Photo: François Ruph · CC BY-SA 4.0Working-age people in Témiscaming are less likely to have a job than in 91% of Canadian towns
Half the households in Témiscaming had more than $73,100 in 2020, before tax, next to $85,900 for the middle of Canadian towns. Most commutes from Témiscaming take well under an hour: the average is 12.3 minutes, and 3.5% take 60 minutes or longer. The 2021 census put unemployment in Témiscaming at 8.5%; the middle of Canadian towns is 9.9%.
Where Témiscaming stands out on work
Fewer people in work than most towns
Of residents aged 15 to 64, 62% held a job in 2021; the middle of Canadian towns is 73%, and over all adults the share is 47%. In work ↓
A local job centre
1,195 people work in Témiscaming and 770 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 12.3 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns; 3.5% 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.
Témiscaming earns B− for jobs and income
Better than 46% of Canadian towns on three measures together.
Its strongest measure is trip times; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
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.
62% of working-age people in Témiscaming have jobs
Add those looking for a job to those with one, and 51% of residents 15 and over were in the labour force. Counting retirees, 47% of everyone aged 15 and over was working. A more recent figure, for the wider area: 60% in work in October 2026, by the Labour Force Survey. The census was taken on 11 May 2021, mid-pandemic, when lockdowns had pushed unemployment up and sent many to work from home.
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.
Every working day, Témiscaming’s workforce grows by 51%
Each resident commuting out of Témiscaming is matched by about 7 coming in.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
The length of the trip to work in Témiscaming
The middle of Quebec’s towns averages 26.5 minutes. Trips under 15 minutes: 87%, more than the 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 10.1 minutes.
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.
497 people come into Témiscaming to work, most from Kipawa and Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part
- Kipawa125
- Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part95
- North Bay80
- Kebaowek50
- Ville-Marie25
- Béarn20
- Rouyn-Noranda20
- Gatineau15
- Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre10
- East Ferris10
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Earnings at home in Témiscaming: households
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 59% of Canadian towns.
The middle of Quebec’s towns is $74,100, and Témiscaming is 1% below it. Incomes are for 2020, the first pandemic year, so CERB and other emergency payments are part of them.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
16% of commuters in Témiscaming walk, cycle or take transit
Home was the workplace for 7.6%, under the 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. 82% drive to work, fewer than the 90% in the middle of Quebec’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
In the Témiscamingue census division, 4% more people receive EI than in 2019
Per 100 residents aged 15 to 64, about 5 receive EI. Over the year to August 2026, the count fell by 6%. January 2021 was the busiest month, with 1,030 people on EI, 2.3 times 2019’s average.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI beneficiaries: the Témiscamingue 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).
Walking in Témiscaming earns A
Better than 90% of Canadian towns on two measures together.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Jobs and income in the places around Témiscaming
The nearest places to Témiscaming with figures are 31–54 km away.
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Témiscaming | 62% | 8.5% | $73K | 12.3 min | B− | A |
| Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part 30.6 km | 67% | 9.9% | $73K | 28.6 min | D | C− |
| North Bay 52.9 km | 67% | 12% | $72K | 16.5 min | C+ | A |
| Bonfield 54.1 km | 64% | 7.3% | $78K | 30.7 min | D | C− |
| East Ferris 54.2 km | 73% | 9.3% | $109K | 24.6 min | B+ | D |
| Mattawa 54.4 km | 53% | 17% | $54K | 17.1 min | C− | 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 Témiscaming, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- 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. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Unemployment. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- 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. 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. A monthly count of Employment Insurance beneficiaries for the whole census division. It tracks the local job market, but it is not an unemployment rate.
- 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 Témiscaming
Where do people in Témiscaming work?
91% work in Témiscaming itself; of those who leave, the most go to North Bay (25), then La Pocatière (10).
How many jobs are there in Témiscaming?
Some 1,195 people worked in Témiscaming at the 2021 census: 1.6 jobs per working resident with a fixed workplace. Statistics Canada counted 69 businesses with employees in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Témiscaming?
At the 2021 census 8.5% of the labour force had no job and was looking (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns). The latest monthly survey, for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue economic region, gives 2.5% in October 2026.
What is the average household income in Témiscaming?
Témiscaming’s middle household had $73,100 in 2020, before tax; Canadian towns have $85,900 at their middle.
How do people in Témiscaming get to work?
Driving takes 82% of commuters to work, 16% walk, and on census day 7.6% of those in work were at home.
How long is the commute from Témiscaming?
About 12.3 minutes on average, with 87% under a quarter-hour and 3.5% at an hour or longer.
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).