Photo: Ken Eckert · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Roblin earn less than those in 94% of Canadian towns
Getting to work from Roblin takes 17.9 minutes on average, an hour or more for 7.2%. The 2021 census found 88% of working-age people in Roblin employed; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. Census day 2021 found 3.7% of Roblin’s labour force without a job, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
The short version on work in Roblin
More people in work than most towns
88% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; counting everyone 15 and over, retirees included, it was 58%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 3.7% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 5.7% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
The middle of Canadian towns is $85,900, and the median household here had $56,400 before tax in 2020. Household income ↓
More jobs than the typical town
940 people work in Roblin and 890 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 17.9 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 7.2% 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.
Jobs and income in Roblin earn B+
Better than 74% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #69 of 185 in Manitoba.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; 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 and out of work in Roblin
A larger share in work than in 97% of Canadian towns.
Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 58%: many residents are past working age. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 51% in October 2026. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 60% of residents 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.
Median household income in Roblin: $56,400 in 2020
Roblin’s median is 33% below the middle of Manitoba’s towns ($83,900). The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Roblin keeps its workforce on a working day
Of those who commute, 84% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
How long the commute from Roblin takes
Timed exactly, the average is 15.1 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Manitoba’s towns, the average commute is 23.6 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 66%, more than the 46% 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.
190 people come into Roblin to work, most from Riding Mountain West and Minitonas-Bowsman
- Riding Mountain West50
- Minitonas-Bowsman25
- Grandview20
- Russell15
- Cartwright-Roblin10
- Calder No. 24110
Of everyone working in Roblin, 20% come in from elsewhere; 50 make the 31 km trip from Riding Mountain West. Outbound, Russell takes the most: 20 people.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 7.3% of Roblin’s commuters
On foot: 6.4% of commuters, well above the 3.8% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. The car is the way to work for 92% of commuters. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 18% against 21%. Few ride transit: 0.9%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%.
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. 16 run 4% above their 2019 level
For EI beneficiaries, the only official count covers all of Census Division No. 16, Roblin included.
In April 2021 it reached 420, the most in the series and 2 times the 2019 average. That works out to around 4.3 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division.
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).
The Walkability grade for Roblin: B
Better than 64% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #134 of 185 in Manitoba.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Roblin is 195th of 666 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,300 people for jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | South River Heights Manitoba | 2,632 | 84% | 5.3% | $112K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 193 | Tuxedo Industrial Manitoba | 2,726 | 82% | 7.3% | $82K | B+ |
| 194 | Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot British Columbia | 3,069 | 77% | 5.4% | $80K | B+ |
| 195 | Hillsburg-Roblin-Shell River Manitoba | 3,184 | 88% | 3.7% | $56K | B+ |
| 196 | Magrath Heights Alberta | 3,728 | 74% | 14% | $161K | B+ |
| 197 | Elkford British Columbia | 3,030 | 77% | 5.4% | $119K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 666 | 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 Roblin, and others among Manitoba’s towns.
Neighbouring places to Roblin, compared
The nearest places to Roblin with figures are 31–50 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roblin | 88% | 3.7% | $56K | 17.9 min | B+ | B |
| Riding Mountain West 31.1 km | 94% | 1.2% | $78K | 26.9 min | B+ | C+ |
| Grandview 45.6 km | 82% | 5.7% | $59K | 22.4 min | B− | A− |
| Langenburg 49.6 km | 80% | 5.3% | $92K | 20.9 min | A | A |
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 Roblin, 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.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- In work. How many residents held a job in May 2021, set against how many were 15 to 64. It reads a little high where many people work past 65, since below the municipality the census gives no breakdown of workers by age.
- Unemployment. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- 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. How long getting to work normally takes, averaged from the census’s time bands at their middles; expect it to read slightly high against the timed figure.
- 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.
- 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.
- The municipality’s figures. Statistics Canada counts Roblin as part of Hillsburg-Roblin-Shell River, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Roblin
How many jobs are there in Roblin?
About 940 people had their usual place of work in Roblin at the 2021 census, 1.1 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 142 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Roblin?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 3.7% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Parklands and North economic region at 5.7% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Roblin?
Before tax, half the households in Roblin had more than $56,400 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Roblin get to work?
92% of commuters go by car, 0.9% take public transit and 6.4% walk. On census day 18% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Roblin?
On average 17.9 minutes; 66% take under 15 minutes and 7.2% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Roblin work?
Most stay: 84% work in Roblin. The rest go first to Russell (20) and Dauphin (10).
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).