Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Ormstown has lower household incomes than 79% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work from Ormstown is 26 minutes; 7.1% of commuters spend an hour or more getting there. 79% of people aged 15 to 64 in Ormstown had a job at the 2021 census, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns. In May 2021, unemployment in Ormstown reached 7.2%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
The work numbers behind Ormstown
More people in work than most towns
The 2021 census found 79% of 15-to-64s with a job (73% in the middle of Canadian towns). Count every adult, retirees too, and the figure is 58%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 7.2% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 4.3%. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Household income at the median was $64,600 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at the middle. Household income ↓
More jobs than the typical town
1,345 people work in Ormstown and 1,195 residents commute to a fixed workplace; the middle of Canadian towns has 0.8 jobs per working resident. The daily tide ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Ormstown earns C for jobs and income
Better than 34% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #341 of 507 in Quebec.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; its weakest, household income.
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 Ormstown
Of the 3 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Le Haut-Saint-Laurent census division, 2 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
A more recent figure, for the wider area: 62% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Working or looking, 62% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 58%: many residents are past working age. 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.
Ormstown households: $64,600 a year at the median
Against the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100), Ormstown’s median is 13% below. One of the 3 other places of 2,500+ in the Le Haut-Saint-Laurent census division has a higher median. The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Every working day, Ormstown’s workforce grows by 10%
The job is inside the municipality for 40% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
873 people come into Ormstown to work, most from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Hinchinbrooke
- Salaberry-de-Valleyfield190
- Huntingdon85
- Franklin60
- Montréal35
- Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague30
- Howick25
- Godmanchester25
- Vaudreuil-Dorion25
- Havelock20
- Hinchinbrooke20
Of everyone working in Ormstown, 65% come in from elsewhere; 115 make the 19 km trip from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Of residents who leave for work, most head to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (190).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 6.2% of Ormstown’s commuters
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 15% against 21%. Transit takes 1% of commuters, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. The car is the way to work for 93% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
The trip to work from Ormstown runs about as long as the middle of Canadian towns: 26 minutes
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 23 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 37%, more 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.
In the Le Haut-Saint-Laurent census division, 33% more people receive EI than in 2019
That is about 4.8 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%. At its peak, in January 2021, 1,430 people were on EI, 3 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 Le Haut-Saint-Laurent census division, Ormstown included.
Ormstown earns B for walkability
Better than 55% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #355 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Ormstown ranks: 476th of 724 Canadian towns of 3,000 to 5,700
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| 2 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 3 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 8 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Quebec | 3,307 | 85% | 4.8% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 20 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard Quebec | 3,018 | 85% | 4.5% | $83K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 26 | Havre-Saint-Pierre Quebec | 3,389 | 76% | 6.6% | $96K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 474 | Grand Falls / Grand-Sault New Brunswick | 5,465 | 70% | 9.8% | $59K | C |
| 475 | Lampman Ontario | 5,663 | 65% | 13% | $129K | C |
| 476 | Ormstown Quebec | 4,259 | 79% | 7.2% | $65K | C |
| 477 | Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona British Columbia | 4,546 | 72% | 10% | $88K | C |
| 478 | Country Hills Ontario | 4,561 | 70% | 14% | $77K | C |
| … | ||||||
| 724 | Saint-Alexis-des-Monts Quebec | 3,190 | 61% | 11% | $50K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Ormstown, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Neighbouring places to Ormstown, compared
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormstown | 79% | 7.2% | $65K | 26 min | C | B |
| Franklin 9.3 km | 76% | 7.5% | $67K | 30.8 min | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague 11.7 km | 83% | 2.4% | $86K | 24.5 min | A | C+ |
| Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka 13.4 km | 77% | 6.3% | $81K | 27.4 min | B− | C− |
| Huntingdon 13.9 km | 64% | 9.6% | $50K | 25.5 min | D | A+ |
| Hinchinbrooke 14.4 km | 82% | 5.5% | $59K | 29.2 min | C | C− |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement 15.3 km | 85% | 4.6% | $76K | 30.5 min | B− | 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 Ormstown, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. People receiving EI benefits each month, counted for the census division. It follows the local job market; 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. 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. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- 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. One way, on a usual day, from the census’s travel-time bands. Band midpoints overstate it a little next to the figure Statistics Canada times.
- Where people commute. Only people with a usual place of work are in it: those who work from home or have no fixed site are not. Home and work are both counted by municipality.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
Questions about work in Ormstown
Where do people in Ormstown work?
Only 40% work in Ormstown itself; the rest go first to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (190) and Huntingdon (85).
How many jobs are there in Ormstown?
Some 1,345 people worked in Ormstown at the 2021 census: 1.1 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 146 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Ormstown?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Montérégie economic region at 4.3%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 7.2%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Ormstown?
Ormstown’s middle household had $64,600 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Ormstown get to work?
Driving takes 93% of commuters to work, 1% take public transit and 5.2% walk, and on census day 15% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Ormstown?
About 26 minutes on average, with 37% under a quarter-hour and 7.1% at an hour or longer.
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).