Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Repentigny earn more than those in 76% of Canadian towns
80% of people aged 15 to 64 in Repentigny had a job at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. Getting to work from Repentigny takes 31.8 minutes on average, an hour or more for 11%. Out of work in May 2021: 5.9% of Repentigny’s labour force; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
Where Repentigny stands out on work
More people in work than most towns
The 2021 census found 80% of 15-to-64s with a job (73% in the middle of Canadian towns). Count every adult, retirees too, and the figure is 61%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
The Labour Force Survey had the area at 6.9% in October 2026; on census day in 2021 the town’s own rate was 5.9%, where the middle of Canadian towns had 9.9%. Unemployment ↓
Longer trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 31.8 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 11% last an hour or longer. The trip 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 & income in Repentigny: graded B−
Better than 54% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #251 of 507 in Quebec.
Its strongest measure is household income; 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.
How many in Repentigny were working in 2021
Of the 4 other places of 2,500 people or more in the L'Assomption census division, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 62% of the wider area’s adults in work. Working or looking, 64% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 61% were working. 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.
How long the commute from Repentigny takes
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 28.6 minutes. The middle of Quebec’s towns averages 26.5 minutes. Only 23% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 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.
The daily tide in Repentigny runs outward
Each person commuting in is matched by about 2 residents going out. 32% 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.
68% of Repentigny’s residents in work leave it to work; Montréal takes the most
- L'Assomption1,530
- Montréal1,355
- Terrebonne1,340
- Lavaltrie775
- Mascouche745
- L'Épiphanie590
- Charlemagne450
- Saint-Sulpice285
- Laval265
- Saint-Lin--Laurentides175
- Montréal11,680
- Terrebonne2,130
- Laval1,155
- L'Assomption920
- Montréal-Est480
- Joliette400
- Mascouche355
- Charlemagne260
- Longueuil250
- Lavaltrie195
Inbound, the leader is L'Assomption (1,530).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
$90,700 a year: the median household in Repentigny
No other place of 2,500 or more in the L'Assomption census division has a higher median. That puts Repentigny 22% above the median of Quebec’s towns, $74,100. Because 2020 was the first year of the pandemic, emergency benefits make up 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).
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 8.9% of Repentigny’s commuters
Home was the workplace for 17%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. By transit: 5.2% of commuters, well above the 1.5% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. 90% drive to work, about the same as 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).
In the L'Assomption census division, 34% more people receive EI than in 2019
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 3.6 receive EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 1%. The count topped out in January 2021 at 6,730 people, 3.8 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: one figure for all of the L'Assomption 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).
The Walkability grade for Repentigny: A
Better than 87% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #183 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
How Repentigny ranks: 21st of 46 Canadian towns of 63,900 to 123,200
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Albert Alberta | 74,621 | 77% | 9.1% | $118K | A |
| 2 | North Vancouver British Columbia | 97,845 | 79% | 7.3% | $123K | A |
| 3 | Grande Prairie Alberta | 71,160 | 73% | 12% | $103K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 10 | Mirabel Quebec | 68,471 | 83% | 5.4% | $90K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 12 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec | 100,806 | 80% | 5.8% | $75K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 18 | Drummondville Quebec | 85,560 | 78% | 5.6% | $61K | B |
| 19 | Moncton New Brunswick | 102,378 | 74% | 9.1% | $68K | B |
| 20 | Granby Quebec | 72,180 | 78% | 5.6% | $63K | B− |
| 21 | Repentigny Quebec | 91,290 | 80% | 5.9% | $91K | B− |
| 22 | Thunder Bay Ontario | 117,671 | 68% | 11% | $78K | B− |
| 23 | Maple Ridge British Columbia | 105,925 | 77% | 6.7% | $105K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 46 | Chomedey Quebec | 81,813 | 69% | 12% | $66K | D |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Repentigny, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Around Repentigny: jobs, pay and the commute
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repentigny | 80% | 5.9% | $91K | 31.8 min | B− | A |
| Charlemagne 5.2 km | 80% | 6.5% | $67K | 28.2 min | C | A− |
| Verchères 7.3 km | 84% | 4.7% | $90K | 28 min | A− | A |
| Varennes 9.7 km | 83% | 4.3% | $104K | 25.9 min | A | A− |
| Saint-Sulpice 10 km | 86% | 4.3% | $83K | 32.8 min | B | B− |
| L'Assomption 10.2 km | 81% | 5.1% | $87K | 32.7 min | B− | B+ |
| L'Épiphanie 10.4 km | 78% | 7% | $79K | 31.8 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 Repentigny, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- The Labour Force Survey. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- 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 census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- Trip times. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- Where people commute. Counts of workers with a fixed workplace, by where they live and where they work, both taken as whole municipalities; the jobs figure takes everyone who works here, wherever home is.
- 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.
- Which towns we compare. Every town and city neighbourhood with 2,500 residents or more; whole cities and First Nations reserves are left out. Each middle figure is a median.
Questions about work in Repentigny
How many jobs are there in Repentigny?
Some 19,255 people worked in Repentigny at the 2021 census: 0.7 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 2,261 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Repentigny?
Two figures answer it: 5.9% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 6.9% for the Montréal metro area in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Repentigny?
Repentigny’s middle household had $90,700 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Repentigny get to work?
Driving takes 90% of commuters to work, 5.2% take public transit, 3.1% walk and 0.6% cycle, and on census day 17% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Repentigny?
About 31.8 minutes on average, with 23% under a quarter-hour and 11% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Repentigny work?
32% work in Repentigny itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Montréal (11,680), then Terrebonne (2,130).
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).