Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Dégelis earn less than those in 94% of Canadian towns
78% of people aged 15 to 64 in Dégelis had a job at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%. An hour or more each way is the commute for 3.6% of workers in Dégelis; the average is 19.5 minutes. In May 2021, unemployment in Dégelis reached 7.9%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Where Dégelis stands out on work
Lower incomes than most towns
At $56,300 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 19.5 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 3.6% 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.
The Jobs & income grade for Dégelis: B−
Better than 46% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #280 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 Dégelis had $56,300
That puts Dégelis 24% below the median of Quebec’s towns, $74,100. Pandemic benefits paid in 2020 lifted the incomes at the bottom, and they are counted here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Time on the road to work from Dégelis
Timed exactly, the average is 16.8 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of Quebec’s towns averages 26.5 minutes. A quarter-hour or less for 55% of commuters, against 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.
In and out of Dégelis: the working day evens 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.
44% of Dégelis’ residents in work leave it to work; Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac takes the most
- Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac105
- Saint-Juste-du-Lac60
- Packington35
- Saint-Eusèbe30
- Auclair30
- Rivière-Bleue15
- Edmundston10
- Rivière-du-Loup10
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande10
- Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long10
- Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac170
- Edmundston60
- Auclair20
- Saint-Juste-du-Lac15
- Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!15
- Rimouski10
- Notre-Dame-des-Neiges10
- Saint-Cyprien10
- Rivière-du-Loup10
- Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long10
Inbound, the leader is Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (105).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Work and the working-age population of Dégelis
A larger share in work than in 67% of Canadian towns.
Counting those looking for work too, 58% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 53%. For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 52% in work in October 2026. Statistics Canada counted on 11 May 2021, with much of the country under pandemic rules: more people were out of work or at home than usual.
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.
Leaving the car at home: 6.8% of commuters in Dégelis
Nearly everyone drives: 92% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 13% against 21%. Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% 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 Témiscouata census division run 4% above their 2019 level
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 6.9 receive EI. Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 rose by 1%. In January 2021 it reached 1,610, the most in the series and 2.1 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Not measured by town: EI beneficiaries (the Témiscouata 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).
Walking in Dégelis earns B
Better than 61% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #334 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Dégelis is 306th of 578 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,000 people for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mount Royal Alberta | 2,758 | 83% | 12% | $188K | A+ |
| 2 | Central River Heights Manitoba | 2,736 | 84% | 5.4% | $137K | A+ |
| 3 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Kuujjuaq Quebec | 2,766 | 78% | 4.2% | $112K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 10 | Hatley Quebec | 2,512 | 89% | 4.1% | $103K | A+ |
| 11 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Quebec | 3,307 | 85% | 4.8% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 304 | Country Hills Alberta | 3,702 | 72% | 12% | $99K | B− |
| 305 | Fairfield Ontario | 3,497 | 74% | 9.4% | $73K | B− |
| 306 | Dégelis Quebec | 2,943 | 78% | 7.9% | $56K | B− |
| 307 | Brooklands Manitoba | 3,114 | 69% | 10% | $77K | B− |
| 308 | Lynnwood Alberta | 3,452 | 68% | 11% | $87K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 578 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Dégelis, and others among Quebec’s towns.
How the places next to Dégelis compare on work
No closer places have figures: these lie 22–29 km from Dégelis.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dégelis | 78% | 7.9% | $56K | 19.5 min | B− | B |
| Saint-Jacques 22.3 km | 71% | 5.7% | $71K | 20.1 min | C+ | D− |
| Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac 22.8 km | 74% | 5.1% | $63K | 18.4 min | C+ | B |
| Saint-Joseph 25.6 km | 75% | 10% | $74K | 23.6 min | C+ | C− |
| Rivière-Bleue 29.4 km | 56% | 9.6% | $47K | 26.8 min | D− | D− |
| Edmundston 29.5 km | 72% | 7.9% | $59K | 13.9 min | C+ | 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 Dégelis, 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. 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. Half of households had more than this before tax in 2020, half less, counting every source of income. For a neighbourhood we estimate the median from the income brackets of its dissemination areas.
- 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. Beneficiaries of Employment Insurance, month by month, for the census division rather than the town. Many jobless people don’t qualify, so it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- Which towns we compare. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
Questions about work in Dégelis
How many jobs are there in Dégelis?
The 2021 census found about 880 people with their usual workplace in Dégelis, or 1 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. Statistics Canada counted 120 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Dégelis?
At the 2021 census 7.9% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Bas-Saint-Laurent economic region, gives 4.3% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Dégelis?
The census puts Dégelis at $56,300 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Dégelis get to work?
92% of commuters drive, 6.8% walk; 13% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Dégelis?
The average commute is 19.5 minutes; 55% of trips take under 15 minutes and 3.6% an hour or more.
Where do people in Dégelis work?
56% work in Dégelis itself; of those who leave, the most go to Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (170), then Edmundston (60).
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).