Motorvista - Car Dealers and Driver Information for Canaan, Connecticut

Population in Canaan

Total	1,288
Rural	100%

Households in Canaan

Total Number	597
Owner occupied	54%
Renter occupied	46%
Average Size	2 people
Average number of Cars	1.4
among Homeowners	1.6
among Renters	1.1
Comparison

Commuting in Canaan

Total number of workers	613
Didn't commute by car or at all	55
Commuted by car	558
Lone driver	85%
Carpooled, 2 people	13%
Carpooled, 3 people	1%
Carpooled, 4 people	1%

Households and Availability of Vehicles

Ethnicity	House- holds	Comparison of households With/Without a car	At least one car available
White	545		86%
Hispanic	32		78%
African American	18		67%
Some other race	7		100%

Cars in Canaan

The total number of cars in Canaan is 824, which amounts to 1.3 vehicles for every person who commutes by car.

In 2006, there were 0 auto theft crimes reported in Canaan.

Working and Commuting

0 women and 10 men in Canaan are professional drivers. Together they make up 2% of the Canaan work force.

613 people (48% of the population) in Canaan work. 29 work from home, and 584 commute. The median income for the year 2000 was $21,838.

96% of all commuters in Canaan ride in a car. People who commute in Canaan typically spend fifteen to nineteen minutes getting to work.

Fuel use

The number of homes in Canaan using oil-based fuel for heating is 420, which makes up 71% of homes.

All types of fuel and the number of homes using them for heating are:

1. Oil (420)
2. Electricity (147)
3. Wood (7)
4. No fuel (7)
5. Bottled gas (7)
6. Utility gas (7)

Local Auto Dealers in Canaan, Connecticut

We have 3 car dealers in Canaan listed below.

• Brewer BROS Inc

  
  Phone:(860) 824-5174
  

  32 Railroad Street
  Canaan, Connecticut 6018

• Jim's Garage - Sales & Service

  
  Phone:(860) 824-7009
  

  35 Railroad Street
  Canaan, Connecticut 6018

• Plymouth Sales & Service

  
  Phone:(860) 824-5174
  

  32 Railroad Street
  Canaan, Connecticut 6018