Photo: Shahnoor Habib Munmun · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Morris are lower than in 64% of Canadian towns
745 people have their usual place of work in Morris, against 585 residents who travel to a job. In Morris, 74% of residents aged 15 to 64 were working in May 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. The 2021 census put unemployment in Morris at 7.3%, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
The short version on work in Morris
Less unemployment than most towns
The census counted 7.3% unemployed in 2021, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $70,800 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
A local job centre
With 745 jobs based in Morris and 585 working residents, the ratio compares with 0.8 in the middle of Canadian towns. The daily tide ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs & income in Morris: graded C+
Better than 37% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
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.
How many in Morris were working in 2021
Of the 8 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 3, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 57%: many residents are past working age. Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 62%. May 2021, when the census was taken, was a pandemic spring; unemployment has come down since, as the Labour Force Survey records.
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.
Before tax, the median household in Morris had $70,800
6 of the 8 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 3 have a higher median. That puts Morris 16% below the median of Manitoba’s towns, $83,900. Incomes here are 2020’s and include the pandemic payments, CERB among them, that propped up the lower end.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
A working day adds 23% to the people at work in Morris
Inbound commuters outnumber outbound ones about 2 to 1 in Morris. 48% 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.
462 people come into Morris to work, most from Morris (Manitoba part) and Winnipeg
62% of the people who work in Morris live outside it, 160 of them in Morris (Manitoba part), 13 km away. Going the other way, Morris (Manitoba part) is the biggest single destination (85).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Walking, cycling or transit: 11% of Morris’ commuters
Driving takes 89% of commuters to work; the middle of Manitoba’s towns has 87%. Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. More people walk to work here than in the middle of Manitoba’s towns: 10% against 3.8%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
Shorter than the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Morris average 23.6 minutes
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 20.6 minutes. A quarter-hour or less for 48% of commuters, against 46% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. An hour or more: 8.2% of commuters, above the 5.5% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns.
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.
EI claims in Census Division No. 3 run 77% above their 2019 level
In February 2021 it reached 2,170, the most in the series and 2.3 times the 2019 average. That is about 5.4 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 24%.
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. 3. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Morris earns A− for walkability
Better than 83% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Next to Morris: how nearby places compare
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris | 74% | 7.3% | $71K | 23.6 min | C+ | A− |
| Montcalm 10.7 km | 78% | 2.4% | $79K | 25.1 min | B | C+ |
| Morris 12.8 km | 75% | 3.5% | $88K | 21.2 min | A− | 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.
- 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.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. The share of people 15 and over in the labour force, working or looking for work, who had no job on census day in May 2021.
- 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. 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. Jobs count everyone whose usual workplace lies in the municipality, residents or commuters from elsewhere, from Statistics Canada’s home-by-workplace table.
- 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.
Questions about work in Morris
How long is the commute from Morris?
About 23.6 minutes on average, with 48% under a quarter-hour and 8.2% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Morris work?
48% work in Morris itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Morris (Manitoba part) (85), then Winnipeg (55).
How many jobs are there in Morris?
Some 745 people worked in Morris at the 2021 census: 1.3 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 153 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Morris?
The 2021 census found 7.3% of those working or looking without a job; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
What is the average household income in Morris?
The census puts Morris at $70,800 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Morris get to work?
Driving takes 89% of commuters to work, 10% walk and 1.3% cycle, and on census day 11% of those in work were at home.
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).