Photo: Bob Linsdell · CC BY 3.0Winnipeg has lower household incomes than 60% of Canadian towns
In May 2021, unemployment in Winnipeg reached 8.9%, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns. Of Winnipeg’s residents aged 15 to 64, 74% were employed when the 2021 census was taken, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. For 3.6% of commuters in Winnipeg, the trip to work lasts an hour or more; the average is 24.5 minutes.
The work figures that set Winnipeg apart
Work near the middle
74% 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 60%. In work ↓
More jobs than the typical town
264,885 people work in Winnipeg and 255,035 residents commute to a fixed workplace; the middle of Canadian towns has 0.8 jobs per working resident. 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.
The measures behind a Jobs & income Grade for Winnipeg
Four census measures, each read against Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more, will set the letter: the in-work share of 15-to-64s, median household income, unemployment and commute length.
In and out of Winnipeg: the working day evens out
Inbound commuters outnumber outbound ones about 2 to 1 in Winnipeg. The job is inside the municipality for 93% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
28,468 people come into Winnipeg to work, most from Oakbank and East St. Paul
- Oakbank2,985
- East St. Paul2,405
- Lorette2,205
- St. Andrews2,060
- St. Clements2,015
- La Salle1,815
- West St. Paul1,620
- St. Adolphe1,530
- Stony Mountain1,055
- Niverville965
- Oakbank3,740
- Rosser1,835
- Headingley1,530
- La Salle1,410
- Selkirk1,320
- West St. Paul990
- Stony Mountain565
- Steinbach500
- East St. Paul490
- St. Andrews475
Of everyone working in Winnipeg, 11% come in from elsewhere; 2,985 make the 23 km trip from Oakbank. Outbound, Oakbank takes the most: 3,740 people.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Winnipeg at work: 74% of people aged 15 to 64
Of the 129 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 43 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Counting those looking for work too, 66% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 64% in October 2026. 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.
Winnipeg households: $80,000 a year at the median
The middle of Manitoba’s towns is $83,900, and Winnipeg is 5% below it. 72 of the 129 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have a higher median. 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).
From $37K to $143K: household incomes within Winnipeg
Median household income in each of Winnipeg’s 128 neighbourhoods: the highest is 3.9 times the lowest. The share of 15-to-64s in work runs from 42% in William Whyte to 88% in Roslyn.
| Neighbourhood | People | Household income | In work, 15–64 | Average trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Maples | 13,766 | $87,700 | 75% | 25.9 min |
| Rossmere-A | 13,613 | $67,000 | 74% | 25.1 min |
| Dakota Crossing | 13,048 | $105,000 | 77% | 24.8 min |
| Windsor Park | 12,523 | $83,900 | 75% | 23.2 min |
| Tyndall Park | 12,393 | $105,000 | 77% | 22.7 min |
| Chalmers | 12,384 | $62,800 | 68% | 24.3 min |
| River Park South | 12,304 | $110,600 | 78% | 26.3 min |
| Fort Richmond | 11,563 | $73,400 | 65% | 28.8 min |
| Jefferson | 11,524 | $70,800 | 74% | 23.6 min |
| William Whyte | 11,432 | $48,000 | 42% | 24.8 min |
| Bridgwater Trails | 11,365 | $102,700 | 74% | 28.2 min |
| Peguis | 11,177 | $95,100 | 80% | 25.7 min |
| Linden Woods | 11,134 | $126,200 | 75% | 21.9 min |
| Daniel McIntyre | 9,584 | $65,300 | 65% | 23.5 min |
| Amber Trails | 9,256 | $124,700 | 78% | 25.5 min |
| Booth | 9,016 | $78,500 | 76% | 20.9 min |
| Munroe East | 8,873 | $73,500 | 74% | 25.1 min |
| Canterbury Park | 8,744 | $114,100 | 78% | 27.1 min |
| Crestview | 8,658 | $83,900 | 77% | 23.3 min |
| St. John's | 8,492 | $63,400 | 61% | 25.1 min |
| Valley Gardens | 8,329 | $77,900 | 73% | 24.4 min |
| Springfield North | 8,327 | $112,800 | 78% | 24 min |
| Kildare-Redonda | 8,294 | $78,300 | 75% | 26.9 min |
| St. Norbert | 8,251 | $100,800 | 75% | 26.6 min |
| Southdale | 8,210 | $113,200 | 76% | 23.1 min |
| South Pointe | 8,168 | $107,100 | 71% | 26.7 min |
| Wolseley | 8,127 | $75,400 | 77% | 21.2 min |
| Silver Heights | 7,883 | $75,100 | 75% | 22.5 min |
