Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0More of Léry’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 96% of Canadian towns
Of everyone in Léry working or looking for work in May 2021, 4.1% were unemployed; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. 160 people have their usual place of work in Léry, against 840 residents who travel to a job. Before tax, the typical household in Léry brought in $93,800 in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns.
Léry at work: what stands out
More people in work than most towns
87% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; counting everyone 15 and over, retirees included, it was 65%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 4.1% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 6.9% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Léry earns A for jobs and income
Better than 89% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #52 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.
87% of working-age people in Léry have jobs
All 10 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Roussillon census division have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 65%: many residents are past working age. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 62% in October 2026. The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 68%. Census day was 11 May 2021, in the pandemic’s third wave: unemployment ran high and many worked from home, so these figures describe that spring rather than today.
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.
Léry empties a little on a working day
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 9 to 1. 8.9% 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.
91% of Léry’s residents in work leave it to work; Châteauguay takes the most
Châteauguay sends the largest group the other way, 60 people.
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 Léry work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
How Léry’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 79% of Canadian towns.
Against the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100), Léry’s median is 27% above. 4 of the 10 other places of 2,500+ in the Roussillon census division have 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).
Without a car, 3.8% of Léry’s commuters get to work
The car is the way to work for 94% of commuters. Home was the workplace for 17%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns.
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.
A commute like the middle of Canadian towns: 26.7 minutes from Léry
Timed exactly, the average is 24.5 minutes (Statistics Canada). Trips under 15 minutes: 30%, fewer than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Long trips are rarer than in the middle of Quebec’s towns: 4.2% take an hour or more, against 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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
In the Roussillon census division, 31% more people receive EI than in 2019
The count topped out in January 2021 at 9,250 people, 3.7 times the 2019 average. That is about 3.3 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. Set against the same month a year before, the count in August 2026 fell by 2%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Area behind the EI beneficiaries figures: the Roussillon 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).
Getting around Léry on foot earns C
Better than 33% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #435 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,800, Léry ranks 72nd of 527 for jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 70 | Collectivité Nouvelle Quebec | 3,587 | 81% | 4.8% | $144K | A |
| 71 | Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine British Columbia | 3,189 | 83% | 8% | $97K | A |
| 72 | Léry Quebec | 2,817 | 87% | 4.1% | $94K | A |
| 73 | Pilot Butte Saskatchewan | 3,255 | 76% | 5.6% | $130K | A |
| 74 | Kinburn Ontario | 2,639 | 84% | 6.4% | $125K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 527 | 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 Léry, and others among Quebec’s towns.
How Léry compares with the places nearby
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léry | 87% | 4.1% | $94K | 26.7 min | A | C |
| Châteauguay 5.6 km | 75% | 8.4% | $79K | 29.3 min | C | A |
| Mercier 6.2 km | 82% | 5% | $101K | 29.3 min | A− | B+ |
| Beauharnois 7.5 km | 79% | 6.1% | $69K | 27.9 min | C | B+ |
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot 9.6 km | 80% | 5% | $120K | 31.7 min | B+ | B− |
| Kahnawake 10 km | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Martine 10.1 km | 83% | 3.3% | $79K | 27.7 min | B | 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 Léry, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Half of households had more than this before tax in 2020, half less, counting every source of income. For a neighbourhood we estimate the median from the income brackets of its dissemination areas.
- Trip times. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed 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. 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.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 people or more, never a whole city and never a First Nations reserve. Middles are medians.
Questions about work in Léry
How many jobs are there in Léry?
About 160 people had their usual place of work in Léry at the 2021 census, 0.2 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 89 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Léry?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 4.1% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Montréal metro area at 6.9% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Léry?
At $93,800 before tax in 2020, the median household in Léry compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Léry get to work?
94% of commuters go by car, 3.8% take public transit. On census day 17% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Léry?
On average 26.7 minutes; 30% take under 15 minutes and 4.2% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Léry work?
Only 8.9% work in Léry itself; the rest go first to Châteauguay (360) and Montréal (160).
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).