Photo: Ainuvas · CC BY-SA 4.0Working-age people in Parkhill are more likely to have a job than in 91% of Canadian towns
Census day 2021 found 6.7% of Parkhill’s labour force without a job; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. The census counted 1,100 people working in Parkhill and 1,955 residents commuting to a fixed workplace. Half the households in Parkhill had more than $89,300 in 2020, before tax, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns.
Jobs and income in Parkhill: what the figures say
More people in work than most towns
84% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; counting everyone 15 and over, retirees included, it was 63%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 6.7% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 7.6% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 29.3 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 6.5% take an hour or more. The trip to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Parkhill earns B+ for jobs and income
Better than 73% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #126 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 Parkhill, 84% of the working-age population has a job
Of the 35 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Middlesex census division, 34 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 68% of residents that age. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 63% of residents 15 and over were in work. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 58% in October 2026. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from 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.
29.3 minutes from Parkhill to work, over the middle of Canadian towns
Only 27% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 31% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. An hour or more: 6.5% of commuters, under the 7.9% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 26.2 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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
More workers leave Parkhill each day than arrive
It sends out some 3 workers for every one it takes in. Of those who commute, 28% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
72% of Parkhill’s residents in work leave it to work; London takes the most
- London135
- Forest120
- Strathroy65
- Exeter60
- Watford35
- Middlesex Centre35
- Adelaide-Metcalfe35
- Glencoe15
- Lucan15
- Sarnia10
- London445
- Strathroy230
- Forest170
- Exeter130
- Lucan115
- Middlesex Centre80
- Bayfield45
- Adelaide-Metcalfe35
- Stratford20
- St. Marys20
Of those coming in, London supplies the most: 135.
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 Parkhill work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
How Parkhill’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 74% of Canadian towns.
That puts Parkhill 3% below the median of Ontario’s towns, $91,600. Of the 35 other places of 2,500 or more in the Middlesex census division, 18 have a higher median. 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).
Leaving the car at home: 5.1% of commuters in Parkhill
Nearly everyone drives: 92% of commuters go by car, truck or van. 23% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit barely figures here, 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).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
In the Middlesex census division, 43% more people receive EI than in 2019
Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 3%. At its peak, in April 2021, 26,630 people were on EI, 3.5 times the 2019 average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4 receive EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Not measured by town: EI beneficiaries (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).
The walkability of Parkhill: B−
Better than 51% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #680 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 710 Canadian towns of 4,800 to 9,300, Parkhill comes 188th on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Sioux Lookout Ontario | 6,122 | 79% | 5.7% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | Island Park-Wellington Village Ontario | 5,486 | 81% | 7% | $161K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 20 | Alta Vista Ontario | 8,387 | 78% | 8.3% | $138K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 186 | Electoral Area D, Peace River British Columbia | 5,100 | 79% | 6.5% | $102K | B+ |
| 187 | Cougar Ridge Alberta | 7,101 | 77% | 9.6% | $158K | B+ |
| 188 | North Middlesex Ontario | 6,864 | 84% | 6.7% | $89K | B+ |
| 189 | Dryden Ontario | 7,808 | 72% | 8.3% | $82K | B+ |
| 190 | Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley British Columbia | 7,830 | 74% | 9.4% | $89K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 710 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Parkhill, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Work in the places around Parkhill
Distances here run 15–23 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Parkhill.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhill | 84% | 6.7% | $89K | 29.3 min | B+ | B− |
| Forest 15.2 km | 73% | 9.6% | $80K | 27.7 min | C | B+ |
| Adelaide-Metcalfe 22.5 km | 86% | 5.9% | $107K | 25.6 min | A+ | C+ |
| Exeter 22.6 km | 79% | 7.9% | $77K | 23.2 min | B+ | B+ |
| Lucan 22.6 km | 82% | 7.2% | $105K | 30.2 min | A− | B+ |
| Strathroy 23.4 km | 77% | 8.9% | $89K | 23.2 min | A− | 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 Parkhill, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada’s monthly survey, published for metro areas and economic regions rather than towns: it gives a current rate beside the census’s 2021 one.
- 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. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- 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. 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.
- Where people commute. Counts of workers with a fixed workplace, by where they live and where they work, both taken as whole municipalities; the jobs figure takes everyone who works here, wherever home is.
- 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 Parkhill as part of North Middlesex, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Parkhill
How many jobs are there in Parkhill?
About 1,100 people had their usual place of work in Parkhill at the 2021 census, 0.6 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 251 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Parkhill?
Two figures answer it: 6.7% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 7.6% for the London economic region in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Parkhill?
The census puts Parkhill at $89,300 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Parkhill get to work?
92% of commuters go by car, 5.1% walk. On census day 23% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Parkhill?
On average 29.3 minutes; 27% take under 15 minutes and 6.5% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Parkhill work?
Only 28% work in Parkhill itself; the rest go first to London (445) and Strathroy (230).
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).