The majority of employment in Whitchurch-Stouffville is concentrated in service-producing industries, accounting for 68.4% of employment in the survey area. Within the service-producing sectors, personal services and retail trade were the primary employers, employing 19.8% and 14.4% of workers in the area. Golf-related employment accounts for 34.3% of jobs within the personal services sector.

Of the 31.5% of local employment in the goods-producing sector, 20.3% was located in the manufacturing sector in 2005, down from 25.8% in 1998. Within the manufacturing sector, other electrical equipment and component manufacturing, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing and other wood product manufacturing are the primary sub sectors, accounting for 17.2%, 15.0% and 10.6% of manufacturing employment, respectively.

Among all the employment sectors, employment growth was highest in the utilities sector, which grew 1733.3% since 1998 (on an extremely small employment base). Substantial growth was also seen in public administration (165.1%), construction (160.2%), and personal services (130.3%). This widespread employment growth is indicative of strong overall growth in the area.