Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in La Présentation than in almost any Canadian town
The 2021 census put unemployment in La Présentation at 4.7%, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns. La Présentation is the usual workplace of 415 people, and 1,015 of its own residents commute to a job. In 2020, a household at the middle of La Présentation had $89,300 before tax; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
The short version on work in La Présentation
More people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 90% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 72%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 4.7% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 4.3%. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
La Présentation earns A for jobs and income
Better than 91% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #42 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.
90% of working-age people in La Présentation have jobs
All 5 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Les Maskoutains census division have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 62% in October 2026. Working or looking, 75% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 72% were working. 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.
The daily tide in La Présentation runs outward
For every person who comes in to work, about 3 residents travel out. The job is inside the municipality for 16% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
84% of La Présentation’s residents in work leave it to work; Saint-Hyacinthe takes the most
- Saint-Hyacinthe115
- Saint-Pie15
- Sainte-Marie-Madeleine15
- Otterburn Park15
- Roxton Falls10
- Drummondville10
- Saint-Eugène10
- Saint-Aimé10
- Saint-Liboire10
- Saint-Hugues10
Of those coming in, Saint-Hyacinthe supplies the most: 115.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
How La Présentation’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 74% of Canadian towns.
No other place of 2,500 or more in the Les Maskoutains census division has a higher median. That puts La Présentation 21% above 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).
Without a car, 4.4% of La Présentation’s commuters get to work
Only 18% 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%. The car is the way to work for 94% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
At 25.6 minutes, commutes from La Présentation are close to the middle of Canadian towns
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 21.6 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 31%, close to the middle of Quebec’s towns. Long trips, an hour or more, are about as common as in the middle of Quebec’s towns: 6%.
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.
40% more people are on EI in the Les Maskoutains census division than in 2019
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 7%. The count topped out in January 2021 at 4,960 people, 3.5 times the 2019 average. Roughly 3.7 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). La Présentation shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of the Les Maskoutains census division.
On getting around on foot, La Présentation grades C−
Better than 24% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #464 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
La Présentation places 59th of 458 on jobs and income among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 57 | Freelton Ontario | 2,724 | 83% | 9.6% | $129K | A |
| 58 | Bridgeport North Ontario | 2,858 | 74% | 9.6% | $165K | A |
| 59 | La Présentation Quebec | 2,696 | 90% | 4.7% | $89K | A |
| 60 | Mackenzie British Columbia | 3,442 | 78% | 12% | $88K | A |
| 61 | Saint-Liboire Quebec | 3,123 | 86% | 4.2% | $88K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 458 | 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 La Présentation, and others among Quebec’s towns.
La Présentation and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Présentation | 90% | 4.7% | $89K | 25.6 min | A | C− |
| Sainte-Madeleine 7.2 km | 84% | 5.7% | $82K | 24 min | A | B+ |
| Saint-Hyacinthe 7.7 km | 80% | 6.1% | $62K | 19.8 min | B | A |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine 8.9 km | 88% | 3.2% | $86K | 26.4 min | A− | C |
| Saint-Barnabé-Sud 11 km | 79% | 8% | $83K | 25 min | B+ | D− |
| Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu 11.2 km | 83% | 2.1% | $89K | 30.4 min | B+ | B |
| Saint-Jude 12.9 km | 72% | 8% | $81K | 28.9 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 La Présentation, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Our average assumes everyone in, say, the 15-to-29-minute band takes 22 minutes. Across all the bands that runs a shade above Statistics Canada’s measured 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.
- In work. Everyone with a job, whatever their age, divided by the residents aged 15 to 64 at the 2021 Census: below the municipality the census doesn’t split work by age, and this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood can be given.
- 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 La Présentation
How many jobs are there in La Présentation?
The 2021 census counted about 415 people working in La Présentation: 0.4 jobs for every resident who commutes to a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 124 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in La Présentation?
The census put unemployment at 4.7% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Montérégie economic region at 4.3%.
What is the average household income in La Présentation?
The median household in La Présentation had $89,300 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in La Présentation get to work?
By car: 94% of commuters, 4.4% walk; on census day 18% of those in work worked from home.
How long is the commute from La Présentation?
25.6 minutes is the average trip, with 31% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 6% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in La Présentation work?
16% work in La Présentation itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Saint-Hyacinthe (535), then Montréal (70).
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).