Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Springwater have higher incomes than those in 97% of Canadian towns
3,210 people have their usual place of work in Springwater, against 6,520 residents who travel to a job. Of Springwater’s residents aged 15 to 64, 77% were employed when the 2021 census was taken; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. Census day 2021 found 10% of Springwater’s labour force without a job, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
Springwater at work: what stands out
Higher incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $122,100 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 31 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 13% 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.
Springwater grades B for jobs and income
Better than 63% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #206 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.
Springwater households: $122,100 a year at the median
Against the middle of Ontario’s towns ($91,600), Springwater’s median is 33% above. No other place of 2,500 or more in the Simcoe census division has a higher median. In 2020 emergency benefits topped up many low incomes, and the census counts them here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
31 minutes from Springwater to work, over the middle of Canadian towns
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 28 minutes. The middle of Ontario’s towns averages 28.6 minutes. Only 23% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 31% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. An hour or more: 13% of commuters, above the 7.9% in the middle of Ontario’s towns.
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.
Springwater empties a little on a working day
It sends out some 3 workers for every one it takes in. Of those who commute, 22% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
78% of Springwater’s residents in work leave it to work; Barrie takes the most
- Barrie635
- Oro-Medonte205
- Tiny115
- Tay110
- Stayner100
- Innisfil100
- Wasaga Beach90
- Severn75
- Orillia60
- Collingwood50
- Barrie2,765
- Alliston310
- Oro-Medonte210
- Toronto185
- Orillia180
- Midland175
- Angus145
- Innisfil140
- Wasaga Beach130
- Vaughan115
Coming the other way, Barrie sends the most (635).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
The share of 15-to-64s in work in Springwater: 77%
Of the 17 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Simcoe census division, 16 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Working or looking, 69% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 62%: many residents are past working age. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 62% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. May 2021, when the census was taken, was a pandemic spring; unemployment has come down since, as the Labour Force Survey records.
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.
Springwater gets to work without a car for 3.8% of commuters
Transit takes 0.5% of commuters, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 94% of commuters go by car, truck or van. 24% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 21% 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).
38% more people are on EI in the Simcoe census division than in 2019
In February 2021 it reached 31,440, the most in the series and 3.2 times the 2019 average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.4 receive EI. Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 rose by 5%.
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). Springwater shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of the Simcoe census division.
Springwater grades C+ for walkability
Better than 39% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #738 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Springwater next to Canadian towns of 16,900 to 32,600: 94th of 360 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Woolwich Ontario | 31,382 | 82% | 6.2% | $115K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 14 | Wilmot Ontario | 22,890 | 81% | 6.8% | $115K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 22 | North Perth Ontario | 18,168 | 83% | 5.7% | $84K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 92 | Portobello South Ontario | 29,960 | 75% | 8.5% | $129K | B |
| 93 | Evanston Alberta | 21,483 | 76% | 9.8% | $124K | B |
| 94 | Springwater Ontario | 24,144 | 77% | 10% | $122K | B |
| 95 | Springfield Manitoba | 17,494 | 79% | 5.3% | $114K | B |
| 96 | Old Barrhaven East Ontario | 23,585 | 73% | 11% | $121K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 360 | Parc-Extension Quebec | 29,066 | 61% | 16% | $48K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Springwater, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Next to Springwater: how nearby places compare
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springwater | 77% | 10% | $122K | 31 min | B | C+ |
| Barrie 14.9 km | 70% | 13% | $93K | 30 min | C | A− |
| Angus 19 km | 73% | 11% | $108K | 31.6 min | C+ | C |
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 Springwater, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. Why 15 to 64? Otherwise retirees would pull the rate down in older towns. The census can’t say how old a neighbourhood’s workers are, so the count of people in work takes every age.
- Unemployment. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- Household income. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- 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. 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. 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. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- Which towns we compare. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
Questions about work in Springwater
What is the average household income in Springwater?
The census puts Springwater at $122,100 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Springwater get to work?
Driving takes 94% of commuters to work, 0.5% take public transit, 3.1% walk and 0.2% cycle, and on census day 24% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Springwater?
About 31 minutes on average, with 23% under a quarter-hour and 13% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Springwater work?
Only 22% work in Springwater itself; the rest go first to Barrie (2,765) and Alliston (310).
How many jobs are there in Springwater?
Some 3,210 people worked in Springwater at the 2021 census: 0.5 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 868 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Springwater?
The 2021 census found 10% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Barrie metro area, is 6.5% (October 2026).
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).