Photo: WikiPedant · CC BY-SA 4.0A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Division No. 1, Subdivision E than in 95% of Canadian towns
Getting to work from Division No. 1, Subdivision E takes 36.6 minutes on average, an hour or more for 24%. Half the households in Division No. 1, Subdivision E had more than $60,000 in 2020, before tax, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900. The 2021 census put unemployment in Division No. 1, Subdivision E at 22%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Division No. 1, Subdivision E and work: the main findings
Fewer people in work than most towns
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 57% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 38%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 22% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 6.6% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
The middle of Canadian towns is $85,900, and the median household here had $60,000 before tax in 2020. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 36.6 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 24% last an hour or longer. 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.
Jobs and income in Division No. 1, Subdivision E earn D−
Behind almost every Canadian town on three measures together, #2,584 of 2,589 Canadian towns.
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.
Division No. 1, Subdivision E at work: 57% of people aged 15 to 64
Of the 13 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 1, 2 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
49% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 38% were working. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 59% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. These are census figures from May 2021, during COVID’s third wave; jobs have recovered since, which the Labour Force Survey shows.
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.
What households in Division No. 1, Subdivision E earn
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 88% of Canadian towns.
Set beside Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, where the median is $63,700, Division No. 1, Subdivision E sits 6% below. 10 of the 13 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 1 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).
The length of the trip to work in Division No. 1, Subdivision E
Only 26% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 56% in the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 33.2 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns, the average commute is 19 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.
Division No. 1, Subdivision E empties a little on a working day
Each person commuting in is matched by about 4 residents going out. Of those who commute, 25% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
75% of Division No. 1, Subdivision E’s residents in work leave it to work; Whitbourne takes the most
- Heart's Delight-Islington25
- Division No. 1, Subdivision Y20
- Whiteway10
- Upper Island Cove10
- Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview10
- Division No. 7, Subdivision M10
- Whitbourne100
- St. John's85
- Division No. 1, Subdivision Y40
- Bay Roberts35
- Fogo Island30
- Placentia20
- Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights20
- Carbonear15
- Holyrood10
- Mount Pearl10
Inbound, the leader is Heart's Delight-Islington (25).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
2.4% of commuters from Division No. 1, Subdivision E go without a car
The car is the way to work for 94% of commuters. Home was the workplace for 10%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 1.2%, 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).
4% fewer people are on EI in Census Division No. 1 than in 2019
Behind EI beneficiaries sits data gathered across Census Division No. 1, with Division No. 1, Subdivision E one part of it.
At its peak, in February 2021, 31,470 people were on EI, 2.2 times the 2019 average. That is about 7.3 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 11%.
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).
Walkability in Division No. 1, Subdivision E: graded C
Better than 30% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #27 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Division No. 1, Subdivision E next to Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,000
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Division No. 1, Subdivision E, and others among Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,601 | 78% | 9.5% | $130K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 357 | Pasadena Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,930 | 67% | 15% | $83K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 403 | Channel-Port aux Basques Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,379 | 61% | 17% | $63K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 574 | Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part Ontario | 2,877 | 58% | 15% | $58K | D− |
| 575 | Saint-Alexis-des-Monts Quebec | 3,190 | 61% | 11% | $50K | D− |
| 576 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,978 | 57% | 22% | $60K | D− |
| 577 | Saint-Côme Quebec | 2,810 | 58% | 14% | $58K | D− |
| 578 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Jobs near Division No. 1, Subdivision E: the places around it
The nearest places to Division No. 1, Subdivision E with figures are 14–22 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 1, Subdivision E | 57% | 22% | $60K | 36.6 min | D− | C |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision Y 13.6 km | 68% | 19% | $72K | 33.8 min | D | C |
| Spaniard's Bay 19.4 km | 53% | 20% | $64K | 28.4 min | D− | C |
| Clarke's Beach 20.5 km | 66% | 14% | $60K | 23.8 min | D | D |
| Bay Roberts 20.7 km | 63% | 14% | $72K | 25.3 min | C− | B− |
| Whitbourne 21.9 km | 61% | 18% | $72K | 21 min | C | 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 Division No. 1, Subdivision E, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Unemployment. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- Household income. Half of households had more than this before tax in 2020, half less, counting every source of income. For a neighbourhood we estimate the median from the income brackets of its dissemination areas.
- 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. Built from the census table that pairs each worker’s home municipality with their workplace municipality. A job here means someone who usually works in the municipality, local or not.
- Employment Insurance. Monthly EI recipients across the census division: a pulse of the local job market rather than a measure of who is out of work.
- 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.
- 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 Division No. 1, Subdivision E
How many jobs are there in Division No. 1, Subdivision E?
The 2021 census found about 235 people with their usual workplace in Division No. 1, Subdivision E, or 0.4 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 100 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Division No. 1, Subdivision E?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 22% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Avalon Peninsula economic region at 6.6% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Division No. 1, Subdivision E?
The census puts Division No. 1, Subdivision E at $60,000 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Division No. 1, Subdivision E get to work?
94% of commuters drive, 1.2% take public transit and 1.2% walk; 10% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Division No. 1, Subdivision E?
The average commute is 36.6 minutes; 26% of trips take under 15 minutes and 24% an hour or more.
Where do people in Division No. 1, Subdivision E work?
25% work in Division No. 1, Subdivision E itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Whitbourne (100), then St. John's (85).
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).