Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Armour has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than 90% of Canadian towns
18% of the labour force in Armour was out of work at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. The census counted 45 people working in Armour and 280 residents commuting to a fixed workplace. In 2020, a household at the middle of Armour had $70,500 before tax, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
What the numbers say about work in Armour
Fewer people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 62% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 39%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 18% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 6% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $70,500 before tax in 2020, where the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 29.8 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 11% 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.
Armour grades D for jobs and income
Better than 7% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
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.
Work for 62% of 15-to-64s in Armour
Of the 7 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Parry Sound census division, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 56% in October 2026. Counting those looking for work too, 47% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. Counting retirees, 39% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. 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.
Earnings at home in Armour: households
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 65% of Canadian towns.
Of the 7 other places of 2,500 or more in the Parry Sound census division, 5 have a higher median. The middle of Ontario’s towns is $91,600, and Armour is 23% below it. 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).
A longer commute than the middle of Canadian towns: 29.8 minutes from Armour
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 30.7 minutes. The middle of Ontario’s towns averages 28.6 minutes. Only 27% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 31% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. 11% spend an hour or longer getting to work; the middle of Ontario’s towns has 7.9%.
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.
On a working day, Armour loses more workers than it gains
Each person commuting in is matched by about 11 residents going out. The job is inside the municipality for 7.5% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
93% of Armour’s residents in work leave it to work; Huntsville takes the most
Inbound, the leader is Huntsville (10).
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: 5.7% of Armour’s commuters
Nearly everyone drives: 94% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 14% 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 the Parry Sound census division are back near their 2019 level
February 2021 was the busiest month, with 3,090 people on EI, 2.1 times 2019’s average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 4 are on EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 5%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: the Parry Sound 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).
The Walkability grade for Armour: C
Better than 33% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Next to Armour: how nearby places compare
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armour | 62% | 18% | $71K | 29.8 min | D | C |
| Burk's Falls 6.1 km | 77% | 11% | $54K | 24.9 min | C− | B+ |
| Perry 8.1 km | 69% | 8.8% | $73K | 29.3 min | D | D |
| Kearney 12 km | 62% | 9.8% | $70K | 34.3 min | D− | D− |
| Strong 15 km | 69% | 13% | $72K | 31.9 min | D | D |
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 Armour, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around 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. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- Household income. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- 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 Armour
What is the unemployment rate in Armour?
At the 2021 census 18% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Northeast economic region, gives 6% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Armour?
At $70,500 before tax in 2020, the median household in Armour compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Armour get to work?
By car: 94% of commuters, 3.4% walk and 2.3% cycle; on census day 14% of those in work worked from home.
How long is the commute from Armour?
29.8 minutes is the average trip, with 27% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 11% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Armour work?
Only 7.5% work in Armour itself; the rest go first to Huntsville (110) and Burk's Falls (85).
How many jobs are there in Armour?
The 2021 census counted about 45 people working in Armour: 0.2 jobs for every resident who commutes to a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 41 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).