Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Saint-Lambert than in 85% of Canadian towns
Public transit carries 16% of its commuters. Commutes from Saint-Lambert average 26.6 minutes, and 4.3% take an hour or more. Median household income in Saint-Lambert was $88,000 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
The work numbers behind Saint-Lambert
More people in work than most towns
Counting everyone 15 and over, 58% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 83%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. 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 6.8%, where the middle of Canadian towns had 9.9%. Unemployment ↓
Many work from home
On census day, 43% 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.
Saint-Lambert grades A− for jobs and income
Better than 79% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #111 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.
Work for 83% of 15-to-64s in Saint-Lambert
Of the 27 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Longueuil census division, 25 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 62% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Counting retirees, 58% 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. May 2021, when the census was taken, was a pandemic spring; unemployment has come down since, as the Labour Force Survey records.
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.
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 28% of Saint-Lambert’s commuters
Fewer drive than in the middle of Quebec’s towns: 69% against 90%. Home was the workplace for 43%, where the middle of Canadian towns has 21%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
About as many people come in to work in Saint-Lambert as leave
5,325 residents of Saint-Lambert had a usual place of work at the 2021 census, and 5,060 people had theirs in Saint-Lambert, wherever they lived.
The job is inside the municipality for 22% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
78% of Saint-Lambert’s residents in work leave it to work; Montréal takes the most
In the other direction the biggest source is Longueuil, with 1,560.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
2021 Census, people with a usual place of work: where residents of Saint-Lambert work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
How Saint-Lambert’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 72% of Canadian towns.
Against the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100), Saint-Lambert’s median is 19% above. 8 of the 27 other places of 2,500+ in the Longueuil census division have a higher median. The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
The length of the trip to work in Saint-Lambert
Timed exactly, the average is 23.3 minutes (Statistics Canada). Trips under 15 minutes: 23%, fewer than the 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.
Commuting time at the 2021 Census, to work only, for people who travel to a usual workplace or have none fixed.
EI claims in the Longueuil census division run 40% above their 2019 level
Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 fell by 5%. In January 2021 it reached 21,060, the most in the series and 4.6 times the 2019 average. For each 100 residents of working age in the division, about 2.7 are on EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: the Longueuil 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 of Saint-Lambert: A+
Better than almost every Canadian town on two measures together, #80 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
54th of 377: where Saint-Lambert ranks among Canadian towns of 16,300 to 31,500
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 80% | 5.8% | $148K | A+ |
| 2 | Central Saanich British Columbia | 18,184 | 85% | 4.9% | $103K | A+ |
| 3 | Woolwich Ontario | 31,382 | 82% | 6.2% | $115K | A+ |
| 4 | Cap-Rouge Quebec | 17,139 | 81% | 4.3% | $126K | A+ |
| 5 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Quebec | 20,864 | 82% | 5.3% | $111K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 8 | Saint-Michel Quebec | 17,303 | 83% | 4.7% | $98K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 52 | Salmon Arm British Columbia | 20,891 | 78% | 7.9% | $75K | A− |
| 53 | Tecumseh Ontario | 25,554 | 70% | 13% | $109K | A− |
| 54 | Saint-Lambert Quebec | 23,355 | 83% | 6.8% | $88K | A− |
| 55 | Pelham Ontario | 19,980 | 76% | 8.6% | $110K | A− |
| 56 | Saugeen Shores Ontario | 18,167 | 73% | 8% | $103K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 377 | Parc-Extension Quebec | 29,066 | 61% | 16% | $48K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Saint-Lambert, and others among Quebec’s towns.
How Saint-Lambert compares with the places nearby
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lambert | 83% | 6.8% | $88K | 26.6 min | A− | A+ |
| Lemoyne 0.7 km | 70% | 11% | $52K | 26.3 min | D | A+ |
| Vieux Greenfield Park 2.2 km | 75% | 9.3% | $67K | 27.7 min | C− | A+ |
| Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde 2.6 km | 74% | 8.3% | $58K | 27.3 min | D | A+ |
| Saint-Jean-Vianney 2.7 km | 70% | 10% | $61K | 29.4 min | D | A+ |
| Laflèche 2.8 km | 76% | 7.9% | $67K | 27.7 min | C− | A+ |
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâces 3.3 km | 73% | 10% | $56K | 27.7 min | D | 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-Lambert, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Where people commute. Statistics Canada’s place-of-work table counts people with a usual place of work by the municipality they live in and the one they work in. Jobs here are people whose usual workplace is in the municipality, wherever they live.
- Employment Insurance. A monthly count of Employment Insurance beneficiaries for the whole census division. It tracks the local job market, but it is not an unemployment rate.
- 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. How many residents held a job in May 2021, set against how many were 15 to 64. It reads a little high where many people work past 65, since below the municipality the census gives no breakdown of workers by age.
- 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. Taken from the 2021 Census, which asked about 2020: wages, pensions, investment income and government transfers together, before income tax, for the median household.
- Trip times. How long getting to work normally takes, averaged from the census’s time bands at their middles; expect it to read slightly high against the timed figure.
- Which towns we compare. Towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500 people or more, never a whole city and never a First Nations reserve. Middles are medians.
Questions about work in Saint-Lambert
How long is the commute from Saint-Lambert?
On average 26.6 minutes; 23% take under 15 minutes and 4.3% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Saint-Lambert work?
Only 22% work in Saint-Lambert itself; the rest go first to Montréal (1,955) and Longueuil (880).
How many jobs are there in Saint-Lambert?
About 5,060 people had their usual place of work in Saint-Lambert at the 2021 census, 1 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 880 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Lambert?
The 2021 census found 6.8% 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-Lambert?
At $88,000 before tax in 2020, the median household in Saint-Lambert compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Saint-Lambert get to work?
69% of commuters go by car, 16% take public transit, 8.3% walk and 3.6% cycle. On census day 43% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
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).