Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainWorking-age people in Unity are more likely to have a job than in 79% of Canadian towns
Unity had an unemployment rate of 4.5% at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. Workers in Unity spend 19 minutes on the way to work on average, and 9.7% need an hour or more. Median household income in Unity was $81,200 in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns.
What the numbers say about work in Unity
More people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 81% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 62%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 4.5% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 6%. Unemployment ↓
A local job centre
With 1,005 jobs based in Unity and 725 working residents, the ratio compares with 0.8 in the middle of Canadian towns. The daily tide ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 19 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 9.7% last an hour or longer. 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 & income in Unity: graded A
Better than 93% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #38 of 104 in Saskatchewan.
Its strongest measure is trip times; 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.
Work for 81% of 15-to-64s in Unity
Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 65% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 62% were working. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 65% in October 2026. Census day was 11 May 2021, in the pandemic’s third wave: unemployment ran high and many worked from home, so these figures describe that spring rather than today.
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.
Each working day, Unity’s workforce swells by 32%
About 3 people arrive to work in Unity for each resident who goes out. The job is inside the municipality for 83% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
At 19 minutes, commutes from Unity are shorter than in the middle of Canadian towns
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 15.7 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 68%, close to the middle of Saskatchewan’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.
403 people come into Unity to work, most from Round Valley No. 410 and Grass Lake No. 381
- Round Valley No. 41085
- Grass Lake No. 38180
- Tramping Lake No. 38035
- Battleford25
- Wilkie25
- Cut Knife15
- Battle River No. 43810
- Sweet Grass 11310
- Heart's Hill No. 35210
- Eye Hill No. 38210
- Wilkie35
- Cut Knife15
- North Battleford15
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
How Unity’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 59% of Canadian towns.
The middle of Saskatchewan’s towns is $86,800, and Unity is 6% below it. 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).
9.2% of commuters from Unity go without a car
Fewer drive than in the middle of Saskatchewan’s towns: 89% against 91%. Only 12% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. On foot: 6.8% of commuters, well above the 2.9% in the middle of Saskatchewan’s towns.
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. 13 run 7% above their 2019 level
Roughly 3.3 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 rose by 5%. At its peak, in March 2021, 930 people were on EI, 2.3 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: Census Division No. 13. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Unity grades A for walkability
Better than 91% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #25 of 104 in Saskatchewan.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Ranked on jobs and income, Unity is 48th among 390 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,400
| # | 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 | Adelaide/Churchill Saskatchewan | 2,652 | 83% | 6% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 11 | Boothill Saskatchewan | 2,613 | 80% | 8.2% | $98K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Esterhazy Saskatchewan | 2,513 | 83% | 4.9% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 46 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 3,198 | 79% | 4.9% | $105K | A |
| 47 | Normanview West Saskatchewan | 2,866 | 76% | 9.9% | $98K | A |
| 48 | Unity Saskatchewan | 2,543 | 81% | 4.5% | $81K | A |
| 49 | Tofino British Columbia | 2,772 | 76% | 12% | $86K | A |
| 50 | Scott Quebec | 2,938 | 87% | 4.1% | $90K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 390 | 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 Unity, and others among Saskatchewan’s towns.
The places around Unity, side by side
The nearest places to Unity with figures are 31–69 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity | 81% | 4.5% | $81K | 19 min | A | A |
| Wilkie 31.2 km | 78% | 10% | $80K | 15.3 min | A | B |
| Macklin 54.4 km | 73% | 15% | $87K | 18.3 min | A− | B+ |
| Battle River No. 438 60 km | 84% | 7.4% | $93K | 28.2 min | A− | C− |
| Battleford 66.1 km | 82% | 7.5% | $92K | 16.5 min | A+ | C+ |
| North Battleford 69.5 km | 72% | 11% | $74K | 13.7 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 Unity, 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. The census asks how long the trip to work usually takes, in bands; our average uses each band’s middle, so it runs a little above Statistics Canada’s timed average.
- 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.
- 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. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- Which towns we compare. Any town of 2,500 or more counts, and so does any city neighbourhood that size; the city as a whole and First Nations reserves don’t. The middle is the median.
Questions about work in Unity
How long is the commute from Unity?
19 minutes is the average trip, with 68% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 9.7% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Unity work?
Most stay: 83% work in Unity. The rest go first to Wilkie (35) and Cut Knife (15).
How many jobs are there in Unity?
The 2021 census counted about 1,005 people working in Unity: 1.4 jobs for every resident who commutes to a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 191 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Unity?
The census put unemployment at 4.5% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Saskatoon-Biggar economic region at 6%.
What is the average household income in Unity?
The census puts Unity at $81,200 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Unity get to work?
By car: 89% of commuters, 6.8% walk and 2.4% cycle; on census day 12% of those in work worked from home.
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).