Work and Jobs in Canton, Michigan (MI) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The most common industries in Canton are: Transportation equipment (19.0% of civilian employees), Health care (8.7% of civilian employees), Professional, scientific, technical services (7.9% of civilian employees). 78.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 8.5% greater than the rate of 71.9% across the entire state of Michigan.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Transportation equipment | 19.0% (7,729) | 27.2% (6,132) | 8.8% (1,597) |
| Health care | 8.7% (3,534) | 2.8% (620) | 16.0% (2,914) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 7.9% (3,211) | 8.6% (1,938) | 7.0% (1,273) |
| Educational services | 6.9% (2,795) | 3.2% (727) | 11.3% (2,068) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.4% (2,214) | 5.0% (1,123) | 6.0% (1,091) |
| Finance and insurance | 5.0% (2,034) | 3.4% (756) | 7.0% (1,278) |
| Construction | 3.3% (1,347) | 5.0% (1,131) | 1.2% (216) |
| Public administration | 2.6% (1,054) | 2.5% (564) | 2.7% (490) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.2% (886) | 1.3% (292) | 3.3% (594) |
| Metal and metal products | 2.1% (876) | 3.0% (687) | 1.0% (189) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.9% (793) | 1.7% (387) | 2.2% (406) |
| Machinery | 1.7% (711) | 2.6% (596) | 0.6% (115) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.7% (695) | 1.4% (315) | 2.1% (380) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.7% (686) | 1.3% (297) | 2.1% (389) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.5% (625) | 1.9% (418) | 1.1% (207) |
| Social assistance | 1.3% (523) | 0.2% (52) | 2.6% (471) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.2% (509) | 1.0% (220) | 1.6% (289) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.1% (466) | 0.4% (87) | 2.1% (379) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.1% (450) | 1.6% (368) | 0.4% (82) |
| Air transportation | 1.1% (447) | 1.1% (250) | 1.1% (197) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.1% (437) | 1.2% (277) | 0.9% (160) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.1% (428) | 1.1% (243) | 1.0% (185) |
| Truck transportation | 1.0% (414) | 1.5% (329) | 0.5% (85) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.0% (413) | 1.5% (347) | 0.4% (66) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.0% (401) | 1.2% (272) | 0.7% (129) |
| Chemicals | 1.0% (390) | 1.1% (259) | 0.7% (131) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.8% (344) | 0.7% (158) | 1.0% (186) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.8% (343) | 1.1% (239) | 0.6% (104) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.8% (337) | 0.7% (167) | 0.9% (170) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.8% (335) | 1.2% (269) | 0.4% (66) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.8% (320) | 0.9% (209) | 0.6% (111) |
| Utilities | 0.8% (311) | 1.0% (225) | 0.5% (86) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.7% (277) | 0.7% (168) | 0.6% (109) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.6% (247) | 0.6% (142) | 0.6% (105) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.6% (239) | 0.4% (83) | 0.9% (156) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (233) | 0.6% (135) | 0.5% (98) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.6% (228) | 0.3% (65) | 0.9% (163) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.5% (222) | 0.3% (70) | 0.8% (152) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.5% (207) | 0.5% (117) | 0.5% (90) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (201) | 0.6% (140) | 0.3% (61) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (201) | 0.6% (143) | 0.3% (58) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (163) | 0.4% (87) | 0.4% (76) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.4% (159) | 0.2% (56) | 0.6% (103) |
