Fewer of Hampton Heights’ 15-to-64s are in work than in 91% of Canadian towns
Commutes from Hampton Heights average 28.1 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. The median household in Hampton Heights had $71,800 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Of everyone in Hampton Heights working or looking for work in May 2021, 12% were unemployed, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns.
The short version on work in Hampton Heights
Fewer people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 62% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 46%. In work ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $71,800 before tax in 2020, where the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
On jobs and income, Hampton Heights grades D
Better than 10% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #753 of 866 in Ontario.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
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 Hampton Heights, 62% of the working-age population has a job
Of the 105 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Hamilton census division, 16 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Counting those looking for work too, 53% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 46%: many residents are past working age. For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 61% in work in October 2026. 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.
What households in Hampton Heights earn
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 61% of Canadian towns.
Of the 105 other places of 2,500 or more in the Hamilton census division, 79 have a higher median. Hampton Heights’ median is 22% below the middle of Ontario’s towns ($91,600). These are 2020 incomes, before tax, and they include pandemic benefits such as CERB, which lifted many lower incomes 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).
10% of commuters in Hampton Heights walk, cycle or take transit
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 16% against 21%. By bus, train or subway: 5.6%, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Driving to work is about as common as in the middle of Ontario’s towns, at 88%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
EI claims in the Hamilton census division run 38% above their 2019 level
January 2021 was the busiest month, with 30,560 people on EI, 3.3 times 2019’s average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 4.1 are on EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 1%.
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, Hampton Heights included.
Everyday places on foot in Hampton Heights: A
Better than 95% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #318 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Where Hampton Heights sits among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,700
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 30 | McDougall Ontario | 3,002 | 82% | 9.6% | $93K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 686 | Virginia Park Alberta | 3,431 | 64% | 16% | $63K | D |
| 687 | Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part Ontario | 3,083 | 66% | 9.2% | $79K | D |
| 688 | Hampton Heights Ontario | 3,498 | 62% | 12% | $72K | D |
| 689 | Bridgeview British Columbia | 3,511 | 62% | 12% | $86K | D |
| 690 | Lac du Bonnet Manitoba | 3,592 | 57% | 9.4% | $85K | D |
| … | ||||||
| 757 | 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 Hampton Heights, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Neighbouring places to Hampton Heights, compared
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Heights | 62% | 12% | $72K | 28.1 min | D | A |
| Macassa 0.4 km | 75% | 9.2% | $72K | 28.7 min | C− | A |
| Burkholme 1.2 km | 69% | 15% | $76K | 25.9 min | C− | A |
| Raleigh 1.2 km | 66% | 14% | $74K | 26.6 min | C− | A+ |
| Berrisfield 1.2 km | 67% | 13% | $86K | 27.1 min | C | A |
| Sherwood 1.3 km | 68% | 11% | $83K | 26 min | C | A |
| Lawfield 1.3 km | 64% | 14% | $78K | 26.8 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 Hampton Heights, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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.
- 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. 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. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- Which towns we compare. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
- Neighbourhood figures. Hampton Heights’ census figures are summed from its dissemination areas. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages are published only for the whole municipality, so they are on Hamilton’s page.
Questions about work in Hampton Heights
What is the average household income in Hampton Heights?
The median household in Hampton Heights had $71,800 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Hampton Heights get to work?
By car: 88% of commuters, 5.6% take public transit and 4.7% walk; on census day 16% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Hampton Heights?
There is no count for a neighbourhood: the jobs figure, and where commuters go, are published for Hamilton as one municipality.
What is the unemployment rate in Hampton Heights?
The 2021 census found 12% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Hamilton metro area, is 7.6% (October 2026).
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).