More of Riverview’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 85% of Canadian towns
Home was the workplace for 31% of its workers in May 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. Residents of Riverview take 21.5 minutes to reach work on average; the middle of Canadian towns is 26. Half the households in Riverview had more than $88,600 in 2020, before tax, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900.
Work in Riverview: the figures worth knowing
More people in work than most towns
In work at the 2021 census: 82% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 65% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 21.5 minutes; the middle of Canadian towns is 26. Getting 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 & income in Riverview: graded A
Better than 95% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #18 of 185 in Manitoba.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; 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.
In Riverview, 82% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 128 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 117 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Counting retirees, 65% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 64% in October 2026. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 71% of residents that age. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at 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.
18% of commuters in Riverview walk, cycle or take transit
More people cycle to work here than in the middle of Manitoba’s towns: 3.9% against 0.4%. Fewer drive than in the middle of Manitoba’s towns: 79% against 87%. Transit takes 6.9% of commuters, above the 3.5% 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).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
What households in Riverview earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 72% of Canadian towns.
Riverview’s median is 6% above the middle of Manitoba’s towns ($83,900). 54 of the 128 other places of 2,500+ in Census Division No. 11 have a higher median. Read the incomes as 2020’s, before tax: pandemic benefits such as CERB are in them, and they raised many low incomes for that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
In Census Division No. 11, 29% more people receive EI than in 2019
Figures for EI beneficiaries are published for Census Division No. 11 as a whole, not for Riverview alone.
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 4%. The highest month was January 2021: 43,150 people, 3.2 times the 2019 level. That works out to around 3.9 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).
Getting around Riverview on foot earns A+
Better than 98% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #30 of 185 in Manitoba.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Riverview is 37th of 716 Canadian towns of 3,300 to 6,300 people for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 2 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | Hay River Northwest Territories | 3,317 | 78% | 6.5% | $129K | A+ |
| 4 | South Tuxedo Manitoba | 3,629 | 85% | 6.8% | $110K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Tuxedo Manitoba | 4,295 | 81% | 7.2% | $105K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 35 | Saint-Henri Quebec | 6,048 | 91% | 3.8% | $87K | A |
| 36 | Ascot Corner Quebec | 3,725 | 86% | 3.2% | $88K | A |
| 37 | Riverview Manitoba | 4,649 | 82% | 8.1% | $89K | A |
| 38 | Rossland British Columbia | 4,355 | 77% | 11% | $96K | A |
| 39 | Normanview Residents Group Saskatchewan | 3,916 | 78% | 8.1% | $89K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 716 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Riverview, and others among Manitoba’s towns.
Neighbouring places to Riverview, compared
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 82% | 8.1% | $89K | 21.5 min | A | A+ |
| Lord Roberts 0.9 km | 73% | 8.5% | $74K | 24 min | C+ | A+ |
| Norwood West 1 km | 76% | 10% | $95K | 21.6 min | A | A+ |
| Glenwood 1.6 km | 80% | 7.6% | $86K | 24.2 min | A− | A |
| Norwood East 1.8 km | 77% | 8.2% | $67K | 22.4 min | B− | A+ |
| River-Osborne 1.8 km | 73% | 13% | $50K | 24.6 min | C− | A+ |
| McMillan 1.8 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 Riverview, 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. 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. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed average.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 people or more, never a whole city and never a First Nations reserve. Middles are medians.
- Neighbourhood figures. The census reaches a neighbourhood only through its dissemination areas, and Riverview’s figures add those up. Winnipeg’s page has the commuting flows, which exist only for the whole municipality.
Questions about work in Riverview
What is the average household income in Riverview?
Before tax, half the households in Riverview had more than $88,600 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Riverview get to work?
79% of commuters drive, 6.9% take public transit, 7.2% walk and 3.9% cycle; 31% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How many jobs are there in Riverview?
Jobs are counted by municipality, not neighbourhood: the page for Winnipeg has the jobs based there and where its commuters go.
What is the unemployment rate in Riverview?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Winnipeg metro area at 5%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 8.1%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
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).