Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainAnnapolis County, Subdivision B has lower household incomes than 95% of Canadian towns
66% of people aged 15 to 64 in Annapolis County, Subdivision B had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. An hour or more each way is the commute for 8.8% of workers in Annapolis County, Subdivision B; the average is 24.9 minutes. Jobs located in Annapolis County, Subdivision B: 1,025, for 1,105 residents with a usual workplace.
What the numbers say about work in Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Fewer people in work than most towns
The 2021 census found 66% of 15-to-64s with a job (73% in the middle of Canadian towns). Count every adult, retirees too, and the figure is 45%. In work ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Half the households here had more than $55,700 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
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 Annapolis County, Subdivision B: D
Better than 8% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #79 of 88 in Nova Scotia.
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 Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Of the 3 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Annapolis census division, 2 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 52% of residents that age. Counting retirees, 45% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 56% of the wider area’s adults in work. 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.
$55,700 a year: the median household in Annapolis County, Subdivision B
The middle of Nova Scotia’s towns is $69,150, and Annapolis County, Subdivision B is 19% below it. Of the 3 other places of 2,500 or more in the Annapolis census division, 2 have a higher median. In 2020 emergency benefits topped up many low incomes, and the census counts them here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
More go out than come in: the working day in Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Of those who commute, 53% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
48% of Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s residents in work leave it to work; Middleton takes the most
- Middleton170
- Kingston100
- Annapolis County, Subdivision A65
- Annapolis Royal35
- Annapolis County, Subdivision C30
- Berwick30
- Kentville30
- Halifax25
- Kings County, Subdivision C15
- Digby10
Of those coming in, Annapolis County, Subdivision A supplies the most: 125.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 13% of Annapolis County, Subdivision B’s commuters
86% drive to work, fewer than the 92% in the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 18% against 21%. Transit takes 1.1% of commuters, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. On foot: 12% of commuters, well above the 3.3% in the middle of Nova Scotia’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
The length of the trip to work in Annapolis County, Subdivision B
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 22.9 minutes. The middle of Nova Scotia’s towns averages 23 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 41%, fewer than the 46% in the middle of Nova Scotia’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.
EI claims in the Annapolis census division run 9% above their 2019 level
The highest month was March 2021: 1,560 people, 2.3 times the 2019 level. Roughly 5 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 3%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Data for EI beneficiaries covers the Annapolis census division. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
On getting around on foot, Annapolis County, Subdivision B grades B+
Better than 74% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #23 of 88 in Nova Scotia.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Canadian towns of 3,600 to 6,900, and where Annapolis County, Subdivision B sits
| # | 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 | South Tuxedo Manitoba | 3,629 | 85% | 6.8% | $110K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 123 | Hubley Nova Scotia | 6,337 | 79% | 7.4% | $112K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 137 | Upper Tantallon Nova Scotia | 5,248 | 80% | 8.6% | $129K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 249 | Westphal Nova Scotia | 4,201 | 70% | 10% | $109K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 671 | North End East Ontario | 4,816 | 62% | 16% | $73K | D |
| 672 | Evansdale Alberta | 5,602 | 50% | 21% | $69K | D |
| 673 | Annapolis County, Subdivision B Nova Scotia | 5,086 | 66% | 13% | $56K | D |
| 674 | Iroquois Falls Ontario | 4,640 | 57% | 12% | $74K | D |
| 675 | Hastings Highlands Ontario | 4,957 | 64% | 15% | $69K | D |
| … | ||||||
| 720 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Annapolis County, Subdivision B, and others among Nova Scotia’s towns.
Next to Annapolis County, Subdivision B: how nearby places compare
Annapolis County, Subdivision B has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 17–30 km out.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis County, Subdivision B | 66% | 13% | $56K | 24.9 min | D | B+ |
| Middleton 16.8 km | 62% | 8.5% | $49K | 20.9 min | D | A |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision D 19.5 km | 64% | 10% | $64K | 27 min | D | C− |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision C 21 km | 70% | 9.3% | $65K | 21.5 min | C | C |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision A 29.5 km | 65% | 17% | $53K | 24.6 min | D | 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 Annapolis County, Subdivision B, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Statistics Canada’s place-of-work table counts people with a usual place of work by the municipality they live in and the one they work in. Jobs here are people whose usual workplace is in the municipality, wherever they live.
- Employment Insurance. How many people in the census division drew Employment Insurance each month; it moves with layoffs and hiring, yet people who don’t qualify are absent from it.
- 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. 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. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- Household income. The 2020 income of the household at the midpoint, all sources and before tax. Inside a city we rebuild it from the dissemination areas’ income bands, so there it is an estimate.
- Which towns we compare. Any town of 2,500 or more counts, and so does any city neighbourhood that size; the city as a whole and First Nations reserves don’t. The middle is the median.
Questions about work in Annapolis County, Subdivision B
What is the unemployment rate in Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
The 2021 census found 13% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Annapolis Valley economic region, is 4.3% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
Before tax, half the households in Annapolis County, Subdivision B had more than $55,700 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Annapolis County, Subdivision B get to work?
Driving takes 86% of commuters to work, 1.1% take public transit and 12% walk, and on census day 18% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
About 24.9 minutes on average, with 41% under a quarter-hour and 8.8% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Annapolis County, Subdivision B work?
53% work in Annapolis County, Subdivision B itself; of those who leave, the most go to Middleton (170), then Kingston (100).
How many jobs are there in Annapolis County, Subdivision B?
Some 1,025 people worked in Annapolis County, Subdivision B at the 2021 census: 0.9 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 135 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).