Photo: Stolehome · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Canton Township
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). At home: 3% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). 4,572 jobs are based in Canton Township, against 5,040 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Canton Township and work: the main findings
Canton Township and Canton trade workers both ways
Canton is the top workplace for Canton Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Canton Township come from (36% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Canton Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Canton Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
33% of working residents work in Canton
Where Canton Township clocks in
33% 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.
Commuting from Canton Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,231 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The workday shuffle in and out of Canton Township
On a workday 3,304 residents head out to work, 1,736 work right here, and 2,836 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Canton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canton Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,721 → 4,572. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Canton Township
About 28% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
33% of Canton Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $54,450 |
| Orion Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 30 min | $69,432 |
| Buckheart Township | under 2% | C− | C | 26 min | $61,161 |
| Farmington Township | under 2% | C | B+ | 24 min | $69,375 |
| Joshua Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Canton | 33% | C− | B | 21 min | $53,254 |
| Norris | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Trivoli Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Joshua Township, Norris and Trivoli Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Canton. Darker towns draw more of Canton Township’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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Canton Township?
$54,450 (±$6,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canton Township?
14.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canton Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canton Township work?
34% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (33%, 2 mi), Peoria (9%, 26 mi), Pekin (3%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Canton Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Canton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Canton Township
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.