Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Amable has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.3 for each
Most commutes from Saint-Amable take well under an hour: the average is 28.7 minutes, and 4.5% take 60 minutes or longer. Joblessness at the 2021 census: 5.1% of Saint-Amable’s labour force, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns. In 2020, a household at the middle of Saint-Amable had $91,900 before tax; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
Work in Saint-Amable, in a few figures
More people in work than most towns
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 83% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 73%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
5.1% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns); the Labour Force Survey had the area at 6.9% in October 2026. 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, Saint-Amable grades A−
Better than 77% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #125 of 507 in Quebec.
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 Saint-Amable, 83% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 4 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Marguerite-D'Youville census division, one has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 62% in October 2026. Working or looking, 76% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from 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.
More go out than come in: the working day in Saint-Amable
About 10 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. 17% 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.
83% of Saint-Amable’s residents in work leave it to work; Longueuil takes the most
Of those coming in, Sainte-Julie supplies the most: 90.
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 Saint-Amable
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 78% of Canadian towns.
Set beside Quebec’s towns, where the median is $74,100, Saint-Amable sits 24% above. 2 of the 4 other places of 2,500+ in the Marguerite-D'Youville census division have a higher median. Read the incomes as 2020’s, before tax: pandemic benefits such as CERB are in them, and they raised many low incomes for 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).
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 5.2% of Saint-Amable’s commuters
Home was the workplace for 14%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Few ride transit: 2%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%. Nearly everyone drives: 94% of commuters go by car, truck or van.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
Commuting times in Saint-Amable
Trips under 15 minutes: 20%, fewer than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Timed exactly, the average is 25.6 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of Quebec’s towns averages 26.5 minutes.
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.
EI claims in the Marguerite-D'Youville census division run 27% above their 2019 level
The highest month was January 2021: 3,740 people, 3.7 times the 2019 level. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 2.9 receive EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 2%.
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). Behind EI beneficiaries sits data gathered across the Marguerite-D'Youville census division, with Saint-Amable one part of it.
Getting around Saint-Amable on foot earns B+
Better than 67% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #305 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Saint-Amable is 115th of 579 Canadian towns of 9,900 to 19,100 people for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Saanich British Columbia | 12,986 | 85% | 5.9% | $121K | A+ |
| 2 | Sillery Quebec | 13,950 | 81% | 6.2% | $120K | A+ |
| 3 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| 4 | Cap-Rouge Quebec | 17,139 | 81% | 4.3% | $126K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 9 | L'Aéroport Quebec | 13,630 | 84% | 5.2% | $90K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 113 | Greely Ontario | 10,359 | 77% | 7.7% | $157K | A− |
| 114 | South Glengarry Ontario | 14,355 | 79% | 8.6% | $91K | A− |
| 115 | Saint-Amable Quebec | 14,119 | 83% | 5.1% | $92K | A− |
| 116 | Forest Heights Ontario | 14,369 | 74% | 9.4% | $111K | A− |
| 117 | Bromont Quebec | 12,413 | 82% | 4.6% | $100K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 579 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Saint-Amable, and others among Quebec’s towns.
The places around Saint-Amable, side by side
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Amable | 83% | 5.1% | $92K | 28.7 min | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil 6.6 km | 87% | 2.8% | $113K | 26.5 min | A+ | C |
| Sainte-Julie 7 km | 84% | 4.7% | $107K | 25.2 min | A+ | A |
| Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu 8.4 km | 89% | 3.8% | $104K | 33 min | A− | C |
| Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu 8.7 km | 83% | 2.1% | $89K | 30.4 min | B+ | B |
| Beloeil 10.2 km | 85% | 5% | $90K | 27.1 min | A− | A |
| Varennes 10.5 km | 83% | 4.3% | $104K | 25.9 min | A | 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-Amable, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Household income. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- 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. 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.
- The Labour Force Survey. Monthly, and only for metro areas and economic regions. It is the up-to-date rate we set beside the census’s 2021 snapshot.
- In work. We divide the number of employed residents by the number aged 15 to 64. Workers past 64 still count on top, because the 2021 Census crosses work with age only for whole municipalities; in return, a retirement town’s pensioners don’t drag the rate down.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- 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.
Questions about work in Saint-Amable
How do people in Saint-Amable get to work?
94% of commuters drive, 2% take public transit, 3% walk and 0.2% cycle; 14% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Saint-Amable?
The average commute is 28.7 minutes; 20% of trips take under 15 minutes and 4.5% an hour or more.
Where do people in Saint-Amable work?
17% work in Saint-Amable itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Longueuil (890), then Boucherville (875).
How many jobs are there in Saint-Amable?
The 2021 census found about 1,305 people with their usual workplace in Saint-Amable, or 0.3 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 330 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Amable?
The 2021 census found 5.1% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Montréal metro area, is 6.9% (October 2026).
What is the average household income in Saint-Amable?
Before tax, half the households in Saint-Amable had more than $91,900 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
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).