Work & commute · Canton

Work & commute in Canton, OH

About one in 5 of Canton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jackson (12%), Akron (6%) and Massillon (6%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

6,060 of 27,410 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 21,350 Canton residents head out of town to work, 6,060 work right here, and 32,142 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Canton.

21,350live here, work elsewhere

6,060live and work here

32,142work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Canton goes to work

Canton (in town)right here

22%6,060

Jackson7 mi away

12%3,221

Akron20.5 mi away

6%1,591

Massillon8.4 mi away

6%1,521

Plain4.4 mi away

4%1,151

North Canton4.9 mi away

3%819

Green11.5 mi away

3%723

Columbus102.4 mi away

2%543

Canton3.6 mi away

2%520

Perry5.8 mi away

2%493

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%10,768

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Canton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

56%

18%

12%

14%

56%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Canton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.39jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.39 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Canton are

38,202 jobs are based in Canton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Canton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Canton

38,202 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Canton residents hold

27,410 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month46%

−9%

Jobs based in Canton, 2013 → 2023: 41,781 → 38,202. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.