Photo: Veillg1 · CC0Households in Casselman earn more than those in 85% of Canadian towns
79% of people aged 15 to 64 in Casselman had a job at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. Commutes from Casselman average 29.7 minutes, and 6.1% take an hour or more. The 2021 census put unemployment in Casselman at 5.1%, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns.
Where Casselman stands out on work
More people in work than most towns
Counting everyone 15 and over, 64% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 79%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 5.1% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 8% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The median household had $99,300 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
A local job centre
1,710 people work in Casselman and 1,205 residents commute to a fixed workplace; the middle of Canadian towns has 0.8 jobs per working resident. The daily tide ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 29.7 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 6.1% 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 Casselman earn B+
Better than 66% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #183 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.
Who in Casselman has a job
Of the 7 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Prescott and Russell census division, 5 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 68% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 64%: many residents are past working age. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 59% in October 2026. 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.
Median household income in Casselman: $99,300 in 2020
Against the middle of Ontario’s towns ($91,600), Casselman’s median is 8% above. 3 of the 7 other places of 2,500+ in the Prescott and Russell census division have a higher median. Pandemic support paid in 2020, CERB first among it, is part of these before-tax incomes.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Workers pour into Casselman: 30% more on a working day
Casselman takes in some 2 workers for every resident it sends out. 37% of residents who commute work inside the municipality, against 70% in the middle of Canadian towns.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
Commuting times in Casselman
Trips under 15 minutes: 32%, more than the 31% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 26.3 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of Ontario’s towns averages 28.6 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.
1,263 people come into Casselman to work, most from Limoges and Embrun
- Limoges570
- Embrun145
- North Stormont125
- Rockland115
- Ottawa80
- Wendover70
- Alexandria30
- Hawkesbury30
- Vankleek Hill25
- Gatineau15
- Ottawa465
- Embrun125
- Limoges50
- Hawkesbury35
- Gatineau20
- North Stormont20
- Alexandria15
- Rockland10
Of everyone working in Casselman, 74% come in from elsewhere; 570 make the 4 km trip from Limoges. Outbound, Ottawa takes the most: 465 people.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 7.4% of Casselman’s commuters
On foot: 5.4% of commuters, well above the 3.2% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. Nearly everyone drives: 91% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Working at home: 25% here, 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 1%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
In the Prescott and Russell census division, 37% more people receive EI than in 2019
Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 rose by 7%. The count topped out in January 2021 at 4,460 people, 2.4 times the 2019 average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 5 receive EI.
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). Behind EI beneficiaries sits data gathered across the Prescott and Russell census division, with Casselman one part of it.
Walkability in Casselman: graded A
Better than 87% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #433 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 3,200 to 6,100, Casselman ranks 225th of 715 for jobs and income
| # | 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 | Hay River Northwest Territories | 3,317 | 78% | 6.5% | $129K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 6 | Red Lake Ontario | 4,285 | 77% | 5.1% | $111K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 8 | Perth South Ontario | 4,055 | 87% | 7.3% | $102K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 10 | Island Park-Wellington Village Ontario | 5,486 | 81% | 7% | $161K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 223 | Bridgeport East Ontario | 3,903 | 72% | 11% | $88K | B+ |
| 224 | Pacific Heights Saskatchewan | 3,770 | 70% | 12% | $93K | B+ |
| 225 | Casselman Ontario | 4,535 | 79% | 5.1% | $99K | B+ |
| 226 | Queensland Alberta | 4,452 | 77% | 12% | $96K | B+ |
| 227 | Discovery Ridge Alberta | 4,256 | 69% | 14% | $142K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 715 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Casselman, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Casselman and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casselman | 79% | 5.1% | $99K | 29.7 min | B+ | A |
| Limoges 4.3 km | 83% | 5% | $105K | 32 min | B+ | C |
| North Stormont 11.7 km | 78% | 5.9% | $92K | 33.4 min | B− | C+ |
| Embrun 16.7 km | 81% | 5.4% | $123K | 29.3 min | A− | 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 Casselman, 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. 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. 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. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
Questions about work in Casselman
Where do people in Casselman work?
Only 37% work in Casselman itself; the rest go first to Ottawa (465) and Embrun (125).
How many jobs are there in Casselman?
About 1,710 people had their usual place of work in Casselman at the 2021 census, 1.4 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 138 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Casselman?
The 2021 census found 5.1% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Ottawa economic region, is 8% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Casselman?
Before tax, half the households in Casselman had more than $99,300 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Casselman get to work?
91% of commuters go by car, 1% take public transit, 5.4% walk and 1% cycle. On census day 25% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Casselman?
On average 29.7 minutes; 32% take under 15 minutes and 6.1% take an hour or longer.
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).