Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for each resident in work, most of Hampton commutes out
Before tax, the typical household in Hampton brought in $89,000 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Out of work in May 2021: 6.9% of Hampton’s labour force, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. The average trip to work from Hampton is 27.2 minutes; 3.4% of commuters spend an hour or more getting there.
The short version on work in Hampton
Work near the middle
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 73% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 56%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 6.9% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 5.7% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
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 Hampton: C+
Better than 43% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #32 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.
Work for 73% of 15-to-64s in Hampton
Of the 8 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Kings census division, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
A more recent figure, for the wider area: 59% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 60% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 56% were working. The census caught the labour market on 11 May 2021, deep in the pandemic, so unemployment and working from home both ran above normal.
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.
More workers leave Hampton each day than arrive
990 residents of Hampton had a usual place of work at the 2021 census, and 120 people had theirs in Hampton, wherever they lived.
It sends out some 15 workers for every one it takes in. The job is inside the municipality for 6% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
94% of Hampton’s residents in work leave it to work; Saint John takes the most
Hampton (New Brunswick part) sends the largest group the other way, 20 people.
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 Hampton work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
Household income in Hampton
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 73% of Canadian towns.
3 of the 8 other places of 2,500+ in the Kings census division have a higher median. That puts Hampton 22% above the median of New Brunswick’s towns, $73,200. In 2020 emergency benefits topped up many low incomes, and the census counts them here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Hampton gets to work without a car for 2.2% of commuters
The car is the way to work for 97% of commuters. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 13% against 21%. 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.
The length of the trip to work in Hampton
Timed exactly, the average is 24.7 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of New Brunswick’s towns, the average commute is 20.8 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 15%, 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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
3% more people are on EI in the Kings census division than in 2019
Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 rose by 1%. The count topped out in February 2021 at 4,910 people, 2.4 times the 2019 average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 5 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 Kings census division, Hampton included.
Hampton on foot: a D grade
Better than 8% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #49 of 60 in New Brunswick.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Hampton ranks: 393rd of 694 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,400
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mount Royal Alberta | 2,758 | 83% | 12% | $188K | A+ |
| 2 | Central River Heights Manitoba | 2,736 | 84% | 5.4% | $137K | A+ |
| 3 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 61 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 3,198 | 79% | 4.9% | $105K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 85 | Grand Manan New Brunswick | 2,648 | 78% | 12% | $77K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 153 | Wakefield New Brunswick | 2,749 | 81% | 7.3% | $71K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 391 | Grey Manitoba | 2,655 | 79% | 5.2% | $73K | C+ |
| 392 | Lac-Etchemin Quebec | 4,089 | 76% | 4.5% | $64K | C+ |
| 393 | Hampton New Brunswick | 3,268 | 73% | 6.9% | $89K | C+ |
| 394 | Cocagne New Brunswick | 2,982 | 77% | 15% | $74K | C+ |
| 395 | Northern Lights County Alberta | 4,115 | 72% | 10% | $89K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 694 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Hampton, and others among New Brunswick’s towns.
Neighbouring places to Hampton, compared
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 73% | 6.9% | $89K | 27.2 min | C+ | D |
| Hampton 4.3 km | 76% | 9.6% | $86K | 26.9 min | B− | B− |
| Norton 10.2 km | 71% | 9.5% | $78K | 30.2 min | C− | D |
| Quispamsis 12.1 km | 78% | 7.2% | $113K | 22.4 min | A | C |
| Upham 13.1 km | 67% | 11% | $72K | 37 min | D | D− |
| Kingston 14.3 km | 73% | 8.3% | $79K | 37.6 min | C− | D |
| Rothesay 15.4 km | 77% | 8.7% | $100K | 20.3 min | A | B− |
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 Hampton, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Trip times. One way, on a usual day, from the census’s travel-time bands. Band midpoints overstate it a little next to the figure Statistics Canada times.
- Where people commute. Who travels where, from the census: workers with a regular workplace, sorted by the municipality they live in and the one they work in.
- 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’s monthly survey, published for metro areas and economic regions rather than towns: it gives a current rate beside the census’s 2021 one.
- In work. We divide the number of employed residents by the number aged 15 to 64. Workers past 64 still count on top, because the 2021 Census crosses work with age only for whole municipalities; in return, a retirement town’s pensioners don’t drag the rate down.
- 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.
- 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 Hampton
How do people in Hampton get to work?
97% of commuters drive, 0.9% take public transit and 1.3% walk; 13% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Hampton?
The average commute is 27.2 minutes; 15% of trips take under 15 minutes and 3.4% an hour or more.
Where do people in Hampton work?
Only 6% work in Hampton itself; the rest go first to Saint John (625) and Quispamsis (95).
How many jobs are there in Hampton?
The 2021 census found about 120 people with their usual workplace in Hampton, or 0.1 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 58 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Hampton?
The census put unemployment at 6.9% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Saint John metro area at 5.7%.
What is the average household income in Hampton?
Hampton’s middle household had $89,000 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
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).