Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for each resident in work, most of Labelle commutes out
Half the households in Labelle had more than $61,500 in 2020, before tax; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. In Labelle, 76% of residents aged 15 to 64 were working in May 2021, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. Labelle had an unemployment rate of 8.5% at the 2021 census, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns.
Jobs and income in Labelle: what the figures say
Work near the middle
At the 2021 census 76% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 53%. In work ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Half the households here had more than $61,500 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Labelle earns C− for jobs and income
Better than 20% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #395 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.
What households in Labelle earn
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 85% of Canadian towns.
Of the 5 other places of 2,500 or more in the Les Laurentides census division, 4 have a higher median. Labelle’s median is 17% below the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100). These are 2020 incomes, before tax, and they include pandemic benefits such as CERB, which lifted many lower incomes that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
More workers leave Labelle each day than arrive
It sends out some 3 workers for every one it takes in. 30% 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.
70% of Labelle’s residents in work leave it to work; Mont-Tremblant takes the most
- Mont-Tremblant300
- Rivière-Rouge60
- La Macaza45
- Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré35
- Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts30
- Montréal20
- Laval10
- Mirabel10
- Huberdeau10
- Mont-Laurier10
In the other direction the biggest source is Mont-Tremblant, with 35.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
In and out of work in Labelle
Of the 5 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Les Laurentides census division, 4 have 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 53%. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 60% of the wider area’s adults in work. Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 58%. 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.
Without a car, 2.8% of Labelle’s commuters get to work
Home was the workplace for 11%, under the 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 95% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
The trip to work from Labelle runs about as long as the middle of Canadian towns: 26.3 minutes
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 23.6 minutes. Only 27% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. 8.3% spend an hour or longer getting to work; the middle of Quebec’s towns has 5.3%.
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.
EI claims in the Les Laurentides census division run 29% above their 2019 level
In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 2%. In January 2021 it reached 4,300, the most in the series and 3.3 times the 2019 average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 4 receive EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of the Les Laurentides 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).
The walkability of Labelle: C−
Better than 24% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #463 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Labelle ranks: 434th of 553 Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,900
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 432 | Stanstead Quebec | 2,994 | 72% | 6.8% | $55K | C− |
| 433 | Sicamous British Columbia | 2,854 | 70% | 11% | $65K | C− |
| 434 | Labelle Quebec | 2,861 | 76% | 8.5% | $62K | C− |
| 435 | Bright New Brunswick | 3,648 | 72% | 11% | $76K | C− |
| 436 | Lauderdale Alberta | 2,954 | 57% | 16% | $78K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 553 | 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 Labelle, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Labelle and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labelle | 76% | 8.5% | $62K | 26.3 min | C− | C− |
| La Conception 13.5 km | 71% | 16% | $73K | 29.3 min | C− | C− |
| La Minerve 15.7 km | 62% | 14% | $57K | 30.4 min | D− | C+ |
| La Macaza 17.3 km | 47% | 24% | $57K | 32.6 min | D− | D− |
| Mont-Tremblant 18.6 km | 72% | 13% | $67K | 20.5 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 Labelle, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Where people commute. Who travels where, from the census: workers with a regular workplace, sorted by the municipality they live in and the one they work in.
- Employment Insurance. Monthly EI recipients across the census division: a pulse of the local job market rather than a measure of who is out of work.
- 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. 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.
- Unemployment. The share of people 15 and over in the labour force, working or looking for work, who had no job on census day in May 2021.
- 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. 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.
- 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 Labelle
How long is the commute from Labelle?
26.3 minutes is the average trip, with 27% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 8.3% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Labelle work?
30% work in Labelle itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Mont-Tremblant (300), then Rivière-Rouge (60).
How many jobs are there in Labelle?
Statistics Canada counted 96 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Labelle?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 8.5% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Laurentides economic region at 4.5% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Labelle?
The census puts Labelle at $61,500 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Labelle get to work?
By car: 95% of commuters, 2.8% walk; on census day 11% of those in work worked from 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).