Photo: Andrew Currie from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer of Milliken’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 95% of Canadian towns
When the 2021 census was taken, 20% of people in Milliken who wanted a job had none, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. Residents of Milliken take 32.5 minutes to reach work on average; the middle of Canadian towns is 26. Before tax, the typical household in Milliken brought in $81,300 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
Milliken at work: what stands out
Fewer people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 57% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 39%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
20% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns); the Labour Force Survey had the area at 7.1% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 32.5 minutes on average, against 26 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.
Milliken grades D for jobs and income
Better than 9% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #770 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 Milliken, 57% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 52 other places of 2,500 people or more in the York census division, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 39% were working. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 62% of the wider area’s adults in work. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 48% of residents that age. May 2021, when the census was taken, was a pandemic spring; unemployment has come down since, as the Labour Force Survey records.
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.
Milliken gets to work without a car for 10% of commuters
The car takes 86% of commuters here, under the 88% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. 26% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. By bus, train or subway: 8.1%, 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).
Household income in Milliken
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 59% of Canadian towns.
The middle of Ontario’s towns is $91,600, and Milliken is 11% below it. 49 of the 52 other places of 2,500+ in the York census division have a higher median. 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).
EI claims in the York census division run 39% above their 2019 level
Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 rose by 2%. At its peak, in April 2021, 58,380 people were on EI, 3.7 times the 2019 average. That works out to around 3.5 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Area behind the EI beneficiaries figures: the York 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).
Milliken on foot: a A grade
Better than 94% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #331 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Canadian towns of 8,500 to 16,400, and where Milliken sits
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Saanich British Columbia | 12,986 | 85% | 5.9% | $121K | A+ |
| 2 | Sillery Quebec | 13,950 | 81% | 6.2% | $120K | A+ |
| 3 | Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge Saskatchewan | 9,325 | 80% | 6.7% | $127K | A+ |
| 4 | Glebe-Dows Lake Ontario | 13,436 | 80% | 9.4% | $113K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 8 | Wellesley Ontario | 12,413 | 84% | 3.9% | $119K | A+ |
| 9 | Perth East Ontario | 13,423 | 86% | 3.9% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 586 | Elms-Old Rexdale Ontario | 9,366 | 57% | 19% | $84K | D |
| 587 | Rexdale-Kipling Ontario | 10,378 | 66% | 14% | $79K | D |
| 588 | Milliken Ontario | 12,138 | 57% | 20% | $81K | D |
| 589 | Penbrooke Meadows Alberta | 10,001 | 59% | 20% | $71K | D |
| 590 | Queens Nova Scotia | 10,997 | 59% | 14% | $57K | D |
| … | ||||||
| 624 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Milliken, and others among Ontario’s towns.
How the places next to Milliken compare on work
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milliken | 57% | 20% | $81K | 32.5 min | D | A |
| Underwood 0.6 km | 57% | 19% | $86K | 30.7 min | D | A |
| Steeles 1.8 km | 58% | 19% | $82K | 32.3 min | D | A+ |
| Hagerman's Corners 2.3 km | 61% | 17% | $88K | 31.6 min | C− | A |
| Milliken 2.4 km | 57% | 19% | $83K | 34.1 min | D | A+ |
| East L'Amoreaux 3.1 km | 59% | 18% | $85K | 35.5 min | D | A+ |
| Agincourt North 3.3 km | 61% | 17% | $87K | 34.8 min | D | 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 Milliken, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. The share of people 15 and over in the labour force, working or looking for work, who had no job on census day in May 2021.
- 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.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
- Neighbourhood figures. The census reaches a neighbourhood only through its dissemination areas, and Milliken’s figures add those up. Markham’s page has the commuting flows, which exist only for the whole municipality.
Questions about work in Milliken
What is the unemployment rate in Milliken?
At the 2021 census 20% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Toronto metro area, gives 7.1% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Milliken?
The census puts Milliken at $81,300 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Milliken get to work?
By car: 86% of commuters, 8.1% take public transit and 2.1% walk; on census day 26% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Milliken?
The census places jobs by municipality, so the answer is in Markham’s figures, with the flows of its commuters.
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).