Photo: Shamus7792003 · CC BY-SA 3.0More of Dieppe’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 71% of Canadian towns
Dieppe had an unemployment rate of 6.7% at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. For 2.2% of commuters in Dieppe, the trip to work lasts an hour or more; the average is 18 minutes. Median household income in Dieppe was $87,300 in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns.
Work in Dieppe, in a few figures
More people in work than most towns
Counting everyone 15 and over, 64% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 79%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 6.7% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 7.2% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
More jobs than the typical town
With 10,600 jobs based in Dieppe and 9,505 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 18 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 2.2% 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.
The Jobs & income grade for Dieppe: A
Better than 94% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #4 of 60 in New Brunswick.
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.
In Dieppe, 79% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 10 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Westmorland census division, 8 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 61% of the wider area’s adults in work. Counting those looking for work too, 69% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. Counting retirees, 64% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
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 working day adds 8% to the people at work in Dieppe
39% 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.
Shorter than the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Dieppe average 18 minutes
Trips under 15 minutes: 47%, more than the 44% in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 15.7 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of New Brunswick’s towns averages 20.8 minutes.
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.
6,865 people come into Dieppe to work, most from Moncton and Riverview
- Moncton3,455
- Riverview625
- Moncton535
- Memramcook365
- Shediac265
- Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est150
- Shediac125
- Dundas120
- Cocagne110
- Coverdale95
- Moncton4,560
- Shediac215
- Riverview180
- Dorchester145
- Memramcook110
- Amherst65
- Sackville55
- Moncton55
- Shediac45
- Saint John25
65% of the people who work in Dieppe live outside it, 3,455 of them in Moncton, 8 km away. The main destination the other way is Moncton, with 4,560.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
How Dieppe’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 70% of Canadian towns.
That puts Dieppe 19% above the median of New Brunswick’s towns, $73,200. One of the 10 other places of 2,500+ in the Westmorland census division has a higher median. Incomes are for 2020, the first pandemic year, so CERB and other emergency payments are part of them.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Dieppe gets to work without a car for 4.1% of commuters
Few ride transit: 1.4%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. Nearly everyone drives: 94% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Home was the workplace for 25%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
EI claims in the Westmorland census division run 29% above their 2019 level
Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 4%. February 2021 was the busiest month, with 13,960 people on EI, 2.4 times 2019’s average. That works out to around 6.3 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. Data for EI beneficiaries covers the Westmorland 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).
Dieppe on foot: a B− grade
Better than 47% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #22 of 60 in New Brunswick.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 25,200 to 48,600, Dieppe ranks 7th of 183 for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitehorse Yukon | 34,129 | 82% | 5.6% | $112K | A+ |
| 2 | Arcola East Saskatchewan | 33,823 | 79% | 7.7% | $123K | A+ |
| 3 | Woolwich Ontario | 31,382 | 82% | 6.2% | $115K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Sainte-Julie Quebec | 30,981 | 84% | 4.7% | $107K | A+ |
| 6 | Paradise Newfoundland and Labrador | 26,155 | 77% | 8.5% | $111K | A |
| 7 | Dieppe New Brunswick | 35,986 | 79% | 6.7% | $87K | A |
| 8 | Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf Quebec | 37,164 | 83% | 6.2% | $83K | A |
| 9 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Quebec | 26,786 | 83% | 4.8% | $117K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 183 | Parc-Extension Quebec | 29,066 | 61% | 16% | $48K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Dieppe, and others among New Brunswick’s towns.
Neighbouring places to Dieppe, compared
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieppe | 79% | 6.7% | $87K | 18 min | A | B− |
| Riverview 7.3 km | 79% | 7.8% | $80K | 18.9 min | A | B+ |
| Moncton 8.2 km | 74% | 9.1% | $68K | 16.6 min | B | A |
| Coverdale 12.2 km | 74% | 7.6% | $88K | 25.4 min | B− | D |
| Moncton 14.5 km | 80% | 7.2% | $91K | 22 min | A | D |
| Hillsborough 15.6 km | 67% | 16% | $65K | 35.9 min | D− | D− |
| Memramcook 15.7 km | 79% | 6.7% | $81K | 25.9 min | B | D |
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 Dieppe, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. Beneficiaries of Employment Insurance, month by month, for the census division rather than the town. Many jobless people don’t qualify, so it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- 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. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. Half of households had more than this before tax in 2020, half less, counting every source of income. For a neighbourhood we estimate the median from the income brackets of its dissemination areas.
- Trip times. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- Where people commute. Statistics Canada’s place-of-work table counts people with a usual place of work by the municipality they live in and the one they work in. Jobs here are people whose usual workplace is in the municipality, wherever they live.
- Which towns we compare. Medians over towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents. Whole cities would swamp them and reserves sit outside the rankings, so neither is in.
Questions about work in Dieppe
What is the average household income in Dieppe?
Dieppe’s middle household had $87,300 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Dieppe get to work?
94% of commuters go by car, 1.4% take public transit, 2.3% walk and 0.4% cycle. On census day 25% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Dieppe?
On average 18 minutes; 47% take under 15 minutes and 2.2% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Dieppe work?
39% work in Dieppe itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Moncton (4,560), then Shediac (215).
How many jobs are there in Dieppe?
About 10,600 people had their usual place of work in Dieppe at the 2021 census, 1.1 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 1,244 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Dieppe?
The 2021 census found 6.7% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Moncton metro area, is 7.2% (October 2026).
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).