Photo: Étudiant-e désirant garder l'anonymat. · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Larouche have higher incomes than those in 70% of Canadian towns
Larouche counted 78% of its 15-to-64s in jobs at the 2021 census, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns. For 8.2% of commuters in Larouche, the trip to work lasts an hour or more; the average is 29.5 minutes. Census day 2021 found 3.6% of Larouche’s labour force without a job, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
The work figures that set Larouche apart
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 3.6% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 3.8%. Unemployment ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 29.5 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 8.2% last an hour or longer. 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.
Jobs & income in Larouche: graded B−
Better than 52% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
Its strongest measure is household income; 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.
Work and the working-age population of Larouche
Of the 4 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord census division, 2 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 63%. Counting retirees, 60% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. For the wider area, the Labour Force Survey had 59% in work in October 2026. 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.
Commuting times in Larouche
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 29.4 minutes. In the middle of Quebec’s towns, the average commute is 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 16%, 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.
The daily tide in Larouche runs outward
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 2 to 1.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
86% of Larouche’s residents in work leave it to work; Saguenay takes the most
- Saguenay325
- Alma85
- Saint-Bruno35
Inbound, the leader is Saguenay (55).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
What households earned in Larouche: $87,300 in 2020
Set beside Quebec’s towns, where the median is $74,100, Larouche sits 18% above. One of the 4 other places of 2,500+ in the Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord census division has a higher median. Pandemic support paid in 2020, CERB first among it, is part of these before-tax incomes.
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, 1.5% of Larouche’s commuters get to work
The car is the way to work for 97% of commuters. Home was the workplace for 17%, under the 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).
EI claims in the Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord census division run 9% above their 2019 level
At its peak, in January 2021, 11,420 people were on EI, 2.9 times the 2019 average. That is about 4.1 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division.
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). Larouche shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of the Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord census division.
The Walkability grade for Larouche: C
Better than 34% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
The work picture around Larouche
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larouche | 78% | 3.6% | $87K | 29.5 min | B− | C |
| Saint-Bruno 10.2 km | 85% | 2.9% | $79K | 21 min | A | B− |
| Hébertville-Station 10.9 km | 86% | 3.7% | $67K | 24.2 min | B | C+ |
| Hébertville 13.4 km | 87% | 5.3% | $69K | 24.5 min | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Nazaire 15.7 km | 83% | 5.1% | $80K | 25.6 min | B+ | D |
| Alma 15.8 km | 76% | 5.3% | $68K | 18.6 min | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Gédéon 17.7 km | 81% | 5.4% | $86K | 23.5 min | A | 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 Larouche, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. Why 15 to 64? Otherwise retirees would pull the rate down in older towns. The census can’t say how old a neighbourhood’s workers are, so the count of people in work takes every age.
- Unemployment. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- 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.
- 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. How many people in the census division drew Employment Insurance each month; it moves with layoffs and hiring, yet people who don’t qualify are absent from it.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Medians over towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents. Whole cities would swamp them and reserves sit outside the rankings, so neither is in.
Questions about work in Larouche
How many jobs are there in Larouche?
Some 360 people worked in Larouche at the 2021 census: 0.7 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 39 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Larouche?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 3.6% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Saguenay metro area at 3.8% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Larouche?
Larouche’s middle household had $87,300 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Larouche get to work?
Driving takes 97% of commuters to work, 1.5% walk, and on census day 17% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Larouche?
About 29.5 minutes on average, with 16% under a quarter-hour and 8.2% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Larouche work?
14% work in Larouche itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Saguenay (325), then Alma (85).
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).