Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Glencoe has 0.6 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
Of everyone in Glencoe working or looking for work in May 2021, 9.8% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. Half the households in Glencoe had more than $79,700 in 2020, before tax, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900. Glencoe counted 74% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns.
Jobs and income in Glencoe: what the figures say
Work near the middle
The 2021 census found 74% of 15-to-64s with a job (73% in the middle of Canadian towns). Count every adult, retirees too, and the figure is 56%. In work ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 31.5 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 8.2% 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.
Glencoe grades C− for jobs and income
Better than 25% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #607 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.
Longer than the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Glencoe average 31.5 minutes
Trips under 15 minutes: 26%, fewer than the 31% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. An hour or more: 8.2% of commuters, close to the middle of Ontario’s towns. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 28.1 minutes. 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.
More go out than come in: the working day in Glencoe
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 3 to 1. Of those who commute, 30% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
70% of Glencoe’s residents in work leave it to work; London takes the most
- Chatham80
- London80
- Strathroy60
- West Lorne55
- Dutton50
- Brooke-Alvinston30
- Newbury30
- Dawn-Euphemia15
- Enniskillen10
- Forest10
- London405
- Strathroy310
- West Lorne80
- Chatham60
- Newbury50
- Middlesex Centre45
- Adelaide-Metcalfe45
- Brooke-Alvinston40
- St. Thomas20
- Sarnia20
Inbound, the leader is Chatham (80).
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 Glencoe were working in 2021
Of the 35 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Middlesex census division, 26 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
62% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 56%. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 58% in October 2026. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
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.
How Glencoe’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 55% of Canadian towns.
Glencoe’s median is 13% below the middle of Ontario’s towns ($91,600). 24 of the 35 other places of 2,500+ in the Middlesex census division have a higher median. Read the incomes as 2020’s, before tax: pandemic benefits such as CERB are in them, and they raised many low incomes for that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Without a car, 4.1% of Glencoe’s commuters get to work
Only 18% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 94% 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).
43% more people are on EI in the Middlesex census division than in 2019
That is about 4 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 3%. The highest month was April 2021: 26,630 people, 3.5 times the 2019 level.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: the Middlesex 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).
Everyday places on foot in Glencoe: B−
Better than 53% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #667 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 4,500 to 8,700, Glencoe ranks 559th of 707 for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 6 | Sioux Lookout Ontario | 6,122 | 79% | 5.7% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 8 | Island Park-Wellington Village Ontario | 5,486 | 81% | 7% | $161K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 23 | Alta Vista Ontario | 8,387 | 78% | 8.3% | $138K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 557 | Big Lakes County Alberta | 5,106 | 62% | 13% | $77K | C |
| 558 | Spruce Cliff Alberta | 6,691 | 69% | 13% | $74K | C− |
| 559 | Southwest Middlesex Ontario | 6,468 | 74% | 9.8% | $80K | C− |
| 560 | Electoral Area B, Peace River British Columbia | 5,814 | 72% | 7.2% | $93K | C− |
| 561 | Deer Lake Newfoundland and Labrador | 5,319 | 58% | 17% | $63K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 707 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Glencoe, and others among Ontario’s towns.
The places around Glencoe, side by side
Glencoe has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 16–25 km out.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | 74% | 9.8% | $80K | 31.5 min | C− | B− |
| Brooke-Alvinston 16.2 km | 75% | 9.2% | $81K | 30 min | C | C− |
| Dutton 19.3 km | 79% | 9.3% | $89K | 30.8 min | B− | B− |
| West Lorne 20 km | 73% | 9.4% | $75K | 30.6 min | C− | B |
| Adelaide-Metcalfe 23.4 km | 86% | 5.9% | $107K | 25.6 min | A+ | C+ |
| Strathroy 25.2 km | 77% | 8.9% | $89K | 23.2 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 Glencoe, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- Trip times. One way, on a usual day, from the census’s travel-time bands. Band midpoints overstate it a little next to the figure Statistics Canada times.
- 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. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. The most recent unemployment rate on the page comes from this monthly survey, which covers the wider metro area or economic region, not the town.
- In work. Everyone with a job, whatever their age, divided by the residents aged 15 to 64 at the 2021 Census: below the municipality the census doesn’t split work by age, and this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood can be given.
- 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 Glencoe as part of Southwest Middlesex, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Glencoe
How many jobs are there in Glencoe?
In June 2026, 189 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Glencoe?
At the 2021 census 9.8% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the London economic region, gives 7.6% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Glencoe?
Before tax, half the households in Glencoe had more than $79,700 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Glencoe get to work?
Driving takes 94% of commuters to work, 4.1% walk, and on census day 18% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Glencoe?
About 31.5 minutes on average, with 26% under a quarter-hour and 8.2% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Glencoe work?
Only 30% work in Glencoe itself; the rest go first to London (405) and Strathroy (310).
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).