Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHouseholds in Electoral Area H, Cariboo have lower incomes than those in 92% of Canadian towns
67% of people aged 15 to 64 in Electoral Area H, Cariboo had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. Jobs located in Electoral Area H, Cariboo: 110, for 305 residents with a usual workplace. The 2021 census put unemployment in Electoral Area H, Cariboo at 13%, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
What sets Electoral Area H, Cariboo apart on jobs and income
Fewer people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 67% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 42%. In work ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $57,800 before tax in 2020, where the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
On jobs and income, Electoral Area H, Cariboo grades D−
Better than 5% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
Its strongest measure is trip times; its weakest, household income.
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.
In and out of work in Electoral Area H, Cariboo
Of the 9 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Cariboo census division, 4 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 42% of residents 15 and over were in work. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 59% of the wider area’s adults in work. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 48% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from home.
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.
Median household income in Electoral Area H, Cariboo: $57,800 in 2020
Every other place of 2,500 or more in the Cariboo census division has a higher median. That puts Electoral Area H, Cariboo 33% below the median of British Columbia’s towns, $86,900. In 2020 emergency benefits topped up many low incomes, and the census counts them here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
A commuter town: Electoral Area H, Cariboo sends out more workers than it takes in
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 6 to 1. Of those who commute, 24% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
76% of Electoral Area H, Cariboo’s residents in work leave it to work; One Hundred Mile House takes the most
- Anahim's Flat 110
In the other direction the biggest source is Anahim's Flat 1, with 10.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
10% of commuters in Electoral Area H, Cariboo walk, cycle or take transit
Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. 88% drive to work, more than the 87% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns. 24% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
At 27.5 minutes, commutes from Electoral Area H, Cariboo are close to the middle of Canadian towns
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 23.2 minutes. The middle of British Columbia’s towns averages 26.4 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 26%, fewer than the 39% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns. An hour or more: 7.5% of commuters, above the 6.3% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns.
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.
In the Cariboo census division, 14% fewer people receive EI than in 2019
That is about 4.7 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 7%. The count topped out in April 2021 at 3,550 people, 1.8 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100). Electoral Area H, Cariboo shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of the Cariboo census division.
Electoral Area H, Cariboo grades B− for walkability
Better than 50% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
The places around Electoral Area H, Cariboo, side by side
Distances here run 18–23 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Electoral Area H, Cariboo.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area H, Cariboo | 67% | 13% | $58K | 27.5 min | D− | B− |
| Mile 108 Recreational Ranch 18.4 km | 66% | 12% | $68K | 24.2 min | C− | D |
| One Hundred Mile House 20.8 km | 61% | 15% | $53K | 17.6 min | C− | A+ |
| Electoral Area L, Cariboo 23.2 km | 58% | 12% | $61K | 27.4 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 H, Cariboo, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Household income. The 2020 income of the household at the midpoint, all sources and before tax. Inside a city we rebuild it from the dissemination areas’ income bands, so there it is an estimate.
- Trip times. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- Where people commute. Counts of workers with a fixed workplace, by where they live and where they work, both taken as whole municipalities; the jobs figure takes everyone who works here, wherever home is.
- Employment Insurance. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- In work. Why 15 to 64? Otherwise retirees would pull the rate down in older towns. The census can’t say how old a neighbourhood’s workers are, so the count of people in work takes every age.
- Unemployment. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- 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 H, Cariboo
Where do people in Electoral Area H, Cariboo work?
24% work in Electoral Area H, Cariboo itself. Of those who leave, the most go to One Hundred Mile House (160), then Mile 108 Recreational Ranch (20).
How many jobs are there in Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
Some 110 people worked in Electoral Area H, Cariboo at the 2021 census: 0.4 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 38 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
Two figures answer it: 13% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 6.1% for the Cariboo economic region in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
The census puts Electoral Area H, Cariboo at $57,800 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Electoral Area H, Cariboo get to work?
Driving takes 88% of commuters to work, 10% walk, and on census day 24% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
About 27.5 minutes on average, with 26% under a quarter-hour and 7.5% at an hour or longer.
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).