Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Mathieu has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
At the 2021 census, 83% of Saint-Mathieu’s 15-to-64s were in work, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 73%. In May 2021, unemployment in Saint-Mathieu reached 3.8%; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%. The median household in Saint-Mathieu had $88,800 before tax in 2020, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns.
The short version on work in Saint-Mathieu
More people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 83% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 68%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 3.8% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 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.
Saint-Mathieu grades A− for jobs and income
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 and the working-age population of Saint-Mathieu
Of the 10 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Roussillon census division, 9 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 62% in October 2026. The labour force, people 15 and over with a job or seeking one, took in 71% of residents that age. Counting retirees, 68% of everyone aged 15 and over was 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.
More of Saint-Mathieu’s workers leave each day than arrive
Each person commuting in is matched by about 3 residents going out. 9.6% 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.
90% of Saint-Mathieu’s residents in work leave it to work; Montréal takes the most
Inbound, the leader is Saint-Constant (45).
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-Mathieu
7 of the 10 other places of 2,500+ in the Roussillon census division have a higher median. That puts Saint-Mathieu 20% above the median of Quebec’s towns, $74,100. 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).
Leaving the car at home: 3.6% of commuters in Saint-Mathieu
Nearly everyone drives: 95% of commuters go by car, truck or van. 22% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in 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 25.9 minutes, commutes from Saint-Mathieu are close to the middle of Canadian towns
Only 26% get to work within a quarter-hour, against 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Long trips, an hour or more, are about as common as in the middle of Quebec’s towns: 5.2%. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 23.1 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 Roussillon census division run 31% above their 2019 level
Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 2%. In January 2021 it reached 9,250, the most in the series and 3.7 times the 2019 average. That is about 3.3 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. Data for EI beneficiaries covers the Roussillon 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).
Saint-Mathieu earns C+ for walkability
Better than 41% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #413 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
94th of 458: where Saint-Mathieu ranks among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 9 | Hatley Quebec | 2,512 | 89% | 4.1% | $103K | A+ |
| 10 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Quebec | 3,307 | 85% | 4.8% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 92 | Kirkendall South Ontario | 3,033 | 75% | 9.3% | $139K | A− |
| 93 | Wickham Quebec | 2,745 | 85% | 2.8% | $76K | A− |
| 94 | Saint-Mathieu Quebec | 2,642 | 83% | 3.8% | $89K | A− |
| 95 | Saint-Dominique Quebec | 3,062 | 84% | 4.5% | $84K | A− |
| 96 | Houston British Columbia | 3,114 | 75% | 12% | $84K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 458 | 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-Mathieu, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Next to Saint-Mathieu: how nearby places compare
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mathieu | 83% | 3.8% | $89K | 25.9 min | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Philippe 5.8 km | 83% | 4.9% | $103K | 27.5 min | A | C+ |
| Candiac 7.7 km | 80% | 5.4% | $112K | 27 min | A | A− |
| Delson 7.9 km | 81% | 5.2% | $87K | 26.9 min | B+ | A |
| Saint-Constant 8.7 km | 82% | 5.4% | $101K | 28.6 min | A− | A |
| Saint-Michel 9.5 km | 80% | 4.3% | $103K | 26.2 min | A | C+ |
| Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur 9.7 km | 85% | 2.4% | $91K | 28.4 min | A− | C− |
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-Mathieu, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. 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. The most recent unemployment rate on the page comes from this monthly survey, which covers the wider metro area or economic region, not the town.
- 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. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- 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-Mathieu
How do people in Saint-Mathieu get to work?
Driving takes 95% of commuters to work, 3.6% walk, and on census day 22% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Saint-Mathieu?
About 25.9 minutes on average, with 26% under a quarter-hour and 5.2% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Saint-Mathieu work?
Only 9.6% work in Saint-Mathieu itself; the rest go first to Montréal (145) and Candiac (90).
How many jobs are there in Saint-Mathieu?
In June 2026, 83 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Mathieu?
The 2021 census found 3.8% 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-Mathieu?
The census puts Saint-Mathieu at $88,800 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
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).