Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCanaan Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any work in Canaan Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (11%, 43 miles). Canaan Township has 10 jobs; 377 of its residents have a job. For 29% of workers, the job is at home, against 13% across Ohio.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Canaan Township apart on work
Canaan Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 59 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 452 hours of commuting, 276 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Canaan Township is a place people come home to
There are 10 jobs based in Canaan Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Canaan Township has about 550 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Canaan Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Canaan Township is Columbus, 43 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (40) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 377 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Canaan Township’s commute takes about 59 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canaan Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 279 commuters (the 29% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
Who works in Canaan Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 377 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Canaan Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The distance from Canaan Township to work
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where Canaan Township goes to work
Where Canaan Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 30% of jobs based in Canaan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canaan Township, 2014 → 2024: 10 → 10. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Canaan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Canaan Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Claridon Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canaan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan Township | – | — | — | 59 min | $72,555 |
| Tully Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Claridon Township | 2% | B | D | 24 min | $78,750 |
| Gilead Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 34 min | $59,088 |
| Cardington Township | under 3% | B | D | 30 min | $67,391 |
Same-state neighbors only. Tully Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Canaan 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 2024, 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 Canaan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Canaan Township?
$72,555 (±$43,693) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canaan Township?
0.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canaan Township?
59 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canaan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (11%, 43 mi), Mount Gilead (10%, 6 mi), Delaware (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Canaan Township without a car?
2% 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 Canaan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Canaan Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.