Photo: WolfFang1990 · CC BY-SA 4.0Working-age people in Timmins have jobs less often than in 69% of Canadian towns
In 2020, a household at the middle of Timmins had $81,700 before tax, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Commutes from Timmins average 19.6 minutes, and 5.2% take an hour or more. The 2021 census put unemployment in Timmins at 8.6%, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
The work figures that set Timmins apart
Work near the middle
Counting everyone 15 and over, 57% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 71%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 19.6 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 5.2% last an hour or longer. 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.
The Jobs & income grade for Timmins: B
Better than 60% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #223 of 866 in Ontario.
Its strongest measure is trip times; 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.
How long the commute from Timmins takes
Timed exactly, the average is 18.9 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of Ontario’s towns averages 28.6 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 52%, more than the 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.
As many come into Timmins to work as leave
Of those who commute, 92% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
8% of Timmins’ residents in work leave it to work; Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury takes the most
In the other direction the biggest source is Iroquois Falls, with 250.
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 Timmins: 71%
Of the 6 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Cochrane census division, 4 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Counting those looking for work too, 62% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 57% of residents 15 and over were in work. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 56% in October 2026. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
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.
How Timmins’ household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 60% of Canadian towns.
Set beside Ontario’s towns, where the median is $91,600, Timmins sits 11% below. One of the 6 other places of 2,500+ in the Cochrane census division has a higher median. These are 2020 incomes, before tax, and they include pandemic benefits such as CERB, which lifted many lower incomes that year.
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 11% of Timmins’ commuters
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 13% against 21%. By bus, train or subway: 4.3%, much as in the middle of Canadian towns. The middle of Ontario’s towns has 3.2% walking; here, 6.1% do. By car, truck or van: 87% of commuters, much as 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).
EI claims in the Cochrane census division run 12% below their 2019 level
Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 3%. July 2021 was the busiest month, with 4,270 people on EI, 2 times 2019’s average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.7 receive EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries published for the Cochrane 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).
On getting around on foot, Timmins grades A
Better than 87% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #435 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 31,900 to 61,500, Timmins ranks 33rd of 113 for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitehorse Yukon | 34,129 | 82% | 5.6% | $112K | A+ |
| 2 | Arcola East Saskatchewan | 33,823 | 79% | 7.7% | $123K | A+ |
| 3 | Dieppe New Brunswick | 35,986 | 79% | 6.7% | $87K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 10 | Centre Wellington Ontario | 34,565 | 81% | 7.2% | $101K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 12 | LaSalle Ontario | 36,452 | 69% | 13% | $119K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 20 | Stratford Ontario | 36,097 | 76% | 11% | $77K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 31 | Cochrane Alberta | 39,397 | 77% | 9.5% | $113K | B |
| 32 | North Cowichan British Columbia | 34,525 | 76% | 7.1% | $79K | B |
| 33 | Timmins Ontario | 45,569 | 71% | 8.6% | $82K | B |
| 34 | Rimouski Quebec | 51,756 | 76% | 7.6% | $66K | B |
| 35 | Dollard-Des Ormeaux Quebec | 50,246 | 76% | 9.8% | $96K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 113 | Savane Quebec | 32,028 | 68% | 12% | $61K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Timmins, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Jobs and income in the places around Timmins
No closer places have figures: these lie 54–69 km from Timmins.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timmins | 71% | 8.6% | $82K | 19.6 min | B | A |
| Iroquois Falls 54 km | 57% | 12% | $74K | 29.7 min | D | A |
| Black River-Matheson 62.8 km | 72% | 8.6% | $76K | 35.2 min | D | B− |
| Cochrane 68.9 km | 68% | 7.9% | $76K | 17.7 min | B− | 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 Timmins, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. The census asks how long the trip to work usually takes, in bands; our average uses each band’s middle, so it runs a little above Statistics Canada’s timed average.
- 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.
- 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. Statistics Canada surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- 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. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Which towns we compare. Every town and city neighbourhood with 2,500 residents or more; whole cities and First Nations reserves are left out. Each middle figure is a median.
Questions about work in Timmins
How many jobs are there in Timmins?
About 13,805 people had their usual place of work in Timmins at the 2021 census, 1 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 1,263 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Timmins?
At the 2021 census 8.6% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Northeast economic region, gives 6% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Timmins?
Before tax, half the households in Timmins had more than $81,700 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Timmins get to work?
87% of commuters go by car, 4.3% take public transit, 6.1% walk and 0.4% cycle. On census day 13% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Timmins?
On average 19.6 minutes; 52% take under 15 minutes and 5.2% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Timmins work?
92% work in Timmins itself; of those who leave, the most go to Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (180), then Sault Ste. Marie (125).
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).