Photo: Minoumi · Public domainWorking-age people in Chambly are more likely to have a job than in 89% of Canadian towns
When the 2021 census was taken, 4.5% of people in Chambly who wanted a job had none, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. Most commutes from Chambly take well under an hour: the average is 29.8 minutes, and 6.8% take 60 minutes or longer. The median household in Chambly had $100,700 before tax in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900.
The work numbers behind Chambly
More people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 84% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 70%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 4.5% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 6.9%. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $100,700 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 29.8 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 6.8% 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 Chambly: graded A−
Better than 80% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #103 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 Chambly have a job: 84% of 15-to-64s
Of the 8 other places of 2,500 people or more in the La Vallée-du-Richelieu census division, one has 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 70%. In October 2026, 62% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 73% of residents that age. These are census figures from May 2021, during COVID’s third wave; jobs have recovered since, which the Labour Force Survey shows.
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.
Earnings at home in Chambly: households
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 86% of Canadian towns.
Set beside Quebec’s towns, where the median is $74,100, Chambly sits 36% above. 5 of the 8 other places of 2,500+ in the La Vallée-du-Richelieu census division have a higher median. Because 2020 was the first year of the pandemic, emergency benefits make up part of these before-tax incomes.
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 Chambly
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 26.7 minutes. In the middle of Quebec’s towns, the average commute is 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 22%, fewer 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.
On a working day, Chambly loses more workers than it gains
About 2 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. 24% of residents who commute work inside the municipality, against 70% in the middle of Canadian towns.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
76% of Chambly’s residents in work leave it to work; Montréal takes the most
- Montréal2,000
- Longueuil1,565
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu920
- Brossard620
- Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville400
- Boucherville265
- Richelieu220
- Marieville175
- Beloeil160
- Sainte-Julie160
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu sends the largest group the other way, 900 people.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Chambly gets to work without a car for 11% of commuters
More people take transit to work here than in the middle of Quebec’s towns: 6.5% against 1.5%. Fewer drive than in the middle of Quebec’s towns: 87% against 90%. Working at home: 26% here, 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).
EI claims in the La Vallée-du-Richelieu census division run 27% above their 2019 level
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 3%. The highest month was January 2021: 5,880 people, 3.8 times the 2019 level. That works out to around 3 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 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).
Chambly on foot: a A grade
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 229 Canadian towns of 22,300 to 43,000, Chambly comes 31st 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 | Whitehorse Yukon | 34,129 | 82% | 5.6% | $112K | A+ |
| 3 | Arcola East Saskatchewan | 33,823 | 79% | 7.7% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Val-Bélair Quebec | 30,003 | 84% | 4.3% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | Sainte-Julie Quebec | 30,981 | 84% | 4.7% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 11 | Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf Quebec | 37,164 | 83% | 6.2% | $83K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 29 | Saint-Constant Quebec | 32,124 | 82% | 5.4% | $101K | A− |
| 30 | Outremont Quebec | 24,629 | 76% | 9.3% | $108K | A− |
| 31 | Chambly Quebec | 31,870 | 84% | 4.5% | $101K | A− |
| 32 | LaSalle Ontario | 36,452 | 69% | 13% | $119K | A− |
| 33 | Tecumseh Ontario | 25,554 | 70% | 13% | $109K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 229 | Parc-Extension Quebec | 29,066 | 61% | 16% | $48K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Chambly, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Chambly and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambly | 84% | 4.5% | $101K | 29.8 min | A− | A |
| Carignan 2.6 km | 84% | 5.2% | $122K | 30.5 min | A | C+ |
| Richelieu 4.3 km | 83% | 4.5% | $78K | 26.7 min | B | B+ |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu 5.5 km | 83% | 3.2% | $84K | 31 min | B | B− |
| Bienville 7.1 km | 83% | 6.3% | $103K | 29.9 min | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand 9.3 km | 84% | 4.8% | $108K | 29.1 min | A | A |
| Marieville 10.2 km | 85% | 4.7% | $78K | 28.5 min | B | B+ |
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 Chambly, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. The 2020 income of the household at the midpoint, all sources and before tax. Inside a city we rebuild it from the dissemination areas’ income bands, so there it is an estimate.
- 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. 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. 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.
- 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 Chambly
How do people in Chambly get to work?
Driving takes 87% of commuters to work, 6.5% take public transit, 3.5% walk and 1.2% cycle, and on census day 26% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Chambly?
About 29.8 minutes on average, with 22% under a quarter-hour and 6.8% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Chambly work?
24% work in Chambly itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Montréal (2,000), then Longueuil (1,565).
How many jobs are there in Chambly?
Some 7,160 people worked in Chambly at the 2021 census: 0.7 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 902 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Chambly?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 4.5% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Montréal metro area at 6.9% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Chambly?
The median household in Chambly had $100,700 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
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).