Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Enderby trail those of 90% of Canadian towns
Enderby counted 69% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. Jobs located in Enderby: 895, for 725 residents with a usual workplace. 7.1% of the labour force in Enderby was out of work at the 2021 census, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns.
Work in Enderby, in a few figures
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 7.1% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 6.6%. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
At $59,200 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
A local job centre
895 people work in Enderby and 725 residents commute to a fixed workplace; the middle of Canadian towns has 0.8 jobs per working resident. The daily tide ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Enderby grades D for jobs and income
Better than 14% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #236 of 254 in British Columbia.
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.
How many in Enderby were working in 2021
None of the 8 other places of 2,500 people or more in the North Okanagan census division has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
A more recent figure, for the wider area: 56% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. 48% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Counting retirees, 44% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. Census day was 11 May 2021, in the pandemic’s third wave: unemployment ran high and many worked from home, so these figures describe that spring rather than today.
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.
Before tax, the median household in Enderby had $59,200
The middle of British Columbia’s towns is $86,900, and Enderby is 32% below it. Every other place of 2,500 or more in the North Okanagan census division has a higher median. CERB and the other emergency payments of 2020 are counted in these incomes, which lifted the lower ones that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Each working day, Enderby’s workforce swells by 19%
The job is inside the municipality for 28% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
695 people come into Enderby to work, most from Electoral Area F, North Okanagan and Salmon Arm
Of everyone working in Enderby, 78% come in from elsewhere; 330 make the 11 km trip from Electoral Area F, North Okanagan. Of residents who leave for work, most head to Salmon Arm (165).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 9.5% of Enderby’s commuters
Only 15% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 2.1%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. On foot: 7.4% of commuters, well above the 4.6% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
Shorter than the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Enderby average 23.5 minutes
Long trips are rarer than in the middle of British Columbia’s towns: 4.3% take an hour or more, against 6.3%. Timed exactly, the average is 20.7 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of British Columbia’s towns, the average commute is 26.4 minutes. Only 34% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 39% 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 North Okanagan census division, 25% more people receive EI than in 2019
Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 rose by 8%. In February 2021 it reached 4,850, the most in the series and 2.5 times the 2019 average. That is about 4.3 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: the North Okanagan 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).
Enderby grades A for walkability
Better than 91% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #90 of 254 in British Columbia.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
For jobs and income, Enderby is 589th of 694 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,400
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mount Royal Alberta | 2,758 | 83% | 12% | $188K | A+ |
| 2 | Central River Heights Manitoba | 2,736 | 84% | 5.4% | $137K | A+ |
| 3 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 25 | Invermere British Columbia | 4,305 | 82% | 5.9% | $84K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 49 | Rossland British Columbia | 4,355 | 77% | 11% | $96K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 54 | Pemberton British Columbia | 3,620 | 84% | 6.4% | $100K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 587 | Rosscarrock Alberta | 3,862 | 72% | 14% | $69K | C− |
| 588 | Pictou Nova Scotia | 3,307 | 60% | 14% | $56K | D |
| 589 | Enderby British Columbia | 3,292 | 69% | 7.1% | $59K | D |
| 590 | Hill Park Ontario | 3,262 | 63% | 11% | $79K | D |
| 591 | Bishop's Falls Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,162 | 56% | 19% | $59K | D |
| … | ||||||
| 694 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Enderby, and others among British Columbia’s towns.
Jobs and income in the places around Enderby
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enderby | 69% | 7.1% | $59K | 23.5 min | D | A |
| Electoral Area F, North Okanagan 10.6 km | 78% | 7.6% | $73K | 27.8 min | C+ | C |
| Armstrong 13.3 km | 80% | 6.8% | $78K | 21.8 min | A− | B+ |
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap 14.9 km | 74% | 7.2% | $70K | 30.3 min | C− | C+ |
| Spallumcheen 16.8 km | 78% | 6.1% | $85K | 24.2 min | B+ | B− |
| Salmon Arm 18.4 km | 78% | 7.9% | $75K | 17.5 min | A− | A− |
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 Enderby, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. How many people in the census division drew Employment Insurance each month; it moves with layoffs and hiring, yet people who don’t qualify are absent from it.
- 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. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- Household income. Half of households had more than this before tax in 2020, half less, counting every source of income. For a neighbourhood we estimate the median from the income brackets of its dissemination areas.
- Trip times. One way, on a usual day, from the census’s travel-time bands. Band midpoints overstate it a little next to the figure Statistics Canada times.
- Where people commute. Who travels where, from the census: workers with a regular workplace, sorted by the municipality they live in and the one they work in.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
Questions about work in Enderby
How do people in Enderby get to work?
90% of commuters drive, 2.1% take public transit and 7.4% walk; 15% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Enderby?
The average commute is 23.5 minutes; 34% of trips take under 15 minutes and 4.3% an hour or more.
Where do people in Enderby work?
Only 28% work in Enderby itself; the rest go first to Salmon Arm (165) and Vernon (120).
How many jobs are there in Enderby?
The 2021 census found about 895 people with their usual workplace in Enderby, or 1.2 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 122 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Enderby?
The census put unemployment at 7.1% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Thompson-Okanagan economic region at 6.6%.
What is the average household income in Enderby?
Enderby’s middle household had $59,200 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
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).