| Food | 0.4% (152) | 0.3% (74) | 0.4% (78) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (142) | 0.4% (98) | 0.2% (44) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.3% (132) | 0.4% (85) | 0.3% (47) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (115) | 0.3% (59) | 0.3% (56) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.3% (113) | 0.3% (78) | 0.2% (35) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.3% (111) | 0.3% (58) | 0.3% (53) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (94) | 0.3% (75) | 0.1% (19) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.2% (93) | 0.2% (40) | 0.3% (53) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.2% (92) | 0.1% (23) | 0.4% (69) |
| Rail transportation | 0.2% (91) | 0.4% (91) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.2% (88) | 0.3% (78) | 0.1% (10) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (75) | 0.2% (43) | 0.2% (32) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.2% (74) | 0.1% (23) | 0.3% (51) |
| Private households | 0.2% (71) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (71) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (69) | 0.1% (33) | 0.2% (36) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.2% (64) | 0.1% (15) | 0.3% (49) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.1% (60) | 0.2% (46) | 0.1% (14) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.1% (52) | 0.2% (41) | 0.1% (11) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (51) | 0.1% (18) | 0.2% (33) |
| Music stores | 0.1% (50) | 0.1% (26) | 0.1% (24) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.1% (48) | 0.2% (42) | 0.0% (6) |
| Paper | 0.1% (47) | 0.2% (37) | 0.1% (10) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (40) | 0.2% (40) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (38) | 0.1% (23) | 0.1% (15) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.1% (38) | 0.1% (29) | 0.0% (9) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (37) | 0.1% (23) | 0.1% (14) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.1% (34) | 0.1% (27) | 0.0% (7) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.1% (26) | 0.1% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Canton
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.3%Males
- 2.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 3.0%Males
- 4.1%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 1.5%Males
- 2.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 12.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 12.3%Males
- 2.8%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 1.2%Males
- 3.6%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Canton: | 2.0% (805) |
| Michigan: | 3.4% (156,327) |
5:30am:
| Canton: | 2.0% (779) |
| Michigan: | 3.1% (139,699) |
6am:
| Canton: | 4.1% (1,635) |
| Michigan: | 4.7% (211,446) |
6:30am:
| Canton: | 7.7% (3,070) |
| Michigan: | 7.7% (349,878) |
7am:
| Canton: | 11.9% (4,756) |
| Michigan: | 9.8% (446,636) |
7:30am:
| Canton: | 16.7% (6,678) |
| Michigan: | 13.2% (597,402) |
8am:
| Canton: | 15.9% (6,332) |
| Michigan: | 15.3% (692,901) |
8:30am:
| Canton: | 10.4% (4,170) |
| Michigan: | 9.9% (448,050) |
9am:
| Canton: | 6.0% (2,391) |
| Michigan: | 5.2% (235,689) |
10am:
| Canton: | 4.1% (1,620) |
| Michigan: | 5.1% (233,210) |
11am:
| Canton: | 2.2% (867) |
| Michigan: | 2.2% (98,395) |
12pm:
| Canton: | 1.2% (493) |
| Michigan: | 1.1% (50,205) |
4pm:
| Canton: | 7.1% (2,821) |
| Michigan: | 8.6% (391,612) |
>4pm:
| Canton: | 6.6% (2,640) |
| Michigan: | 8.0% (361,157) |
Travel time to work
Daytime population change due to commuting: -19,199 (-25.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 5,559 (13.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 5,559 (13.9%)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Canton: | 1.6% (643) |
| Michigan: | 3.5% (158,315) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Canton: | 7.2% (2,891) |
| Michigan: | 11.2% (507,653) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Canton: | 11.1% (4,448) |
| Michigan: | 15.0% (681,990) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Canton: | 12.8% (5,128) |
| Michigan: | 15.6% (708,036) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Canton: | 15.1% (6,032) |
| Michigan: | 14.9% (675,865) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Canton: | 9.0% (3,588) |
| Michigan: | 6.4% (291,938) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Canton: | 17.9% (7,144) |
| Michigan: | 12.0% (546,870) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Canton: | 5.0% (2,005) |
