Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Pasadena has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work
The 2021 census found 67% of working-age people in Pasadena employed, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. When the 2021 census was taken, 15% of people in Pasadena who wanted a job had none; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. Median household income in Pasadena was $83,200 in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns.
The work figures that set Pasadena apart
Fewer people in work than most towns
With 67% of its 15-to-64s in work in 2021, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, it has 47% of all adults employed. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 15% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 8.4% 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 Pasadena: C+
Better than 38% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #12 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
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 Pasadena were working in 2021
A smaller share in work than in 81% of Canadian towns.
The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 55%. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 47%. For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 51% in work in October 2026. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from home.
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 commuter town: Pasadena sends out more workers than it takes in
It sends out some 12 workers for every one it takes in. 25% of residents who commute work inside the municipality, against 70% in the middle of Canadian towns.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
75% of Pasadena’s residents in work leave it to work; Corner Brook takes the most
- Corner Brook600
- Deer Lake60
- Mount Pearl20
- Labrador City15
- Stephenville10
- Steady Brook10
- Gillams10
- Trout River10
- Division No. 10, Subd. E (SNO)10
Of those coming in, Deer Lake supplies the most: 25.
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 Pasadena: households
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 63% of Canadian towns.
Pasadena’s median is 31% above the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns ($63,700). Read the incomes as 2020’s, before tax: pandemic benefits such as CERB are in them, and they raised many low incomes for that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
6.7% of commuters from Pasadena go without a car
On foot: 5.5% of commuters, well above the 3.5% in the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns. Nearly everyone drives: 90% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Home was the workplace for 8.2%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit takes 1.2% of commuters, 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).
At 23.8 minutes, commutes from Pasadena are shorter than in the middle of Canadian towns
The middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns averages 19 minutes. Only 27% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 56% in the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns. Long trips, an hour or more, are about as common as in the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 5.1%. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 22.5 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.
8% fewer people are on EI in Census Division No. 5 than in 2019
For EI beneficiaries, the only official count covers all of Census Division No. 5, Pasadena included.
The count topped out in February 2021 at 6,030 people, 1.7 times the 2019 average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 11.3 are on EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count 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).
Pasadena grades B for walkability
Better than 60% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #11 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 747 Canadian towns of 2,800 to 5,300, Pasadena comes 464th on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 462 | Electoral Area F, North Okanagan British Columbia | 4,969 | 78% | 7.6% | $73K | C+ |
| 463 | Wellington New Brunswick | 3,458 | 76% | 14% | $70K | C+ |
| 464 | Pasadena Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,930 | 67% | 15% | $83K | C+ |
| 465 | Piedmont Quebec | 3,667 | 78% | 12% | $78K | C+ |
| 466 | Fessenden Ontario | 3,551 | 70% | 12% | $88K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 522 | Channel-Port aux Basques Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,379 | 61% | 17% | $63K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 561 | Bonavista Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,293 | 63% | 18% | $54K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 576 | Marystown Newfoundland and Labrador | 5,196 | 55% | 20% | $60K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 747 | Saint-Côme Quebec | 2,810 | 58% | 14% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Pasadena, and others among Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
Jobs near Pasadena: the places around it
No closer places have figures: these lie 22–27 km from Pasadena.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena | 67% | 15% | $83K | 23.8 min | C+ | B |
| Deer Lake 21.9 km | 58% | 17% | $63K | 15.9 min | C− | A− |
| Massey Drive 23.8 km | 80% | 7.7% | $112K | 14.9 min | A+ | D |
| Irishtown-Summerside 25.6 km | 60% | 17% | $71K | 25 min | D | D |
| Corner Brook 27.5 km | 65% | 14% | $64K | 13.5 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 Pasadena, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- Household income. Before-tax total income of the middle household for 2020, from the census. Neighbourhood medians are worked out from bracket counts, since Statistics Canada publishes none of their own.
- Trip times. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- Where people commute. Counts of workers with a fixed workplace, by where they live and where they work, both taken as whole municipalities; the jobs figure takes everyone who works here, wherever home is.
- 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.
- 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 Pasadena
How do people in Pasadena get to work?
By car: 90% of commuters, 1.2% take public transit and 5.5% walk; on census day 8.2% of those in work worked from home.
How long is the commute from Pasadena?
23.8 minutes is the average trip, with 27% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 5.1% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Pasadena work?
25% work in Pasadena itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Corner Brook (600), then Deer Lake (60).
How many jobs are there in Pasadena?
In June 2026, 96 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Pasadena?
At the 2021 census 15% 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 Pasadena?
At $83,200 before tax in 2020, the median household in Pasadena compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
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).