Photo: Jfvoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Mildmay has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
Median household income in Mildmay was $87,600 in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900. Out of work in May 2021: 6.1% of Mildmay’s labour force, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. 82% of people aged 15 to 64 in Mildmay had a job at the 2021 census, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns.
What sets Mildmay apart on jobs and income
More people in work than most towns
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 82% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 62%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
The Labour Force Survey had the area at 3.8% in October 2026; on census day in 2021 the town’s own rate was 6.1%, where the middle of Canadian towns had 9.9%. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs and income in Mildmay earn A−
Better than 78% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #101 of 866 in Ontario.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; 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.
In and out of work in Mildmay
All 7 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Bruce census division have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 66%. Counting retirees, 62% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 54% in October 2026. 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.
Mildmay is quieter on a working day than at night
Each person commuting in is matched by about 3 residents going out. Of those who commute, 26% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
74% of Mildmay’s residents in work leave it to work; Walkerton takes the most
- Walkerton450
- Hanover210
- Kincardine175
- Wingham160
- Listowel65
- Palmerston50
- Huron-Kinloss45
- Mount Forest35
- Seaforth30
- Durham30
Coming the other way, Walkerton sends the most (90).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
How Mildmay’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 71% of Canadian towns.
Set beside Ontario’s towns, where the median is $91,600, Mildmay sits 4% below. Of the 7 other places of 2,500 or more in the Bruce census division, 3 have a higher median. CERB and the other emergency payments of 2020 are counted in these incomes, which lifted the lower ones 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).
Mildmay gets to work without a car for 4.7% of commuters
20% worked at home on census day, about the same as in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 92% 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).
Close to the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Mildmay average 26.3 minutes
The middle of Ontario’s towns averages 28.6 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 36%, more than the 31% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. An hour or more: 7.7% of commuters, close to the middle of Ontario’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 24.2 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.
21% more people are on EI in the Bruce census division than in 2019
February 2021 was the busiest month, with 3,510 people on EI, 2.4 times 2019’s average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.1 receive EI. Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 rose by 3%.
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). Mildmay shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of the Bruce census division.
Mildmay grades C+ for walkability
Better than 41% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #724 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
For jobs and income, Mildmay is 156th of 688 Canadian towns of 4,400 to 8,400
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | Sioux Lookout Ontario | 6,122 | 79% | 5.7% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 9 | Island Park-Wellington Village Ontario | 5,486 | 81% | 7% | $161K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 23 | Alta Vista Ontario | 8,387 | 78% | 8.3% | $138K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 154 | Greenboro East Ontario | 4,800 | 73% | 12% | $103K | A− |
| 155 | Charlesworth Alberta | 8,135 | 77% | 12% | $112K | A− |
| 156 | South Bruce Ontario | 6,247 | 82% | 6.1% | $88K | A− |
| 157 | Riverdale Alberta | 5,490 | 80% | 9.2% | $83K | A− |
| 158 | St. Paul Alberta | 6,218 | 75% | 6.2% | $80K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 688 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Mildmay, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Work in and around Mildmay
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mildmay | 82% | 6.1% | $88K | 26.3 min | A− | C+ |
| Walkerton 9.1 km | 79% | 6.4% | $83K | 23 min | A− | C+ |
| Hanover 15.5 km | 73% | 9.5% | $69K | 21.4 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 Mildmay, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Where people commute. Statistics Canada’s place-of-work table counts people with a usual place of work by the municipality they live in and the one they work in. Jobs here are people whose usual workplace is in the municipality, wherever they live.
- 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 surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- 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. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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.
- 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.
- The municipality’s figures. Statistics Canada counts Mildmay as part of South Bruce, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Mildmay
How many jobs are there in Mildmay?
The 2021 census found about 905 people with their usual workplace in Mildmay, or 0.5 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. Statistics Canada counted 210 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Mildmay?
At the 2021 census 6.1% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula economic region, gives 3.8% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Mildmay?
Mildmay’s middle household had $87,600 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Mildmay get to work?
92% of commuters drive, 4.7% walk; 20% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Mildmay?
The average commute is 26.3 minutes; 36% of trips take under 15 minutes and 7.7% an hour or more.
Where do people in Mildmay work?
Only 26% work in Mildmay itself; the rest go first to Walkerton (450) and Hanover (210).
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).