Golf Course has higher household incomes than 98% of Canadian towns
When the 2021 census was taken, 10% of people in Golf Course who wanted a job had none; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. 38% of its workers worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. At the 2021 census, 75% of Golf Course’s 15-to-64s were in work, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%.
The work figures that set Golf Course apart
Higher incomes than most towns
Half the households here had more than $128,600 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Many work from home
38% of workers worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. 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.
The Jobs & income grade for Golf Course: A−
Better than 78% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #99 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.
Before tax, the median household in Golf Course had $128,600
12 of the 105 other places of 2,500+ in the Hamilton census division have a higher median. The middle of Ontario’s towns is $91,600, and Golf Course is 40% above it. Pandemic benefits paid in 2020 lifted the incomes at the bottom, and they are counted here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Leaving the car at home: 6.3% of commuters in Golf Course
On foot: 5.4% of commuters, well above the 3.2% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. By car, truck or van: 88% of commuters, much as in the middle of Ontario’s towns. Transit takes 0.9% of commuters, 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).
Work and the working-age population of Golf Course
Of the 105 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Hamilton census division, 89 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
In October 2026, 61% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 64% of residents that age. Counting retirees, 58% 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.
How EI claims in the Hamilton census division have moved since 2019
Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 1%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 30,560 people on EI, 3.3 times 2019’s average. That is about 4.1 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division.
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). For EI beneficiaries, the only official count covers all of the Hamilton census division, Golf Course included.
Walkability in Golf Course: graded A−
Better than 76% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #529 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Ranked on jobs and income, Golf Course is 195th among 794 Canadian towns of 2,600 to 5,100
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mount Royal Alberta | 2,758 | 83% | 12% | $188K | A+ |
| 2 | Central River Heights Manitoba | 2,736 | 84% | 5.4% | $137K | A+ |
| 3 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 12 | Red Lake Ontario | 4,285 | 77% | 5.1% | $111K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 14 | Perth South Ontario | 4,055 | 87% | 7.3% | $102K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 32 | McDougall Ontario | 3,002 | 82% | 9.6% | $93K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 193 | Greenfield Alberta | 3,710 | 76% | 9.7% | $124K | A− |
| 194 | Saint-Isidore Quebec | 3,550 | 91% | 4.7% | $83K | A− |
| 195 | Golf Course Ontario | 3,741 | 75% | 10% | $129K | A− |
| 196 | Rosenthal Alberta | 4,873 | 77% | 7.6% | $122K | A− |
| 197 | Winston Heights/Mountview Alberta | 4,361 | 76% | 13% | $90K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 794 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Golf Course, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Around Golf Course: jobs, pay and the commute
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Course | 75% | 10% | $129K | 25.3 min | A− | A− |
| Turnball 0.8 km | 77% | 8.6% | $126K | 27.7 min | B+ | B |
| Central Business Dis 2.3 km | 64% | 15% | $65K | 27.2 min | D | A+ |
| Colborne 2.4 km | 77% | 9.1% | $121K | 27.3 min | A− | B |
| Ainslie Wood West 3.3 km | 70% | 13% | $57K | 28.8 min | D | A+ |
| Sulphur Springs 3.4 km | 79% | 10% | $146K | 25.7 min | A | B |
| York Road 3.7 km | 80% | 11% | $109K | 25.9 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 Golf Course, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. Before-tax total income of the middle household for 2020, from the census. Neighbourhood medians are worked out from bracket counts, since Statistics Canada publishes none of their own.
- Trip times. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Any town of 2,500 or more counts, and so does any city neighbourhood that size; the city as a whole and First Nations reserves don’t. The middle is the median.
- Neighbourhood figures. The census reaches a neighbourhood only through its dissemination areas, and Golf Course’s figures add those up. Hamilton’s page has the commuting flows, which exist only for the whole municipality.
Questions about work in Golf Course
What is the unemployment rate in Golf Course?
Two figures answer it: 10% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 7.6% for the Hamilton metro area in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Golf Course?
Before tax, half the households in Golf Course had more than $128,600 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Golf Course get to work?
By car: 88% of commuters, 0.9% take public transit and 5.4% walk; on census day 38% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Golf Course?
Statistics Canada counts jobs for whole municipalities only; Hamilton has the total and the commuting flows.
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).