Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHousehold incomes in Division No. 4, Subdivision E are among the lowest of any Canadian town
The average trip to work from Division No. 4, Subdivision E is 33.9 minutes; 20% of commuters spend an hour or more getting there. At the 2021 census, 40% of Division No. 4, Subdivision E’s 15-to-64s were in work, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. Census day 2021 found 27% of Division No. 4, Subdivision E’s labour force without a job, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns.
The short version on work in Division No. 4, Subdivision E
Fewer people in work than most towns
In work at the 2021 census: 40% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 29% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
27% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns); the Labour Force Survey had the area at 8.4% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
At $42,200 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 33.9 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 20% take an hour or more. 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.
Division No. 4, Subdivision E grades D− for jobs and income
Behind almost every Canadian town on three measures together.
Its strongest measure is trip times; its weakest, household income.
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 and the working-age population of Division No. 4, Subdivision E
Counting those looking for work too, 39% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 51% in October 2026. Statistics Canada counted on 11 May 2021, with much of the country under pandemic rules: more people were out of work or at home than usual.
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.
A smaller share in work than in almost any Canadian town.
Division No. 4, Subdivision E households: $42,200 a year at the median
The middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns is $63,700, and Division No. 4, Subdivision E is 34% below it. 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).
Before tax, 2020: lower than in almost any Canadian town.
Time on the road to work from Division No. 4, Subdivision E
Timed exactly, the average is 31.5 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns averages 19 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 33%, fewer than the 56% in the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’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.
Each working day, more people leave Division No. 4, Subdivision E for work than come in
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 2 to 1. The job is inside the municipality for 29% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
71% of Division No. 4, Subdivision E’s residents in work leave it to work; Stephenville takes the most
- Division No. 4, Subd. D20
- Cape St. George20
- Division No. 3, Subd. F15
- Stephenville15
- Kippens10
- Port au Port East10
- Stephenville85
- Port au Port East25
- Lourdes25
- Cape St. George10
Of those coming in, Division No. 4, Subd. D supplies the most: 20.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Division No. 4, Subdivision E gets to work without a car for 4.9% of commuters
89% drive to work, fewer than the 92% in the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 15% against 21%. 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).
EI claims in Census Division No. 4 run 4% below their 2019 level
At its peak, in February 2021, 3,230 people were on EI, 1.5 times the 2019 average. That works out to around 16 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division. Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 fell by 11%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of Census Division No. 4. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Division No. 4, Subdivision E earns C+ for walkability
Better than 41% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Around Division No. 4, Subdivision E: jobs, pay and the commute
No closer places have figures: these lie 36–48 km from Division No. 4, Subdivision E.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 4, Subdivision E | 40% | 27% | $42K | 33.9 min | D− | C+ |
| Kippens 35.8 km | 64% | 17% | $82K | 15.2 min | B | D |
| Stephenville 38.8 km | 54% | 17% | $50K | 15.4 min | C− | A− |
| Division No. 4, Subdivision B 44.2 km | 46% | 34% | $49K | 23.8 min | D− | B− |
| St. George's 48 km | 46% | 25% | $55K | 21.6 min | D | 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 Division No. 4, Subdivision E, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Trip times. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own 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. 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. 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. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
Questions about work in Division No. 4, Subdivision E
What is the unemployment rate in Division No. 4, Subdivision E?
At the 2021 census 27% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the West Coast-Northern Peninsula-Labrador economic region, gives 8.4% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Division No. 4, Subdivision E?
At $42,200 before tax in 2020, the median household in Division No. 4, Subdivision E compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Division No. 4, Subdivision E get to work?
89% of commuters drive, 4.9% walk; 15% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Division No. 4, Subdivision E?
The average commute is 33.9 minutes; 33% of trips take under 15 minutes and 20% an hour or more.
Where do people in Division No. 4, Subdivision E work?
Only 29% work in Division No. 4, Subdivision E itself; the rest go first to Stephenville (85) and Port au Port East (25).
How many jobs are there in Division No. 4, Subdivision E?
The 2021 census found about 155 people with their usual workplace in Division No. 4, Subdivision E, or 0.7 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. Statistics Canada counted 14 businesses with employees in June 2026.
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).