Photo: HS01 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Morris earn more than those in 72% of Canadian towns
In Morris, 75% of residents aged 15 to 64 were working in May 2021, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. The census counted 1,250 people working in Morris and 875 residents commuting to a fixed workplace. 3.5% of the labour force in Morris was out of work at the 2021 census, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns.
What sets Morris apart on jobs and income
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment, 3.5% at the 2021 census, compares with 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. Unemployment ↓
A local job centre
1,250 people work in Morris and 875 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 21.2 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 6.7% 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.
On jobs and income, Morris grades A−
Better than 79% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #59 of 185 in Manitoba.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
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.
Who in Morris has a job
Of the 7 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 3, 3 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
69% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Census day was 11 May 2021, in the pandemic’s third wave: unemployment ran high and many worked from home, so these figures describe that spring rather than today.
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.
Each working day, Morris’ workforce swells by 33%
Morris takes in some 2 workers for every resident it sends out. The job is inside the municipality for 55% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
Morris has a quicker trip to work than the middle of Canadian towns: 21.2 minutes
In the middle of Manitoba’s towns, the average commute is 23.6 minutes. A quarter-hour or less for 53% of commuters, against 46% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. 6.7% spend an hour or longer getting to work; the middle of Manitoba’s towns has 5.5%. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 18.1 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.
770 people come into Morris to work, most from Winnipeg and Morris (Manitoba part)
Of everyone working in Morris, 62% come in from elsewhere; 290 make the 54 km trip from Winnipeg. The main destination the other way is Morris (Manitoba part), with 160.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Before tax, the median household in Morris had $88,400
Of the 7 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 3, 2 have a higher median. Set beside Manitoba’s towns, where the median is $83,900, Morris sits 5% above. These are 2020 incomes, before tax, and they include pandemic benefits such as CERB, which lifted many lower incomes 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).
Morris gets to work without a car for 7.5% of commuters
Home was the workplace for 19%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. On foot: 6.2% of commuters, well above the 3.8% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. The car is the way to work for 91% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
EI claims in Census Division No. 3 run 77% above their 2019 level
Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 rose by 24%. February 2021 was the busiest month, with 2,170 people on EI, 2.3 times 2019’s average. Roughly 5.4 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Area behind the EI beneficiaries figures: Census Division No. 3. 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 Morris: graded C+
Better than 41% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #160 of 185 in Manitoba.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Morris ranks: 184th of 778 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 182 | Flin Flon (Part) Manitoba | 4,732 | 73% | 6.7% | $80K | A− |
| 183 | Ange-Gardien Quebec | 3,100 | 89% | 3.3% | $80K | A− |
| 184 | Morris Manitoba | 3,550 | 75% | 3.5% | $88K | A− |
| 185 | East River, Part 1 Prince Edward Island | 2,657 | 86% | 8.2% | $82K | A− |
| 186 | Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine British Columbia | 4,153 | 73% | 11% | $86K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 778 | 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 Morris, and others among Manitoba’s towns.
Around Morris: jobs, pay and the commute
The nearest places to Morris with figures are 13–35 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris | 75% | 3.5% | $88K | 21.2 min | A− | C+ |
| Morris 12.8 km | 74% | 7.3% | $71K | 23.6 min | C+ | A− |
| Montcalm 22.5 km | 78% | 2.4% | $79K | 25.1 min | B | C+ |
| La Salle 30.7 km | 82% | 4.9% | $135K | 29.9 min | A− | B− |
| St-Pierre-Jolys 35 km | 61% | 11% | $76K | 29.1 min | D | A+ |
| Roland 35.1 km | 79% | 1.7% | $81K | 24.6 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 Morris, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Where people commute. Only people with a usual place of work are in it: those who work from home or have no fixed site are not. Home and work are both counted by municipality.
- 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.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 people or more, never a whole city and never a First Nations reserve. Middles are medians.
Questions about work in Morris
How do people in Morris get to work?
Driving takes 91% of commuters to work, 6.2% walk and 1.3% cycle, and on census day 19% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Morris?
About 21.2 minutes on average, with 53% under a quarter-hour and 6.7% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Morris work?
Most stay: 55% work in Morris. The rest go first to Morris (Manitoba part) (160) and Winnipeg (85).
How many jobs are there in Morris?
Some 1,250 people worked in Morris at the 2021 census: 1.4 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 127 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Morris?
3.5% of the labour force was unemployed on census day in May 2021, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Morris?
Morris’s middle household had $88,400 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
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, 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).