dalhousie155
- Balmoral150
- Charlo125
- Pointe-à-la-Croix105
- Addington90
- Eldon50
- Atholville465
- Devon 3060
- Dalhousie60
- Charlo35
- Balmoral35
- Pointe-à-la-Croix35
- Fredericton20
- Moncton15
- Dalhousie10
- Eel River 310
Of everyone working in Campbellton, 63% come in from elsewhere; 545 make the 9 km trip from Atholville. The main destination the other way is Atholville, with 465.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Campbellton gets to work without a car for 9.5% of commuters
Fewer drive than in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns: 87% against 95%. Only 5.7% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% 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).
EI claims in the Restigouche census division are back near their 2019 level
For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 11.4 are on EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 7%. The highest month was March 2021: 4,190 people, 1.6 times the 2019 level.
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). Behind EI beneficiaries sits data gathered across the Restigouche census division, with Campbellton one part of it.
Getting around Campbellton on foot earns A
Better than 90% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #2 of 60 in New Brunswick.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Campbellton is 596th of 706 Canadian towns of 5,200 to 10,100 people 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 30 | Oromocto New Brunswick | 9,451 | 77% | 4.6% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 141 | Grand Bay-Westfield New Brunswick | 5,202 | 78% | 6.3% | $98K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 184 | Saint Marys New Brunswick | 5,701 | 75% | 7% | $92K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 594 | Port Credit Ontario | 7,606 | 71% | 14% | $77K | C− |
| 595 | Grosvenor Park Saskatchewan | 6,240 | 61% | 12% | $62K | C− |
| 596 | Campbellton New Brunswick | 7,485 | 62% | 13% | $49K | C− |
| 597 | Clare Nova Scotia | 8,020 | 67% | 13% | $62K | C− |
| 598 | Beaver County Alberta | 6,245 | 70% | 11% | $94K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 706 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Campbellton, and others among New Brunswick’s towns.
Around Campbellton: jobs, pay and the commute
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellton | 62% | 13% | $49K | 12.8 min | C− | A |
| Pointe-à-la-Croix 3.4 km | 65% | 15% | $53K | 14.2 min | C− | D |
| Atholville 8.7 km | 68% | 12% | $63K | 20.5 min | C− | C+ |
| Listuguj 9.3 km | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dalhousie 13 km | 75% | 5.6% | $72K | 17.7 min | B | D− |
| Balmoral 17.2 km | 73% | 9.4% | $69K | 22.3 min | C | D− |
| Eel River Crossing 18.3 km | 69% | 12% | $61K | 19.8 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 Campbellton, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Everyone with a job, whatever their age, divided by the residents aged 15 to 64 at the 2021 Census: below the municipality the census doesn’t split work by age, and this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood can be given.
- 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. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- Trip times. How long getting to work normally takes, averaged from the census’s time bands at their middles; expect it to read slightly high against the timed figure.
- 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. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless rate.
- 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 Campbellton
How many jobs are there in Campbellton?
Some 3,270 people worked in Campbellton at the 2021 census: 1.6 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 264 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Campbellton?
The 2021 census found 13% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Campbellton-Miramichi economic region, is 9.6% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Campbellton?
Before tax, half the households in Campbellton had more than $48,800 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Campbellton get to work?
Driving takes 87% of commuters to work, 9.5% walk, and on census day 5.7% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Campbellton?
About 12.8 minutes on average, with 78% under a quarter-hour and 1.9% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Campbellton work?
Most stay: 59% work in Campbellton. The rest go first to Atholville (465) and Devon 30 (60).
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).