Nesbit-Walker Farm · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Canton Township (8.3%) is higher than in 89% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 7% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). Only 7% stay in Canton Township for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (11%, 3 miles). Household incomes here are lower than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Canton Township in brief
Income, poverty and work: Canton Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Canton Township is better than 22% of U.S. towns, #931 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Canton Township’s grade up (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Canton Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
How many people are in Canton Township by day
On a workday 3,491 residents head out to work, 253 work right here, and 1,881 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,700 people are in Canton Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.57 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Canton Township ends
Where Canton Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Canton Township works in goods: 32% of its jobs
2,134 jobs are based in Canton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canton Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,782 → 2,134. 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 Canton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Canton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,983 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.
How far Canton Township’s workers travel
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.
For most of Canton Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Canton Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #828 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,212 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). 6.4% of Canton Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Canton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Canton Township places 2,538th of 3,012 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 5,800 to 11,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,536 | Tarboro NC | 10,979 | $50K | 18.5% | 4.5% | 25% | C− |
| 2,537 | Tomah WI | 9,600 | $51K | 16.7% | 4.3% | 36% | C− |
| 2,538 | Canton Township PA | 8,269 | $61K | 19.7% | 8.3% | 7% | C− |
| 2,539 | Olney IL | 8,347 | $60K | 14.2% | 4.7% | 33% | C− |
| 2,540 | Aliquippa PA | 9,002 | $50K | 22.9% | 6.8% | 10% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,012 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Canton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
28% of Canton Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | – | C− | C | 25 min | $60,680 |
| Chartiers Township | 6% | A | C− | 24 min | $99,777 |
| South Strabane Township | 7% | B+ | C | 21 min | $87,847 |
| Buffalo Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 25 min | $93,649 |
| North Franklin Township | 4% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $76,563 |
| Washington | 11% | C− | A | 19 min | $52,975 |
| Hopewell Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $94,485 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hopewell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Washington. 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 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 Canton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Canton Township?
$60,680 (±$3,938) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canton Township?
19.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canton Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canton Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (11%, 3 mi), South Strabane Township (7%, 6 mi), Pittsburgh (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Canton Township walkable?
Canton Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Canton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% 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), 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. 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.