Photo: The original uploader was Cherkowski at Wikipedia . · CC BY 2.5More of Cornwallis’ 15-to-64s are in work than in 92% of Canadian towns
150 people have their usual place of work in Cornwallis, against 1,775 residents who travel to a job. Half the households in Cornwallis had more than $99,300 in 2020, before tax, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. 2.1% of the labour force in Cornwallis was out of work at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
Where Cornwallis stands out on work
More people in work than most towns
85% 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 73%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 2.1% 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 ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The middle of Canadian towns is $85,900, and the median household here had $99,300 before tax in 2020. Household income ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 17.8 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 2.1% 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.
Cornwallis earns A+ for jobs and income
Better than almost every Canadian town on three measures together, #3 of 185 in Manitoba.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; its weakest, trip times.
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.
85% of working-age people in Cornwallis have jobs
All 3 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 7 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 75% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 60% in work in October 2026. 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 Cornwallis: households
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 85% of Canadian towns.
The middle of Manitoba’s towns is $83,900, and Cornwallis is 18% above it. No other place of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 7 has a higher median. Incomes are for 2020, the first pandemic year, so CERB and other emergency payments are part of them.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
At 17.8 minutes, commutes from Cornwallis are shorter than in the middle of Canadian towns
Timed exactly, the average is 15.5 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of Manitoba’s towns averages 23.6 minutes. A quarter-hour or less for 51% of commuters, against 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.
Cornwallis empties a little on a working day
About 12 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. The job is inside the municipality for 0% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
100% of Cornwallis’ residents in work leave it to work; Brandon takes the most
Inbound, the leader is Brandon (115).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
4.9% of commuters from Cornwallis go without a car
Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 93% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Only 15% 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).
17% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 7 than in 2019
In January 2021 it reached 3,630, the most in the series and 2.6 times the 2019 average. That is about 3.8 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 8%.
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. 7. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Walking in Cornwallis earns C
Better than 28% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #167 of 185 in Manitoba.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Cornwallis places 1st of 739 on jobs and income among Canadian towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 2 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | Hay River Northwest Territories | 3,317 | 78% | 6.5% | $129K | A+ |
| 4 | South Tuxedo Manitoba | 3,629 | 85% | 6.8% | $110K | A+ |
| 5 | Neepawa Manitoba | 6,328 | 85% | 2.9% | $84K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 16 | Tuxedo Manitoba | 4,295 | 81% | 7.2% | $105K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 739 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Cornwallis, and others among Manitoba’s towns.
Jobs and income in the places around Cornwallis
No closer places have figures: these lie 18–26 km from Cornwallis.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwallis | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | 17.8 min | A+ | C |
| Brandon 17.9 km | 76% | 7.5% | $76K | 15.6 min | A− | A− |
| Oakland-Wawanesa 21 km | 71% | 7.2% | $91K | 25.5 min | B− | C+ |
| Elton 21.3 km | 85% | 6.2% | $102K | 25 min | A | D− |
| North Cypress-Langford 25.1 km | 66% | 5.6% | $93K | 22.9 min | B− | C |
| Carberry 25.8 km | 79% | 5.7% | $70K | 20.6 min | B+ | 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 Cornwallis, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. We divide the number of employed residents by the number aged 15 to 64. Workers past 64 still count on top, because the 2021 Census crosses work with age only for whole municipalities; in return, a retirement town’s pensioners don’t drag the rate down.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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. Our average assumes everyone in, say, the 15-to-29-minute band takes 22 minutes. Across all the bands that runs a shade above Statistics Canada’s measured average.
- Where people commute. Jobs count everyone whose usual workplace lies in the municipality, residents or commuters from elsewhere, from Statistics Canada’s home-by-workplace table.
- Employment Insurance. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada’s monthly survey, published for metro areas and economic regions rather than towns: it gives a current rate beside the census’s 2021 one.
- Which towns we compare. Every town and city neighbourhood with 2,500 residents or more; whole cities and First Nations reserves are left out. Each middle figure is a median.
Questions about work in Cornwallis
How do people in Cornwallis get to work?
93% of commuters go by car, 3.7% walk and 1.2% cycle. On census day 15% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Cornwallis?
On average 17.8 minutes; 51% take under 15 minutes and 2.1% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Cornwallis work?
0% work in Cornwallis itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Brandon (1,015), then North Cypress-Langford (635).
How many jobs are there in Cornwallis?
About 150 people had their usual place of work in Cornwallis at the 2021 census, 0.1 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 13 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Cornwallis?
The 2021 census found 2.1% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Southwest economic region, is 5.8% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Cornwallis?
The census puts Cornwallis at $99,300 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
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).