Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Canton Township works elsewhere
Canton Township has 22,451 jobs; 43,043 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Canton Township are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Canton Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Canton Township at work: what stands out
A lot of Canton Township works from home
24% of Canton Township workers work from home, against 14% across Michigan. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Canton Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Canton Township draws workers from far and wide
The 22,451 jobs in Canton Township are filled from a wide area. Canton Township’s own residents hold 15% and the ten next-biggest home towns 26%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Canton Township
67% of Canton Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Canton Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published.
The four measures behind Canton Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Canton Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #53 of 701 in Michigan. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Canton Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Time on the road from Canton Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canton Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38,846 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
What Canton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canton Township, 2011 → 2021: 18,696 → 22,451. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Canton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
8% of working residents work in Ann Arbor
Where Canton Township clocks in
8% 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.
Who works in Canton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 39,781 residents head out to work, 3,262 work right here, and 19,189 people come in from elsewhere.
About 79,000 people are in Canton Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
How far Canton Township goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Canton Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Canton Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #300 of 701 in Michigan. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.8% across Michigan.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 50,950 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.1% of Canton Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Canton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Canton Township next to U.S. towns of 70,000 to 135,000: 34th of 427 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
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| 32 | Centennial CO | 108,658 | $132K | 3.3% | 4.6% | 11% | A |
| 33 | Milpitas CA | 78,596 | $179K | 5.9% | 4.1% | 10% | A |
| 34 | Canton Township MI | 99,714 | $121K | 5.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A |
| 35 | Leander TX | 91,132 | $139K | 5.8% | 3.4% | 9% | A |
| 36 | Woodbury MN | 81,558 | $125K | 5.3% | 3.9% | 11% | A |
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| 42 | Rochester Hills MI | 77,539 | $121K | 5.2% | 4.1% | 8% | A |
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| 50 | Troy MI | 88,733 | $120K | 5.4% | 4.4% | 20% | A |
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| 54 | Ann Arbor MI | 122,233 | $82K | 23.8% | 3.9% | 48% | A |
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| 427 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Canton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
The towns around Canton Township
The biggest share goes to Plymouth Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | – | A | C+ | 27 min | $121,359 |
| Van Buren Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 24 min | $78,230 |
| Plymouth Township | 4% | A | B | 23 min | $116,883 |
| Superior Township | under 3% | B− | B+ | 25 min | $101,208 |
| Westland | under 3% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $62,076 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 2021, 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?
$121,359 (±$4,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canton Township?
5.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canton Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (8%, 13 mi), Detroit (8%, 20 mi), Livonia (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Canton Township walkable?
Canton Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Canton Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 2021, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.