Photo: ndoduc · CC BY-SA 4.0Vimont has higher household incomes than 77% of Canadian towns
7.1% of the labour force in Vimont was out of work at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. Workers in Vimont spend 29.4 minutes on the way to work on average (26 in the middle of Canadian towns). In Vimont, 78% of residents aged 15 to 64 were working in May 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
Vimont and work: the main findings
Less unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 7.1% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 6.9% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 29.4 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. Getting to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
On jobs and income, Vimont grades B
Better than 58% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #227 of 507 in Quebec.
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.
In and out of work in Vimont
Of the 12 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Laval census division, 9 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
In October 2026, 62% of the wider area’s adults had a job, on the Labour Force Survey’s count. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 65% of residents that age. Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 61%. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
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.
Vimont gets to work without a car for 13% of commuters
84% drive to work, fewer than the 90% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Working at home: 21%, close to the middle of Canadian towns. The middle of Quebec’s towns has 1.5% on transit; here it is 10%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
Median household income in Vimont: $91,000 in 2020
The middle of Quebec’s towns is $74,100, and Vimont is 23% above it. Of the 12 other places of 2,500 or more in the Laval census division, 6 have a higher median. 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).
EI claims in the Laval census division run 43% above their 2019 level
For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 2.8 are on EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 6%. The count topped out in January 2021 at 23,950 people, 5 times the 2019 average.
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). For EI beneficiaries, the only official count covers all of the Laval census division, Vimont included.
The walkability of Vimont: A+
Better than 96% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #124 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 21,800 to 42,100, Vimont ranks 79th of 244 for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 80% | 5.8% | $148K | A+ |
| 2 | Whitehorse Yukon | 34,129 | 82% | 5.6% | $112K | A+ |
| 3 | Arcola East Saskatchewan | 33,823 | 79% | 7.7% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Val-Bélair Quebec | 30,003 | 84% | 4.3% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 7 | Sainte-Julie Quebec | 30,981 | 84% | 4.7% | $107K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 11 | Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf Quebec | 37,164 | 83% | 6.2% | $83K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 77 | Centretown Ontario | 32,035 | 77% | 10% | $73K | B |
| 78 | Bedford Park-Nortown Ontario | 22,376 | 73% | 10% | $146K | B |
| 79 | Vimont Quebec | 31,166 | 78% | 7.1% | $91K | B |
| 80 | Port Moody British Columbia | 38,285 | 78% | 7.1% | $116K | B |
| 81 | Penticton British Columbia | 39,068 | 75% | 8.4% | $68K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 244 | Parc-Extension Quebec | 29,066 | 61% | 16% | $48K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Vimont, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Vimont and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vimont | 78% | 7.1% | $91K | 29.4 min | B | A+ |
| Auteuil 3.5 km | 78% | 6.8% | $108K | 32.6 min | B | A |
| Duvernay 3.7 km | 80% | 6.3% | $111K | 31.6 min | B+ | A |
| Sainte-Rose 4.5 km | 80% | 6.4% | $111K | 29.3 min | A− | A |
| Pont-Viau 4.9 km | 72% | 8.9% | $69K | 30.1 min | D | A+ |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul 5.2 km | 73% | 8.4% | $75K | 31.2 min | C− | A |
| Laval-des-Rapides 5.8 km | 74% | 9.8% | $67K | 30.4 min | D | A+ |
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 Vimont, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- 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. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- 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.
- 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.
- Neighbourhood figures. Vimont’s census figures are summed from its dissemination areas. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages are published only for the whole municipality, so they are on Laval’s page.
Questions about work in Vimont
What is the average household income in Vimont?
The census puts Vimont at $91,000 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Vimont get to work?
By car: 84% of commuters, 10% take public transit, 2.9% walk and 0.1% cycle; on census day 21% of those in work worked from home.
How many jobs are there in Vimont?
Jobs and commuting flows exist only for Laval as a whole, and its page carries them.
What is the unemployment rate in Vimont?
Two figures answer it: 7.1% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 6.9% for the Montréal metro area in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · 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).