Photo: WabbitWanderer from London, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in Middlesex Centre have higher incomes than those in 98% of Canadian towns
On census day, 31% of workers here were at home, next to 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. 3,180 people have their usual place of work in Middlesex Centre, against 5,265 residents who travel to a job. Jobs were held by 79% of people aged 15 to 64 in Middlesex Centre in 2021, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Work in Middlesex Centre: the figures worth knowing
More people in work than most towns
In work at the 2021 census: 79% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 62% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
At $125,400 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Middlesex Centre grades A for jobs and income
Better than 90% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #37 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.
Work and the working-age population of Middlesex Centre
Of the 35 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Middlesex census division, 31 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 57% in October 2026. Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 67%. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 62% of residents 15 and over were in work. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at 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.
The median household in Middlesex Centre had $125,400 in 2020
One of the 35 other places of 2,500+ in the Middlesex census division has a higher median. The middle of Ontario’s towns is $91,600, and Middlesex Centre is 37% above it. 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).
Middlesex Centre empties a little on a working day
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 2 to 1. 19% of residents who commute work inside the municipality, against 70% in the middle of Canadian towns.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
81% of Middlesex Centre’s residents in work leave it to work; London takes the most
- London1,310
- Strathroy345
- Parkhill80
- Dorchester55
- St. Thomas50
- Lucan50
- Glencoe45
- Adelaide-Metcalfe45
- Central Elgin20
- Exeter20
- London3,255
- Strathroy305
- St. Thomas80
- Dorchester65
- Lucan65
- Exeter60
- Adelaide-Metcalfe45
- Stratford35
- Forest35
- Parkhill35
Inbound, the leader is London (1,310).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
2021 Census, people with a usual place of work: where residents of Middlesex Centre work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
Walking, cycling or transit: 3.9% of Middlesex Centre’s commuters
Few ride transit: 0.4%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 95% of commuters.
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.
A commute like the middle of Canadian towns: 25.7 minutes from Middlesex Centre
In the middle of Ontario’s towns, the average commute is 28.6 minutes. Long trips are rarer than in the middle of Ontario’s towns: 3.2% take an hour or more, against 7.9%. Timed exactly, the average is 22.9 minutes (Statistics Canada).
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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
In the Middlesex census division, 43% more people receive EI than in 2019
April 2021 was the busiest month, with 26,630 people on EI, 3.5 times 2019’s average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4 receive EI. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 3%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Area behind the EI beneficiaries figures: 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).
Middlesex Centre earns C for walkability
Better than 33% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #767 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Ranked on jobs and income, Middlesex Centre is 27th among 411 Canadian towns of 15,200 to 29,300
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 80% | 5.8% | $148K | A+ |
| 2 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| 3 | Cap-Rouge Quebec | 17,139 | 81% | 4.3% | $126K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Wilmot Ontario | 22,890 | 81% | 6.8% | $115K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 23 | Thames Centre Ontario | 15,475 | 80% | 7.7% | $113K | A |
| 24 | North Perth Ontario | 18,168 | 83% | 5.7% | $84K | A |
| 25 | Kenora Ontario | 15,892 | 76% | 7.2% | $86K | A |
| 26 | Dewdney East Saskatchewan | 18,670 | 75% | 9.9% | $93K | A |
| 27 | Middlesex Centre Ontario | 21,689 | 79% | 7.7% | $125K | A |
| 28 | Stittsville Ontario | 19,753 | 78% | 8.7% | $149K | A |
| 29 | Squamish British Columbia | 28,578 | 83% | 6.8% | $112K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 411 | Parc-Extension Quebec | 29,066 | 61% | 16% | $48K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Middlesex Centre, and others among Ontario’s towns.
How the places next to Middlesex Centre compare on work
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Centre | 79% | 7.7% | $125K | 25.7 min | A | C |
| River Bend 4.3 km | 73% | 12% | $132K | 23.6 min | A− | B− |
| Hyde Park 4.8 km | 69% | 13% | $101K | 24.8 min | B− | B+ |
| Oakridge 6.2 km | 72% | 11% | $116K | 22.4 min | A− | B+ |
| Medway 6.6 km | 64% | 14% | $87K | 24 min | C+ | A |
| Byron 7.2 km | 76% | 10% | $113K | 23.8 min | A | B− |
| Sunningdale 8.3 km | 70% | 11% | $114K | 25 min | B | 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 Middlesex Centre, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. Half of households had more than this before tax in 2020, half less, counting every source of income. For a neighbourhood we estimate the median from the income brackets of its dissemination areas.
- 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.
- Where people commute. Who travels where, from the census: workers with a regular workplace, sorted by the municipality they live in and the one they work in.
- 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. Monthly, and only for metro areas and economic regions. It is the up-to-date rate we set beside the census’s 2021 snapshot.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about work in Middlesex Centre
What is the unemployment rate in Middlesex Centre?
The census put unemployment at 7.7% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the London metro area at 8.1%.
What is the average household income in Middlesex Centre?
Before tax, half the households in Middlesex Centre had more than $125,400 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Middlesex Centre get to work?
95% of commuters drive, 0.4% take public transit, 3.1% walk and 0.4% cycle; 31% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Middlesex Centre?
The average commute is 25.7 minutes; 23% of trips take under 15 minutes and 3.2% an hour or more.
Where do people in Middlesex Centre work?
Only 19% work in Middlesex Centre itself; the rest go first to London (3,255) and Strathroy (305).
How many jobs are there in Middlesex Centre?
The 2021 census found about 3,180 people with their usual workplace in Middlesex Centre, or 0.6 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 857 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
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).