Most of Electoral Area B, Cariboo works elsewhere: the town has 0.4 jobs for each resident in work
65% of people aged 15 to 64 in Electoral Area B, Cariboo had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. The median household in Electoral Area B, Cariboo had $79,200 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. In May 2021, unemployment in Electoral Area B, Cariboo reached 9%; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
Jobs and income in Electoral Area B, Cariboo: what the figures say
Fewer people in work than most towns
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 65% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 48%. In work ↓
Unemployment near the middle
Census day in 2021 put 9% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 6.1% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
The Jobs & income grade for Electoral Area B, Cariboo: C
Better than 27% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #208 of 254 in British Columbia.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
Graded against Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more; less unemployment and a shorter commute count in its favour.
How the grade works
Census 2021 measures, weighed equally against every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 people or more: the share of residents aged 15 to 64 in work, median household income (2020), the unemployment rate and the average commute. Each becomes a percentile; their average sets the letter.
Work and the working-age population of Electoral Area B, Cariboo
Of the 8 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Cariboo census division, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 53% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 48%: many residents are past working age. In October 2026, 59% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: people in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64, and the census unemployment rate (15 and over); the 25-to-54 rate is Statistics Canada’s own (98-10-0485). The Labour Force Survey and business counts are context, not grade inputs.
More workers leave Electoral Area B, Cariboo each day than arrive
About 4 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. Of those who commute, 11% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
89% of Electoral Area B, Cariboo’s residents in work leave it to work; Quesnel takes the most
- Quesnel80
- Prince George60
- Electoral Area A, Cariboo50
- Fraser-Fort George E30
- Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George20
- Electoral Area C, Cariboo15
- Electoral Area I, Cariboo15
In the other direction the biggest source is Quesnel, with 80.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
What households in Electoral Area B, Cariboo earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 54% of Canadian towns.
Of the 8 other places of 2,500 or more in the Cariboo census division, 4 have a higher median. The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Without a car, 2.5% of Electoral Area B, Cariboo’s commuters get to work
Only 12% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 1.8%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. Nearly everyone drives: 94% of commuters go by car, truck or van.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
Close to the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Electoral Area B, Cariboo average 24.5 minutes
Timed exactly, the average is 23.3 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of British Columbia’s towns averages 26.4 minutes. Only 31% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 39% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns. 8.4% spend an hour or longer getting to work; the middle of British Columbia’s towns has 6.3%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: commuting duration in five bands; our average uses each band’s middle (75 minutes for an hour or more), so it runs about two minutes above Statistics Canada’s own.
14% fewer people are on EI in the Cariboo census division than in 2019
Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 7%. In April 2021 it reached 3,550, the most in the series and 1.8 times the 2019 average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 4.7 are on EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of the Cariboo census division. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
The Walkability grade for Electoral Area B, Cariboo: D
Better than 11% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #248 of 254 in British Columbia.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Electoral Area B, Cariboo ranks: 546th of 747 Canadian towns of 2,900 to 5,600
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 21 | Invermere British Columbia | 4,305 | 82% | 5.9% | $84K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 42 | Golden British Columbia | 4,433 | 78% | 7% | $87K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 47 | Rossland British Columbia | 4,355 | 77% | 11% | $96K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 544 | East Elmwood Manitoba | 3,611 | 64% | 11% | $77K | C |
| 545 | Skyrattler Alberta | 2,956 | 71% | 14% | $75K | C |
| 546 | Electoral Area B, Cariboo British Columbia | 4,169 | 65% | 9% | $79K | C |
| 547 | Paspébiac Quebec | 3,132 | 70% | 14% | $61K | C |
| 548 | Rosslyn Alberta | 3,242 | 68% | 9.7% | $80K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 747 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,978 | 57% | 22% | $60K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Electoral Area B, Cariboo, and others among British Columbia’s towns.
Work in and around Electoral Area B, Cariboo
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo | 65% | 9% | $79K | 24.5 min | C | D |
| Quesnel 11.1 km | 65% | 11% | $68K | 14.7 min | C+ | B+ |
| Electoral Area C, Cariboo 14.9 km | 66% | 9.3% | $69K | 21.8 min | C | C− |
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo 16.6 km | 69% | 11% | $80K | 20.1 min | B− | C+ |
| Electoral Area I, Cariboo 19 km | 66% | 12% | $69K | 28.7 min | D | D |
The people of each place: the share in work, unemployment, household income and the average commute, with both grades once they come.
What this data can and can’t tell you
What each figure measures for Electoral Area B, Cariboo, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- In work. How many residents held a job in May 2021, set against how many were 15 to 64. It reads a little high where many people work past 65, since below the municipality the census gives no breakdown of workers by age.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- Trip times. The census asks how long the trip to work usually takes, in bands; our average uses each band’s middle, so it runs a little above Statistics Canada’s timed average.
- Where people commute. Jobs count everyone whose usual workplace lies in the municipality, residents or commuters from elsewhere, from Statistics Canada’s home-by-workplace table.
- Which towns we compare. Any town of 2,500 or more counts, and so does any city neighbourhood that size; the city as a whole and First Nations reserves don’t. The middle is the median.
Questions about work in Electoral Area B, Cariboo
What is the average household income in Electoral Area B, Cariboo?
The median household in Electoral Area B, Cariboo had $79,200 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Electoral Area B, Cariboo get to work?
94% of commuters drive, 1.8% take public transit and 0.7% cycle; 12% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Electoral Area B, Cariboo?
The average commute is 24.5 minutes; 31% of trips take under 15 minutes and 8.4% an hour or more.
Where do people in Electoral Area B, Cariboo work?
11% work in Electoral Area B, Cariboo itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Quesnel (760), then Prince George (75).
How many jobs are there in Electoral Area B, Cariboo?
The 2021 census found about 395 people with their usual workplace in Electoral Area B, Cariboo, or 0.4 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. Statistics Canada counted 92 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Electoral Area B, Cariboo?
The 2021 census found 9% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Cariboo economic region, is 6.1% (October 2026).
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · Statistics Canada, tables 98-10-0458 and 98-10-0459 (commuting) · Statistics Canada, table 14-10-0323 (EI beneficiaries) · Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459, 14-10-0462) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts (33-10-1176) · grades: TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).