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Commuters are defined, for this report, as persons who live in one census subdivision and work in another.

Based on the 2021 Census data 86% of employed males and 92% of employed females in the City of Brandon live and work within the city (at a usual place, outside the home).  Approximately 21% of people commute to Brandon for employment with a usual place of work.

 

An estimated 18% of males have no usual place of work, while only about 6% of females reported this place of work status. Only 10% of males and 5% of females who live in Brandon work in another municipality in Canada and an estimated 8% of males and 9% of females work from their home.  

 

Employed Labour
Force
Worked at Home (2021) No Fixed Workplace (2021)
Male Female Male Female
No. % No. % No. % No. %
Brandon CY 1,050 7.9 1,120 9.3 2,340 17.7 735 6.1

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

 

 

       2021 Commuter Data 

Place of Residence Commuters to Brandon CY for Work
  No.
Boissevain-Morton, Municipality   40
Brenda-Waskada, Municipality   10
Carberry, Town 120
Cartwright-Roblin, Municipality 15
Cornwallis RM 1,015
Deloraine-Winchester, Municipality 20
Glenboro-South Cypress, Municipality   30
Elton, RM 300
Harrison Park, Municipality 50
Killarney-Turtle Mountain, RM 25
Minnedosa, Town 115
Neepawa, Town 15
North Cypress-Langford, Municipality 140
Oakland-Wawanesa, Municipality 260
Oakview, Municipality 180
Prairie Lakes, Municipality 45
Riverdale, Municipality 215
Sifton, Municipality 70
Souris-Glenwood, Municipality 165
Virden, Town 20
Wallace-Woodworth, RM 30
Whitehead, RM 470
Yellowhead 10

Statistics Canada (2021). Table 98-10-0459-01  Commuting flow from geography of residence to geography of work by gender: Census subdivisions