Skilled trades run deep in Houston: 15.0% of working-age adults have a trades certificate. A website for a Houston business has to work for neighbours who already know you and for people searching from further away. 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.
What makes Houston different
Families with children plan around school, sports and appointments. A Houston website that shows hours, location and what to expect on a first visit saves parents a call, which is often the difference between choosing you or the next business on the list.
Know your Houston audience
70.6% of the people in Houston were born in British Columbia. A few lines on who runs the business builds trust quickly. Short commutes are the norm: 75.9% take less than 15 minutes. Most customers live and work nearby, so local details count.
Single-detached houses hold 58.7% of households in Houston. Before-and-after photos speak to homeowners.
Most workers (87.8%) commute by car, truck or van. Parking details and a map save customers a phone call.
Key numbers for Houston
Household incomes in Houston are in line with British Columbia: a median of $84,000 against $85,000. The median age is 38.8, compared with 42.8 for British Columbia. The municipality covers 73 square kilometres of land, about 41.9 people per square kilometre. Houston has 1,271 occupied private dwellings; 70.9% are owned by the people living in them.
More 2021 Census figures for Houston
- Adults 25 to 64 with a college diploma: 18.8%
- No fixed workplace (trades, delivery, sales): 16.2%
- Share of residents who are immigrants: 9.3%
- Row houses: 7.1% of households
- Workers travelling 60+ minutes each way: 7.8%
- Typical trip to work: 17.3 minutes on average
Side by side with British Columbia
Commuters who drive: 87.8% in Houston, against 79.9% across British Columbia. On home ownership, Houston (70.9%) compares with 66.8% for the province as a whole. The share of residents under 15 is 20.1% in Houston and 14.3% in British Columbia.
The population went from 2,993 in 2016 to 3,052 in 2021, a gain of 2.0%. Over the same five years, British Columbia grew 7.6%.
Around Houston
Within a short drive of Houston: Telkwa (42 km). The nearest large city, Vancouver, is about 621 km away to the southeast.
In Telkwa, 88.5% of households own their home; in Houston, 70.9%. Telkwa has 1,474 residents and a median age of 35.6, against 38.8 in Houston.
Houston businesses and what their websites need
Of the 154 businesses with employees counted in Houston (June 2026), these groups stand out against the provincial mix:
- Trucking and delivery companies, 14 in Houston: the site should show a form for freight quotes and safety and licence details.
- Farms and agricultural businesses, 5 in Houston: the site should show what they grow or raise and a form for wholesale enquiries.
- Manufacturers and machine shops, 5 in Houston: the site should show certifications and capabilities and equipment.
- Hotels, inns and other places to stay, 5 in Houston: the site should show what is nearby and rates by season.
- Building supply and garden centres, 4 in Houston: the site should show opening hours and the main product lines.
- Repair and maintenance shops, 10 in Houston: the site should show turnaround times and a request form.
Most are small: 51.3% of them had one to four employees.
The jobs residents hold are mostly in manufacturing (22.1%), retail trade (13.1%) and agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11.0%).
What British Columbia asks of a business online
Before launch, it helps to have the basics in order. These apply to many small businesses in British Columbia:
- 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
This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.
From sign-up to launch, for Houston businesses
Since 2008, Aria has been setting up websites, domains and business email for small companies. The plan is the same in Houston as in any other town in Canada: one monthly fee, everything arranged by email.
- 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 say it is ready, the first monthly fee is issued and we publish it on your domain.
A price change or a fresh photo: email it in and our team updates the site, included in the 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
What business owners in Houston ask us
Which platform do you use?
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.
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.
What do I need to send?
Your logo, a few 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.
Do we need to meet?
No meetings needed: we talk by email at support@ariaserv.com, and you see the full website on a temporary link before approving it.
When does the site go live?
The first version is ready within 3 business days, on a temporary link. Going live on your domain comes after your approval and the first payment.
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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Let's build your Houston website
The sign-up takes about 5 minutes. You only pay after you approve the website.
- Census figures for Houston: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, data tables 98-10-0002 to 98-10-0458. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Business counts for Houston: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- Where Houston and its neighbours are: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database; contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.