Photo: GuyFromGaspésie2 · CC0Households in Chandler have lower incomes than those in 88% of Canadian towns
Joblessness at the 2021 census: 9.8% of Chandler’s labour force, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. Most commutes from Chandler take well under an hour: the average is 16.6 minutes, and 2.7% take 60 minutes or longer. Of Chandler’s residents aged 15 to 64, 72% were employed when the 2021 census was taken; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
The work numbers behind Chandler
Lower incomes than most towns
At $60,400 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
More jobs than the typical town
2,420 people work in Chandler and 2,335 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 16.6 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 2.7% 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, Chandler grades C+
Better than 39% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #314 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.
Before tax, the median household in Chandler had $60,400
Set beside Quebec’s towns, where the median is $74,100, Chandler sits 18% below. In 2020 emergency benefits topped up many low incomes, and the census counts them here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
The commute in and out of Chandler balances out
Of those who commute, 71% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
Time on the road to work from Chandler
In the middle of Quebec’s towns, the average commute is 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 62%, more than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 14.3 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.
753 people come into Chandler to work, most from Grande-Rivière and Port-Daniel--Gascons
- Grande-Rivière315
- Port-Daniel--Gascons135
- Percé95
- Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé75
- Paspébiac25
- Hope20
- Shigawake10
- Hope Town10
- Bonaventure10
- Montréal10
Of everyone working in Chandler, 31% come in from elsewhere; 315 make the 16 km trip from Grande-Rivière. Of residents who leave for work, most head to Grande-Rivière (240).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
72% of working-age people in Chandler have jobs
A smaller share in work than in 63% of Canadian towns.
Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 47%. For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 45% in work in October 2026. Working or looking, 52% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. 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.
Walking, cycling or transit: 4.8% of Chandler’s commuters
Few ride transit: 0.4%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. The car is the way to work for 93% of commuters. 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 Le Rocher-Percé census division, 36% fewer people receive EI than in 2019
Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 11%. The highest month was January 2021: 3,420 people, 1.5 times the 2019 level. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 10.8 receive EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Data for EI beneficiaries covers the Le Rocher-Percé 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).
Getting around Chandler on foot earns B−
Better than 53% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #362 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
For jobs and income, Chandler is 460th of 703 Canadian towns of 5,100 to 9,900
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 17 | Boischatel Quebec | 9,250 | 85% | 4.8% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 19 | Chibougamau Quebec | 7,273 | 82% | 3.7% | $85K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 22 | Shannon Quebec | 7,088 | 81% | 3.7% | $113K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 458 | Fruitland Ontario | 7,653 | 70% | 12% | $113K | C+ |
| 459 | Pioneer Park Ontario | 8,781 | 74% | 10% | $81K | C+ |
| 460 | Chandler Quebec | 7,323 | 72% | 9.8% | $60K | C+ |
| 461 | Lake Echo Nova Scotia | 5,223 | 74% | 12% | $93K | C+ |
| 462 | Merritt British Columbia | 7,190 | 66% | 9.4% | $70K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 703 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Chandler, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Work next door to Chandler
The nearest places to Chandler with figures are 16–23 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler | 72% | 9.8% | $60K | 16.6 min | C+ | B− |
| Grande-Rivière 15.7 km | 68% | 12% | $61K | 16.7 min | C | C+ |
| Port-Daniel--Gascons 21.4 km | 69% | 9.7% | $59K | 23.2 min | C− | C+ |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé 23.1 km | 84% | 6.6% | $65K | 16.6 min | A− | 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 Chandler, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. 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. How many residents held a job in May 2021, set against how many were 15 to 64. It reads a little high where many people work past 65, since below the municipality the census gives no breakdown of workers by age.
- Unemployment. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about work in Chandler
How long is the commute from Chandler?
The average commute is 16.6 minutes; 62% of trips take under 15 minutes and 2.7% an hour or more.
Where do people in Chandler work?
71% work in Chandler itself; of those who leave, the most go to Grande-Rivière (240), then Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé (155).
How many jobs are there in Chandler?
The 2021 census found about 2,420 people with their usual workplace in Chandler, or 1 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 256 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Chandler?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine economic region at 10%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 9.8%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Chandler?
Chandler’s middle household had $60,400 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Chandler get to work?
93% of commuters drive, 0.4% take public transit, 4% walk and 0.4% cycle; 9.4% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
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).