16.6% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Westlock County hold an apprenticeship or trades certificate, above the Alberta share of 9.6%. Those numbers say a lot about what a Westlock County business website needs to do. For CA$119 a month, we set up a professional website with your brand, email on your domain and hosting, with no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
The local picture in Westlock County
When 15.4% of commuters spend an hour or more on the road, evenings and weekends are when people deal with errands. A website that is always available, with clear hours and an email form, catches the requests that arrive after you close.
Homeowners (86.8% of households in Westlock County) spend on renovations, landscaping, repairs and services for the house. For trades and home services, photos of finished work and a clear service area are what turn a search into a quote request.
Who your customers are in Westlock County
78.1% of residents were born in Alberta. A few lines on who runs the business builds trust quickly.
91.7% of commuters drive to work. Directions and your address where they are easy to find.
Seniors make up 20.4% of the population of Westlock County. Large, readable text and an obvious way to get in touch make a difference.
Westlock County by the numbers
The median age is 44.0, compared with 38.4 for Alberta. The census counted 2,680 households in Westlock County, and 86.8% of them own their home. The municipality covers 3,170 square kilometres of land, about 2.3 people per square kilometre. The median household income in Westlock County was $81,000 in 2020, below the Alberta median of $96,000, so clear prices matter.
A few more figures
- Children under 5: 5.8%
- Trades certificates (ages 25 to 64): 16.6%
- Workers with no fixed workplace address: 15.7%
- One-person and shared households: 24.3%
- Worked at home (May 2021): 26.4%
- Mean commuting time: 29.2 minutes
- Households of couples with children: 29.5%
How Westlock County compares with Alberta
Households that rent: 13.1% in Westlock County, against 28.5% across Alberta. The share of residents under 15 is 18.6% in Westlock County and 19.0% in Alberta. The share of commuters who drive is 91.7% in Westlock County and 87.3% in Alberta.
Where Westlock County sits in Alberta
Within a short drive of Westlock County: Westlock (0 km, pop. 4,921), Clyde (14 km, pop. 415), Legal (29 km, pop. 1,232) and Larkspur (30 km, pop. 53). The nearest large city, Edmonton, is about 73 km away to the south. A website can name each place you serve, from Clyde to Westlock.
Westlock (4,921 residents) and Clyde (415) are the closest neighbours with their own page. In Westlock, 68.6% of households own their home; in Westlock County, 86.8%.
Who is in business in Westlock County
Westlock County had 154 employer businesses in June 2026. The sectors below are more common here than across Alberta, with what each one’s website should show:
- Farms and agricultural businesses (14 locations): seasonal opening times and a form for wholesale enquiries.
- Specialty trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (22 locations): emergency contact details and hours and before-and-after photos.
- Repair and maintenance shops (10 locations): where to drop items off and turnaround times.
- Trucking and delivery companies (10 locations): a form for freight quotes and safety and licence details.
- Hotels, inns and other places to stay (4 locations): the rooms with real photos and how to get there.
Most are small: 71.4% of them had one to four employees.
Among residents who work, the largest sectors are agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25.2%), health care and social assistance (10.4%) and construction (9.8%).
How Westlock County is changing
The population barely moved between 2016 (7,220) and 2021 (7,186). Across Alberta, the population grew 4.8% over the same period.
A CA$119 website, step by step
Since 2008, Aria has been setting up websites, domains and business email for small companies. For a business in Westlock County, that means the same CA$119 plan as anywhere else in Canada, with your material and your questions going by email.
- Tell us about the business in the sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; logo and photos follow by email.
- No more than 3 business days later, the whole site is on a temporary link, with your colours and logo.
- Once you say it is ready, you pay the first month and we publish it on your domain.
After it goes live, the technical side stays with us, and the changes you email in are included.
- 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 Westlock County: the rules
Putting your business online brings no special licence, but these points 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.
Web design in Westlock County: frequent questions
Can I cancel?
There is no setup fee and no minimum term: you pay CA$119 a month and can stop whenever you need to.
Can the website be an online store?
Yes. The plan can be an online store with a catalogue, a cart and online payment, for the same CA$119 a month.
Can I update prices after the site is live?
Email us the change (a new price, a photo, a new service) and the team updates the site. Content changes are part of the monthly fee.
My customers come from Westlock and Clyde as well. Can I say so?
Yes. Email us the towns you serve (say Westlock, Clyde and Legal) and we put them on a page of their own.
What do I need to send?
Real photos taken with a good phone often work better than stock images. Email them with your logo and a list of services.
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 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.
Web design near Westlock County
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- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (population and dwelling counts, age, income, housing, language, immigration, commuting, place of work and education tables) for Westlock County. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Employer businesses in Westlock County and Alberta: Statistics Canada, tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174 (Canadian Business Counts, June 2026).
- Locations: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB), contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada; distances are straight-line.
- Place names inside Westlock County: Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.
- Figures are the latest official releases when this page was written; distances are straight-line.