When the 2021 Census was taken in May, 34.2% of employed residents of Wheatland County worked from home. Those numbers say a lot about what a Wheatland 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.
What makes Wheatland County different
With 13.3% of working-age adults holding a trades certificate, Wheatland 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.
The municipality takes in places such as Ardenode, Baintree, Carseland and Caruso, so customers may search for any of those names. A service area section that lists them helps people from each community see that you cover them.
Wheatland County businesses and what their websites need
Wheatland County had 283 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, 50 in Wheatland County: the site should show where to buy their products and seasonal opening times.
- Specialty trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers, 42 in Wheatland County: the site should show a quote form that lands in their inbox and before-and-after photos.
- Manufacturers and machine shops, 3 in Wheatland County: the site should show certifications and capabilities and equipment.
- Wholesalers and distributors, 4 in Wheatland County: the site should show product lines and brands and delivery areas.
- Photographers, designers and creative studios, 3 in Wheatland County: the site should show packages and prices and contact details.
- Gyms, golf courses and recreation businesses, 4 in Wheatland County: the site should show the timetable and photos of the facilities.
Most are small: 66.8% of them had one to four employees. In every one of these sectors, the website that wins is the one that answers questions before the customer has to ask.
The jobs residents hold are mostly in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28.5%), construction (10.4%) and retail trade (7.1%).
The area your Wheatland County website can cover
Within a short drive of Wheatland County: Standard (5.8 km), Hussar (18 km), Rockyford (24 km), Strathmore (32 km) and Arrowwood (39 km). Calgary is 79 km to the west. If you work in Standard or Strathmore as well, the site can say so on a service area page.
Standard has 353 residents and a median age of 50.4, against 42.4 in Wheatland County. In Standard, 86.2% of households own their home; in Wheatland County, 83.8%.
How Wheatland County is changing
The population barely moved between 2016 (8,788) and 2021 (8,738). For comparison, Alberta as a whole grew 4.8% from 2016 to 2021.
Wheatland County by the numbers
Spread over 4,505 square kilometres, Wheatland County has a density of 1.9 residents per square kilometre. The median household income in Wheatland County, $99,000 in 2020, is close to the Alberta figure of $96,000. Wheatland County has 2,842 occupied private dwellings; 83.8% are owned by the people living in them. Half of the residents of Wheatland County are older than 42.4; across Alberta, that line is 38.4.
A few more figures
- Apprenticeship or trades certificate holders: 13.3%
- Workers with no fixed workplace address: 16.5%
- Share of residents who are immigrants: 5.1%
- Households of couples with children: 28.9%
- Typical trip to work: 29.2 minutes on average
- Mainly speak a non-official language at home: 13.5%
How Wheatland County compares with Alberta
On local roots, Wheatland County (68.1%) compares with 51.8% for the province as a whole. On home ownership, Wheatland County (83.8%) compares with 70.9% for the province as a whole. The share of residents under 15 is 19.2% in Wheatland County and 19.0% in Alberta.
Know your Wheatland County audience
Driving is how 93.7% of commuters in Wheatland County get to work. Directions and your address where they are easy to find.
Single-detached houses hold 89.6% of households in Wheatland County. Photos of completed projects are what homeowners look for.
68.1% of the people in Wheatland County were born in Alberta. Local roots matter here: tell them since when you have been in business.
Alberta rules for a business with a website
A website does not need a special licence, but the business behind it follows the usual rules. A few that come up often:
- 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.
Getting a Wheatland County business online: the steps
We are 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.
- Start with the online sign-up (about 5 minutes) and tell us what the business does.
- Within 3 business days, a temporary link shows you the full website, with your colours and logo.
- Once you say it is ready, you pay the first month and we publish it on your domain.
Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content 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
What business owners in Wheatland County ask us
I already own a domain. Can I keep it?
Your domain stays yours. Bring the one you have, or let us know you need one and we will help you choose.
How do I keep in touch with the team?
No meetings needed: support@ariaserv.com is where the conversation happens, and you see the full website on a temporary link before approving it.
Do I need professional photos?
A logo, some photos of your work or premises and a short description of what you offer, all by email. We build the pages and you approve every one.
What is the website built on?
Your website runs on the Aria Platform, built on WordPress and looked after by our team: hosting, SSL, daily backups and security updates included.
How long until my website is ready?
You see it within 3 business days. Then you ask for changes, approve, pay the first month, and it goes live on your domain.
Am I tied in for a year?
You can stop the service whenever you need to; there is no setup fee and no long-term commitment.
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.
Your website, ready within 3 business days
The sign-up takes about 5 minutes. You only pay after you approve the website.
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (population and dwelling counts, age, income, housing, language, immigration, commuting, place of work and education tables) for Wheatland County. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Business counts for Wheatland 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 Wheatland County: Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification 2021.
- Figures are the latest official releases when this page was written; distances are straight-line.