Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for each resident in work, most of La Broquerie commutes out
Joblessness at the 2021 census: 5.8% of La Broquerie’s labour force, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. An hour or more each way is the commute for 15% of workers in La Broquerie; the average is 30.5 minutes. In 2020, a household at the middle of La Broquerie had $83,900 before tax, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
What the numbers say about work in La Broquerie
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 5.8% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 4.1% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 30.5 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 15% 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.
The Jobs & income grade for La Broquerie: C
Better than 31% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #147 of 185 in Manitoba.
Its strongest measure is household income; 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 La Broquerie, 74% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 9 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 2, 2 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
A more recent figure, for the wider area: 66% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Counting those looking for work too, 70% of people aged 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.
The length of the trip to work in La Broquerie
Trips under 15 minutes: 27%, fewer than the 46% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 28.6 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.
More of La Broquerie’s workers leave each day than arrive
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 3 to 1. The job is inside the municipality for 18% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
82% of La Broquerie’s residents in work leave it to work; Steinbach takes the most
- Steinbach225
- Mitchell130
- Ste. Anne70
- Winnipeg40
- Piney30
- Lorette20
- Alexander15
- Stuartburn10
- De Salaberry10
- Steinbach870
- Mitchell210
- Winnipeg185
- Ste. Anne90
- Niverville75
- Lorette40
- Stuartburn20
- Piney20
- St-Pierre-Jolys15
- Ste. Anne15
Steinbach sends the largest group the other way, 225 people.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Household income in La Broquerie
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 64% of Canadian towns.
Of the 9 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 2, 5 have a higher median. That year, 2020, brought emergency benefits that count in these totals, before tax.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
3.2% of commuters from La Broquerie go without a car
Only 12% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 0.6%, 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).
37% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 2 than in 2019
The highest month was January 2021: 3,850 people, 2.2 times the 2019 level. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 5 receive EI. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 7%.
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. 2. 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 La Broquerie is: D
Better than 13% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #180 of 185 in Manitoba.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 682 Canadian towns of 5,500 to 10,500, La Broquerie comes 512th on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Neepawa Manitoba | 6,328 | 85% | 2.9% | $84K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 25 | Betsworth Manitoba | 7,476 | 82% | 6.7% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 510 | Kings County, Subdivision D Nova Scotia | 6,517 | 72% | 12% | $72K | C |
| 511 | Centre Quebec | 6,627 | 77% | 7.8% | $67K | C |
| 512 | La Broquerie Manitoba | 7,808 | 74% | 5.8% | $84K | C |
| 513 | Cooksville NHD (East) Ontario | 9,313 | 69% | 12% | $97K | C |
| 514 | Cramahe Ontario | 7,216 | 74% | 7.9% | $87K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 682 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of La Broquerie, and others among Manitoba’s towns.
Next to La Broquerie: how nearby places compare
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Broquerie | 74% | 5.8% | $84K | 30.5 min | C | D |
| Steinbach 10.2 km | 78% | 5.7% | $72K | 20.4 min | B+ | A− |
| Mitchell 17.1 km | 75% | 5.1% | $88K | 25.7 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 La Broquerie, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- 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. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- 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.
- 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. A monthly count of Employment Insurance beneficiaries for the whole census division. It tracks the local job market, but it is not an unemployment 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 La Broquerie
Where do people in La Broquerie work?
18% work in La Broquerie itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Steinbach (870), then Mitchell (210).
How many jobs are there in La Broquerie?
About 910 people had their usual place of work in La Broquerie at the 2021 census, 0.5 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 157 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in La Broquerie?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Southeast economic region at 4.1%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 5.8%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in La Broquerie?
La Broquerie’s middle household had $83,900 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in La Broquerie get to work?
96% of commuters go by car, 0.6% take public transit, 2% walk and 0.6% cycle. On census day 12% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from La Broquerie?
On average 30.5 minutes; 27% take under 15 minutes and 15% 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).