Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0Springdale has lower household incomes than 92% of Canadian towns
Unemployment in Springdale stood at 15% on census day 2021, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. An hour or more each way is the commute for 8.5% of workers in Springdale; the average is 17 minutes. In Springdale, 54% of residents aged 15 to 64 were working in May 2021, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns.
Work in Springdale, in a few figures
Fewer people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 54% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 37%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
15% 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 10% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $57,900 before tax in 2020, where the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
A local job centre
910 people work in Springdale and 595 residents commute to a fixed workplace; the middle of Canadian towns has 0.8 jobs per working resident. The daily tide ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 17 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 8.5% 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.
Jobs and income in Springdale earn C−
Better than 18% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #20 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Its strongest measure is trip times; 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.
Who in Springdale has a job
A smaller share in work than in 97% of Canadian towns.
Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 37% were working. For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 43% in work in October 2026. The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 44%. May 2021, when the census was taken, was a pandemic spring; unemployment has come down since, as the Labour Force Survey records.
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.
Springdale households: $57,900 a year at the median
The middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns is $63,700, and Springdale is 9% below it. Incomes are for 2020, the first pandemic year, so CERB and other emergency payments are part of them.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Each working day, Springdale’s workforce swells by 49%
595 residents of Springdale had a usual place of work at the 2021 census, and 910 people had theirs in Springdale, wherever they lived.
Inbound commuters outnumber outbound ones about 4 to 1 in Springdale. Of those who commute, 83% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
A shorter commute than the middle of Canadian towns: 17 minutes from Springdale
The middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns averages 19 minutes. A quarter-hour or less for 74% of commuters, against 56% in the middle of Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 14.6 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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
414 people come into Springdale to work, most from Division No. 8, Subd. C and King's Point
- Division No. 8, Subd. C105
- King's Point85
- Division No. 8, Subd. P40
- South Brook35
- Robert's Arm30
- Beachside20
- Little Bay15
- Grand Falls-Windsor10
- Bishop's Falls10
- Triton10
- Baie Verte25
- Grand Falls-Windsor10
- Robert's Arm10
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
2021 Census, people with a usual place of work: where residents of Springdale work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
Walking, cycling or transit: 4.3% of Springdale’s commuters
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 5.7% 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).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
EI claims in Census Division No. 8 run 23% below their 2019 level
For EI beneficiaries, the only official count covers all of Census Division No. 8, Springdale included.
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 16.1 receive EI. Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 fell by 16%. At its peak, in February 2021, 8,360 people were on EI, 1.6 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).
Walking in Springdale earns B
Better than 56% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #13 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Springdale next to Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,900: 449th of 553 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,601 | 78% | 9.5% | $130K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 382 | Channel-Port aux Basques Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,379 | 61% | 17% | $63K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 413 | Holyrood Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,749 | 67% | 12% | $89K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 447 | Victoria County, Subdivision A Nova Scotia | 2,746 | 61% | 29% | $65K | C− |
| 448 | Rimbey Alberta | 2,502 | 63% | 16% | $58K | C− |
| 449 | Springdale Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,893 | 54% | 15% | $58K | C− |
| 450 | Lewisporte Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,405 | 59% | 19% | $59K | C− |
| 451 | Electoral Area H, Fraser Valley British Columbia | 2,773 | 73% | 11% | $79K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 553 | 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 Springdale, and others among Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns.
Work next door to Springdale
The nearest places to Springdale with figures are 51–79 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | 54% | 15% | $58K | 17 min | C− | B |
| Baie Verte 51 km | 53% | 21% | $74K | 15.3 min | C+ | B− |
| Botwood 65.4 km | 52% | 22% | $55K | 19.3 min | D | B+ |
| Bishop's Falls 68.6 km | 56% | 19% | $59K | 20.4 min | D | C+ |
| Grand Falls-Windsor 69 km | 62% | 16% | $66K | 13.9 min | C | B |
| Lewisporte 78.8 km | 59% | 19% | $59K | 18.4 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 Springdale, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. The most recent unemployment rate on the page comes from this monthly survey, which covers the wider metro area or economic region, not the town.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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. How long getting to work normally takes, averaged from the census’s time bands at their middles; expect it to read slightly high against the timed figure.
- 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. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless rate.
- Which towns we compare. Towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 people or more, never a whole city and never a First Nations reserve. Middles are medians.
Questions about work in Springdale
How many jobs are there in Springdale?
The 2021 census counted about 910 people working in Springdale: 1.5 jobs for every resident who commutes to a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 142 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Springdale?
Two figures answer it: 15% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 10% for the South Coast-Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay economic region in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Springdale?
Springdale’s middle household had $57,900 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Springdale get to work?
By car: 92% of commuters, 4.3% walk; on census day 5.7% of those in work worked from home.
How long is the commute from Springdale?
17 minutes is the average trip, with 74% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 8.5% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Springdale work?
83% work in Springdale itself; of those who leave, the most go to Baie Verte (25), then Grand Falls-Windsor (10).
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).