Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Almonte have higher incomes than those in 86% of Canadian towns
Almonte is the usual workplace of 2,395 people, and 3,600 of its own residents commute to a job. On census day, 33% of workers here were at home, next to 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. At the 2021 census, 79% of Almonte’s 15-to-64s were in work, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns.
The work numbers behind Almonte
More people in work than most towns
In work at the 2021 census: 79% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 56% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The median household had $100,100 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 29.4 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 6.6% take an hour or more. The trip to work ↓
Many work from home
On census day, 33% of those in work were working at home; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. Getting 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 & income in Almonte: graded B+
Better than 67% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #174 of 866 in Ontario.
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.
How many in Almonte were working in 2021
All 8 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Lanark census division have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 56%. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 61% in October 2026. Counting those looking for work too, 60% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. 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.
The median household in Almonte had $100,100 in 2020
Set beside Ontario’s towns, where the median is $91,600, Almonte sits 9% above. One of the 8 other places of 2,500+ in the Lanark census division has a higher median. Pandemic benefits paid in 2020 lifted the incomes at the bottom, and they are counted here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
A longer commute than the middle of Canadian towns: 29.4 minutes from Almonte
Long trips are rarer than in the middle of Ontario’s towns: 6.6% take an hour or more, against 7.9%. Timed exactly, the average is 26.1 minutes (Statistics Canada). Trips under 15 minutes: 28%, fewer than the 31% in the middle of Ontario’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.
5.5% of commuters from Almonte go without a car
Few ride transit: 0.3%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. On foot: 5.2% of commuters, well above the 3.2% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. Nearly everyone drives: 92% of commuters go by car, truck or van.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
Each working day, more people leave Almonte for work than come in
About 2 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. Of those who commute, 34% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
66% of Almonte’s residents in work leave it to work; Ottawa takes the most
- Ottawa1,600
- Carleton Place410
- Arnprior85
- Beckwith55
- Perth50
- Renfrew50
- Smiths Falls35
- Gatineau20
- Lanark Highlands15
- Kingston10
Inbound, the leader is Ottawa (385).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
20% more people are on EI in the Lanark census division than in 2019
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.1 receive EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 1%. The highest month was February 2021: 3,450 people, 2.6 times the 2019 level.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries published for the Lanark census division, not by town. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Almonte earns B for walkability
Better than 58% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #630 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Almonte places 152nd of 549 on jobs and income among Canadian towns of 11,300 to 21,700
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Saanich British Columbia | 12,986 | 85% | 5.9% | $121K | A+ |
| 2 | Sillery Quebec | 13,950 | 81% | 6.2% | $120K | A+ |
| 3 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Glebe-Dows Lake Ontario | 13,436 | 80% | 9.4% | $113K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | Wellesley Ontario | 12,413 | 84% | 3.9% | $119K | A+ |
| 8 | Perth East Ontario | 13,423 | 86% | 3.9% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 150 | Kirkland Quebec | 19,696 | 75% | 8% | $128K | B+ |
| 151 | South Stormont Ontario | 14,602 | 78% | 6.8% | $92K | B+ |
| 152 | Mississippi Mills Ontario | 16,073 | 79% | 7.6% | $100K | B+ |
| 153 | Rivière-du-Loup Quebec | 20,650 | 78% | 7% | $63K | B+ |
| 154 | Williams Lake British Columbia | 11,462 | 72% | 7.9% | $77K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 549 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Almonte, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Next to Almonte: how nearby places compare
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonte | 79% | 7.6% | $100K | 29.4 min | B+ | B |
| Corkery 10.1 km | 83% | 4.7% | $158K | 29.5 min | A | D |
| Carleton Place 11.4 km | 78% | 7.8% | $89K | 26 min | B+ | A |
| Beckwith 14.9 km | 79% | 6.4% | $126K | 30 min | B+ | D |
| Kinburn 17.2 km | 84% | 6.4% | $125K | 29.1 min | A | C |
| Carp 18.5 km | 81% | 7.8% | $158K | 26.9 min | A | 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 Almonte, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- Unemployment. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- Household income. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- 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.
- 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.
- The municipality’s figures. Statistics Canada counts Almonte as part of Mississippi Mills, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Almonte
How many jobs are there in Almonte?
The 2021 census found about 2,395 people with their usual workplace in Almonte, or 0.7 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 429 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Almonte?
Two figures answer it: 7.6% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 7.3% for the Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part metro area in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Almonte?
Before tax, half the households in Almonte had more than $100,100 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Almonte get to work?
92% of commuters drive, 0.3% take public transit and 5.2% walk; 33% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Almonte?
The average commute is 29.4 minutes; 28% of trips take under 15 minutes and 6.6% an hour or more.
Where do people in Almonte work?
Only 34% work in Almonte itself; the rest go first to Ottawa (1,600) and Carleton Place (410).
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).