Photo: Kingofthedead · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Canby earn more than those in 78% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 7.9%, against 11.9% across Oregon. Canby grades A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 19.6 in Portland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The figures behind Canby’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Canby is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #25 of 142 in Oregon. Household income is its strongest input ($100,989, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Canby could be anywhere from B to A.
In and out of Canby on a workday
On a workday 7,176 residents head out to work, 1,224 work right here, and 5,844 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 (0.84 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.
20% of working residents work in Portland
Where Canby clocks in
6% 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.
Canby makes things: 30% of its jobs are in goods
7,068 jobs are based in Canby.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canby, 2013 → 2023: 5,357 → 7,068. 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 Canby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Canby: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canby workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,386 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Oregon: 80% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Canby goes to work
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.
In Canby, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Canby is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #61 of 142 in Oregon. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.4% across Oregon.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,494 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 86% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 6.2% of Canby households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Canby’s commuters take a bus or train.
Canby places 688th of 1,822 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 24,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 362 | Sherwood OR | 20,535 | $110K | 4.3% | 3.5% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 686 | Goshen Township OH | 16,783 | $78K | 8.0% | 2.2% | 5% | A− |
| 687 | Palos Hills IL | 18,028 | $84K | 8.4% | 4.1% | 5% | A− |
| 688 | Canby OR | 18,004 | $101K | 7.9% | 4.0% | 15% | A− |
| 689 | Phoenixville PA | 20,356 | $102K | 8.1% | 4.8% | 6% | A− |
| 690 | Angleton TX | 21,295 | $87K | 10.4% | 1.7% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 751 | Oatfield OR | 13,294 | $103K | 9.8% | 4.4% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 763 | Central Point OR | 19,139 | $86K | 6.7% | 3.1% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,822 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Canby, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
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 Canby: questions
What is the median household income in Canby?
$100,989 (±$6,011) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canby?
7.9%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canby?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canby work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (20%, 19 mi), Wilsonville (6%, 5 mi), Oregon City (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Canby walkable?
Canby is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Canby without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Canby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Canby
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.