Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.3 jobs for each resident in work, most of Saint-Philippe commutes out
Census day 2021 found 4.9% of Saint-Philippe’s labour force without a job, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. Commutes from Saint-Philippe average 27.5 minutes, and 4.9% take an hour or more. Before tax, the typical household in Saint-Philippe brought in $102,900 in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900.
Saint-Philippe and work: the main findings
More people in work than most towns
The 2021 census found 83% of 15-to-64s with a job (73% in the middle of Canadian towns). Count every adult, retirees too, and the figure is 72%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 4.9% 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 ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
Half the households here had more than $102,900 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. Household income ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
On jobs and income, Saint-Philippe grades A
Better than 86% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #67 of 507 in Quebec.
Its strongest measure is household income; 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.
83% of working-age people in Saint-Philippe have jobs
Of the 10 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Roussillon census division, 8 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Working or looking, 76% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 62% of the wider area’s adults in work. Statistics Canada counted on 11 May 2021, with much of the country under pandemic rules: more people were out of work or at home than usual.
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.
What households in Saint-Philippe earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 88% of Canadian towns.
One of the 10 other places of 2,500+ in the Roussillon census division has a higher median. Saint-Philippe’s median is 39% above the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100). That year, 2020, brought emergency benefits that count in these totals, before tax.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
Saint-Philippe is quieter on a working day than at night
2,395 residents of Saint-Philippe had a usual place of work at the 2021 census, and 725 people had theirs in Saint-Philippe, wherever they lived.
Outbound commuters outnumber inbound ones about 4 to 1. Of those who commute, 8.7% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
91% of Saint-Philippe’s residents in work leave it to work; Montréal takes the most
Inbound, the leader is Saint-Constant (60).
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-Philippe work and where people who work there live, the ten largest each way.
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 4.6% of Saint-Philippe’s commuters
25% of everyone in work worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. By bus, train or subway: 3.2%, much as in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 94% of commuters go by car, truck or van.
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.
Time on the road to work from Saint-Philippe
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 24.2 minutes. The middle of Quebec’s towns averages 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 24%, 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 Roussillon census division run 31% above their 2019 level
Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 fell by 2%. At its peak, in January 2021, 9,250 people were on EI, 3.7 times the 2019 average. Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 3.3 receive EI.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries published for the Roussillon 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).
The Walkability grade for Saint-Philippe: C+
Better than 44% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #397 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Saint-Philippe next to Canadian towns of 6,100 to 11,700: 86th of 675 on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 12 | Boischatel Quebec | 9,250 | 85% | 4.8% | $118K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Chibougamau Quebec | 7,273 | 82% | 3.7% | $85K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 18 | Shannon Quebec | 7,088 | 81% | 3.7% | $113K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 84 | South-West Oxford Ontario | 8,375 | 79% | 7.9% | $98K | A |
| 85 | Les Cèdres Quebec | 7,145 | 85% | 4.4% | $98K | A |
| 86 | Saint-Philippe Quebec | 8,674 | 83% | 4.9% | $103K | A |
| 87 | Central Huron Ontario | 8,318 | 83% | 6.2% | $80K | A |
| 88 | River East Manitoba | 7,774 | 77% | 7.2% | $103K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 675 | René-Goupil Quebec | 11,663 | 58% | 15% | $54K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Saint-Philippe, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Jobs and income in the places around Saint-Philippe
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Philippe | 83% | 4.9% | $103K | 27.5 min | A | C+ |
| Candiac 4.2 km | 80% | 5.4% | $112K | 27 min | A | A− |
| Saint-Mathieu 5.8 km | 83% | 3.8% | $89K | 25.9 min | A− | C+ |
| La Prairie 6 km | 80% | 6.1% | $91K | 27.2 min | B+ | A |
| Delson 6.4 km | 81% | 5.2% | $87K | 26.9 min | B+ | A |
| Sainte-Catherine 8.1 km | 81% | 5.6% | $88K | 26.8 min | B+ | A |
| Saint-Constant 8.7 km | 82% | 5.4% | $101K | 28.6 min | A− | 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-Philippe, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. 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. 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. Everyone with a job, whatever their age, divided by the residents aged 15 to 64 at the 2021 Census: below the municipality the census doesn’t split work by age, and this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood can be given.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people over the labour force (in work or looking), aged 15 and over, on census day.
- Household income. The 2020 income of the household at the midpoint, all sources and before tax. Inside a city we rebuild it from the dissemination areas’ income bands, so there it is an estimate.
- 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-Philippe
How many jobs are there in Saint-Philippe?
In June 2026, 222 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Philippe?
At the 2021 census 4.9% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Montréal metro area, gives 6.9% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Saint-Philippe?
At $102,900 before tax in 2020, the median household in Saint-Philippe compares with $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Saint-Philippe get to work?
Driving takes 94% of commuters to work, 3.2% take public transit and 1.4% walk, and on census day 25% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Saint-Philippe?
About 27.5 minutes on average, with 24% under a quarter-hour and 4.9% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Saint-Philippe work?
Only 8.7% work in Saint-Philippe itself; the rest go first to Montréal (425) and Longueuil (295).
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).