Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0Most of Lavaltrie works elsewhere: the town has 0.5 jobs for each resident in work
An hour or more each way is the commute for 11% of workers in Lavaltrie; the average is 32.2 minutes. Out of work in May 2021: 6% of Lavaltrie’s labour force, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The median household in Lavaltrie had $82,600 before tax in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900.
Lavaltrie and work: the main findings
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 6% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 6.9%. Unemployment ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 32.2 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 11% 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.
On jobs and income, Lavaltrie grades C+
Better than 38% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #319 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.
In Lavaltrie, 78% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 5 other places of 2,500 people or more in the D'Autray census division, 4 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 62% in October 2026. 66% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 62% of residents 15 and over were in work. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from 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.
Commuting times in Lavaltrie
Trips under 15 minutes: 20%, fewer than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 29.1 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of Quebec’s towns averages 26.5 minutes.
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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
The daily tide in Lavaltrie runs outward
5,125 residents of Lavaltrie had a usual place of work at the 2021 census, and 2,715 people had theirs in Lavaltrie, wherever they lived.
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 3 to 1. 22% 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.
78% of Lavaltrie’s residents in work leave it to work; Montréal takes the most
- Montréal950
- Repentigny775
- Joliette430
- Terrebonne305
- L'Assomption255
- Saint-Charles-Borromée155
- Berthierville145
- Lanoraie130
- Laval85
- Montréal-Est80
Inbound, the leader is Repentigny (195).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
2021 Census, people with a usual place of work: where residents of Lavaltrie work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
How Lavaltrie’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 62% of Canadian towns.
No other place of 2,500 or more in the D'Autray census division has a higher median. Incomes are for 2020, the first pandemic year, so CERB and other emergency payments are part of them.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
3.2% of commuters in Lavaltrie walk, cycle or take transit
Few ride transit: 0.8%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. Nearly everyone drives: 96% of commuters go by car, truck or van.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
EI claims in the D'Autray census division run 41% above their 2019 level
The highest month was January 2021: 2,990 people, 3.1 times the 2019 level. That works out to around 4.6 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 2%.
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). Behind EI beneficiaries sits data gathered across the D'Autray census division, with Lavaltrie one part of it.
Getting around Lavaltrie on foot earns B−
Better than 54% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #357 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 547 Canadian towns of 11,200 to 21,600, Lavaltrie comes 304th on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Saanich British Columbia | 12,986 | 85% | 5.9% | $121K | A+ |
| 2 | Sillery Quebec | 13,950 | 81% | 6.2% | $120K | A+ |
| 3 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| 4 | Cap-Rouge Quebec | 17,139 | 81% | 4.3% | $126K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 9 | L'Aéroport Quebec | 13,630 | 84% | 5.2% | $90K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 302 | Mont-Tremblant Quebec | 11,879 | 72% | 13% | $67K | C+ |
| 303 | Tillsonburg Ontario | 21,450 | 70% | 12% | $74K | C+ |
| 304 | Lavaltrie Quebec | 15,996 | 78% | 6% | $83K | C+ |
| 305 | Downtown Alberta | 12,880 | 76% | 13% | $68K | C+ |
| 306 | La Tuque Quebec | 11,309 | 71% | 6.9% | $60K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 547 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Lavaltrie, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Lavaltrie and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaltrie | 78% | 6% | $83K | 32.2 min | C+ | B− |
| Contrecoeur 5.8 km | 81% | 5.9% | $82K | 30.7 min | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Sulpice 8.2 km | 86% | 4.3% | $83K | 32.8 min | B | B− |
| Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu 10 km | 85% | 5.2% | $84K | 35.7 min | B− | C |
| Lanoraie 10.3 km | 77% | 6.1% | $77K | 32.4 min | C | B |
| L'Assomption 10.7 km | 81% | 5.1% | $87K | 32.7 min | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Ours 11.1 km | 79% | 5.3% | $75K | 33 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 Lavaltrie, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- Unemployment. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- Household income. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- Trip times. The census asks how long the trip to work usually takes, in bands; our average uses each band’s middle, so it runs a little above Statistics Canada’s timed average.
- Where people commute. Statistics Canada’s place-of-work table counts people with a usual place of work by the municipality they live in and the one they work in. Jobs here are people whose usual workplace is in the municipality, wherever they live.
- 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. Statistics Canada surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- Which towns we compare. Any town of 2,500 or more counts, and so does any city neighbourhood that size; the city as a whole and First Nations reserves don’t. The middle is the median.
Questions about work in Lavaltrie
How many jobs are there in Lavaltrie?
The 2021 census found about 2,715 people with their usual workplace in Lavaltrie, or 0.5 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 471 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Lavaltrie?
Two figures answer it: 6% 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.
What is the average household income in Lavaltrie?
Before tax, half the households in Lavaltrie had more than $82,600 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Lavaltrie get to work?
96% of commuters drive, 0.8% take public transit, 2.2% walk and 0.2% cycle; 11% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Lavaltrie?
The average commute is 32.2 minutes; 20% of trips take under 15 minutes and 11% an hour or more.
Where do people in Lavaltrie work?
22% work in Lavaltrie itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Montréal (950), then Repentigny (775).
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).