Household incomes in M-Section (bramalea) top those of 92% of Canadian towns
Out of work in May 2021: 14% of M-Section (bramalea)’s labour force, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. On average, people in M-Section (bramalea) spend 32.8 minutes getting to work, next to 26 for the middle of Canadian towns. M-Section (bramalea) counted 67% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns.
M-Section (bramalea) at work: what stands out
Fewer people in work than most towns
67% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; counting everyone 15 and over, retirees included, it was 56%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 14% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 7.1% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
At $108,600 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 32.8 minutes; the middle of Canadian towns is 26. 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.
M-Section (bramalea) earns C for jobs and income
Better than 28% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #577 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.
In and out of work in M-Section (bramalea)
Of the 86 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Peel census division, 35 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
In October 2026, 62% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. Working or looking, 66% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. These are census figures from May 2021, during COVID’s third wave; jobs have recovered since, which the Labour Force Survey shows.
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.
M-Section (bramalea) households: $108,600 a year at the median
That puts M-Section (bramalea) 19% above the median of Ontario’s towns, $91,600. Of the 86 other places of 2,500 or more in the Peel census division, 53 have a higher median. Incomes here are 2020’s and include the pandemic payments, CERB among them, that propped up the lower end.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 11% of M-Section (bramalea)’s commuters
By transit: 9.8% of commuters, well above the 5.6% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. The car takes 86% of commuters here, under the 88% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 20% against 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
EI claims in the Peel census division run 51% above their 2019 level
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.2 receive EI. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 1%. The count topped out in April 2021 at 86,000 people, 3.7 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Area behind the EI beneficiaries figures: the Peel 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).
M-Section (bramalea) earns A+ for walkability
Better than 95% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #302 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
For jobs and income, M-Section (bramalea) is 514th of 659 Canadian towns of 6,900 to 13,400
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Wellesley Ontario | 12,413 | 84% | 3.9% | $119K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 16 | Alta Vista Ontario | 8,387 | 78% | 8.3% | $138K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 24 | West Perth Ontario | 10,080 | 88% | 5% | $92K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 512 | Rockwood Manitoba | 9,180 | 66% | 5.5% | $101K | C |
| 513 | Carleton Heights-Courtland Park Ontario | 8,621 | 69% | 13% | $79K | C |
| 514 | M-Section (bramalea) Ontario | 9,901 | 67% | 14% | $109K | C |
| 515 | Trinity Commons Ontario | 8,477 | 66% | 15% | $116K | C |
| 516 | Louiseville Quebec | 7,570 | 74% | 7.6% | $48K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 659 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of M-Section (bramalea), and others among Ontario’s towns.
Neighbouring places to M-Section (bramalea), compared
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-Section (bramalea) | 67% | 14% | $109K | 32.8 min | C | A+ |
| N-Section (bramalea) 1.4 km | 69% | 13% | $126K | 32.1 min | C+ | A |
| Professors Lake 1.6 km | 71% | 13% | $114K | 31.8 min | C+ | A− |
| Deerfield 1.7 km | 69% | 13% | $123K | 32.4 min | C | A |
| H-Section (bramalea) 1.7 km | 68% | 14% | $91K | 30.9 min | C− | A |
| Bramalea Woods 1.7 km | 71% | 15% | $118K | 30.1 min | C+ | A |
| G-Section (bramalea) 1.9 km | 70% | 13% | $107K | 31.6 min | C | A |
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 M-Section (bramalea), where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Neighbourhood figures. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages stop at the municipality, so Brampton’s page carries them; M-Section (bramalea)’s own figures sum its dissemination areas.
Questions about work in M-Section (bramalea)
How do people in M-Section (bramalea) get to work?
86% of commuters go by car, 9.8% take public transit and 1.1% walk. On census day 20% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How many jobs are there in M-Section (bramalea)?
Jobs and commuting flows exist only for Brampton as a whole, and its page carries them.
What is the unemployment rate in M-Section (bramalea)?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 14% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Toronto metro area at 7.1% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in M-Section (bramalea)?
At $108,600 before tax in 2020, the median household in M-Section (bramalea) compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · 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).