| Michigan: | 2.8% (126,158) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Canton: | 5.2% (2,090) |
| Michigan: | 3.3% (147,930) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Canton: | 8.2% (3,269) |
| Michigan: | 6.7% (304,785) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Canton: | 3.4% (1,340) |
| Michigan: | 3.8% (171,403) |
90 or more minutes:
| Canton: | 1.2% (479) |
| Michigan: | 2.0% (91,664) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Canton: | 89.7% (35,828) |
| Michigan: | 83.2% (3,776,535) |
Carpooled:
| Canton: | 7.0% (2,782) |
| Michigan: | 9.7% (440,606) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Canton: | 0.2% (92) |
| Michigan: | 1.2% (54,423) |
Railroad:
| Canton: | 0.0% (5) |
| Michigan: | 0.0% (290) |
Ferryboat:
| Canton: | 0.0% (7) |
| Michigan: | 0.0% (466) |
Taxicab:
| Canton: | 0.0% (13) |
| Michigan: | 0.1% (4,222) |
Motorcycle:
| Canton: | 0.0% (9) |
| Michigan: | 0.0% (1,698) |
Bicycle:
| Canton: | 0.1% (28) |
| Michigan: | 0.2% (10,034) |
Walked:
| Canton: | 0.5% (207) |
| Michigan: | 2.2% (101,506) |
Other means:
| Canton: | 0.2% (86) |
| Michigan: | 0.5% (21,691) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Canton: | 92.8% (35,828) |
| Michigan: | 89.6% (3,776,535) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Canton: | 6.2% (2,381) |
| Michigan: | 8.5% (358,473) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Canton: | 0.6% (225) |
| Michigan: | 1.3% (53,301) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Canton: | 0.3% (128) |
| Michigan: | 0.4% (16,740) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Canton: | 0.1% (33) |
| Michigan: | 0.2% (8,051) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Canton: | 0.0% (15) |
| Michigan: | 0.1% (4,041) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Canton: | 78.6% (32,049) |
| Michigan: | 71.9% (3,336,174) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Canton: | 2.9% (1,164) |
| Michigan: | 3.1% (145,931) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Canton: | 6.6% (2,700) |
| Michigan: | 8.0% (370,593) |
Local government workers:
| Canton: | 5.2% (2,113) |
| Michigan: | 6.2% (285,684) |
State government workers:
| Canton: | 2.4% (991) |
| Michigan: | 3.7% (170,984) |
Federal government workers:
| Canton: | 1.3% (543) |
| Michigan: | 1.5% (71,533) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Canton: | 2.8% (1,133) |
| Michigan: | 5.2% (243,300) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Canton: | 0.2% (68) |
| Michigan: | 0.3% (13,262) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Canton: | 83.4% (18,798) |
| Michigan: | 75.9% (1,867,177) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Canton: | 4.0% (909) |
| Michigan: | 4.4% (108,798) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Canton: | 3.6% (813) |
| Michigan: | 4.5% (110,148) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Canton: | 3.4% (756) |
| Michigan: | 4.7% (115,439) |
State government workers - Males:
| Canton: | 1.7% (378) |
| Michigan: | 3.0% (73,106) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Canton: | 1.4% (315) |
| Michigan: | 1.4% (34,122) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Canton: | 2.3% (529) |
| Michigan: | 5.9% (144,398) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Canton: | 0.2% (35) |
| Michigan: | 0.3% (6,159) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Canton: | 72.7% (13,251) |
| Michigan: | 67.4% (1,468,997) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Canton: | 1.4% (255) |
| Michigan: | 1.7% (37,133) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Canton: | 10.4% (1,887) |
| Michigan: | 12.0% (260,445) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Canton: | 7.4% (1,357) |
| Michigan: | 7.8% (170,245) |
State government workers - Females:
| Canton: | 3.4% (613) |
| Michigan: | 4.5% (97,878) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Canton: | 1.3% (228) |
| Michigan: | 1.7% (37,411) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Canton: | 3.3% (604) |
| Michigan: | 4.5% (98,902) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Canton: | 0.2% (33) |
| Michigan: | 0.3% (7,103) |