Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHousehold incomes in Clanwilliam-Erickson are lower than in 85% of Canadian towns
With 73% of its 15-to-64s in work in 2021, Clanwilliam-Erickson matches the middle of Canadian towns. On census day, 30% of workers here were at home, next to 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Out of work in May 2021: 4.7% of Clanwilliam-Erickson’s labour force, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns.
Clanwilliam-Erickson at work: what stands out
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 4.7% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 5.8%. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
At $61,700 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Clanwilliam-Erickson grades C− for jobs and income
Better than 17% 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.
Work and the working-age population of Clanwilliam-Erickson
A smaller share in work than in 60% of Canadian towns.
Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 49%: many residents are past working age. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 60% in October 2026. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 52% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. These are census figures from May 2021, during COVID’s third wave; jobs have recovered since, which the Labour Force Survey shows.
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.
$61,700 a year: the median household in Clanwilliam-Erickson
Set beside Manitoba’s towns, where the median is $83,900, Clanwilliam-Erickson sits 26% below. 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).
Leaving the car at home: 8.6% of commuters in Clanwilliam-Erickson
The car is the way to work for 91% of commuters. Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
Close to the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Clanwilliam-Erickson average 25.9 minutes
Timed exactly, the average is 22.9 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Manitoba’s towns, the average commute is 23.6 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 41%, fewer than the 46% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. An hour or more: 14% of commuters, above the 5.5% in the middle of Manitoba’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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
EI claims in Census Division No. 15 run 16% above their 2019 level
For EI beneficiaries, the only official count covers all of Census Division No. 15, Clanwilliam-Erickson included.
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 3.7 receive EI. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 4%. The highest month was January 2021: 970 people, 2.1 times the 2019 level.
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).
How walkable Clanwilliam-Erickson is: A−
Better than 82% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Next to Clanwilliam-Erickson: how nearby places compare
The nearest places to Clanwilliam-Erickson with figures are 22–27 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clanwilliam-Erickson | 73% | 4.7% | $62K | 25.9 min | C− | A− |
| Harrison Park 21.5 km | 82% | 5.1% | $71K | 22.8 min | B+ | C− |
| Rosedale 24.5 km | 68% | 3.2% | $63K | 24.7 min | D | C |
| Minnedosa 27.5 km | 76% | 3.6% | $70K | 20.5 min | B | B |
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 Clanwilliam-Erickson, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. Monthly, and only for metro areas and economic regions. It is the up-to-date rate we set beside the census’s 2021 snapshot.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- 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.
- Household income. Taken from the 2021 Census, which asked about 2020: wages, pensions, investment income and government transfers together, before income tax, for the median household.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Clanwilliam-Erickson
What is the unemployment rate in Clanwilliam-Erickson?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Southwest economic region at 5.8%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 4.7%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Clanwilliam-Erickson?
The census puts Clanwilliam-Erickson at $61,700 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Clanwilliam-Erickson get to work?
91% of commuters drive, 8.6% walk; 30% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Clanwilliam-Erickson?
The average commute is 25.9 minutes; 41% of trips take under 15 minutes and 14% an hour or more.
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).