Photo: Mennowiki · CC BY-SA 4.0Mitchell’s household incomes are higher than in 71% of Canadian towns
The census counted 3,345 people working in Mitchell and 5,070 residents commuting to a fixed workplace. 75% of people aged 15 to 64 in Mitchell had a job at the 2021 census, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns. In May 2021, unemployment in Mitchell reached 5.1%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What the numbers say about work in Mitchell
Work near the middle
Counting everyone 15 and over, 67% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 75%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 5.1% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 4.1%. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs and income in Mitchell earn B
Better than 57% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #103 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 and out of work in Mitchell
Of the 9 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 2, 3 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 66% in work in October 2026. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 70% of residents that age. Statistics Canada counted on 11 May 2021, with much of the country under pandemic rules: more people were out of work or at home than usual.
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.
A commuter town: Mitchell sends out more workers than it takes in
Each person commuting in is matched by about 2 residents going out. The job is inside the municipality for 29% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
Where people work
- Steinbach700
- De Salaberry255
- La Broquerie210
- Winnipeg190
- Ste. Anne140
- Lorette80
- Stuartburn60
- Niverville60
- Ste. Anne30
- Piney25
- Steinbach2,135
- Winnipeg555
- Niverville165
- La Broquerie130
- De Salaberry115
- St-Pierre-Jolys95
- Lorette75
- Oakbank50
- St. Adolphe45
- Ste. Anne35
Steinbach sends the largest group the other way, 700 people.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Mitchell households: $87,800 a year at the median
That puts Mitchell 5% above the median of Manitoba’s towns, $83,900. Of the 9 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 2, 3 have a higher median. Because 2020 was the first year of the pandemic, emergency benefits make up part of these before-tax incomes.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 3.8% of Mitchell’s commuters
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 14% against 21%. Few ride transit: 0.3%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. Nearly everyone drives: 94% of commuters go by car, truck or van.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
A commute like the middle of Canadian towns: 25.7 minutes from Mitchell
The middle of Manitoba’s towns averages 23.6 minutes. Only 38% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 46% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. 8.9% spend an hour or longer getting to work; the middle of Manitoba’s towns has 5.5%. Timed exactly, the average is 22.7 minutes (Statistics Canada).
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.
37% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 2 than in 2019
Figures for EI beneficiaries are published for Census Division No. 2 as a whole, not for Mitchell alone.
January 2021 was the busiest month, with 3,850 people on EI, 2.2 times 2019’s average. That is about 5 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 rose by 7%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Mitchell earns C+ for walkability
Better than 37% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #161 of 185 in Manitoba.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Mitchell next to Canadian towns of 14,000 to 26,900: 165th of 456 on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 80% | 5.8% | $148K | A+ |
| 2 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| 3 | Cap-Rouge Quebec | 17,139 | 81% | 4.3% | $126K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 94 | Winkler Manitoba | 16,156 | 76% | 4.2% | $71K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 114 | Steinbach Manitoba | 21,671 | 78% | 5.7% | $72K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 139 | Springfield Manitoba | 17,494 | 79% | 5.3% | $114K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 163 | Bedford Park-Nortown Ontario | 22,376 | 73% | 10% | $146K | B |
| 164 | Westmount Nova Scotia | 23,207 | 73% | 13% | $77K | B |
| 165 | Hanover Manitoba | 19,950 | 75% | 5.1% | $88K | B |
| 166 | Sturgeon County Alberta | 21,144 | 75% | 8.3% | $124K | B |
| 167 | Ile-des-Soeurs Quebec | 21,568 | 78% | 9.3% | $95K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 456 | South Parkdale Ontario | 21,663 | 64% | 17% | $57K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Mitchell, and others among Manitoba’s towns.
The places around Mitchell, side by side
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 75% | 5.1% | $88K | 25.7 min | B | C+ |
| Steinbach 7.7 km | 78% | 5.7% | $72K | 20.4 min | B+ | A− |
| St-Pierre-Jolys 16.1 km | 61% | 11% | $76K | 29.1 min | D | A+ |
| La Broquerie 17.1 km | 74% | 5.8% | $84K | 30.5 min | C | D |
| De Salaberry 18.3 km | 70% | 6.5% | $86K | 31.6 min | C− | B− |
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 Mitchell, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. 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. 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. Statistics Canada’s place-of-work table counts people with a usual place of work by the municipality they live in and the one they work in. Jobs here are people whose usual workplace is in the municipality, wherever they live.
- 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.
- 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.
- The municipality’s figures. Statistics Canada counts Mitchell as part of Hanover, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Mitchell
What is the average household income in Mitchell?
The median household in Mitchell had $87,800 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Mitchell get to work?
94% of commuters go by car, 0.3% take public transit, 3% walk and 0.5% cycle. On census day 14% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Mitchell?
On average 25.7 minutes; 38% take under 15 minutes and 8.9% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Mitchell work?
29% work in Mitchell itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Steinbach (2,135), then Winnipeg (555).
How many jobs are there in Mitchell?
About 3,345 people had their usual place of work in Mitchell at the 2021 census, 0.7 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 588 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Mitchell?
The 2021 census found 5.1% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Southeast economic region, is 4.1% (October 2026).
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).