Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Working-age people in Palmarolle are more likely to have a job than in 94% of Canadian towns
The census counted 215 people working in Palmarolle and 550 residents commuting to a fixed workplace. Before tax, the typical household in Palmarolle brought in $76,700 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. 5.2% of the labour force in Palmarolle was out of work at the 2021 census, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns.
What sets Palmarolle apart on jobs and income
More people in work than most towns
The 2021 census found 86% of 15-to-64s with a job (73% in the middle of Canadian towns). Count every adult, retirees too, and the figure is 63%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 5.2% were unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; by October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the area at 2.5%. 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, Palmarolle grades B
Better than 62% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
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 Palmarolle, 86% of the working-age population has a job
The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 60% in October 2026. Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 67% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 63% of residents 15 and over were in work. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at 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.
A commuter town: Palmarolle sends out more workers than it takes in
It sends out some 4 workers for every one it takes in. 18% 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.
82% of Palmarolle’s residents in work leave it to work; La Sarre takes the most
- La Sarre270
- Rouyn-Noranda65
- Macamic35
- Preissac20
- Sainte-Germaine-Boulé15
- Saint-Jérôme10
- Gallichan10
- Amos10
- Val-d'Or10
Coming the other way, Poularies sends the most (25).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Household income in Palmarolle
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 51% of Canadian towns.
Set beside Quebec’s towns, where the median is $74,100, Palmarolle sits 4% above. Pandemic support paid in 2020, CERB first among it, is part of these before-tax incomes.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 15% of Palmarolle’s commuters
Home was the workplace for 10%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit takes 3.1% of commuters, close to the middle of Canadian towns. 80% drive to work, fewer than the 90% in the middle of Quebec’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
A longer commute than the middle of Canadian towns: 28.2 minutes from Palmarolle
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 25.6 minutes. In the middle of Quebec’s towns, the average commute is 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 34%, more than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. 18% spend an hour or longer getting to work; the middle of Quebec’s towns has 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.
8% fewer people are on EI in the Abitibi-Ouest census division than in 2019
That is about 4 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 2%. In January 2021 it reached 1,050, the most in the series and 2.1 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). Nobody publishes EI beneficiaries for Palmarolle alone, so this card uses the figure for the Abitibi-Ouest census division.
The walkability of Palmarolle: B
Better than 56% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Palmarolle compares with the places nearby
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmarolle | 86% | 5.2% | $77K | 28.2 min | B | B |
| La Sarre 16.4 km | 75% | 6% | $60K | 21.7 min | C | A |
| Macamic 17.7 km | 71% | 8.5% | $75K | 25.1 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 Palmarolle, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. The 2020 income of the household at the midpoint, all sources and before tax. Inside a city we rebuild it from the dissemination areas’ income bands, so there it is an estimate.
- 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. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless 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. Why 15 to 64? Otherwise retirees would pull the rate down in older towns. The census can’t say how old a neighbourhood’s workers are, so the count of people in work takes every age.
- Which towns we compare. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
Questions about work in Palmarolle
What is the unemployment rate in Palmarolle?
The census put unemployment at 5.2% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Abitibi-Témiscamingue economic region at 2.5%.
What is the average household income in Palmarolle?
The median household in Palmarolle had $76,700 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Palmarolle get to work?
Driving takes 80% of commuters to work, 3.1% take public transit, 9.9% walk and 1.5% cycle, and on census day 10% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Palmarolle?
About 28.2 minutes on average, with 34% under a quarter-hour and 18% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Palmarolle work?
Only 18% work in Palmarolle itself; the rest go first to La Sarre (270) and Rouyn-Noranda (65).
How many jobs are there in Palmarolle?
Some 215 people worked in Palmarolle at the 2021 census: 0.4 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 40 businesses with employees in June 2026.
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).