Photo: Greg N · CC BY-SA 3.0The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Coldwell tops that of 83% of Canadian towns
The median household in Coldwell had $66,700 before tax in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns. In May 2021, unemployment in Coldwell reached 6.2%; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. For 13% of commuters in Coldwell, the trip to work lasts an hour or more; the average is 24.7 minutes.
The work figures that set Coldwell apart
More people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 82% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 60%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
6.2% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns); the Labour Force Survey had the area at 2.9% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $66,700 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. 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, Coldwell grades B−
Better than 53% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; 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.
Coldwell at work: 82% of people aged 15 to 64
By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 61% of the wider area’s adults in work. Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 63%. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 60% of residents 15 and over were in work. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at 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.
Household income in Coldwell
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 74% of Canadian towns.
The middle of Manitoba’s towns is $83,900, and Coldwell is 21% below it. 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).
Coldwell keeps its workforce on a working day
380 residents of Coldwell had a usual place of work at the 2021 census, and 370 people had theirs in Coldwell, wherever they lived.
Of those who commute, 63% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
37% of Coldwell’s residents in work leave it to work; West Interlake takes the most
- West Interlake60
- Armstrong20
- Fort McMurray15
- Winnipeg10
- Dog Creek 4610
Of those coming in, West Interlake supplies the most: 90.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
2021 Census, people with a usual place of work: where residents of Coldwell work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
Coldwell gets to work without a car for 11% of commuters
On foot: 8.4% of commuters, well above the 3.8% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. 22% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit takes 2.1% of commuters, against 3.5% 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).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
The length of the trip to work in Coldwell
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 23 minutes. In the middle of Manitoba’s towns, the average commute is 23.6 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 53%, more than the 46% 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. 18 run 17% above their 2019 level
That works out to around 7.4 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 4%. The count topped out in April 2021 at 1,620 people, 1.7 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of Census Division No. 18. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Getting around Coldwell on foot earns B−
Better than 51% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Jobs and income in the places around Coldwell
Coldwell has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 35–47 km out.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwell | 82% | 6.2% | $67K | 24.7 min | B− | B− |
| St. Laurent 35.5 km | 60% | 22% | $67K | 39.3 min | D− | D |
| West Interlake 46.8 km | 81% | 13% | $54K | 21.2 min | B− | B− |
| Sandy Bay 5 47.5 km | 21% | 30% | $60K | 18.5 min | C− | 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 Coldwell, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. Everyone with a job, whatever their age, divided by the residents aged 15 to 64 at the 2021 Census: below the municipality the census doesn’t split work by age, and this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood can be given.
- 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. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- Trip times. How long getting to work normally takes, averaged from the census’s time bands at their middles; expect it to read slightly high against the timed figure.
- 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.
- 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. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- 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 Coldwell
What is the unemployment rate in Coldwell?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Interlake economic region at 2.9%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 6.2%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Coldwell?
The median household in Coldwell had $66,700 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Coldwell get to work?
By car: 83% of commuters, 2.1% take public transit and 8.4% walk; on census day 22% of those in work worked from home.
How long is the commute from Coldwell?
24.7 minutes is the average trip, with 53% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 13% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Coldwell work?
Most stay: 63% work in Coldwell. The rest go first to West Interlake (60) and Armstrong (20).
How many jobs are there in Coldwell?
The 2021 census counted about 370 people working in Coldwell: 1 jobs for every resident who commutes to a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 50 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
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).