Photo: Jfecteau20 · CC BY-SA 4.0Few Canadian towns have household incomes as low as Berthierville’s
In Berthierville, 80% of residents aged 15 to 64 were working in May 2021, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. 3,470 people have their usual place of work in Berthierville, against 1,425 residents who travel to a job. Joblessness at the 2021 census: 4.4% of Berthierville’s labour force; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
Berthierville and work: the main findings
More people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 80% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 55%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
4.4% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns); the Labour Force Survey had the area at 2.9% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $50,100 before tax in 2020, where the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
A local job centre
3,470 people work in Berthierville and 1,425 residents commute to a fixed workplace; the middle of Canadian towns has 0.8 jobs per working resident. The daily tide ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 22 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 7.2% 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.
On jobs and income, Berthierville grades C+
Better than 41% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #307 of 507 in Quebec.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; 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.
Who in Berthierville has a job
All 5 other places of 2,500 people or more in the D'Autray census division have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 55% were working. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 60% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Working or looking, 58% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. 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.
Household income in Berthierville: $50,100 at the median
The middle of Quebec’s towns is $74,100, and Berthierville is 32% below it. 4 of the 5 other places of 2,500+ in the D'Autray census division have 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).
Before tax, 2020: lower than in almost any Canadian town.
On a working day, 3,656 people work in Berthierville, 2.3 times its working residents
Berthierville takes in some 4 workers for every resident it sends out. Of those who commute, 56% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
Shorter than the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Berthierville average 22 minutes
The middle of Quebec’s towns averages 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 51%, more than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. An hour or more: 7.2% of commuters, above the 5.3% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 19.5 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.
2,672 people come into Berthierville to work, most from Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier and Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
- Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier340
- Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola300
- Lanoraie185
- Saint-Cuthbert150
- Lavaltrie145
- Saint-Barthélemy130
- Trois-Rivières105
- Joliette105
- La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas85
- Saint-Norbert85
Of everyone working in Berthierville, 77% come in from elsewhere; 340 make the 4 km trip from Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier. Of residents who leave for work, most head to Joliette (90).
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: 16% of Berthierville’s commuters
Transit takes 0.6% of commuters, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. On foot: 14% of commuters, well above the 4.2% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. The car takes 83% of commuters here, under the 90% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Only 9.4% worked at home on census day, against 21% 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).
In the D'Autray census division, 41% more people receive EI than in 2019
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4.6 receive EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 2%. The highest month was January 2021: 2,990 people, 3.1 times the 2019 level.
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). Figures for EI beneficiaries are published for the D'Autray census division as a whole, not for Berthierville alone.
The walkability of Berthierville: A+
Better than 95% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #131 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Berthierville ranks: 430th of 739 Canadian towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 2 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | Hay River Northwest Territories | 3,317 | 78% | 6.5% | $129K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 8 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Quebec | 3,307 | 85% | 4.8% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 26 | Havre-Saint-Pierre Quebec | 3,389 | 76% | 6.6% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 30 | Saint-Antonin Quebec | 4,633 | 85% | 3.9% | $76K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 428 | Riverdale East Ontario | 3,416 | 71% | 11% | $87K | C+ |
| 429 | Kensington Alberta | 3,697 | 64% | 14% | $83K | C+ |
| 430 | Berthierville Quebec | 4,591 | 80% | 4.4% | $50K | C+ |
| 431 | Bifrost-Riverton Manitoba | 3,518 | 73% | 6.1% | $69K | C+ |
| 432 | Swan River Manitoba | 4,048 | 71% | 8% | $61K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 739 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Berthierville, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Work next door to Berthierville
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berthierville | 80% | 4.4% | $50K | 22 min | C+ | A+ |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier 4.1 km | 80% | 4.6% | $74K | 24.8 min | B | C− |
| Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola 4.7 km | 83% | 4.8% | $72K | 29.7 min | C+ | B |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel 6 km | 48% | 17% | $43K | 20.8 min | D | A |
| Sorel-Tracy 7.8 km | 72% | 7.7% | $61K | 20.3 min | C | A− |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel 10.5 km | 80% | 4.8% | $80K | 19.9 min | A | C− |
| Saint-Cuthbert 10.9 km | 76% | 6% | $62K | 29 min | C− | 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 Berthierville, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Counts of workers with a fixed workplace, by where they live and where they work, both taken as whole municipalities; the jobs figure takes everyone who works here, wherever home is.
- Employment Insurance. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- In work. Why 15 to 64? Otherwise retirees would pull the rate down in older towns. The census can’t say how old a neighbourhood’s workers are, so the count of people in work takes every age.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. Before-tax total income of the middle household for 2020, from the census. Neighbourhood medians are worked out from bracket counts, since Statistics Canada publishes none of their own.
- Which towns we compare. Towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 people or more, never a whole city and never a First Nations reserve. Middles are medians.
Questions about work in Berthierville
How many jobs are there in Berthierville?
Some 3,470 people worked in Berthierville at the 2021 census: 2.4 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 203 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Berthierville?
At the 2021 census 4.4% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Lanaudière economic region, gives 2.9% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Berthierville?
The median household in Berthierville had $50,100 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Berthierville get to work?
Driving takes 83% of commuters to work, 0.6% take public transit, 14% walk and 0.8% cycle, and on census day 9.4% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Berthierville?
About 22 minutes on average, with 51% under a quarter-hour and 7.2% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Berthierville work?
Most stay: 56% work in Berthierville. The rest go first to Joliette (90) and Lanoraie (55).
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).