| River East | 7,774 | $103,200 | 77% | 23.6 min |
| Central St. Boniface | 7,772 | $53,500 | 70% | 21.7 min |
| Pulberry | 7,723 | $98,700 | 79% | 23 min |
| Betsworth | 7,476 | $107,000 | 82% | 22.6 min |
| Sage Creek | 7,391 | $126,300 | 80% | 27.2 min |
| Whyte Ridge | 7,299 | $139,700 | 76% | 23.6 min |
| North River Heights | 7,228 | $143,400 | 82% | 19.2 min |
| King Edward | 7,190 | $76,500 | 75% | 21.6 min |
| Meadowood | 6,991 | $85,100 | 72% | 26.1 min |
| Old Tuxedo | 6,812 | $89,600 | 78% | 20.2 min |
| Garden City | 6,794 | $87,100 | 75% | 22.2 min |
| Weston | 6,661 | $68,700 | 64% | 22.4 min |
| Glenwood | 6,617 | $85,600 | 80% | 24.2 min |
| Elmhurst | 6,600 | $117,200 | 79% | 23 min |
| West Broadway | 6,537 | $36,500 | 60% | 25.6 min |
| Royalwood | 6,439 | $130,800 | 79% | 25.6 min |
| Sargent Park | 6,242 | $82,000 | 80% | 21.2 min |
| Inkster Gardens | 6,115 | $107,000 | 75% | 23.4 min |
| Richmond West | 6,114 | $98,900 | 73% | 25.6 min |
| Worthington | 6,093 | $59,400 | 72% | 26.2 min |
| Broadway-Assiniboine | 5,871 | $46,800 | 75% | 23.6 min |
| Minto | 5,830 | $80,100 | 76% | 21.2 min |
| Heritage Park | 5,817 | $71,800 | 74% | 23 min |
| Westwood | 5,716 | $109,200 | 78% | 23.3 min |
| St. Matthews | 5,699 | $62,400 | 61% | 22.8 min |
| Montcalm | 5,676 | $51,700 | 69% | 30.2 min |
| Burrows Central | 5,565 | $75,700 | 61% | 23.8 min |
| Riverbend | 5,453 | $118,900 | 74% | 24.9 min |
| Mandalay West | 5,423 | $109,900 | 76% | 25.4 min |
| Westdale | 5,339 | $99,200 | 76% | 26.6 min |
| Normand Park | 5,299 | $77,600 | 71% | 26.1 min |
| St. Boniface Industrial Park | 5,252 | $87,500 | 72% | 24.4 min |
| Waverley Heights | 5,252 | $93,600 | 72% | 25.1 min |
| Shaughnessy Park | 5,169 | $88,100 | 72% | 22.8 min |
| West Alexander | 5,161 | $53,400 | 59% | 21.9 min |
| Earl Grey | 5,152 | $69,300 | 76% | 22 min |
| Lord Roberts | 5,104 | $73,800 | 73% | 24 min |
| River-Osborne | 5,090 | $50,200 | 73% | 24.6 min |
| Robertson | 5,090 | $91,200 | 83% | 22.2 min |
| Bridgwater Forest | 5,076 | $109,100 | 77% | 25.5 min |
| Kildonan Drive | 5,063 | $77,900 | 83% | 24.3 min |
| Maybank | 4,817 | $89,300 | 74% | 23.4 min |
| Rossmere-B | 4,732 | $88,000 | 74% | 24.2 min |
| Pembina Strip | 4,715 | $48,400 | 75% | 28.5 min |
| Riverview | 4,649 | $88,600 | 82% | 21.5 min |
| Fairfield Park | 4,578 | $80,000 | 66% | 27.7 min |
| Rockwood | 4,554 | $74,400 | 79% | 22.2 min |
| Centennial | 4,483 | $40,300 | 45% | 25.9 min |
| Minnetonka | 4,461 | $118,500 | 79% | 24.5 min |
| Roslyn | 4,411 | $69,500 | 88% | 21.5 min |
| Spence | 4,378 | $37,600 | 48% | 27.5 min |
| Central Park | 4,328 | $36,700 | 56% | 26 min |
| Tuxedo | 4,295 | $104,900 | 81% | 20.2 min |
| St. George | 4,254 | $89,300 | 75% | 24.1 min |
| Fraipont | 4,221 | $132,600 | 79% | 27 min |
| Island Lakes | 4,148 | $133,600 | 79% | 25.2 min |
| Kirkfield | 4,100 | $84,400 | 80% | 22.2 min |
| Templeton-Sinclair | 3,987 | $82,200 | 76% | 25.4 min |
| Mission Gardens | 3,979 | $99,800 | 75% | 24.6 min |
| Leila North | 3,966 | $86,000 | 77% | 26.3 min |
| Norwood East | 3,881 | $66,900 | 77% | 22.4 min |
| Leila-McPhillips Triangle | 3,824 | $72,300 | 70% | 25.2 min |
| Meadows | 3,822 | $94,600 | 80% | 25.3 min |
| Alpine Place | 3,721 | $43,400 | 71% | 26 min |
| Inkster-Faraday | 3,700 | $73,300 | 72% | 23.3 min |
| Deer Lodge | 3,691 | $90,500 | 75% | 19.6 min |
| Victoria West | 3,687 | $76,200 | 76% | 26.5 min |
| West Kildonan Industrial | 3,678 | $104,800 | 79% | 24.9 min |
| North Inkster Industrial | 3,661 | $123,200 | 77% | 24.6 min |
| Radisson | 3,653 | $91,700 | 76% | 24.8 min |
| Eaglemere | 3,631 | $78,500 | 73% | 22.7 min |
| South Tuxedo | 3,629 | $110,200 | 85% | 20.4 min |
| East Elmwood | 3,611 | $77,100 | 64% | 23.6 min |
| Glendale | 3,586 | $103,100 | 81% | 21.8 min |
| McMillan | 3,568 | $66,900 | 80% | 22.4 min |
| Buchanan | 3,473 | $98,200 | 72% | 23.4 min |
| Niakwa Place | 3,461 | $69,600 | 68% | 24.8 min |
| North St. Boniface | 3,358 | $76,400 | 74% | 19.9 min |
| Point Road | 3,290 | $107,100 | 88% | 21.7 min |
| Seven Oaks | 3,244 | $86,200 | 68% | 24.6 min |
| Sturgeon Creek | 3,202 | $81,700 | 72% | 22.3 min |
| Valhalla | 3,153 | $48,800 | 80% | 26.2 min |
| Brooklands | 3,114 | $77,200 | 69% | 20 min |
| Crescentwood | 3,060 | $123,400 | 87% | 19.8 min |
