Photo: Bio2935 · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Norwich top those of 81% of Canadian towns
Unemployment in Norwich stood at 6.7% on census day 2021, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. 2,240 people have their usual place of work in Norwich, against 3,435 residents who travel to a job. The 2021 census found 80% of working-age people in Norwich employed; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
The work figures that set Norwich apart
More people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 80% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 64%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 6.7% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 7.6% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
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, Norwich grades A
Better than 87% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #54 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.
In and out of work in Norwich
Of the 7 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Oxford census division, 4 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
69% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 64% of residents 15 and over were in work. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 58% 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.
More go out than come in: the working day in Norwich
About 2 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. The job is inside the municipality for 31% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
69% of Norwich’s residents in work leave it to work; Woodstock takes the most
- Simcoe310
- Woodstock220
- Tillsonburg190
- South-West Oxford105
- Paris100
- Bayham60
- London35
- Ingersoll30
- Malahide30
- Brantford15
- Woodstock850
- Tillsonburg300
- Simcoe225
- Paris155
- South-West Oxford150
- Brantford120
- Cambridge110
- Ingersoll100
- London100
- Thamesford30
In the other direction the biggest source is Simcoe, with 310.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Median household income in Norwich: $95,100 in 2020
4 of the 7 other places of 2,500+ in the Oxford census division have a higher median. The middle of Ontario’s towns is $91,600, and Norwich is 4% 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).
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 4.5% of Norwich’s commuters
Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 95% of commuters go by car, truck or van. 21% worked at home on census day, about the same as 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).
24.5 minutes from Norwich to work, about the middle of Canadian towns
The middle of Ontario’s towns averages 28.6 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 34%, more than the 31% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. Long trips are rarer than in the middle of Ontario’s towns: 4.3% take an hour or more, against 7.9%. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 21.5 minutes.
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.
In the Oxford census division, 34% more people receive EI than in 2019
The highest month was April 2021: 6,560 people, 3.1 times the 2019 level. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.5 receive EI. Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 fell by 10%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries published for the Oxford census division, not by town. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Walking in Norwich earns C+
Better than 43% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #716 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
70th of 618: where Norwich ranks among Canadian towns of 8,600 to 16,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | Wellesley Ontario | 12,413 | 84% | 3.9% | $119K | A+ |
| 8 | Perth East Ontario | 13,423 | 86% | 3.9% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 68 | Stittsville North Ontario | 13,331 | 78% | 8.3% | $133K | A |
| 69 | Edson Alberta | 8,692 | 72% | 11% | $98K | A |
| 70 | Norwich Ontario | 12,321 | 80% | 6.7% | $95K | A |
| 71 | Manotick Ontario | 8,770 | 80% | 10% | $159K | A |
| 72 | Bourg-Royal Quebec | 14,430 | 80% | 6.3% | $84K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 618 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Norwich, and others among Ontario’s towns.
The work picture around Norwich
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich | 80% | 6.7% | $95K | 24.5 min | A | C+ |
| South-West Oxford 15 km | 79% | 7.9% | $98K | 24.4 min | A | C− |
| Tillsonburg 16.3 km | 70% | 12% | $74K | 22 min | C+ | 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 Norwich, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- 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. 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. Jobs count everyone whose usual workplace lies in the municipality, residents or commuters from elsewhere, from Statistics Canada’s home-by-workplace table.
- 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. 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.
- Which towns we compare. Towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 people or more, never a whole city and never a First Nations reserve. Middles are medians.
Questions about work in Norwich
How many jobs are there in Norwich?
Some 2,240 people worked in Norwich at the 2021 census: 0.7 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 527 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Norwich?
The 2021 census found 6.7% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the London economic region, is 7.6% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Norwich?
The median household in Norwich had $95,100 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Norwich get to work?
Driving takes 95% of commuters to work, 4.1% walk and 0.4% cycle, and on census day 21% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Norwich?
About 24.5 minutes on average, with 34% under a quarter-hour and 4.3% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Norwich work?
Only 31% work in Norwich itself; the rest go first to Woodstock (850) and Tillsonburg (300).
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).