Teston ranks among the highest-earning Canadian towns by household income
Of everyone in Teston working or looking for work in May 2021, 12% were unemployed, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns. A typical one-way commute from Teston lasts 32 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. Teston counted 69% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Jobs and income in Teston: what the figures say
Higher incomes than most towns
Half the households here had more than $149,600 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 32 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.
The Jobs & income grade for Teston: C+
Better than 36% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #467 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.
Before tax, the median household in Teston had $149,600
Set beside Ontario’s towns, where the median is $91,600, Teston sits 63% above. Of the 52 other places of 2,500 or more in the York census division, 4 have a higher median. Pandemic benefits paid in 2020 lifted the incomes at the bottom, and they are counted here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Before tax, 2020: higher than in almost any Canadian town.
Teston gets to work without a car for 6.3% of commuters
By bus, train or subway: 5.7%, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 92% of commuters go by car, truck or van. 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).
How many in Teston were working in 2021
Of the 52 other places of 2,500 people or more in the York census division, 18 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 62% in October 2026. Working or looking, 71% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from 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.
In the York census division, 39% more people receive EI than in 2019
Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 2%. At its peak, in April 2021, 58,380 people were on EI, 3.7 times the 2019 average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 3.5 are on EI.
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). Teston shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of the York census division.
How walkable Teston is: B+
Better than 73% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #546 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Teston is 484th of 692 Canadian towns of 5,200 to 10,000 people for 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 482 | Juan de Fuca (Part 1) British Columbia | 5,439 | 77% | 6.7% | $90K | C+ |
| 483 | Pontiac Quebec | 6,490 | 75% | 6.8% | $98K | C+ |
| 484 | Teston Ontario | 7,437 | 69% | 12% | $150K | C+ |
| 485 | N-Section (bramalea) Ontario | 7,513 | 69% | 13% | $126K | C+ |
| 486 | Acton Vale Quebec | 7,945 | 80% | 6.4% | $58K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 692 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Teston, and others among Ontario’s towns.
How Teston compares with the places nearby
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teston | 69% | 12% | $150K | 32 min | C+ | B+ |
| Peace Village 1.7 km | 63% | 15% | $127K | 31.3 min | C | A− |
| Hope 2.1 km | 72% | 12% | $139K | 31.3 min | C+ | C+ |
| Maple 2.3 km | 71% | 13% | $125K | 30.2 min | B− | A |
| Carrville Corners 3.3 km | 74% | 12% | $150K | 32.3 min | B− | A− |
| Purpleville 3.5 km | 71% | 12% | $148K | 31.6 min | C+ | B+ |
| Upper Thornhill Estates 4.2 km | 71% | 9.8% | $154K | 33.8 min | C+ | 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 Teston, 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. Of everyone 15 or older who was working or job-hunting in the census week, the part still looking. Someone not seeking work isn’t in it at all.
- Household income. Before-tax total income of the middle household for 2020, from the census. Neighbourhood medians are worked out from bracket counts, since Statistics Canada publishes none of their own.
- Trip times. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- 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. The most recent unemployment rate on the page comes from this monthly survey, which covers the wider metro area or economic region, not the town.
- 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. We add up Teston’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 Teston
What is the average household income in Teston?
At $149,600 before tax in 2020, the median household in Teston compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Teston get to work?
Driving takes 92% of commuters to work, 5.7% take public transit and 0.6% cycle, and on census day 29% of those in work were at home.
How many jobs are there in Teston?
Jobs are counted by municipality, not neighbourhood: the page for Vaughan has the jobs based there and where its commuters go.
What is the unemployment rate in Teston?
Two figures answer it: 12% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 7.1% for the Toronto metro area in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
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).