Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.0Households in St.Andrew-Windfields earn more than those in 97% of Canadian towns
Buses, trains and subways take 16% of its commuters to work. Workers in St.Andrew-Windfields spend 30.8 minutes on the way to work on average (26 in the middle of Canadian towns). Of St.Andrew-Windfields’ residents aged 15 to 64, 71% were employed when the 2021 census was taken; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
The short version on work in St.Andrew-Windfields
Higher incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $123,000 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 30.8 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. Getting to work ↓
Many work from home
44% 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.
Jobs and income in St.Andrew-Windfields earn C+
Better than 42% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #389 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.
St.Andrew-Windfields households: $123,000 a year at the median
Of the 157 other places of 2,500 or more in the Toronto census division, 11 have a higher median. Set beside Ontario’s towns, where the median is $91,600, St.Andrew-Windfields sits 34% above. That year, 2020, brought emergency benefits that count in these totals, before tax.
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 18% of St.Andrew-Windfields’ commuters
Home was the workplace for 44%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%. 76% 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 St.Andrew-Windfields, 71% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 157 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Toronto census division, 94 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 54% of residents 15 and over were in work. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 62% of the wider area’s adults in work. Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 60%. Statistics Canada counted on 11 May 2021, with much of the country under pandemic rules: more people were out of work or at home than usual.
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.
EI claims in the Toronto census division run 43% above their 2019 level
The highest month was February 2021: 165,520 people, 4 times the 2019 level. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 3.5 receive EI. Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 rose by 1%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries published for the Toronto 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).
Walkability in St.Andrew-Windfields: graded A+
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 11,900 to 23,000, St.Andrew-Windfields ranks 273rd of 543 for 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 | North Saanich British Columbia | 12,986 | 85% | 5.9% | $121K | A+ |
| 3 | Sillery Quebec | 13,950 | 81% | 6.2% | $120K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 6 | Glebe-Dows Lake Ontario | 13,436 | 80% | 9.4% | $113K | A+ |
| 7 | Wellesley Ontario | 12,413 | 84% | 3.9% | $119K | A+ |
| 8 | Perth East Ontario | 13,423 | 86% | 3.9% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 271 | Lakeview Ontario | 21,789 | 73% | 12% | $102K | C+ |
| 272 | Purpleville Ontario | 19,918 | 71% | 12% | $148K | C+ |
| 273 | St.Andrew-Windfields Ontario | 17,005 | 71% | 11% | $123K | C+ |
| 274 | New Springbrook Ontario | 12,804 | 72% | 11% | $140K | C+ |
| 275 | Cobourg Ontario | 22,529 | 70% | 12% | $77K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 543 | Oakridge Ontario | 13,913 | 51% | 21% | $60K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of St.Andrew-Windfields, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Jobs near St.Andrew-Windfields: the places around it
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St.Andrew-Windfields | 71% | 11% | $123K | 30.8 min | C+ | A+ |
| Avondale 1.4 km | 71% | 11% | $84K | 33.1 min | C− | A+ |
| Bayview Village 1.7 km | 70% | 14% | $86K | 35.2 min | C− | A+ |
| East Willowdale 1.9 km | 62% | 14% | $100K | 32.3 min | C− | A+ |
| Yonge-Doris 2.5 km | 67% | 13% | $74K | 34.7 min | D | A+ |
| Lansing-Westgate 2.6 km | 73% | 11% | $103K | 33.3 min | C+ | A+ |
| Willowdale West 3.3 km | 70% | 12% | $77K | 33.8 min | D | 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 St.Andrew-Windfields, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
- Which towns we compare. Medians over towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents. Whole cities would swamp them and reserves sit outside the rankings, so neither is in.
- Neighbourhood figures. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages stop at the municipality, so Toronto’s page carries them; St.Andrew-Windfields’ own figures sum its dissemination areas.
Questions about work in St.Andrew-Windfields
How many jobs are there in St.Andrew-Windfields?
Jobs and commuting flows exist only for Toronto as a whole, and its page carries them.
What is the unemployment rate in St.Andrew-Windfields?
The 2021 census found 11% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Toronto metro area, is 7.1% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in St.Andrew-Windfields?
The median household in St.Andrew-Windfields had $123,000 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in St.Andrew-Windfields get to work?
Driving takes 76% of commuters to work, 16% take public transit and 2.4% walk, and on census day 44% of those in work were at home.
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).