Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainKingsclear has higher household incomes than 90% of Canadian towns
75% of people aged 15 to 64 in Kingsclear had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. Kingsclear is the usual workplace of 210 people, and 910 of its own residents commute to a job. In May 2021, unemployment in Kingsclear reached 6.5%, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
Kingsclear and work: the main findings
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 6.5% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 6.5%. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The middle of Canadian towns is $85,900, and the median household here had $105,700 before tax in 2020. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs and income in Kingsclear earn B+
Better than 72% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #16 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.
In and out of work in Kingsclear
Of the 7 other places of 2,500 people or more in the York census division, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Counting retirees, 59% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. In October 2026, 62% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. Working or looking, 63% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
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.
$105,700 a year: the median household in Kingsclear
The middle of New Brunswick’s towns is $73,200, and Kingsclear is 44% above it. Of the 7 other places of 2,500 or more in the York census division, 2 have a higher median. Incomes here are 2020’s and include the pandemic payments, CERB among them, that propped up the lower end.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Kingsclear is quieter on a working day than at night
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 6 to 1. Of those who commute, 6.4% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
94% of Kingsclear’s residents in work leave it to work; Fredericton takes the most
- Fredericton70
- Bright20
- Prince William15
- Kingsclear 615
- Lincoln10
- New Maryland10
- Douglas10
In the other direction the biggest source is Fredericton, with 70.
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: 1.4% of commuters in Kingsclear
Nearly everyone drives: 96% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Working at home: 22%, close to 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).
25.4 minutes from Kingsclear to work, about the middle of Canadian towns
The middle of New Brunswick’s towns averages 20.8 minutes. Only 13% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 44% in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns. Long trips, an hour or more, are about as common as in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns: 3.3%. Timed exactly, the average is 22.3 minutes (Statistics Canada).
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. Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 6%. February 2021 was the busiest month, with 6,620 people on EI, 2.5 times 2019’s average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Area behind the EI beneficiaries figures: the York 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).
Everyday places on foot in Kingsclear: D
Better than 6% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #56 of 60 in New Brunswick.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Kingsclear next to Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,300: 199th of 666 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 57 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 3,198 | 79% | 4.9% | $105K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 80 | Grand Manan New Brunswick | 2,648 | 78% | 12% | $77K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 148 | Wakefield New Brunswick | 2,749 | 81% | 7.3% | $71K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 197 | Elkford British Columbia | 3,030 | 77% | 5.4% | $119K | B+ |
| 198 | Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George British Columbia | 3,811 | 79% | 5.4% | $121K | B+ |
| 199 | Kingsclear New Brunswick | 3,158 | 75% | 6.5% | $106K | B+ |
| 200 | Mission Gardens Manitoba | 3,979 | 75% | 11% | $100K | B+ |
| 201 | Edwards - Carlsbad Springs Ontario | 3,536 | 73% | 7.8% | $105K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 666 | 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 Kingsclear, and others among New Brunswick’s towns.
Work in and around Kingsclear
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsclear | 75% | 6.5% | $106K | 25.4 min | B+ | D |
| Starlight Village 10 km | 78% | 7.2% | $107K | 20.1 min | A+ | C− |
| Queensbury 10.5 km | 64% | 10% | $74K | 33.5 min | D | D− |
| Prince William 11.3 km | 75% | 9.9% | $70K | 31.9 min | C− | D |
| New Maryland 14.6 km | 79% | 4.9% | $105K | 23.2 min | A | D |
| Bright 14.9 km | 72% | 11% | $76K | 29.2 min | C− | C− |
| New Maryland 15.2 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 Kingsclear, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. How many residents held a job in May 2021, set against how many were 15 to 64. It reads a little high where many people work past 65, since below the municipality the census gives no breakdown of workers by age.
- 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. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- Trip times. The census asks how long the trip to work usually takes, in bands; our average uses each band’s middle, so it runs a little above Statistics Canada’s timed average.
- Where people commute. Jobs count everyone whose usual workplace lies in the municipality, residents or commuters from elsewhere, from Statistics Canada’s home-by-workplace table.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Medians over towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents. Whole cities would swamp them and reserves sit outside the rankings, so neither is in.
Questions about work in Kingsclear
How many jobs are there in Kingsclear?
About 210 people had their usual place of work in Kingsclear at the 2021 census, 0.2 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 76 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Kingsclear?
At the 2021 census 6.5% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Fredericton metro area, gives 6.5% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Kingsclear?
The median household in Kingsclear had $105,700 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Kingsclear get to work?
96% of commuters go by car, 1.4% walk. On census day 22% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Kingsclear?
On average 25.4 minutes; 13% take under 15 minutes and 3.3% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Kingsclear work?
6.4% work in Kingsclear itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Fredericton (640), then Starlight Village (75).
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).