Photo: Nicogag · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Pascal has lower household incomes than 86% of Canadian towns
Getting to work from Saint-Pascal takes 17.3 minutes on average, an hour or more for 1.9%. 78% of people aged 15 to 64 in Saint-Pascal had a job at the 2021 census, next to 73% for the middle of Canadian towns. In May 2021, unemployment in Saint-Pascal reached 6%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
The work numbers behind Saint-Pascal
Less unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 6% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 4.3% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
At $61,000 before tax in 2020, the median household compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
A local job centre
1,440 people work in Saint-Pascal and 1,110 residents commute to a fixed workplace; the middle of Canadian towns has 0.8 jobs per working resident. The daily tide ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 17.3 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 1.9% take an hour or more. The trip to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Jobs and income in Saint-Pascal earn B
Better than 59% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #223 of 507 in Quebec.
Its strongest measure is trip times; 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.
Who in Saint-Pascal has a job
A larger share in work than in 67% of Canadian towns.
A more recent figure, for the wider area: 52% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. Working or looking, 57% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. Counting retirees, 54% 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.
The median household in Saint-Pascal had $61,000 in 2020
Against the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100), Saint-Pascal’s median is 18% below. Pandemic benefits paid in 2020 lifted the incomes at the bottom, and they are counted here.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
On a working day Saint-Pascal gains 25% in workers
Saint-Pascal takes in some 2 workers for every resident it sends out. The job is inside the municipality for 54% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
How long the commute from Saint-Pascal takes
Timed exactly, the average is 14.8 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of Quebec’s towns averages 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 56%, more 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.
842 people come into Saint-Pascal to work, most from Mont-Carmel and Rivière-du-Loup
- Mont-Carmel90
- Rivière-du-Loup75
- Saint-Philippe-de-Néri75
- Kamouraska70
- Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska65
- Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska50
- La Pocatière50
- Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière50
- Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie45
- Saint-Pacôme45
- Rivière-du-Loup150
- La Pocatière105
- Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska55
- Kamouraska40
- Saint-André-de-Kamouraska25
- Rivière-Ouelle25
- Saint-Pacôme25
- Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska10
- Saint-Philippe-de-Néri10
- Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière10
Of everyone working in Saint-Pascal, 58% come in from elsewhere; 90 make the 13 km trip from Mont-Carmel. The main destination the other way is Rivière-du-Loup, with 150.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
8.8% of commuters from Saint-Pascal go without a car
Nearly everyone drives: 90% of commuters go by car, truck or van. Only 12% 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. The middle of Quebec’s towns has 4.2% walking; here, 8% do.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
About as many people are on EI in the Kamouraska census division as in 2019
Roughly 3.7 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 2%. The highest month was January 2021: 1,220 people, 2.3 times the 2019 level.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: the Kamouraska 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).
How walkable Saint-Pascal is: A−
Better than 82% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #215 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Saint-Pascal places 313th of 757 on jobs and income among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,700
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 6 | Kuujjuaq Quebec | 2,766 | 78% | 4.2% | $112K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 11 | Hatley Quebec | 2,512 | 89% | 4.1% | $103K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 13 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Quebec | 3,307 | 85% | 4.8% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 311 | Horton Ontario | 3,550 | 75% | 8% | $91K | B |
| 312 | Shaver Ontario | 2,882 | 73% | 14% | $123K | B |
| 313 | Saint-Pascal Quebec | 3,516 | 78% | 6% | $61K | B |
| 314 | L'Islet Quebec | 3,874 | 78% | 6.2% | $65K | B |
| 315 | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Quebec | 4,598 | 83% | 3.2% | $84K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 757 | 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-Pascal, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Jobs near Saint-Pascal: the places around it
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pascal | 78% | 6% | $61K | 17.3 min | B | A− |
| Mont-Carmel 13 km | 69% | 8.4% | $59K | 21.4 min | C− | C− |
| Rivière-Ouelle 17.2 km | 80% | 7.2% | $75K | 16.2 min | A | B− |
| Saint-Pacôme 17.3 km | 72% | 5.2% | $65K | 18.3 min | C+ | 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-Pascal, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- Where people commute. Jobs count everyone whose usual workplace lies in the municipality, residents or commuters from elsewhere, from Statistics Canada’s home-by-workplace table.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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-Pascal
What is the average household income in Saint-Pascal?
The census puts Saint-Pascal at $61,000 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Saint-Pascal get to work?
90% of commuters drive, 8% walk and 0.8% cycle; 12% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How long is the commute from Saint-Pascal?
The average commute is 17.3 minutes; 56% of trips take under 15 minutes and 1.9% an hour or more.
Where do people in Saint-Pascal work?
54% work in Saint-Pascal itself; of those who leave, the most go to Rivière-du-Loup (150), then La Pocatière (105).
How many jobs are there in Saint-Pascal?
The 2021 census found about 1,440 people with their usual workplace in Saint-Pascal, or 1.3 for each resident who travels to a fixed job. In June 2026, 150 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Pascal?
The 2021 census found 6% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Bas-Saint-Laurent economic region, is 4.3% (October 2026).
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).