Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.0Households in Radisson earn more than those in 78% of Canadian towns
In May 2021, unemployment in Radisson reached 8.2%, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. Of Radisson’s residents aged 15 to 64, 76% were employed when the 2021 census was taken; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. At 24.8 minutes on average, the trip to work from Radisson compares with 26 in the middle of Canadian towns.
The short version on work in Radisson
Work near the middle
The 2021 census found 76% of 15-to-64s with a job (73% in the middle of Canadian towns). Count every adult, retirees too, and the figure is 61%. In work ↓
Unemployment near the middle
Census day in 2021 put 8.2% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 5% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
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 Radisson: graded B+
Better than 68% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #78 of 185 in Manitoba.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, trip times.
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.
Work for 76% of 15-to-64s in Radisson
Of the 128 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 68 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Working or looking, 68% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. Counting retirees, 61% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 64% of the wider area’s adults in work. The census caught the labour market on 11 May 2021, deep in the pandemic, so unemployment and working from home both ran above normal.
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.
$91,700 a year: the median household in Radisson
Of the 128 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 47 have a higher median. Set beside Manitoba’s towns, where the median is $83,900, Radisson sits 9% above. In 2020 emergency benefits topped up many low incomes, and the census counts them here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Radisson gets to work without a car for 5.5% of commuters
Transit takes 4.3% of commuters, close to the middle of Canadian towns. The car is the way to work for 91% of commuters. Only 14% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
In Census Division No. 11, 29% more people receive EI than in 2019
Radisson shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of Census Division No. 11.
For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 3.9 are on EI. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 4%. At its peak, in January 2021, 43,150 people were on EI, 3.2 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).
Everyday places on foot in Radisson: B+
Better than 69% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #122 of 185 in Manitoba.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Radisson ranks: 243rd of 750 Canadian towns of 2,600 to 4,900
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 241 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap British Columbia | 3,672 | 76% | 12% | $85K | B+ |
| 242 | Cardston Alberta | 3,863 | 75% | 7.3% | $76K | B+ |
| 243 | Radisson Manitoba | 3,653 | 76% | 8.2% | $92K | B+ |
| 244 | Mactaggart Alberta | 3,603 | 73% | 9% | $122K | B+ |
| 245 | Penhold Alberta | 3,812 | 74% | 11% | $99K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 750 | 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 Radisson, and others among Manitoba’s towns.
The work picture around Radisson
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radisson | 76% | 8.2% | $92K | 24.8 min | B+ | B+ |
| Victoria West 0.9 km | 76% | 9.6% | $76K | 26.5 min | C+ | A |
| Meadows 1.1 km | 80% | 4.3% | $95K | 25.3 min | A− | A− |
| Kildare-Redonda 1.5 km | 75% | 8.8% | $78K | 26.9 min | C+ | A |
| Mission Gardens 2.5 km | 75% | 11% | $100K | 24.6 min | B+ | A− |
| Grassie 2.7 km | 83% | 6.1% | $128K | 24.1 min | A+ | C |
| Canterbury Park 2.7 km | 78% | 7.5% | $114K | 27.1 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 Radisson, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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.
- Employment Insurance. Monthly EI recipients across the census division: a pulse of the local job market rather than a measure of who is out of work.
- 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. Why 15 to 64? Otherwise retirees would pull the rate down in older towns. The census can’t say how old a neighbourhood’s workers are, so the count of people in work takes every age.
- Unemployment. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- 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.
- Neighbourhood figures. Radisson’s census figures are summed from its dissemination areas. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages are published only for the whole municipality, so they are on Winnipeg’s page.
Questions about work in Radisson
How do people in Radisson get to work?
Driving takes 91% of commuters to work, 4.3% take public transit, 0.6% walk and 0.6% cycle, and on census day 14% of those in work were at home.
How many jobs are there in Radisson?
Jobs and commuting flows exist only for Winnipeg as a whole, and its page carries them.
What is the unemployment rate in Radisson?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Winnipeg metro area at 5%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 8.2%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Radisson?
Radisson’s middle household had $91,700 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · 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).