Photo: Balcer · CC BY 2.5Households in Georgetown have higher incomes than those in 98% of Canadian towns
Home was the workplace for 30% of its workers in May 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. From Georgetown, the drive or ride to work averages 31 minutes, with 9.3% going an hour or longer. 76% of people aged 15 to 64 in Georgetown had a job at the 2021 census, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns.
Where Georgetown stands out on work
Higher incomes than most towns
The middle of Canadian towns is $85,900, and the median household here had $126,700 before tax in 2020. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 31 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 9.3% last an hour or longer. 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.
The Jobs & income grade for Georgetown: B
Better than 60% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #227 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.
Household income in Georgetown: $126,700 at the median
One of the 3 other places of 2,500+ in the Halton census division has a higher median. That puts Georgetown 38% above the median of Ontario’s towns, $91,600. That year, 2020, brought emergency benefits that count in these totals, before tax.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
31 minutes from Georgetown to work, over the middle of Canadian towns
Timed exactly, the average is 27.8 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Ontario’s towns, the average commute is 28.6 minutes. Only 27% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 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.
More workers leave Georgetown each day than arrive
The job is inside the municipality for 41% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
59% of Georgetown’s residents in work leave it to work; Mississauga takes the most
- Mississauga3,430
- Brampton2,255
- Milton1,360
- Toronto1,245
- Oakville590
- Vaughan380
- Guelph335
- Bolton290
- Burlington240
- Hamilton155
Inbound, the leader is Brampton (2,450).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
How many in Georgetown were working in 2021
All 3 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Halton census division have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
70% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 63% were working. In October 2026, 62% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. Census day was 11 May 2021, in the pandemic’s third wave: unemployment ran high and many worked from home, so these figures describe that spring rather than today.
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.
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 5.1% of Georgetown’s commuters
Few ride transit: 1.4%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 93% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
42% more people are on EI in the Halton census division than in 2019
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 3.6 receive EI. In April 2021 it reached 26,830, the most in the series and 3.4 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Not measured by town: EI beneficiaries (the Halton 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).
Georgetown on foot: a B+ grade
Better than 71% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #555 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
12th of 57: where Georgetown ranks among Canadian towns of 47,800 to 92,200
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langford British Columbia | 59,664 | 81% | 6.2% | $93K | A |
| 2 | St. Albert Alberta | 74,621 | 77% | 9.1% | $118K | A |
| 3 | Grande Prairie Alberta | 71,160 | 73% | 12% | $103K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 10 | Mirabel Quebec | 68,471 | 83% | 5.4% | $90K | B+ |
| 11 | Mascouche Quebec | 56,897 | 83% | 5% | $93K | B+ |
| 12 | Halton Hills Ontario | 68,265 | 76% | 9.7% | $127K | B |
| 13 | Rimouski Quebec | 51,756 | 76% | 7.6% | $66K | B |
| 14 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux Quebec | 50,246 | 76% | 9.8% | $96K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 24 | Woodstock Ontario | 55,572 | 72% | 12% | $82K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 26 | Sarnia Ontario | 80,539 | 66% | 13% | $78K | B− |
| 27 | Whitchurch-Stouffville Ontario | 58,010 | 75% | 11% | $122K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 57 | Chomedey Quebec | 81,813 | 69% | 12% | $66K | D |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Georgetown, and others among Ontario’s towns.
The work picture around Georgetown
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 76% | 9.7% | $127K | 31 min | B | B+ |
| Creditview 8.9 km | 69% | 12% | $121K | 38.2 min | C | A |
| Alloa 9.6 km | 69% | 12% | $119K | 38.2 min | C | A |
| Spring Valley 9.7 km | 70% | 13% | $131K | 36.1 min | C | A+ |
| Mount Pleasant North 9.9 km | 69% | 13% | $129K | 38.2 min | C | A+ |
| Mount Pleasant Village 10.1 km | 69% | 11% | $129K | 36.9 min | C | A+ |
| New Springbrook 10.9 km | 72% | 11% | $140K | 32.2 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 Georgetown, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. Beneficiaries of Employment Insurance, month by month, for the census division rather than the town. Many jobless people don’t qualify, so it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada’s monthly survey, published for metro areas and economic regions rather than towns: it gives a current rate beside the census’s 2021 one.
- In work. How many residents held a job in May 2021, set against how many were 15 to 64. It reads a little high where many people work past 65, since below the municipality the census gives no breakdown of workers by age.
- Unemployment. Of everyone 15 or older who was working or job-hunting in the census week, the part still looking. Someone not seeking work isn’t in it at all.
- 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. The census asks how long the trip to work usually takes, in bands; our average uses each band’s middle, so it runs a little above Statistics Canada’s timed average.
- Where people commute. Built from the census table that pairs each worker’s home municipality with their workplace municipality. A job here means someone who usually works in the municipality, local or not.
- Which towns we compare. Every town and city neighbourhood with 2,500 residents or more; whole cities and First Nations reserves are left out. Each middle figure is a median.
- The municipality’s figures. Statistics Canada counts Georgetown as part of Halton Hills, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Georgetown
What is the unemployment rate in Georgetown?
The census put unemployment at 9.7% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Toronto metro area at 7.1%.
What is the average household income in Georgetown?
The median household in Georgetown had $126,700 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Georgetown get to work?
93% of commuters drive, 1.4% take public transit, 3.4% walk and 0.3% cycle; 30% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Georgetown?
The average commute is 31 minutes; 27% of trips take under 15 minutes and 9.3% an hour or more.
Where do people in Georgetown work?
41% work in Georgetown itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Mississauga (3,430), then Brampton (2,255).
How many jobs are there in Georgetown?
The 2021 census found about 15,285 people with their usual workplace in Georgetown, or 0.8 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 2,292 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
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).