Photo: Hillelfrei · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Concord earn more than those in 88% of Canadian towns
Concord counted 71% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. A typical one-way commute from Concord lasts 31.4 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. The 2021 census put unemployment in Concord at 13%; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
The short version on work in Concord
More unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 13% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 7.1%. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The median household had $102,900 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 31.4 minutes on average, against 26 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.
Concord earns C+ for jobs and income
Better than 36% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #473 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.
In and out of work in Concord
Of the 52 other places of 2,500 people or more in the York census division, 30 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 62% of the wider area’s adults in work. Working or looking, 61% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 53% were working. 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.
Household income in Concord: $102,900 at the median
Against the middle of Ontario’s towns ($91,600), Concord’s median is 12% above. 41 of the 52 other places of 2,500+ in the York census division have a higher median. Incomes are for 2020, the first pandemic year, so CERB and other emergency payments are part of them.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
16% of commuters in Concord walk, cycle or take transit
Home was the workplace for 29%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
In the York census division, 39% more people receive EI than in 2019
The count topped out in April 2021 at 58,380 people, 3.7 times the 2019 average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 3.5 receive EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 2%.
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). Concord doesn’t get its own EI beneficiaries figures; the ones here come from the York census division.
Concord earns A+ for walkability
Better than almost every Canadian town on two measures together, #215 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 694 Canadian towns of 5,100 to 9,800, Concord comes 482nd 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 6 | Sioux Lookout Ontario | 6,122 | 79% | 5.7% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 8 | Island Park-Wellington Village Ontario | 5,486 | 81% | 7% | $161K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 20 | Alta Vista Ontario | 8,387 | 78% | 8.3% | $138K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 480 | Acton Vale Quebec | 7,945 | 80% | 6.4% | $58K | C+ |
| 481 | Lambton Baby Point Ontario | 7,966 | 69% | 13% | $110K | C+ |
| 482 | Concord Ontario | 7,225 | 71% | 13% | $103K | C+ |
| 483 | Holdom British Columbia | 7,976 | 70% | 9.4% | $97K | C+ |
| 484 | Espanola Ontario | 5,504 | 67% | 9.4% | $77K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 694 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Concord, and others among Ontario’s towns.
How the places next to Concord compare on work
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | 71% | 13% | $103K | 31.4 min | C+ | A+ |
| Beverley Glen 2.3 km | 74% | 14% | $110K | 31.1 min | B− | A+ |
| Westminster-Branson 2.7 km | 67% | 15% | $77K | 37.4 min | D | A+ |
| Edgeley 3.3 km | 69% | 13% | $74K | 32.4 min | D | B |
| Thornhill 3.8 km | 71% | 14% | $119K | 30.5 min | C+ | A+ |
| Newtonbrook West 3.9 km | 67% | 14% | $80K | 36.5 min | D | A+ |
| Crossroads 4.1 km | 76% | 10% | $139K | 33.1 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 Concord, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. 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.
- 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. Monthly, and only for metro areas and economic regions. It is the up-to-date rate we set beside the census’s 2021 snapshot.
- 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.
- Neighbourhood figures. We add up Concord’s dissemination areas for its census figures. Flows between places and timed averages exist only for the whole municipality: see Vaughan’s page.
Questions about work in Concord
What is the unemployment rate in Concord?
At the 2021 census 13% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Toronto metro area, gives 7.1% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Concord?
Before tax, half the households in Concord had more than $102,900 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Concord get to work?
79% of commuters drive, 13% take public transit and 3.2% walk; 29% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How many jobs are there in Concord?
The census places jobs by municipality, so the answer is in Vaughan’s figures, with the flows of its commuters.
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).