Photo: TerradiseBC · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine works elsewhere: the town has 0.4 jobs for each resident in work
For 4.8% of commuters in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine, the trip to work lasts an hour or more; the average is 18.1 minutes. Before tax, the typical household in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine brought in $86,400 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. At the 2021 census, Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine sat at the middle of Canadian towns on work: 73% of 15-to-64s had a job.
The short version on work in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
Work near the middle
73% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; counting everyone 15 and over, retirees included, it was 61%. In work ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 18.1 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 4.8% last an hour or longer. The trip to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine grades A− for jobs and income
Better than 79% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #60 of 254 in British Columbia.
Its strongest measure is trip times; 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.
Commuting times in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
The middle of British Columbia’s towns averages 26.4 minutes. A quarter-hour or less for 60% of commuters, against 39% in the middle of British Columbia’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 16.4 minutes (Statistics Canada).
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.
More go out than come in: the working day in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
Each person commuting in is matched by about 3 residents going out. Of those who commute, 18% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
82% of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’s residents in work leave it to work; Terrace takes the most
- Terrace920
- Kitimat100
- Prince George80
- Prince Rupert10
In the other direction the biggest source is Terrace, with 210.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Work and the working-age population of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
Of the 3 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Kitimat-Stikine census division, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 68%. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 61% of residents 15 and over were in work. 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.
Earnings at home in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine: households
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 68% of Canadian towns.
Against the middle of British Columbia’s towns ($86,900), Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’s median is 1% below. Every other place of 2,500 or more in the Kitimat-Stikine census division has a higher median. These are 2020 incomes, before tax, and they include pandemic benefits such as CERB, which lifted many lower incomes 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).
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 5.4% of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’s commuters
Home was the workplace for 9%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 2%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. Nearly everyone drives: 93% 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).
EI claims in the Kitimat-Stikine census division run 14% above their 2019 level
Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 1%. February 2021 was the busiest month, with 2,560 people on EI, 2.3 times 2019’s average. That is about 5.1 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 published for the Kitimat-Stikine census division, not by town. 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 E, Kitimat-Stikine on foot: a C grade
Better than 31% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #222 of 254 in British Columbia.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
For jobs and income, Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine is 162nd 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 |
| … | ||||||
| 160 | Ange-Gardien Quebec | 3,100 | 89% | 3.3% | $80K | A− |
| 161 | Morris Manitoba | 3,550 | 75% | 3.5% | $88K | A− |
| 162 | Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine British Columbia | 4,153 | 73% | 11% | $86K | A− |
| 163 | Greenfield Alberta | 3,710 | 76% | 9.7% | $124K | A− |
| 164 | Saint-Isidore Quebec | 3,550 | 91% | 4.7% | $83K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 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 E, Kitimat-Stikine, and others among British Columbia’s towns.
Neighbouring places to Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine, compared
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | 73% | 11% | $86K | 18.1 min | A− | C |
| Terrace 4.3 km | 77% | 6.5% | $91K | 15.9 min | A+ | A− |
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine 7.2 km | 83% | 8% | $97K | 25.9 min | A | C− |
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 E, Kitimat-Stikine, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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. 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. Statistics Canada’s place-of-work table counts people with a usual place of work by the municipality they live in and the one they work in. Jobs here are people whose usual workplace is in the municipality, wherever they live.
- Employment Insurance. Beneficiaries of Employment Insurance, month by month, for the census division rather than the town. Many jobless people don’t qualify, so it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- 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.
- 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 E, Kitimat-Stikine
What is the unemployment rate in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
The 2021 census found 11% of those working or looking without a job; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
What is the average household income in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
The median household in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine had $86,400 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine get to work?
93% of commuters go by car, 2% take public transit, 2.8% walk and 0.6% cycle. On census day 9% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
On average 18.1 minutes; 60% take under 15 minutes and 4.8% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine work?
18% work in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Terrace (920), then Kitimat (100).
How many jobs are there in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
About 585 people had their usual place of work in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine at the 2021 census, 0.4 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 122 businesses with employees in June 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, 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).