Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Canton Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Canton Township has 30 jobs, and 262 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Canton Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (20%, 43 miles). At home: 32% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Canton Township apart on work
Canton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Canton Township is Rochester, 43 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (53) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Canton Township is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Canton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Canton Township has about 460 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Canton Township works from home
32% of Canton Township workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. 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; with 262 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Canton Township
About 16% 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.
Who works in Canton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 259 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Canton Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Canton Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 172 commuters (the 32% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns that employ Canton Township’s residents
Where Canton Township clocks in
20% of workers
11% 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.
90% of the jobs in Canton Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canton Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 30. 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.
Next door to Canton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $79,063 |
| Newburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Harmony Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Amherst Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newburg Township, Harmony Township and Amherst Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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 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?
$79,063 (±$21,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canton Township?
8.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canton Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (20%, 43 mi), Harmony (15%, 5 mi), Preston (11%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Canton Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 36% 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.