Photo: evoluc · CC BY-SA 2.0Memramcook has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
Median household income in Memramcook was $80,500 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Joblessness at the 2021 census: 6.7% of Memramcook’s labour force, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. The 2021 census found 79% of working-age people in Memramcook employed; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
Memramcook at work: what stands out
More people in work than most towns
The 2021 census found 79% of 15-to-64s with a job (73% in the middle of Canadian towns). Count every adult, retirees too, and the figure is 59%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 6.7% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 7.2% 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 Memramcook: B
Better than 58% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #20 of 60 in New Brunswick.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; 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.
How many in Memramcook were working in 2021
Of the 10 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Westmorland census division, 6 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 59%: many residents are past working age. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 61% in October 2026. 63% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Census day was 11 May 2021, in the pandemic’s third wave: unemployment ran high and many worked from home, so these figures describe that spring rather than today.
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.
Memramcook empties a little on a working day
It sends out some 6 workers for every one it takes in. Of those who commute, 22% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
78% of Memramcook’s residents in work leave it to work; Moncton takes the most
- Moncton755
- Dieppe365
- Shediac55
- Sackville50
- Dorchester45
- Shediac15
- Moncton15
- Springhill10
- Dundas10
- Wellington10
Of those coming in, Dieppe supplies the most: 110.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Earnings at home in Memramcook: households
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 57% of Canadian towns.
Against the middle of New Brunswick’s towns ($73,200), Memramcook’s median is 10% above. 3 of the 10 other places of 2,500+ in the Westmorland census division have a higher median. The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Memramcook gets to work without a car for 1.2% of commuters
Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 96% of commuters. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 16% against 21%.
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: 25.9 minutes from Memramcook
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 23.7 minutes. In the middle of New Brunswick’s towns, the average commute is 20.8 minutes. Only 20% 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: 2.4%.
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.
29% more people are on EI in the Westmorland census division than in 2019
For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 6.3 are on EI. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 rose by 4%. The count topped out in February 2021 at 13,960 people, 2.4 times the 2019 average.
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). Memramcook doesn’t get its own EI beneficiaries figures; the ones here come from the Westmorland census division.
How walkable Memramcook is: D
Better than 14% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #42 of 60 in New Brunswick.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
283rd of 712: where Memramcook ranks among Canadian towns of 3,900 to 7,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 29 | Hanwell New Brunswick | 5,108 | 78% | 7.2% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 140 | Grand Bay-Westfield New Brunswick | 5,202 | 78% | 6.3% | $98K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 281 | King Edward Manitoba | 7,190 | 75% | 8.3% | $77K | B |
| 282 | Shaughnessy Park Manitoba | 5,169 | 72% | 11% | $88K | B |
| 283 | Memramcook New Brunswick | 5,616 | 79% | 6.7% | $81K | B |
| 284 | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Quebec | 4,598 | 83% | 3.2% | $84K | B |
| 285 | Lymburn Alberta | 7,231 | 75% | 13% | $96K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 712 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Memramcook, and others among New Brunswick’s towns.
The places around Memramcook, side by side
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memramcook | 79% | 6.7% | $81K | 25.9 min | B | D |
| Dorchester 9.4 km | 30% | 7% | $63K | 29.1 min | D− | — |
| Hillsborough 10.5 km | 67% | 16% | $65K | 35.9 min | D− | D− |
| Hillsborough 10.5 km | 70% | 8.3% | $62K | 25.4 min | D | B+ |
| Dieppe 15.7 km | 79% | 6.7% | $87K | 18 min | A | B− |
| Sackville 17.8 km | 69% | 12% | $68K | 17.5 min | C+ | A |
| Coverdale 18.6 km | 74% | 7.6% | $88K | 25.4 min | B− | 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 Memramcook, 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. Why 15 to 64? Otherwise retirees would pull the rate down in older towns. The census can’t say how old a neighbourhood’s workers are, so the count of people in work takes every 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. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- 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. 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. 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. 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 Memramcook
Where do people in Memramcook work?
22% work in Memramcook itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Moncton (755), then Dieppe (365).
How many jobs are there in Memramcook?
In June 2026, 159 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Memramcook?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 6.7% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Moncton metro area at 7.2% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Memramcook?
Memramcook’s middle household had $80,500 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Memramcook get to work?
Driving takes 96% of commuters to work, 1.2% walk, and on census day 16% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Memramcook?
About 25.9 minutes on average, with 20% under a quarter-hour and 2.4% at 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).