Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Thamesford have higher incomes than those in 91% of Canadian towns
Of everyone in Thamesford working or looking for work in May 2021, 7.9% were unemployed, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns. 1,290 people have their usual place of work in Thamesford, against 2,715 residents who travel to a job. The 2021 census found 85% of working-age people in Thamesford employed, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Work in Thamesford: the figures worth knowing
More people in work than most towns
In work at the 2021 census: 85% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 66% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
At $107,100 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
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 Thamesford earn A
Better than 93% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #23 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.
Who in Thamesford has a job
Of the 7 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Oxford census division, 6 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
A more recent figure, for the wider area: 58% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Working or looking, 72% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 66% of residents 15 and over were in work. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at 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.
What households earned in Thamesford: $107,100 in 2020
That puts Thamesford 17% above the median of Ontario’s towns, $91,600. One of the 7 other places of 2,500+ in the Oxford census division has 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).
Thamesford empties a little on a working day
About 3 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. 20% of residents who commute work inside the municipality, against 70% in the middle of Canadian towns.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
80% of Thamesford’s residents in work leave it to work; London takes the most
- London650
- Woodstock425
- Stratford185
- St. Marys185
- Ingersoll160
- Tavistock95
- Dorchester95
- Cambridge60
- Kitchener45
- South-West Oxford45
Coming the other way, London sends 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.
Without a car, 5.2% of Thamesford’s commuters get to work
Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 92% of commuters. 28% 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).
26.8 minutes from Thamesford to work, about the middle of Canadian towns
An hour or more: 4.6% of commuters, under the 7.9% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 24.1 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Ontario’s towns, the average commute is 28.6 minutes. Only 25% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 31% 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.
EI claims in the Oxford census division run 34% above their 2019 level
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.5 receive EI. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 10%. The highest month was April 2021: 6,560 people, 3.1 times the 2019 level.
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). Thamesford doesn’t get its own EI beneficiaries figures; the ones here come from the Oxford census division.
Thamesford grades C+ for walkability
Better than 45% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #703 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
For jobs and income, Thamesford is 42nd of 659 Canadian towns of 6,800 to 13,200
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Wellesley Ontario | 12,413 | 84% | 3.9% | $119K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 16 | Alta Vista Ontario | 8,387 | 78% | 8.3% | $138K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 24 | West Perth Ontario | 10,080 | 88% | 5% | $92K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 40 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay Newfoundland and Labrador | 8,197 | 72% | 9.7% | $108K | A |
| 41 | Wainwright Alberta | 6,996 | 77% | 8.2% | $85K | A |
| 42 | Zorra Ontario | 9,755 | 85% | 7.9% | $107K | A |
| 43 | Rothesay New Brunswick | 12,626 | 77% | 8.7% | $100K | A |
| 44 | Chelsea Quebec | 8,998 | 80% | 6.1% | $146K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 659 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Thamesford, and others among Ontario’s towns.
How the places next to Thamesford compare on work
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamesford | 85% | 7.9% | $107K | 26.8 min | A | C+ |
| Ingersoll 12.8 km | 69% | 14% | $88K | 25.8 min | C+ | B+ |
| Dorchester 15.7 km | 80% | 7.7% | $113K | 25 min | A | C+ |
| Tavistock 17.1 km | 86% | 5.7% | $100K | 24.9 min | A+ | A− |
| Woodstock 17.5 km | 72% | 12% | $82K | 22.7 min | B− | 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 Thamesford, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. Monthly, and only for metro areas and economic regions. It is the up-to-date rate we set beside the census’s 2021 snapshot.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- Unemployment. The share of people 15 and over in the labour force, working or looking for work, who had no job on census day in May 2021.
- 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.
- Where people commute. Built from the census table that pairs each worker’s home municipality with their workplace municipality. A job here means someone who usually works in the municipality, local or not.
- Employment Insurance. Monthly EI recipients across the census division: a pulse of the local job market rather than a measure of who is out of work.
- 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.
- The municipality’s figures. Statistics Canada counts Thamesford as part of Zorra, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Thamesford
What is the average household income in Thamesford?
Before tax, half the households in Thamesford had more than $107,100 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Thamesford get to work?
92% of commuters drive, 4.6% walk and 0.6% cycle; 28% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Thamesford?
The average commute is 26.8 minutes; 25% of trips take under 15 minutes and 4.6% an hour or more.
Where do people in Thamesford work?
Only 20% work in Thamesford itself; the rest go first to London (650) and Woodstock (425).
How many jobs are there in Thamesford?
The 2021 census found about 1,290 people with their usual workplace in Thamesford, or 0.5 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. Statistics Canada counted 384 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Thamesford?
The census put unemployment at 7.9% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the London economic region at 7.6%.
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).