Photo: Deinocheirus · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Beaverbrook have higher incomes than those in 91% of Canadian towns
Of everyone in Beaverbrook working or looking for work in May 2021, 11% were unemployed, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. Working at home: 48% of its workers, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%. At the 2021 census, Beaverbrook sat at the middle of Canadian towns on work: 73% of 15-to-64s had a job.
Work in Beaverbrook, in a few figures
Higher incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $106,700 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
Many work from home
48% of workers worked at home on census day, against 21% 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.
Beaverbrook earns B+ for jobs and income
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.
Beaverbrook households: $106,700 a year at the median
57 of the 102 other places of 2,500+ in the Ottawa census division have a higher median. Beaverbrook’s median is 16% above the middle of Ontario’s towns ($91,600). Incomes are for 2020, the first pandemic year, so CERB and other emergency payments are part of them.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Leaving the car at home: 14% of commuters in Beaverbrook
78% drive to work, fewer than the 88% in the middle of Ontario’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
In and out of work in Beaverbrook
Of the 102 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Ottawa census division, 53 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 54%. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 61% in October 2026. Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 59%. The census caught the labour market on 11 May 2021, deep in the pandemic, so unemployment and working from home both ran above normal.
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.
In the Ottawa census division, 55% more people receive EI than in 2019
Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 rose by 6%. April 2021 was the busiest month, with 42,900 people on EI, 3.3 times 2019’s average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 3.7 receive EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries published for the Ottawa 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).
Beaverbrook earns A+ for walkability
Better than 96% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #283 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Beaverbrook ranks: 188th of 708 Canadian towns of 4,700 to 9,100
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 6 | Sioux Lookout Ontario | 6,122 | 79% | 5.7% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 8 | Island Park-Wellington Village Ontario | 5,486 | 81% | 7% | $161K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 21 | Alta Vista Ontario | 8,387 | 78% | 8.3% | $138K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 186 | L'Ange-Gardien Quebec | 7,068 | 79% | 5.8% | $119K | B+ |
| 187 | The Pas Manitoba | 5,634 | 68% | 9.8% | $86K | B+ |
| 188 | Beaverbrook Ontario | 6,762 | 73% | 11% | $107K | B+ |
| 189 | Lincoln New Brunswick | 8,093 | 75% | 6.5% | $86K | B+ |
| 190 | Baie-Saint-Paul Quebec | 7,760 | 79% | 5.2% | $65K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 708 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Beaverbrook, and others among Ontario’s towns.
How Beaverbrook compares with the places nearby
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverbrook | 73% | 11% | $107K | 24 min | B+ | A+ |
| Katimavik-Hazeldean 2.2 km | 74% | 10% | $116K | 21.5 min | A | A |
| Kanata Lakes 2.5 km | 72% | 9.9% | $132K | 24 min | B+ | A |
| Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant 4.1 km | 73% | 9.3% | $139K | 26.3 min | B+ | A |
| Glen Cairn 4.6 km | 75% | 10% | $113K | 24.4 min | A− | A |
| Bells Corners West 5 km | 74% | 9.9% | $85K | 25.9 min | B− | A+ |
| Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows 5.5 km | 77% | 8.9% | $136K | 25.3 min | A | 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 Beaverbrook, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. The 2020 income of the household at the midpoint, all sources and before tax. Inside a city we rebuild it from the dissemination areas’ income bands, so there it is an estimate.
- Trip times. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed average.
- 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. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- 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.
- Neighbourhood figures. Beaverbrook’s census figures are summed from its dissemination areas. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages are published only for the whole municipality, so they are on Ottawa’s page.
Questions about work in Beaverbrook
What is the average household income in Beaverbrook?
The median household in Beaverbrook had $106,700 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Beaverbrook get to work?
By car: 78% of commuters, 9.9% take public transit, 2.5% walk and 1.2% cycle; on census day 48% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Beaverbrook?
Jobs and commuting flows exist only for Ottawa as a whole, and its page carries them.
What is the unemployment rate in Beaverbrook?
The census put unemployment at 11% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part metro area at 7.3%.
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).