Photo: François Fournier · CC BY-SA 3.0Beloeil has a larger share of its working-age people in jobs than 91% of Canadian towns
Beloeil had an unemployment rate of 5% at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. The average trip to work from Beloeil is 27.1 minutes; 5.8% of commuters spend an hour or more getting there. Half the households in Beloeil had more than $90,200 in 2020, before tax, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns.
The short version on work in Beloeil
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 85%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. 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 6.9% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
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 Beloeil: graded A−
Better than 83% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #90 of 507 in Quebec.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; 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.
How many in Beloeil have a job: 85% of 15-to-64s
Of the 8 other places of 2,500 people or more in the La Vallée-du-Richelieu census division, 4 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 67%. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 64%: many residents are past working age. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 62% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from 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.
About as many people come in to work in Beloeil as leave
The job is inside the municipality for 28% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
72% of Beloeil’s residents in work leave it to work; Montréal takes the most
Of those coming in, Mont-Saint-Hilaire supplies the most: 765.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Household income in Beloeil
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 75% of Canadian towns.
6 of the 8 other places of 2,500+ in the La Vallée-du-Richelieu census division have a higher median. Against the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100), Beloeil’s median is 22% above. That year, 2020, brought emergency benefits that count in these totals, before tax.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 8.7% of Beloeil’s commuters
By bus, train or subway: 3%, much as in the middle of Canadian towns. By car, truck or van: 90% of commuters, much as in the middle of Quebec’s towns. 22% worked at home on census day, about the same as in 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).
Commuting times in Beloeil
Trips under 15 minutes: 30%, fewer than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 24.2 minutes (Statistics Canada).
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.
EI claims in the La Vallée-du-Richelieu census division run 27% above their 2019 level
Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 3%. At its peak, in January 2021, 5,880 people were on EI, 3.8 times the 2019 average. Roughly 3 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of the La Vallée-du-Richelieu 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).
How walkable Beloeil is: A
Better than 86% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #192 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Beloeil next to Canadian towns of 17,700 to 34,100: 38th of 342 on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 80% | 5.8% | $148K | A+ |
| 2 | Arcola East Saskatchewan | 33,823 | 79% | 7.7% | $123K | A+ |
| 3 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Quebec | 20,864 | 82% | 5.3% | $111K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | L'Ancienne-Lorette Quebec | 17,876 | 84% | 4.4% | $86K | A+ |
| 8 | Val-Bélair Quebec | 30,003 | 84% | 4.3% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 36 | McKenzie Towne Alberta | 17,757 | 78% | 9.9% | $108K | A− |
| 37 | Mont-Saint-Hilaire Quebec | 19,447 | 83% | 5.9% | $103K | A− |
| 38 | Beloeil Quebec | 25,240 | 85% | 5% | $90K | A− |
| 39 | Russell Ontario | 23,655 | 81% | 5.4% | $123K | A− |
| 40 | Cranbrook British Columbia | 22,703 | 76% | 7.4% | $81K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 342 | Parc-Extension Quebec | 29,066 | 61% | 16% | $48K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Beloeil, and others among Quebec’s towns.
How Beloeil compares with the places nearby
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloeil | 85% | 5% | $90K | 27.1 min | A− | A |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire 2.2 km | 83% | 5.9% | $103K | 28.9 min | A− | A− |
| McMasterville 3.2 km | 86% | 4.9% | $85K | 29.5 min | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil 3.7 km | 87% | 2.8% | $113K | 26.5 min | A+ | C |
| Otterburn Park 4.3 km | 85% | 4.6% | $104K | 30.8 min | A− | B− |
| Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu 7.6 km | 83% | 2.1% | $89K | 30.4 min | B+ | B |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand 8.3 km | 84% | 4.8% | $108K | 29.1 min | A | 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 Beloeil, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- 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. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- Household income. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- 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. Jobs count everyone whose usual workplace lies in the municipality, residents or commuters from elsewhere, from Statistics Canada’s home-by-workplace table.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Every town and city neighbourhood with 2,500 residents or more; whole cities and First Nations reserves are left out. Each middle figure is a median.
Questions about work in Beloeil
What is the unemployment rate in Beloeil?
At the 2021 census 5% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Montréal metro area, gives 6.9% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Beloeil?
Before tax, half the households in Beloeil had more than $90,200 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Beloeil get to work?
90% of commuters go by car, 3% take public transit, 4.6% walk and 1.1% cycle. On census day 22% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Beloeil?
On average 27.1 minutes; 30% take under 15 minutes and 5.8% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Beloeil work?
28% work in Beloeil itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Montréal (1,040), then Longueuil (970).
How many jobs are there in Beloeil?
About 7,490 people had their usual place of work in Beloeil at the 2021 census, 0.9 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 893 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
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).