City of Canton Video

Business Assistance Incentives

Canton EDC offers assistance to eligible business enterprises that meet certain requirements. Go to the following links to see the Assitance Program Guidelines and Application Form and Requirements.

Quick Facts

Did you know Canton, TX supports a
population boom of 250,000 visitors
a month?

Well, it does. Canton grows to be the
seventh largest city in Texas when
Trade Days is held with over 7,000
vendor spaces set up in the 450-acre
First Monday Park to sell their wares.
Canton is only 60 miles east of Dallas
on I-20.

Want to know more?

Canton EDC
119 N. Buffalo St., Canton, Texas 75103
Tel: 903.567.1851 | Fax: 903.567.1872
E-mail: mrushing@cantontex.com

Workforce

Van Zandt county is a member of the TWC East Texas local workforce board area. In order to contact the board or TWC’s Tele Center by phone, call 1-800-939-6631. For further information on all Local Workforce Boards go to http://www.twc.state.tx.us/dirs/wdbs/wdbmap.html.

Radius of Labor Drawing Area (in miles) - 60 miles

Estimated Oct. 2009 - Van Zandt County Unemployment Rate 7.5% (based on Texas LMCI Tracer Data)-Texas umemployment 8.1% and U.S. unemployment 9.2%

Area Labor Force Available to Canton: ( 2011)

-Van Zandt County -25,630 (Canton is in Van Zandt County)

-Henderson County-36,398

-Kaufman County-48,320

-Rains County-5,189

-Smith County-101,429

-Wood County-18,188