Photo: Philippe Grégoire · CC BY-SA 3.0More of Scott’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 96% of Canadian towns
Before tax, the typical household in Scott brought in $90,000 in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900. Joblessness at the 2021 census: 4.1% of Scott’s labour force, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. 530 people have their usual place of work in Scott, against 905 residents who travel to a job.
Jobs and income in Scott: what the figures say
More people in work than most towns
Counting everyone 15 and over, 72% were in work at the 2021 census; among those aged 15 to 64 it was 87%, against 73% in the middle of Canadian towns. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
The Labour Force Survey had the area at 2.3% in October 2026; on census day in 2021 the town’s own rate was 4.1%, where the middle of Canadian towns had 9.9%. Unemployment ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
Scott earns A for jobs and income
Better than 92% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #39 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 Scott, 87% of the working-age population has a job
Of the 5 other places of 2,500 people or more in the La Nouvelle-Beauce census division, 2 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Counting retirees, 72% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 61% of the wider area’s adults in work. Counting those looking for work too, 75% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. 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 workers leave Scott each day than arrive
For every person who comes in to work, about 2 residents travel out. 13% 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.
87% of Scott’s residents in work leave it to work; Sainte-Marie takes the most
Inbound, the leader is Sainte-Marie (115).
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 Scott earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 75% of Canadian towns.
That puts Scott 21% above the median of Quebec’s towns, $74,100. One of the 5 other places of 2,500+ in the La Nouvelle-Beauce census division has 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).
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 3.1% of Scott’s commuters
Fewer worked at home than in the middle of Canadian towns: 19% against 21%. Transit barely figures here, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns. Nearly everyone drives: 97% 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).
Close to the middle of Canadian towns: commutes from Scott average 25.2 minutes
Timed exactly, the average is 22.6 minutes (Statistics Canada). The middle of Quebec’s towns averages 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 36%, more than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. An hour or more: 4.8% of commuters, close to 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.
37% more people are on EI in the La Nouvelle-Beauce census division than in 2019
Roughly 3.2 in every 100 people aged 15 to 64 in the division draw EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 1%. At its peak, in January 2021, 1,850 people were on EI, 3.2 times the 2019 average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries published for the La Nouvelle-Beauce 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).
Getting around Scott on foot earns C
Better than 35% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #427 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 4,000, Scott ranks 57th of 578 for jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 10 | Hatley Quebec | 2,512 | 89% | 4.1% | $103K | A+ |
| 11 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Quebec | 3,307 | 85% | 4.8% | $91K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 55 | Buckland No. 491 Saskatchewan | 3,550 | 78% | 6.3% | $111K | A |
| 56 | Tofino British Columbia | 2,772 | 76% | 12% | $86K | A |
| 57 | Scott Quebec | 2,938 | 87% | 4.1% | $90K | A |
| 58 | Highlands British Columbia | 2,753 | 83% | 4.9% | $124K | A |
| 59 | Holliston Saskatchewan | 2,963 | 75% | 10% | $100K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 578 | 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 Scott, and others among Quebec’s towns.
Around Scott: jobs, pay and the commute
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | 87% | 4.1% | $90K | 25.2 min | A | C |
| Saint-Bernard 4.6 km | 92% | 3.4% | $83K | 23 min | A | B+ |
| Sainte-Marie 7.4 km | 86% | 4.9% | $78K | 19.6 min | A | B |
| Saint-Isidore 7.7 km | 91% | 4.7% | $83K | 27.3 min | A− | C− |
| Saint-Elzéar 11.1 km | 90% | 3.8% | $89K | 21.2 min | A+ | C+ |
| Sainte-Hénédine 11.4 km | 83% | 3.6% | $79K | 22.1 min | A | B− |
| Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage 12.1 km | 96% | 2.9% | $75K | 26.2 min | B+ | 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 Scott, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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.
- 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. Statistics Canada’s place-of-work table counts people with a usual place of work by the municipality they live in and the one they work in. Jobs here are people whose usual workplace is in the municipality, wherever they live.
- 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. 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.
- Which towns we compare. The comparison pool is places of 2,500 people or more, towns or neighbourhoods inside cities, without whole cities or reserves, and we compare with its median.
Questions about work in Scott
How many jobs are there in Scott?
About 530 people had their usual place of work in Scott at the 2021 census, 0.6 for each working resident with a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 114 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Scott?
Two figures answer it: 4.1% on census day in May 2021 (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and 2.3% for the Chaudière-Appalaches economic region in the Labour Force Survey of October 2026.
What is the average household income in Scott?
The census puts Scott at $90,000 for 2020, before tax and at the median, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns.
How do people in Scott get to work?
97% of commuters go by car, 2.2% walk and 0.9% cycle. On census day 19% of everyone in work stayed home to work.
How long is the commute from Scott?
On average 25.2 minutes; 36% take under 15 minutes and 4.8% take an hour or longer.
Where do people in Scott work?
Only 13% work in Scott itself; the rest go first to Sainte-Marie (245) and Lévis (155).
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).