Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Working-age people in Les Cèdres have jobs more often than in 91% of Canadian towns
Before tax, the typical household in Les Cèdres brought in $97,900 in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns. The census counted 900 people working in Les Cèdres and 2,860 residents commuting to a fixed workplace. Unemployment in Les Cèdres stood at 4.4% on census day 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
Les Cèdres and work: the main findings
More people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 85% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 70%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 4.4% 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.
On jobs and income, Les Cèdres grades A
Better than 86% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #64 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 Les Cèdres, 85% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
All 12 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges census division 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 73%. Counting retirees, 70% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 62% in October 2026. These are census figures from May 2021, during COVID’s third wave; jobs have recovered since, which the Labour Force Survey shows.
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.
More of Les Cèdres’ workers leave each day than arrive
It sends out some 5 workers for every one it takes in. Of those who commute, 13% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
87% of Les Cèdres’ residents in work leave it to work; Vaudreuil-Dorion takes the most
Of those coming in, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield supplies the most: 125.
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 Les Cèdres work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
How Les Cèdres’ household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 84% of Canadian towns.
3 of the 12 other places of 2,500+ in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges census division have a higher median. The middle of Quebec’s towns is $74,100, and Les Cèdres is 32% above it. 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).
Walking, cycling or transit: 2.1% of Les Cèdres’ commuters
Transit takes 0.6% of commuters, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. 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.
The trip to work from Les Cèdres runs about as long as the middle of Canadian towns: 27.7 minutes
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 24.7 minutes. In the middle of Quebec’s towns, the average commute is 26.5 minutes. Only 23% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Long trips, an hour or more, are about as common as in the middle of Quebec’s towns: 5.5%.
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.
40% more people are on EI in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges census division than in 2019
Roughly 2.8 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 5%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 7,880 people on EI, 4.1 times 2019’s 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). Nobody publishes EI beneficiaries for Les Cèdres alone, so this card uses the figure for the Vaudreuil-Soulanges census division.
On getting around on foot, Les Cèdres grades C
Better than 35% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #428 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Les Cèdres is 88th of 700 Canadian towns of 5,000 to 9,600 people for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 17 | Boischatel Quebec | 9,250 | 85% | 4.8% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 19 | Chibougamau Quebec | 7,273 | 82% | 3.7% | $85K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 22 | Shannon Quebec | 7,088 | 81% | 3.7% | $113K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 86 | Electoral Area C, North Okanagan British Columbia | 5,029 | 76% | 8% | $105K | A |
| 87 | Montréal-Ouest Quebec | 5,197 | 82% | 8.7% | $129K | A |
| 88 | Les Cèdres Quebec | 7,145 | 85% | 4.4% | $98K | A |
| 89 | Saint-Philippe Quebec | 8,674 | 83% | 4.9% | $103K | A |
| 90 | Central Huron Ontario | 8,318 | 83% | 6.2% | $80K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 700 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Les Cèdres, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Jobs near Les Cèdres: the places around it
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cèdres | 85% | 4.4% | $98K | 27.7 min | A | C |
| Pointe-des-Cascades 7.1 km | 83% | 5.9% | $90K | 31.5 min | B | B− |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion 8.3 km | 80% | 7.2% | $89K | 28.2 min | B | B+ |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 8.3 km | 74% | 6.8% | $62K | 22.6 min | C | B+ |
| Pincourt 8.7 km | 80% | 8.1% | $95K | 29.5 min | B+ | B+ |
| Coteau-du-Lac 8.9 km | 82% | 5% | $91K | 27 min | A− | C+ |
| Terrasse-Vaudreuil 9.4 km | 82% | 6.8% | $83K | 29 min | B | 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 Les Cèdres, 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. Beneficiaries of Employment Insurance, month by month, for the census division rather than the town. Many jobless people don’t qualify, so it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. The most recent unemployment rate on the page comes from this monthly survey, which covers the wider metro area or economic region, not the town.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. Of everyone 15 or older who was working or job-hunting in the census week, the part still looking. Someone not seeking work isn’t in it at all.
- Household income. Before-tax total income of the middle household for 2020, from the census. Neighbourhood medians are worked out from bracket counts, since Statistics Canada publishes none of their own.
- 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.
- 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 Les Cèdres
How many jobs are there in Les Cèdres?
The 2021 census counted about 900 people working in Les Cèdres: 0.3 jobs for every resident who commutes to a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 209 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Les Cèdres?
The census put unemployment at 4.4% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Montréal metro area at 6.9%.
What is the average household income in Les Cèdres?
Les Cèdres’s middle household had $97,900 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Les Cèdres get to work?
By car: 94% of commuters, 0.6% take public transit and 1.5% walk; on census day 17% of those in work worked from home.
How long is the commute from Les Cèdres?
27.7 minutes is the average trip, with 23% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 5.5% taking an hour or more.
Where do people in Les Cèdres work?
13% work in Les Cèdres itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Vaudreuil-Dorion (805), then Montréal (400).
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).