Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.0Working-age people in Warwick have jobs more often than in 72% of Canadian towns
Median household income in Warwick was $68,000 in 2020, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at $85,900. The average trip to work from Warwick is 20.2 minutes; 4.6% of commuters spend an hour or more getting there. Joblessness at the 2021 census: 5.2% of Warwick’s labour force, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Jobs and income in Warwick: what the figures say
More people in work than most towns
At the 2021 census 79% of the 15-to-64s were in work (73% in the middle of Canadian towns); across all ages 15 and over, 60%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
Census day in 2021 put 5.2% out of work (9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns), and the area’s monthly survey gave 3.4% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
Half of households had more than $68,000 before tax in 2020, where the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900. Household income ↓
A local job centre
With 2,135 jobs based in Warwick and 1,675 working residents, the ratio compares with 0.8 in the middle of Canadian towns. The daily tide ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
The average trip to work is 20.2 minutes (26 in the middle of Canadian towns), and 4.6% last an hour or longer. 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.
The Jobs & income grade for Warwick: B+
Better than 65% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #190 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.
How many in Warwick have a job: 79% of 15-to-64s
By October 2026, the Labour Force Survey had 60% of the wider area’s adults in work. 63% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force, in work or seeking it. Take in all adults, retirees with them, and only 60% were working. The figures are a snapshot of 11 May 2021, when pandemic rules still kept many people out of work or at 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.
Earnings at home in Warwick: households
Before tax, 2020: lower than in 71% of Canadian towns.
Set beside Quebec’s towns, where the median is $74,100, Warwick sits 8% below. Because 2020 was the first year of the pandemic, emergency benefits make up 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).
Every working day, Warwick’s workforce grows by 24%
Of those who commute, 41% stay within the municipality; the middle of Canadian towns is 70%.
People with no fixed workplace are in neither count.
Time on the road to work from Warwick
In the middle of Quebec’s towns, the average commute is 26.5 minutes. A quarter-hour or less for 49% of commuters, against 31% in the middle of Quebec’s towns. Statistics Canada’s own average, timed exactly rather than by band, is 17.7 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.
1,447 people come into Warwick to work, most from Victoriaville and Tingwick
- Victoriaville625
- Tingwick105
- Saint-Albert80
- Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska75
- Val-des-Sources75
- Danville75
- Kingsey Falls50
- Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick45
- Princeville40
- Saint-Valère25
68% of the people who work in Warwick live outside it, 625 of them in Victoriaville, 12 km away. Of residents who leave for work, most head to Victoriaville (525).
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (98-10-0459): commuting flows between municipalities (census subdivisions), rounded to 5; linked names have their own pages.
Walking, cycling or transit: 5.9% of Warwick’s commuters
The car is the way to work for 92% of commuters. Only 12% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. Transit takes 0.5% of commuters, against 3.5% in the middle of Canadian towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
EI claims in the Arthabaska census division run 29% above their 2019 level
In January 2021 it reached 4,310, the most in the series and 3.2 times the 2019 average. That works out to around 4 beneficiaries per 100 people aged 15 to 64 across the division. In the twelve months to August 2026 the number rose by 4%.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100). Warwick shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of the Arthabaska census division.
Warwick earns B+ for walkability
Better than 68% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #295 of 507 in Quebec.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Warwick is 241st of 727 Canadian towns of 3,500 to 6,700 people for jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwallis Manitoba | 4,705 | 85% | 2.1% | $99K | A+ |
| 2 | New Maryland New Brunswick | 4,455 | 81% | 6.5% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | South Tuxedo Manitoba | 3,629 | 85% | 6.8% | $110K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 26 | Saint-Antonin Quebec | 4,633 | 85% | 3.9% | $76K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 33 | Saint-Henri Quebec | 6,048 | 91% | 3.8% | $87K | A |
| 34 | Hautes-Plaines Quebec | 6,353 | 79% | 5.9% | $99K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 239 | Queensland Alberta | 4,452 | 77% | 12% | $96K | B+ |
| 240 | Discovery Ridge Alberta | 4,256 | 69% | 14% | $142K | B+ |
| 241 | Warwick Quebec | 4,939 | 79% | 5.2% | $68K | B+ |
| 242 | Gibsons British Columbia | 5,090 | 80% | 7.5% | $70K | B |
| 243 | South Walkerville Ontario | 6,129 | 67% | 18% | $86K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 727 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of Warwick, and others among Quebec’s towns.
The places around Warwick, side by side
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 79% | 5.2% | $68K | 20.2 min | B+ | B+ |
| Tingwick 8.6 km | 83% | 4.2% | $73K | 24 min | B+ | C− |
| Saint-Albert 8.9 km | 89% | 3.5% | $80K | 21.7 min | A | C |
| Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska 9.1 km | 85% | 4.8% | $91K | 18.5 min | A+ | D |
| Victoriaville 12 km | 82% | 4.4% | $61K | 16.5 min | B+ | A− |
| Kingsey Falls 12.8 km | 87% | 4.7% | $94K | 19.1 min | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Valère 14 km | 90% | 2.1% | $73K | 21.4 min | A | 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 Warwick, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Unemployment. A census-day figure: people without a job who were looking, divided by all those working or looking, ages 15 and up.
- 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. Our average assumes everyone in, say, the 15-to-29-minute band takes 22 minutes. Across all the bands that runs a shade above Statistics Canada’s measured average.
- 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. Monthly EI recipients across the census division: a pulse of the local job market rather than a measure of who is out of work.
- The Labour Force Survey. Sampled each month and released for regions rather than towns, so its rate describes the area around the town.
- In work. Working residents per resident of working age (15 to 64), from the 2021 Census.
- Which towns we compare. Every town and city neighbourhood with 2,500 residents or more; whole cities and First Nations reserves are left out. Each middle figure is a median.
Questions about work in Warwick
Where do people in Warwick work?
41% work in Warwick itself. Of those who leave, the most go to Victoriaville (525), then Kingsey Falls (120).
How many jobs are there in Warwick?
The 2021 census counted about 2,135 people working in Warwick: 1.3 jobs for every resident who commutes to a fixed workplace. In June 2026, 207 businesses with employees were on Statistics Canada’s count.
What is the unemployment rate in Warwick?
In October 2026 the Labour Force Survey put the Centre-du-Québec economic region at 3.4%; the 2021 census, which counts the town itself, found 5.2%, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns.
What is the average household income in Warwick?
Before tax, half the households in Warwick had more than $68,000 in 2020; the middle of Canadian towns is $85,900.
How do people in Warwick get to work?
By car: 92% of commuters, 0.5% take public transit, 4.9% walk and 0.5% cycle; on census day 12% of those in work worked from home.
How long is the commute from Warwick?
20.2 minutes is the average trip, with 49% of commuters there in under 15 minutes and 4.6% taking an hour or more.
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).