Photo: Veillg1 · CC0Working-age people in Saint-Liboire have jobs more often than in 95% of Canadian towns
The census counted 415 people working in Saint-Liboire and 1,105 residents commuting to a fixed workplace. Joblessness at the 2021 census: 4.2% of Saint-Liboire’s labour force, next to 9.9% for the middle of Canadian towns. Median household income in Saint-Liboire was $88,300 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
Where Saint-Liboire stands out on work
More people in work than most towns
Among residents aged 15 to 64, 86% were in work at the 2021 census, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns; take everyone 15 and over and it falls to 74%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 4.2% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 4.3% 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.
Jobs & income in Saint-Liboire: graded A
Better than 91% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #45 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-Liboire, 86% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 5 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Les Maskoutains census division, 3 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Across all ages 15 and over the share in work falls to 74%: many residents are past working age. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 62% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. 77% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at 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.
Saint-Liboire empties a little on a working day
Each person commuting in is matched by about 4 residents going out. 14% 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.
86% of Saint-Liboire’s residents in work leave it to work; Saint-Hyacinthe takes the most
In the other direction the biggest source is Saint-Hyacinthe, with 95.
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-Liboire
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 72% of Canadian towns.
Set beside Quebec’s towns, where the median is $74,100, Saint-Liboire sits 19% above. One of the 5 other places of 2,500+ in the Les Maskoutains census division has a higher median. These are 2020 incomes, before tax, and they include pandemic benefits such as CERB, which lifted many lower incomes 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).
Without a car, 4.5% of Saint-Liboire’s commuters get to work
Home was the workplace for 15%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Hardly anyone takes transit to work, where the middle of Canadian towns has 3.5%.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
The trip to work from Saint-Liboire runs about as long as the middle of Canadian towns: 24.9 minutes
Timed exactly, the average is 22 minutes (Statistics Canada). In the middle of Quebec’s towns, the average commute is 26.5 minutes. Only 21% 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.
40% more people are on EI in the Les Maskoutains census division than in 2019
The count topped out in January 2021 at 4,960 people, 3.5 times the 2019 average. Roughly 3.7 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 7%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries published for the Les Maskoutains census division, not by town. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
Saint-Liboire on foot: a B grade
Better than 60% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #336 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Saint-Liboire places 72nd of 639 on jobs and income among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,200
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mount Royal Alberta | 2,758 | 83% | 12% | $188K | A+ |
| 2 | Central River Heights Manitoba | 2,736 | 84% | 5.4% | $137K | A+ |
| 3 | Crescentwood Manitoba | 3,060 | 87% | 5% | $123K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Kuujjuaq Quebec | 2,766 | 78% | 4.2% | $112K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 10 | Hatley Quebec | 2,512 | 89% | 4.1% | $103K | A+ |
| 11 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Quebec | 3,307 | 85% | 4.8% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 70 | Spring Valley Ontario | 4,175 | 79% | 11% | $142K | A |
| 71 | Mackenzie British Columbia | 3,442 | 78% | 12% | $88K | A |
| 72 | Saint-Liboire Quebec | 3,123 | 86% | 4.2% | $88K | A |
| 73 | Electoral Area D, Sunshine Coast British Columbia | 3,779 | 87% | 7.4% | $83K | A |
| 74 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska Quebec | 2,509 | 82% | 7.3% | $75K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 639 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,724 | 43% | 30% | $51K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Saint-Liboire, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Jobs and income in the places around Saint-Liboire
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Liboire | 86% | 4.2% | $88K | 24.9 min | A | B |
| Upton 5.9 km | 88% | 3.4% | $70K | 30.3 min | B− | B− |
| Saint-Simon 9 km | 83% | 4.6% | $85K | 24.9 min | A− | B |
| Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot 9.6 km | 85% | 3.7% | $75K | 21.7 min | A | C |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton 11.6 km | 85% | 4% | $80K | 27.6 min | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Dominique 11.9 km | 84% | 4.5% | $84K | 25.2 min | A− | C |
| Acton Vale 14.8 km | 80% | 6.4% | $58K | 24.4 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-Liboire, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Commuters picked a band for their usual trip (under 15 minutes, 15 to 29, and so on). We place each person at the middle of their band, which lands a little above Statistics Canada’s own timed average.
- Where people commute. Built from the census table that pairs each worker’s home municipality with their workplace municipality. A job here means someone who usually works in the municipality, local or not.
- Employment Insurance. Statistics Canada counts EI beneficiaries each month by census division. Seasonal work makes it swing, so read it as a trend, not a jobless rate.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada’s monthly survey, published for metro areas and economic regions rather than towns: it gives a current rate beside the census’s 2021 one.
- 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. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Which towns we compare. Comparisons are with the median of Canadian towns and city neighbourhoods counting 2,500 people or more, reserves and entire cities excluded.
Questions about work in Saint-Liboire
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Liboire?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 4.2% of the labour force (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). For a recent figure, the Labour Force Survey put the Montérégie economic region at 4.3% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Saint-Liboire?
The median household in Saint-Liboire had $88,300 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Saint-Liboire get to work?
95% of commuters drive, 3.8% walk and 0.7% cycle; 15% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Saint-Liboire?
The average commute is 24.9 minutes; 21% of trips take under 15 minutes and 4.2% an hour or more.
Where do people in Saint-Liboire work?
Only 14% work in Saint-Liboire itself; the rest go first to Saint-Hyacinthe (635) and Acton Vale (60).
How many jobs are there in Saint-Liboire?
The 2021 census found about 415 people with their usual workplace in Saint-Liboire, or 0.4 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 105 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
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).