Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Quispamsis top those of 94% of Canadian towns
The census counted 2,320 people working in Quispamsis and 6,510 residents commuting to a fixed workplace. At the 2021 census, 78% of Quispamsis’ 15-to-64s were in work; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. Unemployment in Quispamsis stood at 7.2% on census day 2021, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
The short version on work in Quispamsis
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 7.2% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 5.7%. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $112,900 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 22.4 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 2.4% 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.
Jobs & income in Quispamsis: graded A
Its strongest measure is household income; 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.
Work and the working-age population of Quispamsis
Of the 8 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Kings census division, 7 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 62%. In October 2026, 59% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. 66% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. 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.
The median household in Quispamsis had $112,900 in 2020
No other place of 2,500 or more in the Kings census division has a higher median. That puts Quispamsis 54% above the median of New Brunswick’s towns, $73,200. These are 2020 incomes, before tax, and they include pandemic benefits such as CERB, which lifted many lower incomes 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).
A shorter commute than the middle of Canadian towns: 22.4 minutes from Quispamsis
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 20.7 minutes. In the middle of New Brunswick’s towns, the average commute is 20.8 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 25%, fewer than the 44% in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns. An hour or more: 2.4% of commuters, close to the middle of New Brunswick’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.
Quispamsis empties a little on a working day
For every person who comes in to work, about 4 residents travel out. Of those who commute, 17% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
83% of Quispamsis’ residents in work leave it to work; Saint John takes the most
- Saint John380
- Rothesay355
- Hampton95
- Hampton85
- Kingston80
- Simonds60
- Upham30
- Rothesay25
- Grand Bay-Westfield25
- Norton25
- Saint John4,115
- Rothesay840
- Musquash165
- Hampton95
- Fredericton35
- Halifax20
- St. Stephen15
- Sussex15
- St. Martins10
- Saint George10
Of those coming in, Saint John supplies the most: 380.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 1.6% of Quispamsis’ commuters
Transit takes 0.3% of commuters, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. The car is the way to work for 97% of commuters. Working at home: 20%, close to 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 Kings census division run 3% above their 2019 level
Roughly 5 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 1%. At its peak, in February 2021, 4,910 people were on EI, 2.4 times the 2019 average.
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). Quispamsis doesn’t get its own EI beneficiaries figures; the ones here come from the Kings census division.
Quispamsis on foot: a C grade
Better than 26% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #31 of 60 in New Brunswick.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
20th of 449: where Quispamsis ranks among Canadian towns of 14,200 to 27,300
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 80% | 5.8% | $148K | A+ |
| 2 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| 3 | Cap-Rouge Quebec | 17,139 | 81% | 4.3% | $126K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 18 | Paradise Newfoundland and Labrador | 26,155 | 77% | 8.5% | $111K | A |
| 19 | Lloydminster (Part) Alberta | 21,267 | 75% | 11% | $98K | A |
| 20 | Quispamsis New Brunswick | 20,240 | 78% | 7.2% | $113K | A |
| 21 | Des Châtels Quebec | 14,836 | 82% | 6.1% | $89K | A |
| 22 | Sept-Îles Quebec | 24,483 | 80% | 5% | $80K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 42 | Riverview New Brunswick | 22,614 | 79% | 7.8% | $80K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 210 | Miramichi New Brunswick | 19,402 | 72% | 11% | $66K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 225 | Edmundston New Brunswick | 18,174 | 72% | 7.9% | $59K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 449 | South Parkdale Ontario | 21,663 | 64% | 17% | $57K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Quispamsis, and others among New Brunswick’s towns.
Next to Quispamsis: how nearby places compare
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quispamsis | 78% | 7.2% | $113K | 22.4 min | A | C |
| Rothesay 4.2 km | 77% | 8.7% | $100K | 20.3 min | A | B− |
| Kingston 8.2 km | 73% | 8.3% | $79K | 37.6 min | C− | D |
| Hampton 12.1 km | 73% | 6.9% | $89K | 27.2 min | C+ | D |
| Simonds 15.6 km | 69% | 11% | $80K | 29.4 min | C− | D |
| Hampton 15.8 km | 76% | 9.6% | $86K | 26.9 min | B− | B− |
| Greenwich 16.1 km | 61% | 9.7% | $69K | 36.9 min | D− | 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 Quispamsis, 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. 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. Who travels where, from the census: workers with a regular workplace, sorted by the municipality they live in and the one they work in.
- Employment Insurance. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. The most recent unemployment rate on the page comes from this monthly survey, which covers the wider metro area or economic region, not the town.
- In work. Everyone with a job, whatever their age, divided by the residents aged 15 to 64 at the 2021 Census: below the municipality the census doesn’t split work by age, and this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood can be given.
- Unemployment. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
Questions about work in Quispamsis
How long is the commute from Quispamsis?
22.4 minutes is the average trip, with 25% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 2.4% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Quispamsis work?
Only 17% work in Quispamsis itself; the rest go first to Saint John (4,115) and Rothesay (840).
How many jobs are there in Quispamsis?
The 2021 census counted about 2,320 people working in Quispamsis: 0.4 jobs for every resident who commutes to a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 478 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Quispamsis?
The census put unemployment at 7.2% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Saint John metro area at 5.7%.
What is the average household income in Quispamsis?
The median household in Quispamsis had $112,900 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Quispamsis get to work?
By car: 97% of commuters, 0.3% take public transit and 1.3% walk; on census day 20% 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).