Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in Carleton-sur-Mer have lower incomes than those in 80% of Canadian towns
Carleton-sur-Mer counted 74% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. From Carleton-sur-Mer, the drive or ride to work averages 19.2 minutes, with 5.9% going an hour or longer. When the 2021 census was taken, 11% of people in Carleton-sur-Mer who wanted a job had none; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
The work numbers behind Carleton-sur-Mer
Lower incomes than most towns
At $63,700 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 19.2 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 5.9% 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.
Jobs & income in Carleton-sur-Mer: graded C+
Better than 42% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #298 of 507 in Quebec.
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.
Median household income in Carleton-sur-Mer: $63,700 in 2020
Set beside Quebec’s towns, where the median is $74,100, Carleton-sur-Mer sits 14% below. Incomes here are 2020’s and include the pandemic payments, CERB among them, that propped up the lower end.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
The length of the trip to work in Carleton-sur-Mer
Timed exactly, the average is 17.5 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Quebec’s towns, the average commute is 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 57%, more than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’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.
As many come into Carleton-sur-Mer to work as leave
The job is inside the municipality for 56% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
530 people come into Carleton-sur-Mer to work, most from Nouvelle and Maria
- Nouvelle185
- Maria150
- New Richmond65
- Escuminac25
- Bonaventure20
- Caplan20
- Indian Ranch10
- Paspébiac10
- Cascapédia--Saint-Jules10
- Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia10
- Maria210
- Nouvelle100
- New Richmond80
- Campbellton15
- Pointe-à-la-Croix15
- Matapédia15
- Gaspé10
- Bonaventure10
- Caplan10
- Sainte-Florence10
44% of the people who work in Carleton-sur-Mer live outside it, 185 of them in Nouvelle, 15 km away. The main destination the other way is Maria, with 210.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
How many in Carleton-sur-Mer were working in 2021
A smaller share in work than in 55% of Canadian towns.
The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 45% in October 2026. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 55% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 49% were working. The census caught the labour market on 11 May 2021, deep in the pandemic, so unemployment and working from home both ran above normal.
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.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 7.2% of Carleton-sur-Mer’s commuters
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 16% against 21%. Few ride transit: 1%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 91% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
In the Avignon census division, 23% fewer people receive EI than in 2019
Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 13%. The count topped out in January 2021 at 1,960 people, 1.6 times the 2019 average. Roughly 8.6 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. Area behind the EI beneficiaries figures: the Avignon 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 Carleton-sur-Mer: B+
Better than 68% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #299 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Ranked on jobs and income, Carleton-sur-Mer is 426th among 747 Canadian towns of 2,900 to 5,600
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 8 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Quebec | 3,307 | 85% | 4.8% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 19 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard Quebec | 3,018 | 85% | 4.5% | $83K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 25 | Havre-Saint-Pierre Quebec | 3,389 | 76% | 6.6% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 424 | Northern Lights County Alberta | 4,115 | 72% | 10% | $89K | C+ |
| 425 | Oakes Ontario | 4,048 | 67% | 14% | $143K | C+ |
| 426 | Carleton-sur-Mer Quebec | 4,175 | 74% | 11% | $64K | C+ |
| 427 | West Meadowlark Park Alberta | 5,386 | 72% | 13% | $77K | C+ |
| 428 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Quebec | 3,400 | 66% | 6.1% | $109K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 747 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,978 | 57% | 22% | $60K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Carleton-sur-Mer, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Jobs and income in the places around Carleton-sur-Mer
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton-sur-Mer | 74% | 11% | $64K | 19.2 min | C+ | B+ |
| Maria 12.2 km | 74% | 4.8% | $73K | 19.8 min | B | B+ |
| Nouvelle 15.3 km | 74% | 10% | $65K | 19.9 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 Carleton-sur-Mer, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. Of everyone 15 or older who was working or job-hunting in the census week, the part still looking. Someone not seeking work isn’t in it at all.
- 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.
- 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. Only people with a usual place of work are in it: those who work from home or have no fixed site are not. Home and work are both counted by municipality.
- 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 Carleton-sur-Mer
Where do people in Carleton-sur-Mer work?
Most stay: 56% work in Carleton-sur-Mer. The rest go first to Maria (210) and Nouvelle (100).
How many jobs are there in Carleton-sur-Mer?
About 1,200 people had their usual place of work in Carleton-sur-Mer at the 2021 census, 1 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 185 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Carleton-sur-Mer?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 11% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine economic region at 10% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Carleton-sur-Mer?
Before tax, half the households in Carleton-sur-Mer had more than $63,700 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Carleton-sur-Mer get to work?
91% of commuters go by car, 1% take public transit, 4.8% walk and 1.4% cycle. On census day 16% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Carleton-sur-Mer?
On average 19.2 minutes; 57% take under 15 minutes and 5.9% take an hour or longer.
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).