Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Canton Valley
Only 1% work in Canton Valley; the top destination outside it is Hartford (11%, 12 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, next to 27 for Connecticut and 26 for the U.S. There are 525 jobs in Canton Valley; 734 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Canton Valley at work: what stands out
The better-paid jobs are outside Canton Valley
76% of Canton Valley residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Canton Valley pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Canton Valley are held by workers 29 or younger, against 17% of Canton Valley’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 734 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What Canton Valley’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canton Valley, 2013 → 2023: 539 → 525. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Canton Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Canton Valley
On a workday 726 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 517 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Canton Valley on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.72 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Canton Valley commutes to
Where Canton Valley clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
About 31 minutes each way for Canton Valley’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canton Valley workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 461 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Connecticut: 82% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Canton Valley commutes less than 11 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Canton Valley and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canton Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Valley | – | — | — | 31 min | $91,678 |
| Collinsville | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Collinsville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Canton Valley’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Canton Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Canton Valley?
$91,678 (±$18,088) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canton Valley?
0.0%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canton Valley?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canton Valley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hartford (11%, 12 mi), Canton (10%, 2 mi), Farmington (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Canton Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Canton Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Canton Valley
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.