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Industry & workforce Verified fact

Verified public data for this type of business in Orangeville, with source and date.

Business counts Verified fact

Industry	NAICS code	Orangeville	Dufferin
Food services and drinking places	722	73	116
Full-service and limited-service eating places	7225	70	108
Accommodation and food services (all)	72	74	127

Business locations with employees, January 2026. Business locations with employees, counted where each establishment is located. Excludes businesses without employees (sole proprietors, most home businesses). Source: Statistics Canada, January 2026 (released 2026-08-14).

NOC = National Occupational Classification, Canada's standard job codes used for wage data. NAICS = North American Industry Classification System, the standard industry codes used for business counts. Codes link to the official Statistics Canada definitions (NOC 2021 Version 1.0, NAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0).

Census industry employment Verified fact

Accommodation and food services employs 5.8% of the labour force living in Orangeville, vs 5.2% county-wide and 5.3% in Ontario.

Share of the employed labour force living in the area (by place of residence), 2021 Census. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 (income: 2020).

Wages for key occupations Verified fact

Occupation	NOC code	Low	Median	High	Ontario median
Restaurant and food service managers	60030	$17.60	$27.47	$48.08	$27.47
Chefs	62200	$17.60	$22.00	$34.19	$22.00
Cooks	63200	$17.60	$18.00	$24.00	$18.00
Food and beverage servers	65200	$17.60	$18.00	$28.00	$17.60
Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations	65201	$17.60	$17.60	$20.00	$17.60
Food service supervisors	62020	$17.60	$19.23	$24.43	$19.00
Bartenders	64301	$17.60	$20.00	$33.00	$20.00

Hourly wages, economic region ER3540 Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie (includes Dufferin), Job Bank 2025. "–" = not published for the region. Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, 2025 wages (mostly Labour Force Survey 2023–2024), revised 2025-11-19.

Orangeville at a glance Verified fact

Commuting: 56.3% of commuters with a usual workplace work outside Orangeville.
Labour force participation 69.9%, unemployment 10.8% (county 69.3%, 10%).
Median household income (2020) $103,000 (county $108,000).
Renter households 24.3%; median tenant shelter cost $1,360/month.
CMHC, Orangeville: average rent $1,532, median $1,405, vacancy 3.5% (CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (primary rental market, row and apartment)).

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 (income: 2020); Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, October 2025.

Internet and transit Verified fact

Broadband: in 1 of 1 ISED hexagons in Orangeville, more than 75% of households can get 50/10 Mbps.

Orangeville and Shelburne fibre to the home · Under way (Wightman construction updates)

Providers: Wightman Telecom 1-888-477-2177 (check) · Execulink Telecom 1-866-706-1991 (check). All provider contacts

ISED hexagons (~24 km²) assigned by centre; share of hexagons where more than 75% of households can get 50/10 Mbps. Source: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, files dated 2026-05-05; provider details checked 2026-10-20 on official sites.

GO Transit: 19 stops, 37 Orangeville / Brampton, up to 12 departures a day at the busiest stop (GTFS feed 20261005110625).

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