Photo: Jd.101 · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Killarney trail those of 61% of Canadian towns
When the 2021 census was taken, 8.1% of people in Killarney who wanted a job had none, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. The average trip to work from Killarney is 16.3 minutes; 5.5% of commuters spend an hour or more getting there. Killarney counted 74% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
Killarney at work: what stands out
Lower incomes than most towns
The middle of Canadian towns is $85,900, and the median household here had $72,100 before tax in 2020. Household income ↓
More jobs than the typical town
1,085 people work in Killarney and 965 residents commute to a fixed workplace; the middle of Canadian towns has 0.8 jobs per working resident. The daily tide ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 16.3 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 5.5% take an hour or more. 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.
Killarney grades B for jobs and income
Better than 62% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #91 of 185 in Manitoba.
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.
Before tax, the median household in Killarney had $72,100
The middle of Manitoba’s towns is $83,900, and Killarney is 14% below it. CERB and the other emergency payments of 2020 are counted in these incomes, which lifted the lower ones 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).
Every working day, Killarney’s workforce grows by 10%
Killarney takes in some 2 workers for every resident it sends out. 85% of residents who commute work inside the municipality, against 70% in the middle of Canadian towns.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
The length of the trip to work in Killarney
A quarter-hour or less for 71% of commuters, against 46% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 14.3 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.
267 people come into Killarney to work, most from Boissevain and Prairie Lakes
- Boissevain55
- Brandon25
- Cartwright-Roblin15
- Deloraine-Winchester10
- Brenda-Waskada10
- Grassland10
Of everyone working in Killarney, 25% come in from elsewhere; 65 make the 29 km trip from Boissevain. Going the other way, Boissevain is the biggest single destination (55).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
How many in Killarney were working in 2021
A smaller share in work than in 58% of Canadian towns.
Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 59% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 54%. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 60% of the wider area’s adults in work. 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.
Killarney gets to work without a car for 13% of commuters
On foot: 12% of commuters, well above the 3.8% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. Driving to work is about as common as in the middle of Manitoba’s towns, at 87%. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 17% against 21%. 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).
4% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 5 than in 2019
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 3.5 receive EI. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 rose by 8%. The count topped out in February 2021 at 480 people, 2 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Not measured by town: EI beneficiaries (Census Division No. 5). EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Walkability in Killarney: graded A
Better than 94% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #50 of 185 in Manitoba.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Killarney ranks: 297th of 769 Canadian towns of 2,600 to 5,000
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mount Royal Alberta | 2,758 | 83% | 12% | $188K | A+ |
| 2 | Central River Heights Manitoba | 2,736 | 84% | 5.4% | $137K | A+ |
| 3 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| 4 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 295 | Deep River Ontario | 4,353 | 70% | 6.6% | $95K | B |
| 296 | Sainte-Croix Quebec | 2,612 | 86% | 5.4% | $63K | B |
| 297 | Killarney - Turtle Mountain Manitoba | 3,708 | 74% | 8.1% | $72K | B |
| 298 | Laurentian Hills Ontario | 3,147 | 71% | 5.5% | $94K | B |
| 299 | Grimshaw Alberta | 2,799 | 73% | 12% | $87K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 769 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Killarney, and others among Manitoba’s towns.
Next to Killarney: how nearby places compare
Distances here run 21–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Killarney.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 74% | 8.1% | $72K | 16.3 min | B | A |
| Prairie Lakes 21.2 km | 74% | 3.9% | $70K | 29.5 min | C− | C |
| Cartwright-Roblin 25.9 km | 67% | 2.9% | $62K | 14.8 min | C | B+ |
| Boissevain 29.1 km | 83% | 3.7% | $68K | 19.4 min | A− | 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 Killarney, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed average.
- 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. 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. Of everyone 15 or older who was working or job-hunting in the census week, the part still looking. Someone not seeking work isn’t in it at all.
- 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.
- The municipality’s figures. Statistics Canada counts Killarney as part of Killarney - Turtle Mountain, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Killarney
How long is the commute from Killarney?
The average commute is 16.3 minutes; 71% of trips take under 15 minutes and 5.5% an hour or more.
Where do people in Killarney work?
85% work in Killarney itself; of those who leave, the most go to Boissevain (55), then Brandon (25).
How many jobs are there in Killarney?
The 2021 census found about 1,085 people with their usual workplace in Killarney, or 1.1 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. Statistics Canada counted 164 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Killarney?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Southwest economic region at 5.8%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 8.1%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Killarney?
The median household in Killarney had $72,100 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Killarney get to work?
87% of commuters drive, 12% walk and 0.8% cycle; 17% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
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).