Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainVernon River has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each
Half the households in Vernon River had more than $81,900 in 2020, before tax, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. At the 2021 census, 70% of Vernon River’s 15-to-64s were in work; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. The average trip to work from Vernon River is 28.8 minutes; 3.4% of commuters spend an hour or more getting there.
What the numbers say about work in Vernon River
Work near the middle
Counting everyone 15 and over, 64% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 70%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Unemployment near the middle
11% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. Unemployment ↓
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 Vernon River: C−
Better than 25% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #1,976 of 2,589 Canadian towns.
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.
Vernon River is quieter on a working day than at night
For every person who comes in to work, about 4 residents travel out. The job is inside the municipality for 17% of its commuters.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
83% of Vernon River’s residents in work leave it to work; Charlottetown takes the most
- Three Rivers55
- Charlottetown30
- Belfast15
- Stratford15
- Murray River10
- Crossroads10
- Johnstons River10
In the other direction the biggest source is Three Rivers, with 55.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Work and the working-age population of Vernon River
None of the 7 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Queens census division has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 72%. The census caught the labour market on 11 May 2021, deep in the pandemic, so unemployment and working from home both ran above normal.
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.
Earnings at home in Vernon River: households
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 60% of Canadian towns.
5 of the 7 other places of 2,500+ in the Queens census division have a higher median. In 2020 emergency benefits topped up many low incomes, and the census counts them here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
3.9% of commuters from Vernon River go without a car
Only 11% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 1.5%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 94% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
Commuting times in Vernon River
Timed exactly, the average is 25.1 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Prince Edward Island’s towns, the average commute is 23.3 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 16%, fewer than the 40% in the middle of Prince Edward Island’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.
12% more people are on EI in the Queens census division than in 2019
Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 rose by 3%. March 2021 was the busiest month, with 7,760 people on EI, 2.1 times 2019’s average. That works out to around 5.4 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Data for EI beneficiaries covers the Queens census division. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
How walkable Vernon River is: C−
Better than 20% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #6 of 12 on Prince Edward Island.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
For jobs and income, Vernon River is 387th of 527 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,800
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mount Royal Alberta | 2,758 | 83% | 12% | $188K | A+ |
| 2 | Central River Heights Manitoba | 2,736 | 84% | 5.4% | $137K | A+ |
| 3 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 38 | North Shore Prince Edward Island | 2,994 | 82% | 7.9% | $98K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 49 | Kensington, Part 1 Prince Edward Island | 3,357 | 80% | 12% | $86K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 129 | East River, Part 1 Prince Edward Island | 2,657 | 86% | 8.2% | $82K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 385 | Ramsay Alberta | 3,601 | 70% | 14% | $68K | C− |
| 386 | Sakaw Alberta | 3,453 | 68% | 13% | $82K | C− |
| 387 | Vernon River Prince Edward Island | 2,779 | 70% | 11% | $82K | C− |
| 388 | Macassa Ontario | 2,584 | 75% | 9.2% | $72K | C− |
| 389 | Luxton Manitoba | 3,047 | 65% | 14% | $77K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 527 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Vernon River, and others among Prince Edward Island’s towns.
Work next door to Vernon River
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon River | 70% | 11% | $82K | 28.8 min | C− | C− |
| East River, Part 1 10.6 km | 86% | 8.2% | $82K | 26.2 min | A− | D |
| Crossroads 11.4 km | 82% | 7.8% | $98K | 23.4 min | A | D |
| Stratford 16.4 km | 79% | 8% | $91K | 19.5 min | A+ | C |
| Belfast 16.9 km | 76% | 11% | $71K | 27.5 min | C | B− |
| North Shore 18.3 km | 80% | 6.5% | $97K | 22 min | A | D− |
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 Vernon River, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. Beneficiaries of Employment Insurance, month by month, for the census division rather than the town. Many jobless people don’t qualify, so it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- 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.
- 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. Our average assumes everyone in, say, the 15-to-29-minute band takes 22 minutes. Across all the bands that runs a shade above Statistics Canada’s measured average.
- Where people commute. Only people with a usual place of work are in it: those who work from home or have no fixed site are not. Home and work are both counted by municipality.
- 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 Vernon River
What is the unemployment rate in Vernon River?
On census day in May 2021 unemployment stood at 11%, where the middle of Canadian towns had 9.9%.
What is the average household income in Vernon River?
Vernon River’s middle household had $81,900 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Vernon River get to work?
94% of commuters go by car, 1.5% take public transit and 2.4% walk. On census day 11% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Vernon River?
On average 28.8 minutes; 16% take under 15 minutes and 3.4% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Vernon River work?
17% work in Vernon River itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Charlottetown (425), then Three Rivers (90).
How many jobs are there in Vernon River?
About 285 people had their usual place of work in Vernon River at the 2021 census, 0.4 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 106 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
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, 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).