Households in Leeming earn more than in almost any other Canadian town
Of Leeming’s residents aged 15 to 64, 79% were employed when the 2021 census was taken, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. 36% of its workers worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Out of work in May 2021: 8.7% of Leeming’s labour force; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
Work in Leeming, in a few figures
More people in work than most towns
79% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; counting everyone 15 and over, retirees included, it was 55%. In work ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The median household had $142,300 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Many work from home
On census day, 36% of those in work were working at home; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. 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.
Leeming earns A for jobs and income
Better than 89% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #44 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.
79% of working-age people in Leeming have jobs
Of the 105 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Hamilton census division, 99 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
A more recent figure, for the wider area: 61% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 60%. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 55%. Statistics Canada counted on 11 May 2021, with much of the country under pandemic rules: more people were out of work or at home than usual.
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.
Before tax, the median household in Leeming had $142,300
3 of the 105 other places of 2,500+ in the Hamilton census division have a higher median. Against the middle of Ontario’s towns ($91,600), Leeming’s median is 55% above. 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).
Before tax, 2020: higher than in almost any Canadian town.
2.9% of commuters from Leeming go without a car
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).
38% more people are on EI in the Hamilton census division than in 2019
Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 rose by 1%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 30,560 people on EI, 3.3 times 2019’s average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.1 receive EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of the Hamilton 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).
Walkability in Leeming: graded B−
Better than 54% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #661 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,800, Leeming ranks 75th of 527 for jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 23 | McDougall Ontario | 3,002 | 82% | 9.6% | $93K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 33 | Adelaide-Metcalfe Ontario | 3,196 | 86% | 5.9% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 35 | Enniskillen Ontario | 3,174 | 82% | 5.2% | $105K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 73 | Pilot Butte Saskatchewan | 3,255 | 76% | 5.6% | $130K | A |
| 74 | Kinburn Ontario | 2,639 | 84% | 6.4% | $125K | A |
| 75 | Leeming Ontario | 2,849 | 79% | 8.7% | $142K | A |
| 76 | Cy Becker Alberta | 2,683 | 82% | 8.2% | $130K | A |
| 77 | Swan Valley West Manitoba | 2,702 | 93% | 3.8% | $70K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 527 | 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 Leeming, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Work in the places around Leeming
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeming | 79% | 8.7% | $142K | 26.1 min | A | B− |
| Shaver 1 km | 73% | 14% | $123K | 28 min | B | C+ |
| Spring Valley 1.3 km | 79% | 11% | $142K | 25.3 min | A | C+ |
| Garner 1.6 km | 75% | 8.4% | $140K | 25.4 min | A− | C+ |
| Marritt 2.8 km | 74% | 8.9% | $136K | 27.3 min | B | C+ |
| Sulphur Springs 3.3 km | 79% | 10% | $146K | 25.7 min | A | B |
| Oakes 3.3 km | 67% | 14% | $143K | 28.5 min | C+ | C+ |
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 Leeming, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Household income. Taken from the 2021 Census, which asked about 2020: wages, pensions, investment income and government transfers together, before income tax, for the median household.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. The census reaches a neighbourhood only through its dissemination areas, and Leeming’s figures add those up. Hamilton’s page has the commuting flows, which exist only for the whole municipality.
Questions about work in Leeming
What is the average household income in Leeming?
Before tax, half the households in Leeming had more than $142,300 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Leeming get to work?
94% of commuters go by car, 2.9% walk. On census day 36% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How many jobs are there in Leeming?
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 Leeming?
The 2021 census found 8.7% 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).