Photo: Adqproductions · CC BY-SA 3.0Working-age people in Hébertville are more likely to have a job than in 96% of Canadian towns
Jobs located in Hébertville: 415, for 905 residents with a usual workplace. Half the households in Hébertville had more than $69,400 in 2020, before tax, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. 5.3% of the labour force in Hébertville was out of work at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
What Hébertville’s work numbers say
More people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 87% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 61%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 5.3% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 3.6% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $69,400 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
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 Hébertville: B+
Better than 67% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #182 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.
How many in Hébertville have a job: 87% of 15-to-64s
All 3 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est census division have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 59% in work in October 2026. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 64% of residents that age. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 61% were working. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at home.
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.
How Hébertville’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 68% of Canadian towns.
Of the 3 other places of 2,500 or more in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est census division, 2 have a higher median. Against the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100), Hébertville’s median is 6% below. 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).
Hébertville is quieter on a working day than at night
It sends out some 3 workers for every one it takes 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 Hébertville’s residents in work leave it to work; Alma takes the most
Alma sends the largest group the other way, 60 people.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
4.9% of commuters in Hébertville walk, cycle or take transit
The car is the way to work for 94% of commuters. Only 11% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
At 24.5 minutes, commutes from Hébertville are close to the middle of Canadian towns
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 22.5 minutes. In the middle of Quebec’s towns, the average commute is 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 29%, 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.
5% more people are on EI in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est census division than in 2019
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 1%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 4,270 people on EI, 2.5 times 2019’s average. Roughly 4.8 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. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100). Hébertville shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est census division.
The walkability of Hébertville: C+
Better than 40% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #418 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
For jobs and income, Hébertville is 146th of 424 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 9 | Hatley Quebec | 2,512 | 89% | 4.1% | $103K | A+ |
| 10 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Quebec | 3,307 | 85% | 4.8% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 144 | Clermont Quebec | 3,117 | 78% | 9.9% | $67K | B+ |
| 145 | Saint-Martin Quebec | 2,687 | 81% | 5.5% | $64K | B+ |
| 146 | Hébertville Quebec | 2,588 | 87% | 5.3% | $69K | B+ |
| 147 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac Quebec | 2,505 | 82% | 5.2% | $103K | B+ |
| 148 | Sainte-Luce Quebec | 2,808 | 79% | 5.3% | $70K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 424 | 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 Hébertville, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Work next door to Hébertville
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hébertville | 87% | 5.3% | $69K | 24.5 min | B+ | C+ |
| Hébertville-Station 6.5 km | 86% | 3.7% | $67K | 24.2 min | B | C+ |
| Saint-Bruno 9.5 km | 85% | 2.9% | $79K | 21 min | A | B− |
| Saint-Gédéon 12.5 km | 81% | 5.4% | $86K | 23.5 min | A | C |
| Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix 13.3 km | 76% | 6.5% | $70K | 24.7 min | C+ | B |
| Larouche 13.4 km | 78% | 3.6% | $87K | 29.5 min | B− | C |
| Alma 18.6 km | 76% | 5.3% | $68K | 18.6 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 Hébertville, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- 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. 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.
- 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 Hébertville
How long is the commute from Hébertville?
About 24.5 minutes on average, with 29% under a quarter-hour and 3.6% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Hébertville work?
Only 24% work in Hébertville itself; the rest go first to Alma (330) and Saguenay (100).
How many jobs are there in Hébertville?
Some 415 people worked in Hébertville at the 2021 census: 0.5 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 73 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Hébertville?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean economic region at 3.6%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 5.3%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Hébertville?
The median household in Hébertville had $69,400 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Hébertville get to work?
Driving takes 94% of commuters to work, 4.9% walk, and on census day 11% of those in work were at home.
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).