Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Working-age people in Saint-Polycarpe are more likely to have a job than in 86% of Canadian towns
3.5% of the labour force in Saint-Polycarpe was out of work at the 2021 census, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%. Workers in Saint-Polycarpe spend 30.2 minutes on the way to work on average, and 6.6% need an hour or more. Median household income in Saint-Polycarpe was $78,200 in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
Saint-Polycarpe at work: what stands out
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 66%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
3.5% of the labour force was out of work at the 2021 census (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns); the Labour Force Survey had the area at 4.3% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Commutes take 30.2 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 6.6% 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-Polycarpe earn B−
Better than 51% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #267 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-Polycarpe, 83% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 12 other places of 2,500 people or more in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges census division, 8 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 62% of the wider area’s adults in work. Working or looking, 69% of everyone 15 and over was in the labour force. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 66% were working. 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 long the commute from Saint-Polycarpe takes
Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 26.5 minutes. In the middle of Quebec’s towns, the average commute is 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 19%, 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.
A commuter town: Saint-Polycarpe sends out more workers than it takes in
About 2 residents leave for work for each person who comes in. The job is inside the municipality for 18% of its commuters (70% in the middle of Canadian towns).
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
83% of Saint-Polycarpe’s residents in work leave it to work; Vaudreuil-Dorion takes the most
- Salaberry-de-Valleyfield45
- Les Coteaux45
- Saint-Zotique40
- Coteau-du-Lac40
- Saint-Clet35
- Saint-Lazare30
- Rivière-Beaudette25
- Les Cèdres25
- Sainte-Justine-de-Newton20
- Rigaud20
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield sends the largest group the other way, 45 people.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
What households in Saint-Polycarpe earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 52% of Canadian towns.
Saint-Polycarpe’s median is 6% above the middle of Quebec’s towns ($74,100). 11 of the 12 other places of 2,500+ in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges census division have a higher median. 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).
Leaving the car at home: 4.2% of commuters in Saint-Polycarpe
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 15% against 21%. The car is the way to work for 94% of commuters.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
EI claims in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges census division run 40% above their 2019 level
That is about 2.8 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number fell by 5%. The highest month was January 2021: 7,880 people, 4.1 times the 2019 level.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries published for the Vaudreuil-Soulanges 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).
Walking in Saint-Polycarpe earns C+
Better than 42% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #408 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
192nd of 390: where Saint-Polycarpe ranks among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 3,400
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 190 | Meadowlark Park Alberta | 2,671 | 70% | 12% | $92K | B− |
| 191 | North Cypress-Langford Manitoba | 3,234 | 66% | 5.6% | $93K | B− |
| 192 | Saint-Polycarpe Quebec | 2,549 | 83% | 3.5% | $78K | B− |
| 193 | Sexsmith Alberta | 2,561 | 66% | 16% | $111K | B− |
| 194 | Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast British Columbia | 2,691 | 76% | 6.9% | $80K | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 390 | 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-Polycarpe, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Saint-Polycarpe and its neighbours: work and income
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Polycarpe | 83% | 3.5% | $78K | 30.2 min | B− | C+ |
| Rivière-Beaudette 7.7 km | 80% | 4.1% | $88K | 31.2 min | B | C− |
| Saint-Zotique 7.9 km | 83% | 5% | $87K | 28.5 min | B+ | C |
| Les Coteaux 9.1 km | 83% | 4% | $80K | 27.1 min | B | C+ |
| Saint-Clet 9.8 km | 84% | 4% | $79K | 25.3 min | B+ | C |
| Coteau-du-Lac 11.2 km | 82% | 5% | $91K | 27 min | A− | C+ |
| Sainte-Marthe 11.2 km | 95% | 4.6% | $85K | 29.2 min | B+ | 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-Polycarpe, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Unemployment. It counts only people who wanted work and had none in May 2021, as a share of those working or searching; students and retirees who weren’t looking stay out of both sides.
- Household income. The census median total income of households in 2020, before tax; a neighbourhood’s is estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups.
- Trip times. One way, on a usual day, from the census’s travel-time bands. Band midpoints overstate it a little next to the figure Statistics Canada times.
- 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. A monthly household survey by Statistics Canada, reported for metro areas and economic regions only. It supplies a recent rate next to the 2021 census figure.
- 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.
- 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-Polycarpe
What is the average household income in Saint-Polycarpe?
Saint-Polycarpe’s middle household had $78,200 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Saint-Polycarpe get to work?
Driving takes 94% of commuters to work, 4.2% walk, and on census day 15% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Saint-Polycarpe?
About 30.2 minutes on average, with 19% under a quarter-hour and 6.6% at an hour or longer.
Where do people in Saint-Polycarpe work?
Only 18% work in Saint-Polycarpe itself; the rest go first to Vaudreuil-Dorion (140) and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (105).
How many jobs are there in Saint-Polycarpe?
Some 545 people worked in Saint-Polycarpe at the 2021 census: 0.7 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 90 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Polycarpe?
On census day in May 2021, unemployment stood at 3.5% 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.
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).