Photo: Studio Livernois · Public domainHousehold incomes put Saint-Roch near the very bottom of Canadian towns
Commutes from Saint-Roch average 21.1 minutes, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit is the way to work for 24% of commuters here. At the 2021 census, 72% of Saint-Roch’s 15-to-64s were in work; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%.
What the numbers say about work in Saint-Roch
Lower incomes than most towns
The middle of Canadian towns is $85,900, and the median household here had $47,800 before tax in 2020. Household income ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 21.1 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. Getting to work ↓
Many work from home
On census day, 33% of those in work were working at home; the middle of Canadian towns is 21%. Getting to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs and income in Saint-Roch earn C−
Better than 22% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #392 of 507 in Quebec.
Its strongest measure is trip times; 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.
The median household in Saint-Roch had $47,800 in 2020
35 of the 36 other places of 2,500+ in the Québec census division have a higher median. Against the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100), Saint-Roch’s median is 35% below. CERB and the other emergency payments of 2020 are counted in these incomes, which lifted the lower ones that year.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Before tax, 2020: lower than in almost any Canadian town.
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 56% of Saint-Roch’s commuters
41% drive to work, fewer than the 90% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Working at home: 33% here, 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).
Who in Saint-Roch has a job
Of the 36 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Québec census division, 2 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The participation rate, everyone 15 and over working or looking for work, was 65%. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 60% were working. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 63% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Pandemic rules were in force on census day, 11 May 2021; the Labour Force Survey shows how jobs have moved since.
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.
36% more people are on EI in the Québec census division than in 2019
Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 3%. The highest month was January 2021: 30,440 people, 4.8 times the 2019 level. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 2.6 are on EI.
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). Figures for EI beneficiaries are published for the Québec census division as a whole, not for Saint-Roch alone.
Saint-Roch on foot: a A+ grade
Better than almost every Canadian town on two measures together, #1 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 673 Canadian towns of 5,900 to 11,300, Saint-Roch comes 563rd on 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 12 | Boischatel Quebec | 9,250 | 85% | 4.8% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 14 | Chibougamau Quebec | 7,273 | 82% | 3.7% | $85K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 17 | Shannon Quebec | 7,088 | 81% | 3.7% | $113K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 561 | Cherry Hill Ontario | 6,304 | 70% | 11% | $67K | C− |
| 562 | South Bruce Peninsula Ontario | 9,799 | 73% | 9.3% | $72K | C− |
| 563 | Saint-Roch Quebec | 8,381 | 72% | 8.4% | $48K | C− |
| 564 | Port Credit Ontario | 7,606 | 71% | 14% | $77K | C− |
| 565 | Vanier North Ontario | 10,498 | 70% | 11% | $69K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 673 | Beasley Ontario | 6,338 | 49% | 17% | $47K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Saint-Roch, and others among Quebec’s towns.
The work picture around Saint-Roch
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Roch | 72% | 8.4% | $48K | 21.1 min | C− | A+ |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste 1 km | 76% | 12% | $53K | 21.1 min | C | A+ |
| Saint-Sauveur 1.1 km | 73% | 9.7% | $49K | 21.3 min | C− | A+ |
| Vieux-Limoilou 1.4 km | 76% | 8.6% | $52K | 21.6 min | C | A+ |
| Montcalm 1.5 km | 80% | 9.7% | $70K | 20.7 min | B+ | A+ |
| Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire 1.6 km | 77% | 9.7% | $60K | 21.1 min | C+ | A+ |
| Vanier 2.2 km | 73% | 11% | $49K | 19.8 min | C | 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 Saint-Roch, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- 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. Our average assumes everyone in, say, the 15-to-29-minute band takes 22 minutes. Across all the bands that runs a shade above Statistics Canada’s measured average.
- 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.
- 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.
- Neighbourhood figures. Saint-Roch’s census figures are summed from its dissemination areas. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages are published only for the whole municipality, so they are on Québec’s page.
Questions about work in Saint-Roch
How do people in Saint-Roch get to work?
41% of commuters go by car, 24% take public transit, 29% walk and 3.7% cycle. On census day 33% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How many jobs are there in Saint-Roch?
The census places jobs by municipality, so the answer is in Québec’s figures, with the flows of its commuters.
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Roch?
At the 2021 census 8.4% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Québec metro area, gives 4.5% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Saint-Roch?
At $47,800 before tax in 2020, the median household in Saint-Roch compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · 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).