Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for each resident in work, most of Douglas commutes out
8.8% of the labour force in Douglas was out of work at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. Before tax, the typical household in Douglas brought in $87,400 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. The 2021 census found 76% of working-age people in Douglas employed; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
Jobs and income in Douglas: what the figures say
Work near the middle
At the 2021 census 76% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 60%. In work ↓
Unemployment near the middle
The Labour Force Survey had the area at 6.5% in October 2026; on census day in 2021 the town’s own rate was 8.8%, where the middle of Canadian towns had 9.9%. Unemployment ↓
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 Douglas: graded B
Better than 62% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #19 of 60 in New Brunswick.
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 Douglas
About 10 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. Of those who commute, 9.5% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
90% of Douglas’ residents in work leave it to work; Fredericton takes the most
- Fredericton1,530
- Starlight Village55
- Oromocto35
- Bright35
- Stanley15
- Saint John10
- New Maryland10
- Kingsclear10
- Nackawic10
- Aberdeen10
Of those coming in, Bright supplies the most: 70.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Work and the working-age population of Douglas
Of the 7 other places of 2,500 people or more in the York census division, 3 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 66%. Counting retirees, 60% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 62% of the wider area’s adults in work. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at 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.
Household income in Douglas
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 71% of Canadian towns.
The middle of New Brunswick’s towns is $73,200, and Douglas is 19% above it. 5 of the 7 other places of 2,500+ in the York census division have a higher median. 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).
Walking, cycling or transit: 1.6% of Douglas’ commuters
The car is the way to work for 97% of commuters. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 17% against 21%. Transit takes 0.6% of commuters, 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).
A commute like the middle of Canadian towns: 25.2 minutes from Douglas
Long trips, an hour or more, are about as common as in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns: 3.3%. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 22.4 minutes. In the middle of New Brunswick’s towns, the average commute is 20.8 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 23%, 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.
EI claims in the York census division run 24% above their 2019 level
That works out to around 4.7 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 6%. The highest month was February 2021: 6,620 people, 2.5 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). For EI beneficiaries, the only official count covers all of the York census division, Douglas included.
Douglas on foot: a D grade
Better than 7% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #53 of 60 in New Brunswick.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
261st of 696: where Douglas ranks among Canadian towns of 4,800 to 9,200
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 28 | Hanwell New Brunswick | 5,108 | 78% | 7.2% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 132 | Grand Bay-Westfield New Brunswick | 5,202 | 78% | 6.3% | $98K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 176 | Saint Marys New Brunswick | 5,701 | 75% | 7% | $92K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 259 | Fairhaven Saskatchewan | 6,536 | 75% | 11% | $75K | B |
| 260 | Scenic Acres Alberta | 8,026 | 72% | 12% | $140K | B |
| 261 | Douglas New Brunswick | 6,840 | 76% | 8.8% | $87K | B |
| 262 | Arran-Elderslie Ontario | 7,639 | 82% | 7.1% | $80K | B |
| 263 | Barrhead County No. 11 Alberta | 6,186 | 81% | 7.7% | $83K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 696 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Douglas, and others among New Brunswick’s towns.
Douglas and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 76% | 8.8% | $87K | 25.2 min | B | D |
| Bright 12.9 km | 72% | 11% | $76K | 29.2 min | C− | C− |
| Fredericton 13.9 km | 77% | 8.6% | $73K | 16.8 min | A− | A |
| Devon 30 14.2 km | 50% | 11% | $61K | 14.4 min | C− | A |
| Starlight Village 17 km | 78% | 7.2% | $107K | 20.1 min | A+ | C− |
| Kingsclear 17.6 km | 75% | 6.5% | $106K | 25.4 min | B+ | D |
| New Maryland 17.9 km | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | 17.7 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 Douglas, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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. Our average assumes everyone in, say, the 15-to-29-minute band takes 22 minutes. Across all the bands that runs a shade above Statistics Canada’s measured average.
- Where people commute. Only people with a usual place of work are in it: those who work from home or have no fixed site are not. Home and work are both counted by municipality.
- 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. 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.
- 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 Douglas
What is the unemployment rate in Douglas?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Fredericton metro area at 6.5%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 8.8%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Douglas?
The census puts Douglas at $87,400 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Douglas get to work?
By car: 97% of commuters, 0.6% take public transit, 0.6% walk and 0.4% cycle; on census day 17% of those in work worked from home.
How long is the commute from Douglas?
25.2 minutes is the average trip, with 23% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 3.3% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Douglas work?
9.5% work in Douglas itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Fredericton (1,530), then Starlight Village (55).
How many jobs are there in Douglas?
In June 2026, 162 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
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).