Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainMore of Neepawa’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 92% of Canadian towns
Of everyone in Neepawa working or looking for work in May 2021, 2.9% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. Commutes from Neepawa average 11.2 minutes, and 1.7% take an hour or more. Before tax, the typical household in Neepawa brought in $84,400 in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900.
Work in Neepawa: the figures worth knowing
More people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 85% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 68%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 2.9% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 5.8%. Unemployment ↓
A local job centre
3,680 people work in Neepawa and 2,730 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 11.2 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 1.7% 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.
Neepawa grades A+ for jobs and income
Better than almost every Canadian town on three measures together, #7 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.
In Neepawa, 85% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Working or looking, 70% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 68% of residents 15 and over were in work. For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 60% in work in October 2026. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from home.
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 working day adds 34% to the people at work in Neepawa
2,730 residents of Neepawa had a usual place of work at the 2021 census, and 3,680 people had theirs in Neepawa, wherever they lived.
Inbound commuters outnumber outbound ones about 7 to 1 in Neepawa. Of those who commute, 94% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
The length of the trip to work in Neepawa
Trips under 15 minutes: 86%, more than the 46% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 9.8 minutes. The middle of Manitoba’s towns averages 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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
1,122 people come into Neepawa to work, most from Rosedale and North Cypress-Langford
- Rosedale210
- North Cypress-Langford205
- WestLake-Gladstone145
- Glenella-Lansdowne120
- Minnedosa115
- Brandon80
- Minto-Odanah45
- McCreary40
- Carberry20
- Winnipeg20
Of everyone working in Neepawa, 30% come in from elsewhere; 210 make the 27 km trip from Rosedale. Going the other way, Carberry is the biggest single destination (35).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
2021 Census, people with a usual place of work: where residents of Neepawa work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
How Neepawa’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 65% of Canadian towns.
Against the middle of Manitoba’s towns ($83,900), Neepawa’s median is 1% above. 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).
6.5% of commuters from Neepawa go without a car
Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 91% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 2.8% against 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
16% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 15 than in 2019
Neepawa shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of Census Division No. 15.
That works out to around 3.7 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 4%. At its peak, in January 2021, 970 people were on EI, 2.1 times the 2019 average.
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).
On getting around on foot, Neepawa grades A
Better than 85% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #89 of 185 in Manitoba.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 707 Canadian towns of 4,400 to 8,500, Neepawa comes 6th 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 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| 4 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| 5 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| 6 | Neepawa Manitoba | 6,328 | 85% | 2.9% | $84K | A+ |
| 7 | Sioux Lookout Ontario | 6,122 | 79% | 5.7% | $103K | A+ |
| 8 | Smithers British Columbia | 5,627 | 83% | 6% | $85K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 27 | Betsworth Manitoba | 7,476 | 82% | 6.7% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 35 | Robertson Manitoba | 5,090 | 83% | 9% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 707 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Neepawa, and others among Manitoba’s towns.
Next to Neepawa: how nearby places compare
No closer places have figures: these lie 21–27 km from Neepawa.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neepawa | 85% | 2.9% | $84K | 11.2 min | A+ | A |
| Glenella-Lansdowne 21.1 km | 73% | 3.2% | $58K | 25.9 min | D | C+ |
| North Cypress-Langford 25.3 km | 66% | 5.6% | $93K | 22.9 min | B− | C |
| Minto-Odanah 26.3 km | 78% | 4.4% | $88K | 21.2 min | A | D |
| Minnedosa 26.3 km | 76% | 3.6% | $70K | 20.5 min | B | B |
| Rosedale 26.9 km | 68% | 3.2% | $63K | 24.7 min | D | 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 Neepawa, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Before-tax total income of the middle household for 2020, from the census. Neighbourhood medians are worked out from bracket counts, since Statistics Canada publishes none of their own.
- Trip times. One way, on a usual day, from the census’s travel-time bands. Band midpoints overstate it a little next to the figure Statistics Canada times.
- 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. 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.
- The Labour Force Survey. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
Questions about work in Neepawa
How many jobs are there in Neepawa?
The 2021 census counted about 3,680 people working in Neepawa: 1.4 jobs for every resident who commutes to a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 230 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Neepawa?
The 2021 census found 2.9% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Southwest economic region, is 5.8% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Neepawa?
The median household in Neepawa had $84,400 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Neepawa get to work?
By car: 91% of commuters, 6.5% walk; on census day 2.8% of those in work worked from home.
How long is the commute from Neepawa?
11.2 minutes is the average trip, with 86% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 1.7% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Neepawa work?
Most stay: 94% work in Neepawa. The rest go first to Carberry (35) and WestLake-Gladstone (25).
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).