Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0More of Roxton’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 96% of Canadian towns
5.7% of the labour force in Roxton was out of work at the 2021 census; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. 35 people have their usual place of work in Roxton, against 340 residents who travel to a job. Median household income in Roxton was $65,600 in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns.
Jobs and income in Roxton: what the figures say
More people in work than most towns
The 2021 census found 87% of 15-to-64s with a job (73% in the middle of Canadian towns). Count every adult, retirees too, and the figure is 64%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
On census day in 2021 5.7% 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
Half of households had more than $65,600 before tax in 2020, where the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Roxton earns B− for jobs and income
Better than 48% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
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 Roxton, 87% of the working-age population has a job
Counting retirees, 64% 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. Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 67%. 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.
Earnings at home in Roxton: households
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 76% of Canadian towns.
Roxton’s median is 11% below the middle 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).
More go out than come in: the working day in Roxton
About 13 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. The job is inside the municipality for 2.6% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
97% of Roxton’s residents in work leave it to work; Roxton Falls takes the most
- Roxton Falls90
- Acton Vale70
- Granby60
- Valcourt25
- Béthanie20
- Drummondville20
- Saint-Hyacinthe15
- Bonsecours10
- Sherbrooke10
- Montréal10
In the other direction the biggest source is Acton Vale, with 15.
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: 8.7% of Roxton’s commuters
Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 90% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Working at home: 20%, close to 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).
At 27.3 minutes, commutes from Roxton are close to the middle of Canadian towns
Long trips are rarer than in the middle of Quebec’s towns: 4.3% take an hour or more, against 5.3%. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 23.9 minutes. Only 27% 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.
50% more people are on EI in the Acton census division than in 2019
Roughly 4.5 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count rose by 5%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 950 people on EI, 3 times 2019’s average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: the Acton 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).
Roxton grades B− for walkability
Better than 46% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Jobs near Roxton: the places around it
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxton | 87% | 5.7% | $66K | 27.3 min | B− | B− |
| Roxton Falls 3.4 km | 77% | 5.4% | $59K | 25.8 min | C− | A− |
| Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford 9.8 km | 82% | 2% | $76K | 29 min | B− | C+ |
| Acton Vale 11.1 km | 80% | 6.4% | $58K | 24.4 min | C+ | A− |
| Roxton Pond 12 km | 83% | 6% | $79K | 26.2 min | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton 12.2 km | 85% | 4% | $80K | 27.6 min | B+ | C+ |
| Upton 16 km | 88% | 3.4% | $70K | 30.3 min | B− | 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 Roxton, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- Unemployment. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- 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.
- Where people commute. Jobs count everyone whose usual workplace lies in the municipality, residents or commuters from elsewhere, from Statistics Canada’s home-by-workplace table.
- 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.
- The Labour Force Survey. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- 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 Roxton
Where do people in Roxton work?
2.6% work in Roxton itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Roxton Falls (90), then Acton Vale (70).
How many jobs are there in Roxton?
Some 35 people worked in Roxton at the 2021 census: 0.1 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 40 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Roxton?
Two figures answer it: 5.7% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 4.3% for the Montérégie economic region in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Roxton?
The median household in Roxton had $65,600 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Roxton get to work?
Driving takes 90% of commuters to work, 8.7% walk, and on census day 20% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Roxton?
About 27.3 minutes on average, with 27% under a quarter-hour and 4.3% 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).