Hoover Farm · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in North Canton (1.7%) is lower than in 88% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A−: better than 82% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #229 of 992 in Ohio.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns · #119 of 993 in Ohio.
Household incomes here are lower than in 54% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 21 minutes each way (Ohio 23, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in North Canton; the top destination outside it is Canton (17%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in North Canton
North Canton trades workers with the towns around it
North Canton has about as many jobs (8,365) as working residents (7,276), but they are mostly different people: 6,648 residents leave for work each day while 7,737 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in North Canton are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of North Canton works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders North Canton: Canton (17%), Jackson Township (15%) and Plain Township (5%). Next door ↓
Most North Canton residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Many jobs in North Canton pay little
26% of the jobs based in North Canton pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
What’s behind North Canton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Canton is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #229 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds North Canton’s grade up (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($72,544, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Canton could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 6,648 residents head out to work, 628 work right here, and 7,737 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 (1.15 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.
Half of North Canton commutes less than 7 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
What the 8,365 jobs in North Canton are
8,365 jobs are based in North Canton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Canton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Canton, 2013 → 2023: 6,715 → 8,365. 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.
17% of working residents work in Canton
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where North Canton clocks in
17% of workers
15% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Canton workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,530 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
North Canton is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Canton is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #119 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,338 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.6% of North Canton households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of North Canton’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Canton is 604th of 2,103 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 24,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of North Canton, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Powell OH | 18,269 | $195K | 1.1% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Hudson OH | 23,085 | $171K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 602 | Burke Centre VA | 17,037 | $164K | 5.2% | 6.6% | 2% | A− |
| 603 | Leesylvania VA | 21,632 | $133K | 4.4% | 6.1% | 2% | A− |
| 604 | North Canton OH | 17,692 | $73K | 6.4% | 1.7% | 9% | A− |
| 605 | Seekonk MA | 16,046 | $121K | 4.7% | 5.8% | 8% | A− |
| 606 | Hanover MA | 14,971 | $190K | 4.8% | 6.5% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,103 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
37% of North Canton works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Canton (17%). Darker towns draw more of North Canton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Canton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Canton | – | A− | A− | 21 min | $72,544 |
| Plain Township | 5% | A− | B | 21 min | $74,848 |
| Canton | 17% | C− | A− | 19 min | $43,188 |
| Jackson Township | 15% | A | B− | 22 min | $93,927 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 North Canton: questions
What is the median household income in North Canton?
$72,544 (±$5,531) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Canton?
6.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Canton?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Canton work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canton (17%, 5 mi), Jackson Township (15%, 4 mi), Akron (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Canton walkable?
North Canton is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Canton 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 North Canton, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Canton
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. 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.