Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Limoges have higher incomes than those in 90% of Canadian towns
5% of the labour force in Limoges was out of work at the 2021 census, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns. Jobs located in Limoges: 1,555, for 4,065 residents with a usual workplace. Of Limoges’ residents aged 15 to 64, 83% were employed when the 2021 census was taken, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Work in Limoges, in a few figures
More people in work than most towns
In work at the 2021 census: 83% of people aged 15 to 64, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns, and 68% of everyone 15 and over. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 5% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 8% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
At $105,000 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 32 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 7.6% 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.
Limoges grades B+ for jobs and income
Better than 74% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #124 of 866 in Ontario.
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.
The share of 15-to-64s in work in Limoges: 83%
All 7 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Prescott and Russell census division have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
In October 2026, 59% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. 72% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Counting retirees, 68% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. 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.
Before tax, the median household in Limoges had $105,000
2 of the 7 other places of 2,500+ in the Prescott and Russell census division have a higher median. The middle of Ontario’s towns is $91,600, and Limoges is 15% above it. The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
32 minutes from Limoges to work, over the middle of Canadian towns
Timed exactly, the average is 28.3 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Ontario’s towns, the average commute is 28.6 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 22%, fewer than the 31% in the middle of Ontario’s towns. An hour or more: 7.6% of commuters, close to the middle of Ontario’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.
The daily tide in Limoges runs outward
About 4 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. Of those who commute, 15% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
85% of Limoges’ residents in work leave it to work; Ottawa takes the most
- Embrun165
- Wendover115
- Ottawa115
- Alexandria105
- North Stormont100
- Vankleek Hill70
- Rockland55
- Casselman50
- Long Sault45
- Hawkesbury45
- Ottawa1,610
- Casselman570
- Embrun395
- Rockland150
- Hawkesbury120
- Alexandria115
- Vankleek Hill110
- Cornwall85
- Wendover70
- North Stormont60
Coming the other way, Embrun sends the most (165).
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: 3.7% of Limoges’ commuters
28% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 1%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 94% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
37% more people are on EI in the Prescott and Russell census division than in 2019
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 7%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 4,460 people on EI, 2.4 times 2019’s average. That works out to around 5 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. EI beneficiaries: the Prescott and Russell 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).
The walkability of Limoges: C
Better than 34% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #762 of 866 in Ontario.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Limoges ranks: 123rd of 555 Canadian towns of 10,600 to 20,400
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Saanich British Columbia | 12,986 | 85% | 5.9% | $121K | A+ |
| 2 | Sillery Quebec | 13,950 | 81% | 6.2% | $120K | A+ |
| 3 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Glebe-Dows Lake Ontario | 13,436 | 80% | 9.4% | $113K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | Wellesley Ontario | 12,413 | 84% | 3.9% | $119K | A+ |
| 8 | Perth East Ontario | 13,423 | 86% | 3.9% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 121 | Sainte-Catherine Quebec | 17,782 | 81% | 5.6% | $88K | B+ |
| 122 | Bécancour Quebec | 14,943 | 81% | 4.4% | $75K | B+ |
| 123 | The Nation / La Nation Ontario | 15,122 | 83% | 5% | $105K | B+ |
| 124 | Chapel Hill North Ontario | 11,715 | 71% | 9.6% | $129K | B+ |
| 125 | Mountain View County Alberta | 14,802 | 85% | 7.9% | $94K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 555 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Limoges, and others among Ontario’s towns.
Jobs and income in the places around Limoges
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limoges | 83% | 5% | $105K | 32 min | B+ | C |
| Casselman 4.3 km | 79% | 5.1% | $99K | 29.7 min | B+ | A |
| North Stormont 15.6 km | 78% | 5.9% | $92K | 33.4 min | B− | C+ |
| Embrun 16.7 km | 81% | 5.4% | $123K | 29.3 min | A− | B |
| Vars 18.1 km | 81% | 4.3% | $126K | 29.8 min | A− | C+ |
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 Limoges, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Trip times. How long getting to work normally takes, averaged from the census’s time bands at their middles; expect it to read slightly high against the timed figure.
- Where people commute. Built from the census table that pairs each worker’s home municipality with their workplace municipality. A job here means someone who usually works in the municipality, local or not.
- 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.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada’s monthly survey, published for metro areas and economic regions rather than towns: it gives a current rate beside the census’s 2021 one.
- 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.
- 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.
- The municipality’s figures. Statistics Canada counts Limoges as part of The Nation / La Nation, so every census figure on this page is the whole municipality’s.
Questions about work in Limoges
Where do people in Limoges work?
Only 15% work in Limoges itself; the rest go first to Ottawa (1,610) and Casselman (570).
How many jobs are there in Limoges?
The 2021 census found about 1,555 people with their usual workplace in Limoges, or 0.4 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 438 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Limoges?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 5% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Ottawa economic region at 8% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Limoges?
At $105,000 before tax in 2020, the median household in Limoges compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Limoges get to work?
94% of commuters drive, 1% take public transit and 2.7% walk; 28% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Limoges?
The average commute is 32 minutes; 22% of trips take under 15 minutes and 7.6% an hour or more.
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).