| Luxton | 3,047 | $76,900 | 65% | 24.5 min |
| South Portage | 3,037 | $50,100 | 63% | 23.4 min |
| Varsity View | 2,985 | $90,400 | 83% | 21.7 min |
| Norwood West | 2,909 | $95,000 | 76% | 21.6 min |
| Grant Park | 2,898 | $57,700 | 80% | 22.1 min |
| Grassie | 2,857 | $127,800 | 83% | 24.1 min |
| Mathers | 2,785 | $63,100 | 81% | 23.5 min |
| Talbot-Grey | 2,756 | $68,000 | 76% | 23.5 min |
| Rivergrove | 2,742 | $99,500 | 87% | 25.9 min |
| Central River Heights | 2,736 | $136,600 | 84% | 18.8 min |
| Tuxedo Industrial | 2,726 | $82,100 | 82% | 25.2 min |
| North Point Douglas | 2,670 | $46,400 | 53% | 26.2 min |
| Brockville | 2,632 | $74,800 | 73% | 21.5 min |
| South River Heights | 2,632 | $111,600 | 84% | 20.2 min |
| Munroe West | 2,532 | $75,800 | 74% | 23.5 min |
| Burrows-Keewatin | 2,506 | $57,600 | 65% | 22.3 min |
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: each neighbourhood summed from its dissemination areas; incomes are 2020’s.
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 15% of Winnipeg’s commuters
More people take transit to work here than in the middle of Manitoba’s towns: 9.3% against 4.7%. 83% drive to work, fewer than the 87% in the middle of Manitoba’s towns. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 19% against 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
How long the commute from Winnipeg takes
Timed exactly, the average is 21.8 minutes (Statistics Canada). Only 27% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 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.
EI claims in Census Division No. 11 run 29% above their 2019 level
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 4%. In January 2021 it reached 43,150, the most in the series and 3.2 times the 2019 average. That is about 3.9 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Not measured by town: EI beneficiaries (Census Division No. 11). EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Work in the places around Winnipeg
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | 74% | 8.9% | $80K | 24.5 min | — | — |
| River-Osborne 0.3 km | 73% | 13% | $50K | 24.6 min | C− | A+ |
| Broadway-Assiniboine 0.6 km | 75% | 9.4% | $47K | 23.6 min | C− | A+ |
| Roslyn 0.7 km | 88% | 7.4% | $70K | 21.5 min | A− | A+ |
| South Portage 1 km | 63% | 12% | $50K | 23.4 min | D | A+ |
| West Broadway 1 km | 60% | 16% | $37K | 25.6 min | D− | A+ |
| McMillan 1.1 km | 80% | 10% | $67K | 22.4 min | B | 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 Winnipeg, 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. We divide the number of employed residents by the number aged 15 to 64. Workers past 64 still count on top, because the 2021 Census crosses work with age only for whole municipalities; in return, a retirement town’s pensioners don’t drag the rate down.
- 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. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- 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. Who travels where, from the census: workers with a regular workplace, sorted by the municipality they live in and the one they work in.
- 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. 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 Winnipeg
How do people in Winnipeg get to work?
83% of commuters go by car, 9.3% take public transit, 4.7% walk and 1.3% cycle. On census day 19% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Winnipeg?
On average 24.5 minutes; 27% take under 15 minutes and 3.6% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Winnipeg work?
93% work in Winnipeg itself; of those who leave, the most go to Oakbank (3,740), then Rosser (1,835).
How many jobs are there in Winnipeg?
About 264,885 people had their usual place of work in Winnipeg at the 2021 census, 1 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 23,359 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Winnipeg?
The census put unemployment at 8.9% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Winnipeg metro area at 5%.
What is the average household income in Winnipeg?
At $80,000 before tax in 2020, the median household in Winnipeg compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
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). 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).