Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Canal Township works elsewhere
22 jobs are based in Canal Township for 377 working residents. Working residents average 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Canal Township
Canal Township is a place people come home to
There are 22 jobs based in Canal Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Canal Township has about 550 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Canal Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 377 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Canal Township
On a workday 377 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Canal Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
How long Canal Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canal Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 322 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
11% of working residents work in Franklin
Where Canal Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Canal Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canal Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 22. 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 Canal Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Canal Township’s workers travel
About 24% 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.
Next door is work for 11% of Canal Township
The biggest share goes to Sugarcreek (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canal Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $64,432 |
| Frenchcreek Township | 3% | C+ | D− | 28 min | $69,044 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $75,000 |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Utica | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Sugarcreek | 8% | C− | B− | 19 min | $63,987 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township and Utica: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Canal 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 Canal Township: questions
What is the median household income in Canal Township?
$64,432 (±$14,162) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canal Township?
4.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canal Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canal Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin (11%, 9 mi), Sugarcreek (8%, 6 mi), Cranberry Township (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Canal Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Canal Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Canal 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.