Photo: Richard Coté · CC BY-SA 4.0The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne tops that of 98% of Canadian towns
The median household in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne had $67,500 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne is the usual workplace of 310 people, and 445 of its own residents commute to a job. In May 2021, unemployment in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne reached 4.1%, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
What Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne’s work numbers say
More people in work than most towns
Counting everyone 15 and over, 64% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 89%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 4.1% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 2.3% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
The median household had $67,500 before tax in 2020; 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.
Jobs & income in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne: graded B
Better than 58% 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.
How many in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne have a job: 89% of 15-to-64s
Participation, the share of residents 15 and over working or looking for work, came to 66%. An older population pulls the all-ages rate down: 64% of residents 15 and over were in work. The Labour Force Survey’s employment rate for the wider area was 61% in October 2026. These are census figures from May 2021, during COVID’s third wave; jobs have recovered since, which the Labour Force Survey shows.
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.
How Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne’s household incomes compare
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 72% of Canadian towns.
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne’s median is 9% below the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100). Pandemic support paid in 2020, CERB first among it, is 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).
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne empties a little on a working day
It sends out some 2 workers for every one it takes in. 35% 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.
65% of Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne’s residents in work leave it to work; Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce takes the most
- Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce30
- Beauceville15
- Saint-Benjamin15
- Lac-Etchemin15
- Frampton10
- Saint-Zacharie10
- Saint-Prosper10
- Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague10
- Saint-Georges10
Of those coming in, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce supplies the most: 30.
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-Odilon-de-Cranbourne work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
Walk, cycle or ride transit: the choice of 10% of Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne’s commuters
88% drive to work, fewer than the 90% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 16% against 21%. 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).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
Close to the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne average 26.1 minutes
Timed exactly, the average is 22.6 minutes (Statistics Canada). Trips under 15 minutes: 30%, fewer than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. 9.2% spend an hour or longer getting to work; the middle of Quebec’s towns has 5.3%.
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 Robert-Cliche census division run 11% above their 2019 level
That works out to around 3.6 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 16%. The highest month was January 2021: 950 people, 2.8 times the 2019 level.
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). Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of the Robert-Cliche census division.
Everyday places on foot in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne: B−
Better than 49% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Jobs and income in the places around Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne | 89% | 4.1% | $68K | 26.1 min | B | B− |
| Saint-Benjamin 10.8 km | 76% | 7.3% | $71K | 28.8 min | C | D |
| Lac-Etchemin 13.1 km | 76% | 4.5% | $64K | 21.5 min | C+ | B |
| Saint-Léon-de-Standon 14 km | 76% | 7.4% | $52K | 33.8 min | D | C |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce 16.4 km | 84% | 4.9% | $71K | 19.9 min | A | B− |
| Beauceville 16.5 km | 84% | 4.7% | $66K | 18.8 min | A− | C+ |
| Saints-Anges 17.4 km | 90% | 3.5% | $83K | 24.1 min | A | D |
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-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. 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. Of everyone 15 or older who was working or job-hunting in the census week, the part still looking. Someone not seeking work isn’t in it at all.
- Household income. Half of households had more than this before tax in 2020, half less, counting every source of income. For a neighbourhood we estimate the median from the income brackets of its dissemination areas.
- Trip times. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- 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 Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
How long is the commute from Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne?
On average 26.1 minutes; 30% take under 15 minutes and 9.2% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne work?
35% work in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce (60), then Vallée-Jonction (50).
How many jobs are there in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne?
About 310 people had their usual place of work in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne at the 2021 census, 0.7 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 63 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne?
The census put unemployment at 4.1% in May 2021, where the middle of Canadian towns was 9.9%. More recently, in October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had the Chaudière-Appalaches economic region at 2.3%.
What is the average household income in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne?
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne’s middle household had $67,500 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne get to work?
88% of commuters go by car, 10% walk. On census day 16% 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).