Photo: David Adamec · Public domainHousehold incomes in Behchokò are higher than in 95% of Canadian towns
In May 2021, unemployment in Behchokò reached 21%, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns. The average trip to work from Behchokò is 17.9 minutes; 8.3% of commuters spend an hour or more getting there. Behchokò counted 46% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Jobs and income in Behchokò: what the figures say
Fewer people in work than most towns
46% 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 41%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
Unemployment, 21% at the 2021 census, compares with 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The middle of Canadian towns is $85,900, and the median household here had $115,300 before tax in 2020. Household income ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 17.9 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 8.3% 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.
On jobs and income, Behchokò grades B+
Better than 69% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
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 Behchokò
The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 51% of residents that age. May 2021, when the census was taken, was a pandemic spring; unemployment has come down since, as the Labour Force Survey records.
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 smaller share in work than in almost any Canadian town.
What households earned in Behchokò: $115,300 in 2020
That year, 2020, brought emergency benefits that count in these totals, before tax.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Time on the road to work from Behchokò
Timed exactly, the average is 15.4 minutes (Statistics Canada). Trips under 15 minutes: 68%, more than the 36% in the middle of Canadian 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.
On a working day, Behchokò loses more workers than it gains
About 3 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. 73% of residents who commute work inside the municipality, against 70% in the middle of Canadian towns.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
27% of Behchokò’s residents in work leave it to work; Region 6, Unorganized takes the most
- Region 6, Unorganized40
- Whatì20
- Prince George15
- Fort Smith10
- Fort Resolution10
- Yellowknife10
Inbound, the leader is Yellowknife (35).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Walking, cycling or transit: 22% of Behchokò’s commuters
The car takes 66% of commuters here, under the 89% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit barely figures here, against 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).
EI claims in the Region 3 census division run 13% below their 2019 level
Roughly 4.1 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. December 2020 was the busiest month, with 230 people on EI, 2.7 times 2019’s average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of the Region 3 census division. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Behchokò on foot: a A− grade
Better than 79% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Work next door to Behchokò
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behchokò | 46% | 21% | $115K | 17.9 min | B+ | A− |
| Yellowknife 95.1 km | 80% | 5.8% | $148K | 13.8 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. Behchokò has no close neighbour with figures; the nearest is 95 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
What each figure measures for Behchokò, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. How many people in the census division drew Employment Insurance each month; it moves with layoffs and hiring, yet people who don’t qualify are absent from it.
- 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. The share of people 15 and over in the labour force, working or looking for work, who had no job on census day in May 2021.
- 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.
- Where people commute. Counts of workers with a fixed workplace, by where they live and where they work, both taken as whole municipalities; the jobs figure takes everyone who works here, wherever home is.
- Which towns we compare. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
Questions about work in Behchokò
What is the average household income in Behchokò?
The census puts Behchokò at $115,300 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Behchokò get to work?
66% of commuters go by car, 22% walk. On census day 5.9% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Behchokò?
On average 17.9 minutes; 68% take under 15 minutes and 8.3% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Behchokò work?
Most stay: 73% work in Behchokò. The rest go first to Region 6, Unorganized (40) and Whatì (20).
How many jobs are there in Behchokò?
About 330 people had their usual place of work in Behchokò at the 2021 census, 0.8 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 16 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Behchokò?
21% of the labour force was unemployed on census day in May 2021, against 9.9% 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, 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).