Few places in Alberta are bigger: Strathcona County counted 99,225 residents in 2021, 4th in the province. Web design in Strathcona County works best when the site answers the questions local customers actually ask. Our CA$119 plan covers the website or online store, your domain, email and hosting, ready within 3 business days on a temporary link.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
A closer look at Strathcona County
With 13.4% of working-age adults holding a trades certificate, Strathcona County has a lot of skilled tradespeople, and a lot of competition among them. A website with photos of real jobs and the areas you cover helps you stand out.
With a median household income of $124,000, customers in Strathcona County compare quality and service, not only price. A professional website with real photos, credentials and clear descriptions supports a higher-value offer.
In a town where most households own a single-detached house, home services are a big part of the local economy. Showing past projects and the areas you cover is what customers check first.
Who your customers are in Strathcona County
Driving is how 93.1% of commuters in Strathcona County get to work. A map and a note about parking answer the first question many drivers have.
65.5% of the people in Strathcona County were born in Alberta. A few lines on who runs the business builds trust quickly.
Strathcona County in numbers
The municipality covers 1,171 square kilometres of land, about 84.8 people per square kilometre. With a median age of 42.4 (Alberta: 38.4), the population of Strathcona County is older than Alberta overall. Of the 37,128 households in Strathcona County, 86.8% own and 13.2% rent.
Other numbers worth knowing
- Commutes of an hour or more: 3.2%
- College or CEGEP diploma (ages 25 to 64): 25.6%
- Households in buildings of 5+ storeys: 0.9%
- Density: 84.8 people per km²
- Households of people living alone or with non-relatives: 22.1%
Side by side with Alberta
On local roots, Strathcona County (65.5%) compares with 51.8% for the province as a whole. The share of residents aged 65 and over is 17.6% in Strathcona County and 14.8% in Alberta. Commuters who drive: 93.1% in Strathcona County, against 87.3% across Alberta.
The business mix in Strathcona County
In June 2026, Statistics Canada counted 4,010 businesses with employees in Strathcona County. Compared with Alberta as a whole, these sectors have a larger presence:
- Repair and maintenance shops (172 locations): what they repair and where to drop items off.
- Specialty trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (426 locations): before-and-after photos and emergency contact details and hours.
- Home builders and renovators (146 locations): how a quote request works and photos of finished projects, room by room.
- Professional services such as accountants, lawyers and engineers (570 locations): office address and hours and the team with qualifications.
- Hair salons, spas and other personal services (111 locations): the price list and opening hours.
Most are small: 57.2% of them had one to four employees.
The jobs residents hold are mostly in health care and social assistance (12.5%), construction (11.5%) and retail trade (10.4%).
Where Strathcona County sits in Alberta
Within a short drive of Strathcona County: Fort Saskatchewan (18 km, pop. 27,088), Bruderheim (26 km, pop. 1,329) and Lamont County (27 km, pop. 3,754). Edmonton is 29 km to the west. It is part of the Edmonton census metropolitan area. A website can name each place you serve, from Fort Saskatchewan to Bruderheim.
Median household income was $113,000 in Fort Saskatchewan and $98,000 in Bruderheim, compared with $124,000 in Strathcona County. Next to Strathcona County, Fort Saskatchewan counted 27,088 people in 2021, with a median household income of $113,000.
How Strathcona County is changing
Strathcona County held steady between the censuses, at 99,225 residents in 2021. Across Alberta, the population grew 4.8% over the same period.
What working with Aria looks like
Aria is a web design team that has been building small business websites since 2008. Nothing needs to happen in person: you send what you have by email and see the whole website on a temporary link before it goes live.
- Sign up online in roughly 5 minutes, then email us your logo and a few photos.
- Within 3 business days, your website is ready on a temporary link, built with your brand on a proven professional template.
- Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.
After launch, you keep asking for changes by email: a new photo, an updated price, a new service. They are part of the monthly fee.
- A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
- Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
- Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
Running a business website from Strathcona County: the rules
Putting your business online brings no special licence, but a few rules are worth checking:
- Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
- Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau
General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.
Questions about a website for your Strathcona County business
What is the website built on?
On the Aria Platform, which is built on WordPress and set up by our team, so you get a professional site without dealing with the technical side.
Do I need a domain already?
If you have one, keep it: we point it to the website. If not, say so in the sign-up and we sort out the options with you by email.
How do I keep in touch with the team?
Everything happens by email: you send material and change requests, and you review the website on a temporary link before it goes live.
I also work in Fort Saskatchewan. Can the website show that?
Yes. Email us the towns you serve (say Fort Saskatchewan, Bruderheim and Lamont County) and we put them on a page of their own.
Will customers in Strathcona County be able to use the site on their phones?
Yes. The layout adapts to phones, tablets and computers, and every page keeps a way to reach you and your details.
Who keeps the website up to date?
Our team does it for you: email what needs changing and we take care of it, along with hosting, SSL and backups.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
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- Population, dwellings, land area, age, households, income, housing, language, place of birth, commuting, work and education: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0022, 98-10-0057, 98-10-0193, 98-10-0240, 98-10-0307, 98-10-0400, 98-10-0456 and 98-10-0458). Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Business counts for Strathcona County: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- Distances to nearby places are straight-line, between points of the Canadian Geographical Names Database (Natural Resources Canada); contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Localities of Strathcona County: Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification 2021.
- Figures are the latest official releases when this page was written; distances are straight-line.