Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Elton than in 93% of Canadian towns
Elton is the usual workplace of 255 people, and 395 of its own residents commute to a job. Median household income in Elton was $102,300 in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns. Joblessness at the 2021 census: 6.2% of Elton’s labour force; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
Where Elton stands out on work
More people in work than most towns
Counting everyone 15 and over, 69% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 85%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
The Labour Force Survey had the area at 5.8% in October 2026; on census day in 2021 the town’s own rate was 6.2%, where the middle of Canadian towns had 9.9%. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The median household had $102,300 before tax in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Elton grades A for jobs and income
Better than 95% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
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.
In Elton, 85% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
All 4 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 7 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 60% in October 2026. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 74% of residents that age. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 69%. The census caught the labour market on 11 May 2021, deep in the pandemic, so unemployment and working from home both ran above normal.
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 Elton
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 87% of Canadian towns.
No other place of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 7 has a higher median. That puts Elton 22% above the median of Manitoba’s towns, $83,900. 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).
Elton empties a little on a working day
It sends out some 2 workers for every one it takes in. Of those who commute, 12% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
88% of Elton’s residents in work leave it to work; Brandon takes the most
Coming the other way, Brandon sends the most (100).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
0% of commuters from Elton go without a car
25% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 96% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
Close to the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Elton average 25 minutes
Trips under 15 minutes: 19%, fewer than the 46% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. An hour or more: 1.9% of commuters, under the 5.5% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 22.4 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Manitoba’s towns, the average commute is 23.6 minutes.
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.
17% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 7 than in 2019
At its peak, in January 2021, 3,630 people were on EI, 2.6 times the 2019 average. That works out to around 3.8 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 8%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Data for EI beneficiaries covers 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).
Everyday places on foot in Elton: D−
Better than 2% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
The places around Elton, side by side
Distances here run 15–27 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Elton.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton | 85% | 6.2% | $102K | 25 min | A | D− |
| Brandon 15.4 km | 76% | 7.5% | $76K | 15.6 min | A− | A− |
| Cornwallis 21.3 km | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | 17.8 min | A+ | C |
| Minto-Odanah 21.3 km | 78% | 4.4% | $88K | 21.2 min | A | D |
| Riverdale 25.7 km | 73% | 6.2% | $81K | 28.7 min | C | A− |
| Oakview 26.7 km | 81% | 4.5% | $75K | 27.4 min | B− | 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 Elton, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Where people commute. Built from the census table that pairs each worker’s home municipality with their workplace municipality. A job here means someone who usually works in the municipality, local or not.
- 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. 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. 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. 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. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
Questions about work in Elton
Where do people in Elton work?
Only 12% work in Elton itself; the rest go first to Brandon (300) and North Cypress-Langford (20).
How many jobs are there in Elton?
About 255 people had their usual place of work in Elton at the 2021 census, 0.7 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 36 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Elton?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Southwest economic region at 5.8%; 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 Elton?
At $102,300 before tax in 2020, the median household in Elton compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Elton get to work?
96% of commuters go by car. On census day 25% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Elton?
On average 25 minutes; 19% take under 15 minutes and 1.9% take an hour or longer.
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).